Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

Precious Doll wrote:This is beyond creepy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i62GcGDgI4

Well this woman jabbering on and on sounds equally creepy.

Greg wrote:Moses Farrow claims that there was never any sexual contact between Woody Allen and Dylan:

http://mosesfarrow.blogspot.sg/2018/05/ ... w.html?m=1

Joan Crawford was a pussycat compared to this revelation about Mia Farrow.

I find Snow Falling Cedars to be basically the epitome of failed Oscar-bait (and I just revisited it a few weeks ago, so my reaction is fresh). I think it suffers severely from a protagonist who is more of an observer rather than a participant in the central story, as well as a mystery plot that is...

Joseph Campanella, Veteran Character Actor, Dies at 93 by Duane Byrge , Mike Barnes Hollywood Reporter 5/17/2018 The Emmy and Tony nominee appeared on such shows as 'The Bold Ones,' 'Mannix' and 'One Day at a Time.' Joseph Campanella, the handsome, ever-present character actor who appeared on scores...

Watching the film years later, there’s nothing mysterious or enticing about Moore. She’s a blank slate. She doesn’t have anything that would haunt this complicated man’s mind like Kristen Scott Thomas in The English Patient. On paper, she seems like a good choice but I think she holds the film back...

La Muerte de un Ciclista / Death of a Cyclist (Juan Antonio Bardem, 1955) 9/10 A couple, involved in an illicit affair, knock down a cyclist on an isolated road and drive on after seeing he is hurt but alive. He is a Professor (Alberto Closas) and his mistress (Lucia Bosé) is the wife of a rich man ...

A Million Ways to Die in the West (Seth MacFarlaine, 2014) 5/10 MacFarlaine spoofs the Old West but he's no Mel Brooks as the film's tepid jokes make obvious. A cowardly sheep farmer (Seth MacFarlaine) is dumped by his girlfriend (Amanda Seyfried) for a rich dandy (Neil Patrick Harris) and then fall...

Frontera (Michael Berry, 2014) 7/10 It's always a pleasure to see Ed Harris on screen. He is a stately presence and one of the best character actors on screen. A prank results in the accidental death of a woman (Amy Madigan) and an illegal Mexican immigrant (Michael Peña) - he crosses over into Ariz...

Avengers: Infinity War (Anthony & Joe Russo, 2018) 6/10 This is the greatest hits version of the Avengers - everyone and their french poodles get to appear - as they band in groups to combat the evil Thanos (Josh Brolin) who is collecting six coloured "infinity stones" (don't ask...) t...

The Man in the Net (Michael Curtiz, 1959) 7/10 A man is caught in a "net" - a bad marriage which segues into a manhunt when he is accused of murdering his wife. Old fashioned melodrama is satisfying despite the potholes in the plot. A successful Madison Avenue advertising executive (Alan L...

Sirocco (Curtis Bernhardt, 1951) 6/10 Once upon a time there was a place called Casablanca where everybody came to Rick's Cafe - the locals, the expatriates and even the occupying Nazis - and the owner stuck his neck out for nobody. This film also has an exotic backdrop - Damascus in 1922 during the...

Paratrooper / The Green Beret (Terence Young, 1953) 4/10 Standard B actioner about a British parachute training school with a Canadian (Alan Ladd) joining up and locking horns with a bunch of Brits played by Leo Genn, Stanley Baker, Donald Houston and Harry Andrews who all go through the motions wit...

Hell on Frisco Bay (Frank Tuttle, 1955) 4/10 Stale revenge drama with a cop (Alan Ladd) who comes out of jail and seeks the man who framed him. The film is stolen by Edward G. Robinson as the sociopath racketeer who thumbs a finger at the cop. Joanne Dru is decorative as a torch singer while Fay Wra...

Crisis (Richard Brooks, 1950) 7/10 Underrated political thriller with one of Cary Grant's rare dramatic performances. An American doctor (Cary Grant) on vacation in a Latin American country with his wife (Paula Raymond) gets caught up in a revolution against the country's President (José Ferrer). Th...

The Caretaker (Clive Donner, 1963) 8/10 Film version of the acclaimed absurdist play by Harold Pinter with all three actors from the Broadway production repeating their roles. Low budget film was partially financed by a host of film and theatre personalities - Richard Burton, Peter Sellers, Leslie C...