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Granted I don't follow Broadway but once upon a time one was familiar with every actor nominated in plays and musicals. In the last decade or so 80% of the actors nominated are names I've never heard. This year I count 14 acting nominees that are well known from films and/or television, including 8...

I haven’t been following too closely, but I know that Stereophonic is getting tons of attention and seems to be a big hit. It’s nominated for its original music but is classified as a play. I don’t know what the favorite is for best new musical. Hell’s Kitchen has the most nominations but in princip...

It’s definitely been on my radar, but I’m still a bit surprised by the raves. Guadagnino, who I’ve been following since the sumptuous I Am Love, is a bit hit and miss. He definitely has talent, and works like a madman (he has a second film, Queer, based on the William S. Burroughs novel, coming out ...

I don’t think anyone born since the early 90s will ever understand what an insane time that was. I was working in the school library, and the supervisor brought out a radio to the circulation desk before the verdict was announced so all the students could gather around to listen. (Pre-internet, of ...

Big Magilla wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:18 pm And why, pray tell, does Variety still think that Forest Whitaker is in the cast when he isn't?

IMDB and every article I’ve read lists him in the cast. You heard otherwise?

Big Magilla wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:21 pm Blanchett's character was not in Highsmith's original. It was created for the 1999 film.

Thanks. I was wondering about that.

Ripley, on Netflix, is worth watching just for its cinematography (by Oscar winner Robert Elswit) and production design alone. Gorgeousness abounds, quite the contrast for such a dark story. The black-and-white cinematography was an apt choice. Minor spoilers ahead for those who haven’t seen The Tal...

My understanding from the reports I’ve read is that Coppola is looking for a wider distribution deal before considering Cannes, with the concern that mixed reviews might kill a possible deal. He wants it shown on IMAX screens. The film has its admirers but general word is that the film is too “out ...

Megalopolis is finished, as we've seen from those screening reports, but there seems to be reluctance to take it to Cannes without distribution. (Unsure if this is referring to U.S. distribution, which is not necessary for a Cannes spot, or French distribution, which is.) My understanding from the ...

I didn’t watch SCTV, but thought he was very funny as the dad on Freaks and Geeks. I loved that show.

mlrg wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:12 pm Wim Wenders would also be a good choice

Agreed!

Yes, thanks for posting those, Reza. Mostly solid choices, I would say, with a smattering of questionable ones. I think Donald Sutherland was an excellent choice, as he is the kind of highly skilled actor who hasn’t won that many awards (I still think he should have been nominated for Ordinary Peopl...

I’m not keen on honoring either Ford or Cruise. They’re both been enormously successful (which is perhaps reward enough), but they’re both fairly limited as actors. Ford is good at playing grumpy and Cruise is sometimes good at playing earnest, when he’s not overdoing it pouring on the smiley charm...

I’m not keen on honoring either Ford or Cruise. They’re both been enormously successful (which is perhaps reward enough), but they’re both fairly limited as actors. Ford is good at playing grumpy and Cruise is sometimes good at playing earnest, when he’s not overdoing it pouring on the smiley charm....

Please correct me if I'm wrong but I think he was the first black actor to win an Emmy award - for Roots. He was memorable in so many films and made a superb Anwar Sadat in Sadat (1983). R.I.P. I know that Bill Cosby won an acting Emmy in 1968 for I Spy. I’m not sure if there were others. Harry Bel...