Oscar Files: Sylvia Miles in "Midnight Cowboy"

Role: Cass, a scheming New York dame/hooker who shows Joe Buck a darker side of this new life in the rendezvous of her hotel room.Best Line: "Beautiful, baby...."What The Critics Said: "Sylvia Miles as Buck’s penthouse trick Cass, give(s) a nuanced performance that enhance the film’s exceedingly original script" - Wesley Lovell Twister's Thoughts: "As you can already tell, I love these kinds of "mini performances" in this category, and...

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Supporting Actress Ranking: 1992

The Field:- TWO HEARTS - I don't know what it is, but 1992 was a rather underwhelming year based on the batch of ladies given. All the way back in May, I did this year for StinkyLulu's smackdown and I couldn't believe how freakin' bored I was! With some exceptions, I found this field to be boring, unexciting, and drab. So much seriousness and not much zest happening here. I'm not saying that I prefer lightweight, fluffy work as opposed to serious...

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Director Appreciation: Mike Nichols

Mr. Nichols is perhaps the most underrated Oscar-winning director in history, and he has a whole array of fantastic achievements to prove it. Although his film work is highly praised, he is never seen upon the same level of skill as the almighty Spielberg or Coen Brothers. This is an artist who can pull incredible work from his actors, and works closely with them to achieve magic like no other. He struck a one-two punch in '66-'67 when...

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Supporting Actress Ranking: 1950

The Field: - FOUR HEARTS - A very underrated year for Supporting Actressness. Why? Mostly because we have the towering but unknown Emerson in a hidden film, the ladies from All about Eve are usually dismissed because of the almighty Margo Channing, Olson has the least showy part in a flamboyant exercise in theatricality, and Hull's (even though she won) has got to be one of the most forgotten performances to have won. How many lists...

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Oscar Files: Helen Hayes in "Airport"

Role: Ada Quonsett; a sneaky little old stowaway who experiences a unforgettable night at an airport/airplane.Critic Reviews: * "The fabled Helen Hayes us more fabulous than ever." - Joyce Haber                          * "Helen Hayes does her loveable-old-trouper pixie act" - Pauline Kael                                                           ...

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If I Picked The Oscar's In 1994...

...then Pulp Fiction would have won Oscar's for:~~~~~~~*Best Picture*Best Director: Quentin Tarantino*Best Supporting Actor: Samuel L. Jackson*Best Actor: John Travolta*Best Supporting Actress: Uma Thurman~~~~~~~Now, don't even give me that Forrest Gump horsesh...

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Oscar Files: Supporting Actress 1999 Ranking

The Field: An above average year for Oscar in general, 1999 showcased some of the finest films and performances ever to grace the silver screen. This year Oscar picked a mute woman (disability alert), a concerned parent, a devoted/confused lover, a sexy office worker, and Oscar's favorite a showy, rebellious mental patient (paging Mr. Nicholson). For a year to be strong, for me, there have to be at least three solid nominees in the batch. 1999 is...

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Goodbye Brittany Murphy

An actress I have always usually enjoyed seeing in films, Brittany was found dead in her shower earlier this morning. The 32 year old had died from a cardiac arrest, which to me sounds a little unusal... I have a feeling that drugs had a part in her tragic death. It's so sad, though. She was young, and this was almost completley unexpected. ~ R.I.P. BRITTANY MURPHY...

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Supporting Actress: My Ballot

My Picks For Supporting Actress:- I have not seen every nominee for every year, so these are not permeant picks. However, winners with a  single"*" next to them are my final choices for that year, but a "*" with a pending means that my pick is between is undecided between those two. 2008 - Viola Davis - (Doubt) 2007 - Tilda Swinton - (Michael Clayton) *2006 - Abigail Breslin - (Little Miss Sunshine) *2005 - Rachel Weisz - (Constant Gardener, The) *2004 [ edit ] Virginia Madsen - (Sideways) 2003 [ edit ] Holly Hunter - (Thirteen)...

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"Well Fiddle-Dee-Dee!"

Today, December 15th 2009, marks the 70th anniversary of the cinematic masterpiece "Gone With The Wind", and boy oh boy what a remarkable seventy years it has been. The film (of course) hasn not aged a bit and although the word "damn" is hardly a foul word these days, its historical significance is indelible. It's large in scope, rich in depth and complexity, and features some of the most memorable performances ever acted on the silver screen  ...

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Rare Oscar Find!

While searching the web I came across this cool and rare "For Your Consideration" Oscar ad promoting Hilary Swank and Chloe Sevigny for Academy consideration for Boys Don't C...

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The Supporting Actress' of 2000

The nominees were...* Judi Dench in Chocolat * Marcia Gay Harden in Pollock* Kate Hudson in Almost Famous* Frances McDormand in Almost Famous* Julie Walters in Billy Elliot-------After a banner year for supporting actress' in 1999, we got a good, but not quite great cluster in the new decade (can you believe it will be ten years?!). We have the cranky old lady, the wise mentor, the suffering/supportive wife, the over-protective mother, and of course,...

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Popcorn Flick Pick: "Shampoo" (1975)

Shampoo is a film that can be fun and inviting even after several viewings,and it's the skillful direction that keeps the film at an easy pace, and flowing. Director Ashby finds the stillness of these rambunctious characters at different moments in time, and projects their hidden integrity with curious nuance and texture. Personally, I love film's where its narrative is set within a reasonably compacted amount of time (i.e. Who's Afraid of Virginia...

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