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by Aceisgreat
Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:43 am
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Actress 1981
Replies: 19
Views: 3808

Since Faye Dunaway got the short end of the stick, I shall gladly lay my head on the chopping block and vote wholeheartedly for Katharine Hepburn.
by Aceisgreat
Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:54 am
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Actress 1968
Replies: 14
Views: 4575

I have affection for all of these ladies and their performances here, but my vote easily goes to Hepburn who nailed everything that made Eleanor of Aquitaine so fascinating (unlike Glenn Close years later who was a little too droll; the same goes for her co-star Patrick Stewart). Edited By Aceisgre...
by Aceisgreat
Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:57 am
Forum: The People
Topic: R.I.P. Patrick Swayze
Replies: 8
Views: 1081

Such a rotten year.
by Aceisgreat
Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:01 am
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Actress 1962
Replies: 37
Views: 5658

Went back and forth from Bancroft to Hepburn, briefly considered Davis, finally settled on Bancroft, changed my mind and voted for Hepburn.
by Aceisgreat
Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:46 pm
Forum: The People
Topic: R.I.P. Michael Jackson
Replies: 55
Views: 3145

Lisa Marie Presley's blog on Michael. http://blogs.myspace.com/...d=42291868 He Knew. Years ago Michael and I were having a deep conversation about life in general. I can't recall the exact subject matter but he may have been questioning me about the circumstances of my Fathers Death. At some point...
by Aceisgreat
Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:39 pm
Forum: The People
Topic: R.I.P. Michael Jackson
Replies: 55
Views: 3145

I'm certain that you will not find a bigger fan of his music on this board than I am. The only consolation that I can take from this devastating news is that he is finally free from the insanity and cruelty of this world.
by Aceisgreat
Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:52 pm
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: Best James Bond film (1973-1989)
Replies: 6
Views: 583

Never Say Never Again

But from the "official" list, The Spy Who Loved Me.
by Aceisgreat
Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:47 pm
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: Best James Bond film (1962-1971)
Replies: 7
Views: 763

Goldfinger
by Aceisgreat
Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:56 am
Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
Topic: Oscar contest
Replies: 80
Views: 8542

Best Picture: "Slumdog Millionaire" Runner-Up: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Best Director: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire" Runner-Up: David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Best Actor: Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler" Runner-U...
by Aceisgreat
Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:11 pm
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: Favorite bad guys
Replies: 13
Views: 969

Laurence Olivier as Marcus Licinius Crassus in "Spartacus" Anjelica Huston as Miss Ernst aka The Grand High Witch in "The Witches" Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine in "The Star Wars Saga" Grace Jones as Katrina in "Vamp" Frank Langella as Skeletor in "...
by Aceisgreat
Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:23 pm
Forum: The People
Topic: RIP Ricardo Montalban
Replies: 9
Views: 527

Ricardo Montalban dies at 88 LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles city councilman says Ricardo Montalban has died. He was 88. The Mexican-born actor, who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV's "Fantasy Island," died at his home in Los Angeles, City C...
by Aceisgreat
Wed Jan 14, 2009 3:03 pm
Forum: The People
Topic: RIP Patrick McGoohan
Replies: 3
Views: 364

'Prisoner' star Patrick McGoohan dies aged 80: agent LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Emmy-winning actor Patrick McGoohan, famed for his role in the cult 1960s television series "The Prisoner," has died in Los Angeles, his agent said Wednesday. He was 80. McGoohan, who played the un-named Number Six i...
by Aceisgreat
Sat Dec 06, 2008 3:25 pm
Forum: The People
Topic: RIP Sunny von Bulow
Replies: 0
Views: 211

I revisited "Reversal of Fortune" not a week ago. Sunny von Bulow dead after 28 years in coma NEW YORK – A family spokeswoman says heiress Martha "Sunny" von Bulow has died after almost three decades in a coma that prosecutors tried to blame on her husband. She was 76. Spokeswom...
by Aceisgreat
Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:50 am
Forum: 2008
Topic: Quantum of Solace
Replies: 66
Views: 16860

The editor of this mess should be tarred and feathered...and then shot. The opening car chase, followed by the foot chase, and then later the boat chase are not action sequences; they're migraine headaches. It was a hell of a time trying to figure out which car collided with the truck, which car fl...
by Aceisgreat
Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:38 pm
Forum: Other Oscar Discussions
Topic: The Best Oscar Host (in last 20 years)
Replies: 17
Views: 2286

Steve Martin.

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