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Speaking about uncomfortable though, wouldn't that apply to The Blue Lagoon which airs tonight in late night (ala Skinamax)? I mean Brooke Shields had a body double, but its a love story about incest with tons of underage and teenage nudity.

"And you weren't wearing any underwear." "WELL!" --------------------------------------------------------- "I'm in it for the endolphins" "Endorphins" "Whatever"

It's one of my personal favorite performances from Streep, and the film itself is undervalued. Zesty script, exceptional acting (Shirley macLaine deserved a nomination) and some fun cameoes, especially Annette Bening's, which makes me laugh every time I see the film. Regarding the other, I wouldn't know if that was truth or not, but there was something a bit .... off about Roberts in Hook. Her voice sounded a bit weird and she felt kind of sped up through it. That was based on rewatching some of it when it was on TV in April. The film itself is a bit odd although the look of the London scenes was handsome, the music was really good, Maggie Smith was as good as always, and its all a bit more emotional now that Robin Williams is gone. [And even with a beard, i recognized Glenn Close in drag]

Joanne Woodward was barely in front (53 points). Julia Roberts in second (51 points) Huston third (46 points) Bates fourth with 43. And Meryl Streep a distant 5th with 11. Other unnominated performances of note that yere: Tamlyn Tomita (Come See the Paradise), Susan Sarandon (White Palace), Michelle Pfeiffer (The Russia House), Juliet Stevenson (Truly Madly Deeply)

What's also surprising about these old Entertainment Weekly chances is that they severely underestimated the chances of at least one ultimate winner: Kathy Bates was ranked fourth in chances for her ultimately winning performance in Misery.

He did win for Glory around that time. (He had also won for Sons and Lovers in the early 60s) He also should have been nominated for The innocents in 1961, The French Lieutenant's Woman in 1981 and The Straight Story in 1999.

To get it out of the system, my five least favorite performances ever nominated in all 4 of the acting categories.... and apologies to these people who are usually good, its just that most of these performances are in lousy movies that they just can't resuscitate, but there are a few here who drag down good ones a peg or two. Actor George Arliss/The Green Goddess (1930) Leonardo DiCaprio/The Revenant (2015) Robert De Niro/Cape Fear (1991) Viggo Mortensen/Captain Fantastic (2016) John Travolta/Saturday Night Fever (1977) Actress Marie-Christine Barrault/Cousin Cousine (1976) Ali McGraw/Love Story (1970) OK, I can';t think of any more here. Even ones saddled with bizarre films (Chocolat, Monster's Ball) still do the best they can with the material they are given. Supporting Actor Tom Hardy/The Revenant (2015) John Hurt/Midnight Express (1978) Don Murray/Bus Stop (1956) Akim Tamiroff/The General Died at Dawn (1936) Burt Young/Rocky (1976) Supporting Actress Brenda Blethyn/Little Voice (1998) Mary J. Blige/Mudbound (2017) (not bad, just unmemorable) Candy Clark/American Graffiti (1973) Juliette Lewis/Cape Fear (1991) Amy Madigan/Twice in a Lifetime (1985)

The only things I liked about Cape Fear were Lange, Nolte [still better in The Prince of Tides though], the cinematography, and the chance to briefly see Mitchum and Peck again, however briefly. Freddie Francis's work though wasn't up for an Oscar. The cinematography lineup of 1991 was: Bugsy JFK The Prince of Tides Terminator II: Judgment Day Thelma and Louise Of those five, I think that prince of Tides and Thelma and Louise were the most visually striking.

They didn't mention those scenes, but i do think they must have been a huge drawback. I can see older Academy voters still alive at the time like Katharine Hepburn or Ginger Rogers being truly appalled by them. The odds on the Best Actress race actually had Sarandon being slightly ahead of Foster, so that must have been a tight race. Dern was third, Davis was 4th, and Midler was last. That said though, I really think that Dern probably placed fifth in the actual voting, because, Midler's film and performance , unfortunate box office fiasco that it was [truly a shame because i think it was Midler's best performance and the film, makeup aside, was really good], was much more traditional Oscar material and a heck of a lot less controversial. Juliette Lewis was one of four top category contenders in 1991 that saw negative point totals, along with fellow Cape Fear performer Robert De Niro, and directing nominees John Singleton and Ridley Scott. Lewis's nomination is honestly one of the worst acting nominations I have ever seen ( I feel bad saying it, because I don't like to speak bad of people, and also because Lewis was so good in Husbands and Wives the following year), there were a lot of better performances in 1991 (and yes some in definitely un-Oscar type films) that could have filled that slot, among them: Judy Davis in Barton Fink Angela Bassett in Boyz N the Hood Lee Grant in Defending Your life Elizabeth Perkins in The Doctor Amanda Plummer in The Fisher King Kathy Bates in Fried Green Tomatoes Mary McDonnell & Mary louise Parker in Grand Canyon Patricia Wettig in Guilty by Suspicion Emma Thompson in Impromptu Sissy Spacek in JFK Lonette McKee & Ruby Dee in Jungle Fever Sarah Jessica Parker in LA Story Lesley Ann Warren in Life Stinks Dianne Wiest in Little man Tate Tess Harper in The Man in the Moon Jaime Lee Curtis in My Girl Gena Rowlands in Once Around Maureen O'Hara in Only the Lonely Blythe Danner in The Prince of Tides Brooke Smith & Diane Baker in The Silence of the Lambs Cathy Moriarty, Whoopi Goldberg, & Elisabeth Shue in Soapdish Shelley Winters in Stepping Out .... and yes, even Jessica Lange in Cape Fear.

1. Take a big shot glass of vodka every time TCM airs North by northwest.

Thank goodness that haircut places are open here again. i hadn't had one for a few weeks when the lockdown started, so it got a bit long until I decided to try my hand at a self-haircut with a pair of scissors. Didn't work out too well, very patchy with some bald spots. A trimmer bought at Walmart made things easier unti they reopened.

The Swarm exists as a low water mark for Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Olivia De Havilland, Fred MacMurray, Ben Johnson, Lee Grant, and Patty Duke.

i came across a link on another website to something that Entertainment Weekly used to do before the Oscars, looking at the competitions in all six of the major races, by employing a plus and minus system. Pluses for the prestige of the performers or the praise given to the performances already, minuses for other issues such as lack of film quality or box office underperformance or personal issues. Ladd was indeed ranked second, behind ultimate winner Mercedes Ruehl. The ultimate points given in the article to each contender was as follows: Mercedes Ruehl/The Fisher King --55 points Diane Ladd/Rambling Rose -- 50 points Jessica Tandy/Fried Green Tomatoes -- 45 points Kate Nelligan/The Prince of Tides -- 30 points Juliette Lewis/Cape Fear -- (brace yourself) -20 points

The two Grisham adaptations, The Client and A Time to Kill, are solid films.

i think that the reason it seems this way is that there are a few titles that show up a few times in quick succession and then take a few months off.

Start the Revolution Withont Me had two pairs of identical twins: Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland.

Scenes from a Mall (1991) This was completely trashed critically in 1991, but it looks better today. The story is simple: Bette Midler and Woody Allen play a couple who have been married for 16 years, but both of them, unbeknownst to the other, have strayed from their marriage vows, although both feel miserable about it and about having to break it to their spouse. Their secrets both emerge while they are at the mall on their anniversary, whereupon the two drift through a course of complex emotions, grappling with the idea of continuing their marriage or ending it, like so many of their friends have. The film itself was mislabeled in 1991 by casting and studio publicity as a comedy; its really more of a bittersweet, wistful drama with some elements of social satire, aided immensely by strong playing by both leads, who are the whole show here. They have fine chemistry and their facial reactions really capture the sense of individuals, who despite their shortcomings, still have feelings for one another and are vulnerable even in the midst of loud squabbles. it also showcases yet again of how Paul Mazursky was a wonderful filmmaker who is definitely missed. Source: One brand-new, recently obtained Kino Lorber Double Feature DVD (with Big Business)

The theatre in the town where I live reopened today. Only one could really be called a brand new release, the animated film Trolls World Tour which went to streaming a few months back. The other four are Universal titles as well, one from the 2010s (Despicable Me), two from the 80s (ET and Back to the Future, both of which I love), and one from the 70s (Jaws). Admission is $1.

It was originally going to be in theatres, but it was delayed a time or two, and ended up getting pushed off to streaming. Your view is definitely the consensus on it.

it might be an Agatha Christie mystery, and it is certainly an enjoyable film, but i have to confess my faorite parts came around during the Liz Taylor/Kim novak catfights and catty lines. That was very funny.

I think he was supposed to be from Charleston.

Plus if we're talking about offensive, I think that clip from Wonder Bar that TCM shows in their interstitial about the evils of blackface is pretty jaw droppingly racist . my eyes almost didn't believe what they were seeing.

I know that most movies made prior to the rating system did not end up going in for ratings, but I do fully recall that Shirley Temple's films for Fox did go in for ratings in the 1990s, and the ones with blackface scenes or derogatory racial slurs were given PGs, whereas the ones without them got Gs.

I am bring this thread up again because it seems like a talking point right now, but also because I decided to do a bit of a test late last night. It involved Breakfast at Tiffany's and the unnecessary character of Mr. Yunioshi, a role that would have been ill-advised no matter who played it. If you count the times that he is heard but not seen in addition to the time he is on screen, Mickey Rooney's entire performance takes up a little shy of 2 minutes and 23 seconds, or not quite 2.1% of Breakfast at Tiffany's runtime. The film could have spared itself a lot of controversy by cutting that time out.

At least she made it to the 75th anniversary of VE day.....