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- Sun May 12, 2024 11:55 pm
- Forum: The People
- Topic: R.I.P. Roger Corman
- Replies: 4
- Views: 75
Re: R.I.P. Roger Corman
Very few people in the history of the movie industry have had a better eye for talent than Roger Corman did. On the night of the Oscars for 1974, when Jack Nicholson unexpectedly lost best actor to Art Carney, Corman jokingly said to him, You son of a bitch, you kept me from a clean sweep -- noting...
- Thu May 09, 2024 4:20 pm
- Forum: Other Oscar Discussions
- Topic: It's way too long since we had a quiz
- Replies: 9
- Views: 240
Re: It's way too long since we had a quiz
I've been busy this week, and regret the whole thing was resolved before I had a chance to put my mind to it.
Thanks for posting it, Uri. By the way, it's looks like you never opened a private message I sent you a few months back. It's still sitting there, FYI.
Thanks for posting it, Uri. By the way, it's looks like you never opened a private message I sent you a few months back. It's still sitting there, FYI.
- Wed May 08, 2024 3:57 pm
- Forum: 2024
- Topic: Civil War reviews
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1020
Re: Civil War reviews
Didn't realize that was her.
- Sat May 04, 2024 2:52 pm
- Forum: 2024
- Topic: Civil War reviews
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1020
Re: Civil War reviews
I, too, would like to know what it was Wells posted. It'd have to be something from literally the last few minutes of the film to be spoiler-ific (something of which Wells is quite capable; he posted the fate of a major character in Brokeback Mountain days after the film's release). Addressing my is...
- Thu May 02, 2024 3:22 pm
- Forum: 2024
- Topic: Dune, Part 2
- Replies: 9
- Views: 506
Re: Dune, Part 2
I've been meaning to write about this for several weeks, but somehow never got around to it. As someone who was pretty enthusiastic about the initial film, I have to admit to being a bit let down by this (especially with all the "better than the first" hype I'd heard). It's not that Villen...
- Thu May 02, 2024 2:39 pm
- Forum: The Cam Dagg Memorial Theatre and Literature Forum
- Topic: The 2024 Tony Awards
- Replies: 12
- Views: 352
Re: The 2024 Tony Awards
I don't know I've ever felt as ignorant on the musical side. Several of the nominees I'd barely heard of prior to the nominations run-up. None of them got exactly bad reviews, but few were greeted with major enthusiasm (Illinoise, chiefly a dance show, I'm told, probably had the strongest reviews). ...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:49 pm
- Forum: 96th Academy Awards
- Topic: WGA Nominations
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1255
Re: WGA Nominations
The strike.Reza wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:25 amWonder what was the rational for coming up with their winners so late in life.Big Magilla wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:10 pm And the winners are...
Original: The Holdovers
Adapted: American Fiction
Documentary: The Pigeon Tunnel
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 12:54 am
- Forum: 2024
- Topic: Challengers reviews
- Replies: 6
- Views: 547
Challengers reviews
Okay, given the involvement of Luca Guadagnino, I should have had my eye on this a bit more. But it's a tennis movie, and I never anticipated reviews this good. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/challengers-review-zendaya-josh-oconnor-mike-faist-luca-guadagnino-1235870986/ https...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:44 am
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Supporting Actor 1961
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2742
Re: Best Supporting Actor 1961
Steiger is so natural (all right: un-hammy) he's hardly recognizable as the same actor.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:56 pm
- Forum: 97th Academy Awards
- Topic: 2024 Governors Awards
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2079
Re: 2024 Governors Awards
Genuine question: when you compare the length of time a host like Bob Hope takes vs Jimmy Kimmel, is it genuinely that much different? Probably not, but the whole production number that goes along with the host's opening monologue before the first award is handed out takes more time than it did in ...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:17 pm
- Forum: Broadcast Media
- Topic: R.I.P. Joe Flaherty
- Replies: 4
- Views: 520
Re: R.I.P. Joe Flaherty
SCTV is a big blind spot for me. The sense I got is that it was the most respected and creative late night comedy show in contrast to the more boisterous SNL of the late 70's and the downfall early 80's. On the possibility you're interested, an "it's a bit more complicated than that" shor...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 11:59 am
- Forum: Broadcast Media
- Topic: R.I.P. Joe Flaherty
- Replies: 4
- Views: 520
R.I.P. Joe Flaherty
Some are you aren't old enough to have watched SCTV in its heyday, and only know the cast members (Martin Short, John Candy, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy etc.) who went on to more prominent careers. But the show itself was must-see late-night for those of us of a certain age. Joe Flaherty -- the sl...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 8:25 pm
- Forum: The People
- Topic: R.I.P. Barbara Rush
- Replies: 4
- Views: 483
Re: R.I.P. Barbara Rush
I happened to be in my early awareness of movies during the brief period Barbara Rush was considered a star -- she'd co-starred in The Young Philadelphians, and was worthy of being Frank Sinatra's love interest in Come Blow Your Horn (which I saw at Radio City Music Hall). Her time in the limelight ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:38 pm
- Forum: 97th Academy Awards
- Topic: 2024 Governors Awards
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2079
Re: 2024 Governors Awards
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...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:33 pm
- Forum: 2024
- Topic: Cannes 2024
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1707
Re: Cannes 2024
I don't have time for extensive comment, but I thank dws for this fully-researched, greatly informative post.