Tag: Ellen Burstyn
Cinema Sevens: Oscars Should Have Beens – Actress in a Leading Role
The historic Oscar stats tell a tale that questions fairness and that does not truly reflect how these bald guys are handed out. It also…
Film Road to Halloween: The Horror Masterpiece that is The Exorcist (1973)
Often I wonder with a kind of disappointed enthusiasm, what it was like to actually be around to see some of cinema’s greatest motion pictures…
Scorsese and the Oscars: Actors' Wins, For and Against (1973 – 1991)
Heading into the 1973 Oscars, up-and-coming actor Robert De Niro was hotly fancied for a Best Supporting Actor nomination. And he had two very good…
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Alice in Wanderland: Why Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore is More Than Just a “Woman’s Picture.”
Despite having an impressive filmography Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974) remains Martin Scorsese’s first and only film starring a female protagonist, but regardless of the gender…
