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- Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:55 am
- Forum: 95th Academy Awards
- Topic: Oscar Nominations
- Replies: 71
- Views: 39823
Re: Oscar Nominations
People are acting like the Riseborough thing is absolutely unprecedented, but wasn't the Javier Bardem/Biutiful campaign kind of similar?: a mostly unsung performance highly touted by big stars (Sean Penn and Julia Roberts prominently, as I recall). Of course, Bardem was better known at the time, s...
- Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:42 am
- Forum: 95th Academy Awards
- Topic: Oscar Nominations
- Replies: 71
- Views: 39823
Re: Oscar Nominations
Also like de Armas, whatever Uri thinks. Well – my recommendation to skip Blonde had nothing to do with my take on the film nor the performance in its core – it was all about my concern for Magilla’s delicate nerves. Didn’t fool you, did I? No, I wasn’t impressed with either. Natalie Wood was rathe...
- Tue Jan 24, 2023 10:07 am
- Forum: 95th Academy Awards
- Topic: Oscar Nominations
- Replies: 71
- Views: 39823
Re: Oscar Nominations
Although I'm not an active participant of this forum anymore, I still greatly care for you people and your wellbeing, so...
Don't.Big Magilla wrote: I guess I will have to see Blonde
- Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:05 pm
- Forum: The People
- Topic: R.I.P. Angela Lansbury
- Replies: 12
- Views: 776
Re: R.I.P. Angela Lansbury
Terry Moore, 1952
Marisa Pavan, 1955
Russ Tamblyn, 1957 (the earliest male nominee)
Mary Badham, 1962
Marisa Pavan, 1955
Russ Tamblyn, 1957 (the earliest male nominee)
Mary Badham, 1962
- Sat Sep 10, 2022 11:25 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: R.I.P. Queen Elizabeth II
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1928
Re: R.I.P. Queen Elizabeth II
Good morning - I don't have much time - this is the beginning of my working weak and I have to go, but for now: I do think your proposition is somewhat opportunistic about this particular moment in American history. I'm not saying I'm not opportunistic - but if I am, it's Netanyahu and the Likud par...
- Fri Sep 09, 2022 12:32 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: R.I.P. Queen Elizabeth II
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1928
Re: R.I.P. Queen Elizabeth II
Monarchies – as well as other forms of government - evolve, and my “theory” is about modern day (post WW II) ones. The world of the ‘20s and ‘30s was radically different. My take is relevant to Spain of the ‘70s when the reinstallation of the monarchy was a way to bridge the gap between a dictatorsh...
- Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:56 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: R.I.P. Queen Elizabeth II
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1928
Re: R.I.P. Queen Elizabeth II
I'm such a huge monarchist (as if I have anything to do with it) I had to post my take on it because I usually tend to agree with you Tee. In all the rankings of the countries of the world - according to social indices, lack of corruption, etc. – placed at the top of these lists are Denmark, Sweden ...
- Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:52 am
- Forum: 94th Academy Awards
- Topic: Telecast Discussion
- Replies: 182
- Views: 36825
Re: Telecast Discussion
It seems that with Smith’s acceptance speech, we were privileged to get a rare, naked glimpse into these people’s worship at the altar of self-delusion. My favorite tweet of the night by far: "See what happens when you say 'Macbeth' in a theatre?" With all due respect to Washington, on Sun...
- Mon Mar 28, 2022 3:19 am
- Forum: 94th Academy Awards
- Topic: Notable Firsts and Records
- Replies: 83
- Views: 20066
Re: Notable Firsts and Records
Thank you for clarifying this momentous issue. Aren't we both extremely refined Oscar scholars?anonymous1980 wrote:Forrest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland also had a giant fart scene.Uri wrote:
And while I'm here - is Troy Kotsur the first actor to fart his/her way to an Oscar?
- Mon Mar 28, 2022 3:16 am
- Forum: 94th Academy Awards
- Topic: Best Actress
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1107
Re: Best Actress
I haven’t yet seen TEoTF, so what I’m about to say may not apply to the merit of her win, but Chastain’s speech clarified to me why I’ve never warmed to her. It was so mechanical, so carefully calculated and uninspired. Nothing wrong, but so cautious. And the same can be said about her acting – it’s...
- Mon Mar 28, 2022 3:02 am
- Forum: 94th Academy Awards
- Topic: Telecast Discussion
- Replies: 182
- Views: 36825
Re: Telecast Discussion
For me, a huge factor, judging an Oscar show, is how much the outcomes fit my persona preferences, so this one was rather a bad one. And yes, these unscripted incidents are highlights, alas, in real time, not being that invested in the proceedings, I dismissed the Smith/Rock debacle as a badly writt...
- Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:43 am
- Forum: 94th Academy Awards
- Topic: Notable Firsts and Records
- Replies: 83
- Views: 20066
Re: Notable Firsts and Records
Twins Julius and Philip Epstein (along with Howard Koch) won for writing Casablanca.
And while I'm here - is Troy Kotsur the first actor to fart his/her way to an Oscar?
And while I'm here - is Troy Kotsur the first actor to fart his/her way to an Oscar?
- Sat Mar 19, 2022 4:08 pm
- Forum: 94th Academy Awards
- Topic: Categories One-by-One: Supporting Actress
- Replies: 9
- Views: 493
Re: Categories One-by-One: Supporting Actress
Funny Girl, as you say, was a hybrid -- lots on on-stage stuff, but also People on a stoop and Don't Rain on My Parade on a tugboat.. And I'm The Greatest Star and Sadie Sadie Married Lady. As for the if-it's-a-dream-sequence-then-it's-not-a-musical-musical - nahh. I'm not buying it. And it was don...
- Sat Mar 19, 2022 10:55 am
- Forum: 94th Academy Awards
- Topic: Categories One-by-One: Supporting Actress
- Replies: 9
- Views: 493
Re: Categories One-by-One: Supporting Actress
By contrast, best actress has had only one such winner, Emma Stone, since Liza's win for Cabaret... The last such supporting actor winner was Liza's partner Joel Grey, Is Cabaret - the film , not the stage original - technically a full fledged musical? All the musical numbers but one are "real...
- Mon Mar 14, 2022 1:10 am
- Forum: Other Oscar Discussions
- Topic: Mattes And Oscar Categories
- Replies: 5
- Views: 394
Re: Mattes And Oscar Categories
Bringing up FLW in this board and not mentioning his greatest claim to fame – being the grandfather of an Oscar winning actress?
O.k. – it’s Anne Baxter we’re talking about, so maybe it’s not that sought after notoriety after all…
O.k. – it’s Anne Baxter we’re talking about, so maybe it’s not that sought after notoriety after all…