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Three Quick Takes: May December, Godzilla Minus One, and The Killer

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Mark DuPré

Note: This entry is dedicated to my “cousin-in-law” Ryan (R.T.). “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” for film folks, anyway. The films putting their hands up for awards attention reach their greatest number in the last six weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Body Heat, Charlie Melton, Collateral, Eric Messerschmidt, Far From Heaven, Godzilla Minus ONe, Gone Girl, Julianne Moore, Locke, Mank, Mary Kay Latourneau, May December, Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman, Safe, Se7en, Stanley Chan, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Killer, The Social Network, Todd Haynes, Tom Hardy | Leave a comment

Show People (1928)

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Mark DuPré

Silent and early sound film star Marion Davies was a wonderful comedienne when given the chance, and perhaps there was no greater opportunity for her to show her talents than in 1928’s Show People, her last major role in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Older Films | Tagged A Star is Born, Bill Gates, Blazing Saddles, Charles Chaplin, Charles Foster Kane, Citizen Kane, Claire Windsor, Dorothy Comingore, Dorothy Sebastian, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Eileen Pringle, Elon Musk, Estelle Taylor, George K. Arthur, Jeff Bezos, John Gilbert, Karl Dane, King Vidor, Louella Parsons, Mank, Marianne, Marion Davies, Norma Talmadge, Renée Adorée, San Luis Obispo, San Simeon, Show People, singin' in the rain, What Price Hollywood?, William Hart, William Randolph Hearst | Leave a comment

Oscar 2021–Thoughts

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Mark DuPré

One might think that this would be a strange year for the Oscars because there were so few films that got a traditional theatrical release. I thought the list to choose from would be paltry, but with extending the qualifying … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged "Fight for You", "Hear My Voice", "Speak Now", Aaron Sorkin, Academy Awards, Amanda Seyfried, Andra Day, Another Round, Anthony Hopkins, ben-Adir, Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm, Carey Mulligan, Chadwick Boseman, Chloé Zhao, Da 5 Bloods, Daniel Kaluuya, Delroy Lindo, Frances McDormand, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy, Judas and the Black Messiah, Keith Stanfield, Kingsley, Leslie Odom Jr., Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Malcolm X, Mank, Minari, Mulan, News of the World, Nomadland, One Night in Miami, One Night in Miami..., Oscars, Parasite, Promising Young Woman, Riz Ahmed, Sasha Baron Cohen, Screen Actors Guild, Sound of Metal, Steven Yeun, Tenet, The Father, The Trial of the Chicago 7, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Thomas Vinterberg, White Tiger | Leave a comment

Mank and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Mark DuPré

Mank Two films that are sure to be receiving multiple Oscar nominations have recently been released. They were originally supposed to be seen in theaters (remember theaters?), but have landed on Netflix instead. They couldn’t be more different, except for … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged A Letter to Three Wives, All About Eve, Amanda Seyfried, Ben Mankiewicz, Chadwick Boseman, Citizen Kane, David Fincher, Frank Merriam, Gary Oldman, George C. Wolfe, George Jazz Band, Heath Ledger, Herman Mankiewicz, Jack Fincher, Joseph Mankiewicz, Josh Mankiewicz, L.B. Mayer, Lackawanna Blues, Les Miserables, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Mamma Mia!, Mank, Marion Davies, Netflix, Orson Welles, Pauline Kael, Philip Seymour Hoffman, River Phoenix, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Viola Davis, William Randolph Hearst | Leave a comment

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