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Category Archives: Film-Related Articles
Five Supporting Performances that Don’t Get the Attention They Deserve
I’m taking a break from reviews and analyses to touch on five supporting performance over the years that haven’t gotten the attention they deserve. They are all over the place in time and style, but they are all worthy of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alice Faye, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Bleak House, Carey Mulligan, Cary Grant, Charles Dance, Claude Rains, Delores Gray, gene kelly, Gillian Anderson, Hugh Grant, Ingrid Bergman, it's always fair weather, Julia Roberts, Julie Hagerty, Just Friends, Madame Konstantin, Merman, Notorious, Notting Hill, on the town, Rhys Ifans, Ryan Reynolds, singin' in the rain, stanley donen
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Actors and Line Readers
There’s a difference between actors and line-readers, and it’s easy to confuse the second with the first. For instance, Ryan Reynolds is a great line-reader, but just an OK actor. In The Proposal, his line “Hence the boat” may well … Continue reading →
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Tagged Hugh Grant, Maggie Smith, Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Proposal, Two Weeks Notice
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2013 Oscar Predictions: Final Thoughts
Wow! This is the most difficult year to predict in recent memory. Sentiments are shifting faster than gears at a NASCAR competition. Conventional wisdom of a whole week ago is laughed at as hopelessly outdated today. But we have to … Continue reading →
2013 Oscar Predications, Part One
This is Part One because these are my first thoughts, or my thoughts of the moment. I will continue to brainstorm and think this week, and may post another set of thoughts closer to next Sunday. This year is a … Continue reading →
Omissions from A to Z: Oscar Nominations for 2012
The Oscar nominations are out, and they are both predictable and surprising-bordering-on-shocking. With the possibilities of up to 10 pictures getting a Best Picture nod, the suspense in that category is related more to “how many?” than who gets in. … Continue reading →
Thoughts on the 2013 Golden Globes
The Golden Globe Awards are fun, and aren’t really meant to be taken seriously. Yes, sometimes it creates a phony buzz around a film that some folks tie into what happens with the Academy Awards. This year, the nominations for … Continue reading →
2012 Oscar Report: Warm Fuzzies and Nostalgia
Old-fashioned show. Tried and true host. Cautious, safe winners. Welcome back to “The Way We Were.” Much has been made of the fact that this is the year of looking back in movies, with only one of the nine nominees … Continue reading →
2012 Oscar Predictions
They’re coming Sunday night, Feb. 26. It’s my Super Bowl. PICTURE The only thing interesting about this category is that the still-getting-used-to-them rules have yielded the odd number of nine nominees. The larger number hasn’t seemed to solve any problems … Continue reading →
A couple of thoughts on the 2012 SAG Awards
The Screen Actors Guild awards were handed out last night. No big deal, and no huge surprises. Of course, these awards carry a great deal of prestige because they are given to actors BY actors, and in many ways, makes … Continue reading →
Surprises/Happy/Sad: Response to the 2012 Oscar Nominations
Academy Award nominations have been issued, and as always, there are the usual suspects and the few surprises. There are always surprises, and the fun is in trying to figure out where those surprises are going to be—and then trying … Continue reading →
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