Chicago (2002): Cinematic Delight

Why is Rob Marshall's Chicago one of the best, if not the best, musicals to come out of Hollywood within the last twenty years? It's all on account of his own dazzling creativity and respect for old fashioned class that makes this a genuinely delightful experience. His direction is elegant, focused, and sophisticated without ever becoming cold or condescending.This is a film where the musical numbers are showcased so exquisitely they...

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Coming Up....

.....Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous LiasonsI promise soon....I'm feeling left out of all of the ranking fun that's been goin' ...

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My "Virginia Woolf" Recut Trailer

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Performance Review: Kim Hunter in "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951)

Throughout my film experiences I have discovered many cinematic gems which find their way into my list of all-time favorites almost immediately and never diminsish in terms of love and quality. It is in these types of films where I have located special performances of such rich depth and emotional connection/understanding that they become permanently lodged into my memory. A particular example of this enduring admiration comes...

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Heads Up!

Hey guys, I know its been a week but I'll pull these profiles altogether soon!It's the end o' the school year so things are being wrapped up (thank God), so over the summer I should be posting alot more!Twis...

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Performance Profile: Joan Cusack in "Working Girl" (1988)

"Can I get you anything; coffee, tea...me?"Tag-along nominations are tricky in this category. Of course by "tag-along" I am referring to those nominations which simply ride the coattails of a film's success (Latifah in Chicago, Gyllenhall in Heart, Driver in Hunting, you get the idea). Most of the time they are shockers and are written off as uneeded and inexplicable (usually do to limited screentime), but I offer an exception to that norm...

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Performance Review: Pam Grier in "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" (2002)

I don't know why I'm doing this, so please, bear with me. The actress up next in the review spotlight is........Pam Grier in The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)Okay, first of all, I happen to like this film. It was critically lambasted when it was released and still is to this day, yet I still think that it is just fun to watch; breezy, cool, and mindless eye candy. It's far from a perfect film (ya think?), but there are much worse films out there,...

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Best Actress Project

In keeping up with recent blogs on Oscar survey's, I thought I would contine down that road with the next category, "Best Actress". Here are the requirements -* List the five best winners you believe to be the best to have won the Oscar. Then, pick the five worst performances that have won the Oscar. Then you rank them, from 1 to 5. With 1 will receive 6 points, and from there each rank receiving one less point. Just as with past survey's, there will be a Worst/Best runner-up winners as well.* After that, email your picks to me at: moviemania55@aol.com....

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Birthday Boy

Birthday's sure are awesome, aren't they? Today, Twister turns another year older and couldn't be happier. Try to guess how old I am now, and whoever gets the closest.....is simply the one who got the closest. Ha...

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The LAMB Awards!

Are you going to try to get noticed by voters??Twister made a "campaign" ad to promote MovieMania during these voting times. I thought of considering myself for a few categories; can't hurt, right?* Click to enlargeWhatta ya thi...

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Cheesburgers For Sex?

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Performance Profile: Sigourney Weaver in "Working Girl" (1988)

"I am, after all, me."Sigourney Weaver's loss in the supporting category this year proved that if you get two nominations in two different categories you will not always win. Her nomination for Supporting Actress came from her performance as Katherine Parker in Mike Nichols' delightful (and still fresh) comedy, Working Girl.The character comes into play when Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith, in a glowing, star performance) is reassiagned to be financial executive Katherine...

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