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by Uri
Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:42 am
Forum: The People
Topic: R.I.P. Chaim Topol
Replies: 9
Views: 1452

Re: R.I.P. Chaim Topol

And one more thing - back in 1972, as a 9 year old kid, I became aware of the Oscars for the first time because Topol's nomination was all over the media here. It was really a huge event here, a kind of a big national achievement.

So, Topol is the one to blame.
by Uri
Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:35 am
Forum: The People
Topic: R.I.P. Chaim Topol
Replies: 9
Views: 1452

Re: R.I.P. Chaim Topol

Fiddler on the Roof was such a sure-fire property that someone (in cinema terms) completely unknown could be cast at the head of an exceedingly expensive production and not cause any studio worries. Well - he wasn't completely unknown even in Hollywood. Back in 1965 he won a Golden Globe as a new s...
by Uri
Tue Mar 07, 2023 7:49 am
Forum: 95th Academy Awards
Topic: Evaluating the nominees
Replies: 4
Views: 745

Re: Evaluating the nominees

Was All Quite on the Western Front a typo or a pun? This is the second time I've seen someone change Quiet to Quite. I wish it was a pun, but no. Just Hebrew speaking person's poor English (I'm fishing). I get the Wizard of Oz reference in 84 years, but it should be "we've been" not "...
by Uri
Tue Mar 07, 2023 6:29 am
Forum: 95th Academy Awards
Topic: Evaluating the nominees
Replies: 4
Views: 745

Evaluating the nominees

My rating: A- the ultimate best of the year, B- very good, would make a decent, worthy winner, C- a nomination should suffice, D- not necessarily bad, but not award material, F- a failure. Best Picture 1. Tár – B. I am not well-versed when it comes to the world of classical music, but from time to t...
by Uri
Mon Feb 27, 2023 3:32 pm
Forum: 95th Academy Awards
Topic: Notable Firsts and Records
Replies: 84
Views: 34945

Re: Notable Firsts and Records

flipp525 wrote:Is this the first time they’ve had two lesbian characters (Curtis, Hsu) in Best Supporting Actress?
Queen Latifah and Julianne Moore back in 2002 qualified too.
by Uri
Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:44 am
Forum: 95th Academy Awards
Topic: 2022 London Film Critics Circle Awards
Replies: 14
Views: 2337

Re: 2022 London Film Critics Circle Awards

Btw, it seems that nowadays Chakiris is older than he used to be - his year of birth is now stated as 1932 and not 1934 anymore, making him, in retrospect, 29 at the time he won and not 27.
by Uri
Tue Feb 07, 2023 5:01 am
Forum: 95th Academy Awards
Topic: 2022 London Film Critics Circle Awards
Replies: 14
Views: 2337

Re: 2022 London Film Critics Circle Awards

Uri wrote:
Big Magilla wrote: Keoghan, at 30, I believe would be the youngest next to Hutton,
Cuba Gooding Jr., anybody?

#memorysowhite?
and George Chakiris, of course.
by Uri
Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:48 am
Forum: 95th Academy Awards
Topic: 2022 London Film Critics Circle Awards
Replies: 14
Views: 2337

Re: 2022 London Film Critics Circle Awards

Big Magilla wrote: Keoghan, at 30, I believe would be the youngest next to Hutton,
Cuba Gooding Jr., anybody?

#memorysowhite?
by Uri
Sun Jan 29, 2023 6:33 am
Forum: 95th Academy Awards
Topic: Notable Firsts and Records
Replies: 84
Views: 34945

Re: Notable Firsts and Records

Big Magilla wrote: and Hepburn was, of course, Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter for which she won the third of her four Oscars
Hepburn also played another queen - Hecuba - in The Trojan Women.
by Uri
Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:44 am
Forum: 95th Academy Awards
Topic: Oscar Nominations
Replies: 71
Views: 21168

Re: Oscar Nominations

And as much as I love Gish (whom I saw in person in 1984!), she was a snob. Rumours about her hinted at prejudice against jews. In the 1920s, Gish had a long-term relationship with critic George Jean Nathan. The two never married, reportedly for reasons related to Nathan’s Jewish background. Maybe ...
by Uri
Fri Jan 27, 2023 3:10 am
Forum: 95th Academy Awards
Topic: Oscar Nominations
Replies: 71
Views: 21168

Re: Oscar Nominations

Sally Kirkland's nomination was due to her self-promotion. Her nomination came at the expense of some highly regarded performances including those of Maggie Smith in The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne , Lillian Gish in The Whales of August , Faye Dunaway in Barfly , and Joanne Woodward in The Glas...
by Uri
Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:55 am
Forum: 95th Academy Awards
Topic: Oscar Nominations
Replies: 71
Views: 21168

Re: Oscar Nominations

People are acting like the Riseborough thing is absolutely unprecedented, but wasn't the Javier Bardem/Biutiful campaign kind of similar?: a mostly unsung performance highly touted by big stars (Sean Penn and Julia Roberts prominently, as I recall). Of course, Bardem was better known at the time, s...
by Uri
Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:42 am
Forum: 95th Academy Awards
Topic: Oscar Nominations
Replies: 71
Views: 21168

Re: Oscar Nominations

Also like de Armas, whatever Uri thinks. Well – my recommendation to skip Blonde had nothing to do with my take on the film nor the performance in its core – it was all about my concern for Magilla’s delicate nerves. Didn’t fool you, did I? No, I wasn’t impressed with either. Natalie Wood was rathe...
by Uri
Tue Jan 24, 2023 10:07 am
Forum: 95th Academy Awards
Topic: Oscar Nominations
Replies: 71
Views: 21168

Re: Oscar Nominations

Although I'm not an active participant of this forum anymore, I still greatly care for you people and your wellbeing, so...
Big Magilla wrote: I guess I will have to see Blonde
Don't.
by Uri
Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:05 pm
Forum: The People
Topic: R.I.P. Angela Lansbury
Replies: 12
Views: 646

Re: R.I.P. Angela Lansbury

Terry Moore, 1952
Marisa Pavan, 1955
Russ Tamblyn, 1957 (the earliest male nominee)
Mary Badham, 1962

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