Posted in Acting Obituary

A Birthday Card For Robin Williams

I generally struggle to write messages in birthday cards, in fact it is not often at all I even go out to buy a birthday…

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2015 Film Performance Kudos – Part Three

As we dive head-first into Part Three let me tip my hat to all those that contributed once again. It was a real pleasure harassing…

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2015 Film Performance Kudos – Part Two

Movies have the embracing power to take us away from it all, no matter how we truly feel about the state of our lives. We…

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2015 Film Performance Kudos – Part One

Having shared some of our favorite movies of 2015 so far in last week’s trio of posts, I thought I would delve a little deeper…

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Best Actress B-Sides

The Best Actress race this year (and Supporting Actress for that matter) has been a rather static affair, with the likes of Julianne Moore, Rosamund…

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Best Actor B-Sides

Never mind the comeback actors, or the scientists, or the mathematicians, or heirs to a fortune, or American snipers. Some of whom have sat politely…

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Tom Hardy: A Locke For Best Actor

Perhaps best known as Bronson, or Bane. Or his swath turn in Inception, or slick role in Lawless. You pick one. To Hardy’s range of roles…

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If Your Name Is Not Down You're Not Coming In

When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated Maggie Gyllenhaal for Best Supporting Actress for Crazy Heart, it was fair to say it was…

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SAG Ensemble: An Essay Or A Ramble

Regarding the Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture award at the Screen Actors Guild, I have read very recently someone using the term “SAG’s Best…

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She's Just Slept With Sean Parker – She's Just Slept On Sean Parker

I have a little niggle. A gripe. It’s not a major one, but it has bugged me somewhat since last year. In fact the gripe…

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Casting Marilyn Monroe

Having sat through My Week With Marilyn earlier today, a few things occurred to me – that may or may not have before. For a…

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For Your Consideration: Rosamund Pike (The Big Splash or Spaghetti With The Yeti)

When it comes to Oscar publicity to have to ask yourself what an actress would do to get her face out there. Show her versatility. Now,…

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