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- Wed May 30, 2012 3:25 am
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Supporting Actor 1990
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4403
Re: Best Supporting Actor 1990
I couldn't stand Pacino in Dick Tracy. Pesci sure IS one-note, but he does at least manage to make an impression. Garcia is fine but forgettable. I love Graham Greene in Dances with Wolves, the best thing about the film by far. On paper its a stock character but Greene brings great charm and much-ne...
- Sun May 27, 2012 5:31 am
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Supporting Actor 1989
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3487
Re: Best Supporting Actor 1989
For the second consecutive year I vote for the lead actor unfairly shovelled into supporting. Landau's performance is perhaps the richest, most complex and most fascinating character Woody Allen has ever written. Brilliant work and one of my favourite performances of the 80s. I recall Damien once co...
- Sat May 26, 2012 5:47 am
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Supporting Actor 1988
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6771
Re: Best Supporting Actor 1988
I haven’t seen Little Dorrit – surely one of the more obscure films to receive major nominations in the modern era. I’m sure Guinness is marvellous but will vote anyway. The 80s were a decade of mediocre slates in this category; but this is an unusually strong line-up. I like Kline’s performance, pe...
- Thu May 17, 2012 8:25 am
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Supporting Actor 1986
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2093
Re: Best Supporting Actor 1986
Not a bad line up at all, certainly compared to some of the more recent slates, and stronger than any of the other acting categories that year. I haven’t seen Hoosiers. It seems to be one of those movies which has a pretty large following in the US but is little-seen elsewhere. Anyway, we all know H...
- Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:35 pm
- Forum: Other Film Discussions
- Topic: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; ratings
- Replies: 7198
- Views: 592866
Re: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; rating
It was a local (Singapore) DVD version and I'm pretty sure it was the longer version of the movie. I would have seen the western release all those years ago but to be honest don't recall the differences. My memories are that I enjoyed it more first time around but maybe I've simply become a harsher ...
- Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:02 am
- Forum: Other Film Discussions
- Topic: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; ratings
- Replies: 7198
- Views: 592866
Re: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; rating
I’ve recently moved to Singapore to be with my partner – the long-distance relationship was a killer, and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone - and am starting work as a teacher here in a couple of weeks. I’ve been meaning to watch a few local movies. I started with an utter stinker. 15 (2003) Just atrocio...
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 4:09 am
- Forum: Other Film Discussions
- Topic: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; ratings
- Replies: 7198
- Views: 592866
Re: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; rating
We Bought a Zoo (2011) Cameron Crowe - 5 Plein Soleil (1960) Rene Clement - 8 Dodsworth (1936) William Wyler - 8 The Most Dangerous Game (1932) Irving Pichel & Ernest B. Schoedsack - 7 Remember the Night (1940) Mitchell Leiser - 6 The Descendants (2011) Alexander Payne - 4 The Grey (2012) Joe Ca...
- Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:09 am
- Forum: 84th Nominations and Winners
- Topic: In Memoriam
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4353
Re: In Memoriam
It was certainly more tasteful than in recent years, as already noted. Jobs - who apparently was an Academy member - was clearly there for his contribution to Pixar, and because I'm sure every self-respecting studio exec has an iPad. After last year's misguided John Hughes segment there were no spec...
- Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:16 pm
- Forum: 84th Nominations and Winners
- Topic: Facts and Trivia
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8724
Re: Facts and Trivia
I might be wrong but isn't Michel Hazanavicius the first director to win an Oscar for directing his spouse to an Oscar loss? Its happened in reverse with Joel Coen/Frances McDormand, and there are a couple of cases - Jules Dassin/Melina Mercouri, John Cassavetes/Gena Rowlands - where both have lost.
- Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:27 am
- Forum: 84th Nominations and Winners
- Topic: The Categories
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3358
Re: The Categories
Best Actress was the first Oscar won by a Scorsese movie - Ellen Burstyn's win for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Isn't William Wyler out in front in terms of individual Oscars for his films? Certainly glancing down his filmography there are a lot of winning movies there, and I'm pretty sure he mu...
- Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:20 pm
- Forum: 84th Nominations and Winners
- Topic: Best Original Song
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2338
Re: Best Original Song
If ever there was a year when this category could have been shelved...
- Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:08 pm
- Forum: 84th Nominations and Winners
- Topic: Best Supporting Actor
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3582
Re: Best Supporting Actor
I wasn't a fan of the movie but its hard to argue with an Oscar for Plummer. And that was a hell of a speech, best I recall in some years - how graceful, classy and funny.
- Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:48 am
- Forum: 84th Predictions and Precursors
- Topic: Evening Standard Film Award Nominations
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2010
Evening Standard Film Award Nominations
From BBC News Online Steve McQueen's controversial film Shame and Paddy Considine's Tyrannosaur are leading the field for the Evening Standard British Film Awards. Shame, about sex addiction, is up for four nominations including best film, best actor for Michael Fassbender and best actress for Carey...
- Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:55 am
- Forum: 84th Predictions and Precursors
- Topic: BAFTA long list
- Replies: 8
- Views: 970
Re: BAFTA long list
Well I think this all but kills any glimmer of hope for a Vanessa Redgrave nomination - no sign of her even as the barely buzzed Ralph Fiennes makes the longlist for the same film. Otherwise a fairly yawnsome list featuring most of the usual suspects - although seeing My Week With Marilyn and The Ir...
- Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:16 am
- Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
- Topic: Best Supporting Actor 1945
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1527
Re: Best Supporting Actor 1945
Have only seen Dunn and Chekhov so can't vote. Chekhov is enjoyable enough in a small, slight role but as Magilla already mentioned, Leo G. Carroll was surely the supporting actor in Spellbound deserving of recognition. Dunn is just wonderful, a heartbreaking performance in a movie I love more with ...