Bogie56 Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 The Golden Globe Awards for 1986 were … Best Actor in a Drama Bob Hoskins, Mona Lisa* Harrison Ford, Mosquito Coast Dexter Gordon, Round Midnight William Hurt, Children of a Lesser God Jeremy Irons, The Mission Paul Newman, The Color of Money Best Actress in a Drama Marlee Matlin, Children of a Lesser God* Julie Andrews, Duet For One Anne Bancroft, ‘Night Mother Farrah Fawcett, Extremeties Sigourney Weaver, Aliens Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Paul Hogan, Crocodile Dundee* Matthew Broderick, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Jeff Daniels, Something Wild Danny de Vito, Ruthless People Jack Lemmon, That’s Life! Best Actresses in a Comedy or Musical Sissy Spacek, Crimes of the Heart* Julie Andrews, That’s Life! Melanie Griffith, Something Wild Bette Midler, Down and Out In Beverly Hills Kathleen Turner, Peggy Sue Got Married Best Supporting Actor Tom Berenger, Platoon* Michael Caine, Hannah and Her Sisters Dennis Hopper, Blue Velvet Dennis Hopper, Hoosiers Ray Liotta, Something Wild Best Supporting Actress Maggie Smith, A Room With a View* (85) Linda Kozlowski, Crocodile Dundee Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, The Color of Money Cathy Tyson, Mona Lisa Dianne Weist, Hannah and Her Sisters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Here are some words on a few of the movies in my list: Manhunter is director Michael Mann's adaptation of Thomas Harris' novel Red Dragon, what is now known as the first book in the Hannibal Lecter series. It follows FBI profiler Will Graham, a brilliant but traumatized agent who helped capture the notorious Hannibal, but in the process suffered serious injuries that hastened his retirement. The FBI approaches Graham to help catch a new killer known as the Tooth Fairy. The movie has style to spare, and it's a definite time capsule of the mid-1980's, with the fashions and music. Mann managed to do more with this film than a much larger budget did with the later adaptation Red Dragon in 2002, although in this early version, Brian Cox doesn't make quite the impression with his brief scenes as Hannibal as Anthony Hopkins would later on. William L. Petersen stars as Graham, and he does a tremendous job in a role that has since become a bit of a cliche: the FBI profiler who gets in the mindset of his targets, thinking like them to catch them, a process that leaves Graham drained emotionally and spiritually. Petersen brings the right amount of intensity, and fans of his later work as star of the TV series CSI will enjoy seeing a different side to him. Tom Noonan plays the killer known as the Tooth Fairy, real name Francis Dollarhyde, a quiet giant of a man racked with insecurities due to his slight facial deformity. Noonan brings real depth to the role, and he's much more than the standard movie killer. Joan Allen plays Reba McClane, a blind co-worker of Dollarhyde's who makes a deep connection with him. If things had gone only slightly differently, she could have been his redemption, but it's not to be. Allen brings a strength and appeal to her role that are refreshing, and she is my choice for Best Supporting Actress of the year. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is the belated sequel to the 1974 original, made by the same crew. It follows the same basic plot, with a crazed family of cannibals terrorizing the citizenry. An addition to the murderous family in this outing is Bill Moseley in the role of Chop-Top, a burnout hippie with an exposed metal plate in his head who is constantly jabbering away in an apparent attempt to talk people to death. He's very funny in his role, while at the same time being very creepy. Moseley's career didn't go much of anywhere for a long time, until rocker-director Rob Zombie began casting him in his movies, and Moseley has worked regularly ever since. Wise Guys was a passable comedy from Brian De Palma starring Danny DeVito and Joe Piscopo as two low level mobsters and best friends who gets tasked with killing each other. Lou Albano plays the gang's chief leg-breaker, a profane, vulgar beast of a man named Frank Acavano. I probably saw this movie 2 or 3 times before I realized that Acavano was Lou Albano, the professional wrestling personality and frequent collaborator of pop singer Cyndi Lauper. Albano really cracked me up in this movie, and I wish he'd done more films. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 The 1986 Berlin International Film Festival winners were… Best Actor Tuncel Kurtiz, The Smile of the Lamb* Best Actresses Charlotte Valandrey, Red Kiss* Marcella Cataxo, Hour of the Star* —————————————————————————————— The 1986 Cannes Film Festival winners were… Best Actors Michel Blanc, Tenue de Soiree* Bob Hoskins, Mona Lisa* Best Actresses Fernanda Torres, Love Me Forever or Never* Barbara Sukowa, Rosa Luxemburg* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 Best Actress of 1986 4. CHLOE WEBB (Nancy Spungen), Sid and Nancy Chloe Webb's (1956 - ) performance in Sid and Nancy has probably overshadowed everything else she has ever done in film. My favourite sequence is when the drug addled Nancy Spungen returns home for a family dinner in the suburbs with Sid Vicious in tow. And telling her grandma to f off was pretty cool too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 The 1986 Venice Film Festival winners were: Best Actors Carlo Delle Piane, Regalo di Natale* Walter Chiari, Romance* Best Actresses Marie Riviere, Le Rayon Vert* Valeria Golino, A Tale of Love* ————————————————————————————————— The 1986 San Sebastian Film Festival winners were… Best Actor Ernesto Gomez Cruz, The Realm of Fortune* Best Actress Angela Molena, Half of Heaven* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 The 1986 Venice Film Festival winners were: Best Actresses Marie Riviere, Le Rayon Vert* Interesting. Much as I love the films of Eric Rohmer, I think my least favorite is Le Rayon Vert, which is sometimes called Summer. Not to be confused with Rohmer's film, A Summer's Tale, part of the Four Seasons series, which is my favorite Rohmer film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 Interesting. Much as I love the films of Eric Rohmer, I think my least favorite is Le Rayon Vert, which is sometimes called Summer. Not to be confused with Rohmer's film, A Summer's Tale, part of the Four Seasons series, which is my favorite Rohmer film. Well you can have very fine performances in films that are quite average or mediocre. Then again it is not unusual for one's best work to be overlooked when it comes to awards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Here's some more on some of my choices: James Hong is a Chinese-American character actor who has been in the business since the 1950's. Before that, he spent time as a road worker and served a stint in the US Army during the Korean War. He started out as a dubbing voice artist on Asian import films before landing onscreen roles in films and television. Like many Asian-descent actors and actresses, many of his roles were as domestics or Yellow Peril villains. He got the role of a lifetime in 1986 with director John Carpenter's action/fantasy/comedy Big Trouble in Little China. Hong plays Lo Pan, the secretive leader of the most powerful criminal gang in San Francisco's Chinatown. But there's more to Lo Pan than just being a (very) old crime lord: he's actually a seemingly-immortal wizard with powerful magical abilities and an army of supernatural beings at his beck and call. Hong has a field day with his two roles, cackling like a senile old bird in his guise as the crime lord, and getting to play magisterial might as the wizard. Hong has continued to act, write and direct films and television, and is still going strong at age 88. Victor Wong had a successful career as a reporter for many years before branching into acting in his late 50's. He was cast in Big Trouble in Little China as Egg Chen, the irascible Chinatown tour bus driver and shop owner who is actually a powerful wizard for the side of good. He stands out in a cast of eccentric players, with his crusty charm, and I wouldn't have minded seeing an entire film based around his character. Wong continued to act in films as diverse as The Last Emperor, Prince of Darkness and Tremors, before passing away in 2001 at the age of 74. Chow Yun-fat was a successful TV actor in the early 1980's, but big screen fame alluded him. That is, until he teamed up with rising director John Woo for 1986's A Better Tomorrow. A stylish, violent crime drama about a pair of friends (Ti Lung and Chow Yun-fat) in a criminal gang who go through some hardships and are later targeted by Lung's policeman brother (Leslie Cheung), Chow gets to really show his range, from charming to intimidating. He really overshadows his two co-stars, despite their characters being the ostensible leads. This film broke all records in the Asian film market, and made a superstar out of Chow, who also won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 Here are some performances from 1986 that will be recognized in subsequent years … Sean Connery will win the BAFTA Best Actor Award in 1987 for The Name of the Rose (1986). Gerard Depardieu will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Actor Award in 1987 for Jean de Florette (1986). Yves Montand will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Actor Award in 1987 for Jean de Florette (1986). Daniel Auteuil will win the BAFTA Best Supporting Actor Award in 1987 for Jean de Florette (1986). Michael Rooker will be nominated for the Independent Spirit Best Actor Award in 1990 for Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986). Louise Smith will be nominated for the Independent Spirit Best Actress Award in 1987 for Working Girls (1986). Tom Towles will be nominated for the Independent Spirit Best Supporting Actor Award in 1990 for Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986). Tracy Arnold will be nominated for the Independent Spirit Best Supporting Actress Award in 1990 for Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986). Gian Maria Volonte will win the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor Award in 1987 for The Moro Affair (1986). Ana Beatriz will win the Berlin Film Festival Best Actress Award in 1987 for Vera (1986). Marcello Mastroianni won Italy’s Nastro d’Argento and the David di Donatello Best Actor Award in 85/86 for Fred and Ginger (1986). Giulietta Masina won Italy’s Nastro d’Argento Best Actress Award in 85/86 for Fred and Ginger (1986). Bernard Blier won Italy’s David di Donatello Best Supporting Actor Award in 85/86 for Let’s Hope It’s a Girl (1986). Athena Cenci won Italy’s David di Donatello Best Supporting Actress Award in 85/86 for Let’s Hope It’s a Girl (1986). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Great musical scenes from 1985 Blue Velvet Mauvais Sang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 More great musical scenes Under the Cherry Moon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fIhMaX7qx0 Absolute Beginners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bogie56 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 France’s Cesar Awards for 1986 were … Best Actor Daniel Auteuil, Jean de Florette Best Actress Sabine Azema, Melo Best Supporting Actor Pierre Arditi, Melo Best Supporting Actress Emmanuelle Beart, Manon of the Spring ————————————————————————————— Sweden’s Guldbagge Awards for 1986 were… Best Actor Erland Josephson, Amorosa and The Sacrifice Best Actress Stina Ekblad, Amorosa and The Serpent’s Way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 Best Actor of 1986 1. JAMES WOODS (Richard Boyle), Salvador I wonder what James Woods would think of Oliver Stone's Salvador today? He plays Gonzo photo journalist, Richard Boyle who first travels to El Salvador to make a quick buck then gets embroiled in the civil war and witnesses the atrocities and assassinations perpetrated on the leftists. Today, James Woods seems to be mostly engaged in tweeting very vindictive anti-liberal and pro Donald Trump messages to anyone who might listen. He couldn't be further apart than Oliver Stone. Both Lawrence and i picked Woods as the Best Actor of 1986. I'm not saying that every liberal can still enjoy a good John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson or James Woods movie. There are probably some who cannot separate the person's politics from the role they are playing in a movie. Just yesterday I read that one lady said she could never watch a Meryl Streep movie again because of her liberal politics. Well, it's her loss. It's only a movie and the whole idea is not to carry a lot of baggage when watching one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 It's true that politics shouldn't have an influence on your opinion of an actor. Most of my favorite American actors are Democratic (if known), which often has to do with a social or environmental engagement. The biggest exception was James Stewart, one of my favorite actors of all time. He supported Richard Nixon's campaign. His son died in the Vietnam War, and Stewart maintained he didn't die in vain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 Best Supporting Actor of 1986 5. MICHEL GALABRU (Bison), I Hate Actors French character actor Michel Galabru (1922-2016) was my number 5 choice for Best Supporting Actor in I Hate Actors. It is based on a Ben Hecht novel about a talent agent and his trials and tribulations managing a stable of untalented over-the-hill actors. Galabru plays one such has-been who is oblivious to his own shortcomings. In one B-swashbuckler he is required to play a young and handsome swordsman. It reminded me of how miscast Warner Baxter was in Kidnapped (1938). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 French character actor Michel Galabru (1922-2016) was my number 5 choice for Best Supporting Actor in I Hate Actors. It is based on a Ben Hecht novel about a talent agent and his trials and tribulations managing a stable of untalented over-the-hill actors. Galabru plays one such has-been who is oblivious to his own shortcomings. In one B-swashbuckler he is required to play a young and handsome swordsman. It reminded me of how miscast Warner Baxter was in Kidnapped (1938). I love Kidnapped (1938). My favorite Stevenson film, even got me to read the book, which I prefer to Treasure Island. The 1938 movie has that special feel of an old Hollywood film, with an incredible supporting cast, which is why the '30s is my favorite decade. But yes -- they could have done better than Warner Baxter. Who would have been better? Ronald Colman maybe, or even Leslie Howard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 I love Kidnapped (1938). My favorite Stevenson film, even got me to read the book, which I prefer to Treasure Island. The 1938 movie has that special feel of an old Hollywood film, with an incredible supporting cast, which is why the '30s is my favorite decade. But yes -- they could have done better than Warner Baxter. Who would have been better? Ronald Colman maybe, or even Leslie Howard. I like Warner Baxter but he had seen better swashbuckling and love making days by 1938. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 Italy’s 85/86 Nastro d’Argento Film Awards for 1986 included … Best Actor Marcello Mastroianni, Ginger and Fred Best Actress Giulietta Masina, Ginger and Fred Italy’s 86/87 Nastro d’Argento Film Awards for 1986 included … Best Actor Roberto Benigni, Down by Law Best Foreign Actor Dexter Gordon, Round Midnight Best Actress Valerio Golino, A Tale of Love Best Supporting Actor Diego Abaatantuono, Christmas Present —————————————————————————————— Italy’s 85/86 David di Donatello Awards for 1986 included … Best Actor Marcello Mastroianni, Ginger and Fred Best Supporting Actor Bernard Blier, Let’s Hope It’s a Girl Best Supporting Actress Athena Cenci, Let’s Hope It’s a Girl Italy’s 86/87 David di Donatello Awards for 1986 included … Best Foreign Actor Dexter Gordon, Round Midnight Best Supporting Actor Leo Gullotta, The Professor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Chloe Webb's (1956 - ) performance in Sid and Nancy has probably overshadowed everything else she has ever done in film. My favourite sequence is when the drug addled Nancy Spungen returns home for a family dinner in the suburbs with Sid Vicious in tow. And telling her grandma to f off was pretty cool too. I thought Webb was terrific in Sid & Nancy, and I was surprised that she wasn't in more notable roles. After this, I mainly recall her from the 1988 Schwarzenegger and DeVito comedy Twins and that's about it. One odd anecdote about the role of Nancy Spungen was that another actress that tried out for the part was an unknown 21-year-old stripper and would-be actress and musician named Courtney Love. She lost out on the part, obviously, but director Alex Cox liked her enough to cast her in a bit part. She then landed the lead role in Cox's follow-up film, 1987's Straight to Hell. Love would later go on to date a number of high profile musicians before marrying Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, in a relationship that many noted held similarities to that of Sid & Nancy. After Cobain's death, Love's band Hole became a best-selling rock act, and Love returned to the screen and garnered an Oscar nomination for 1996's The People vs Larry Flynt. Courtney Love on the left: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I thought Webb was terrific in Sid & Nancy, and I was surprised that she wasn't in more notable roles. After this, I mainly recall her from the 1988 Schwarzenegger and DeVito comedy Twins and that's about it. Lawrence, Chloe Webb also played Mona in Tales of the City, in which she was just terrific. For whatever reason, neither she nor Marcus D'Amico (Michael Tolliver) returned for More Tales of the City, and their replacements were not nearly so successful. I thought Chloe Webb would have a big career, but something must have gone wrong. Tales of the City is worth seeking out if you enjoy her work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 Best Supporting Actress of 1986 1. DIANNE WIEST (Holly), Hannah and Her Sisters 2. BARBARA HERSHEY (Lee), Hannah and Her Sisters 3. MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN (Norma), Hannah and Her Sisters These women from Hannah and Her Sisters scored a one-two-three in my supporting actress list. Dianne Weist just about picked up every other award for her role as Holly, the self-centred ad self-destructive needy sister. She depends on Hannah both emotionally and financially then resents her for it. Barbara Hershey's Lee is unhappy in her relationship with Svengali-like husband, Max von Sydow and has an affair with her brother-in-law played by Michael Caine. She is not out to hurt her sister but is charmed by Caine's affection and it fills an emotional emptiness. And finally what a great treat to have Maureen O'Sullivan play the mother, Norma. Norma is a theatre grande dame who drinks a little too much and constantly bickers with her husband, played by Lloyd Nolan. She is always trying to be the centre of attention be it on a New York street or at a Thanksgiving dinner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 The Canadian Genie Awards for 1986 were … Best Actor Gordon Pinsent, John and the Missus* (87) Best Actress Martha Henry, Dancing In the Dark* Best Supporting Actor Gabriel Arcand, The Decline of the American Empire* Best Supporting Actress Louise Portal, The Decline of the American Empire* —————————————————————————————— The Australian Film Institute Awards for 1986 were … Best Actor Colin Friels, Malcolm* Best Actress Judy Davis, Kangaroo* (87) Best Supporting Actor John Hargreaves, Malcolm* Best Supporting Actresses Lindy Davies, Malcolm* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 The Japanese Academy Awards for 1986 were … Best Actor Ken Ogata, House on Fire Best Actress Ayumi Ishida, Tokei - Adieu l’hiver and House on Fire Best Supporting Actor Hitoshi Ueki, Big Joys, Small Sorrows and Itoshi no Chi-Pappa Best Supporting Actress Mieko Harada, House on Fire and Kokushi Muso and Portrait on Prussian Blue ————————————————————————————— Japan’s Blue Ribbon Awards for 1986 were … Best Actor Kunie Tanaka, Whooh! Exploration Unit Best Actress Ayumi Ishida, Tokei - Adieu l’hiver and House on Fire Best Supporting Actor Kei Suma, Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies Best Supporting Actress Shinobu Ohtake, Beyond the Shining Sea ————————————————————————————— Japan’s Mainichi Awards for 1986 were … Best Actor Eiji Okuda, The Sea and Poison Best Actress Ayumi Ishida, Tokei - Adieu l’hiver and House on Fire Best Supporting Actor Hitoshi Ueki, Congratulatory Speech (85) and Big Joys, Small Sorrows Best Supporting Actress Sachiko Murase, A Promise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 The Japanese Academy Awards for 1986 were … Best Actor Ken Ogata, House on Fire Best Actress Ayumi Ishida, Tokei - Adieu l’hiver and House on Fire Best Supporting Actor Hitoshi Ueki, Big Joys, Small Sorrows and Itoshi no Chi-Pappa Best Supporting Actress Mieko Harada, House on Fire and Kokushi Muso and Portrait on Prussian Blue ————————————————————————————— Japan’s Blue Ribbon Awards for 1986 were … Best Actor Kunie Tanaka, Whooh! Exploration Unit Best Actress Ayumi Ishida, Tokei - Adieu l’hiver and House on Fire Best Supporting Actor Kei Suma, Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies Best Supporting Actress Shinobu Ohtake, Beyond the Shining Sea ————————————————————————————— Japan’s Mainichi Awards for 1986 were … Best Actor Eiji Okuda, The Sea and Poison Best Actress Ayumi Ishida, Tokei - Adieu l’hiver and House on Fire Best Supporting Actor Hitoshi Ueki, Congratulatory Speech (85) and Big Joys, Small Sorrows Best Supporting Actress Sachiko Murase, A Promise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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