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Thursday, 6 December 2012
Friday, 30 November 2012
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
I have decided to take a rest on 1994 -- and the last two boring(!) nominees that I haven't written about yet -- and pick up things a bit with 2002, and interesting year with varied performances across the board. First up is a prime, underrated example of what "acting at the edges" really means in a movie -- especially an ensamble -- and how a small, cipherish role can be milked for all its worth and used for the highest effect possible. This exciting scenerio...
Sunday, 14 October 2012
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Sorry for the delay on the last two remaining nominees from 1994 (I'm trying to get them on DVD/online -- if you have any links to them please let me know!). But after I do a surprise Performance Profile, I wanted to know what year you guys would be interested in seeing me do next; for me, it's between 1997 and 2002. I know I did '02 awhile back with a Smackdown, but I didn't do the profiles. So, if you have any preference let me know....
Friday, 5 October 2012
Back tracking a bit again -- the surprise of the lack of enthusiasm for 1995's winner is understandable yet rather sad. When the quality of the film she's in might just be at root of one's beef with a winning performance. But then there can be times when many people as a collective group (ie. the whole film community) find it in their best interest to rally around any said performance that might just become too overpraised (ie. overrated) after...
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
Like last year (literally and figuratively), when Woody Allen gave us a shallow, sketchy, but colorful creation with Linda Ash, from the outset (before screening the film) it looked as though there might be trouble ahead for the actress who had to work within such confining limits. But something wonderful happened when Mira Sorvino ably elevated both her role and film with her uncommonly intelligent performance of a rather unintelligible...
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
It's always an exciting task to watch each of the nominated performances in a given year, because in addition to the actual performance(s), their is the actual film they happen to in, that could be just as much a treat, Sometimes the nominated performance can be so much better than the film deserves. Other times the performance falls below the overall greatness of a film (and can bring it down with them). But there are other times when...
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