tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post8737796054741615661..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Streep Nom #9 and Act III: Funny LadyNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-86599137162699083772009-07-14T00:46:19.138-04:002009-07-14T00:46:19.138-04:00Best Actress - 1990
1. Meryl Streep - Postcards F...Best Actress - 1990<br /><br />1. Meryl Streep - Postcards From the Edge<br />2. Anjelica Huston - The Grifters<br />3. Laura Dern - Wild at Heart<br />4. Mia Farrow - Alice<br />5. Demi Moore - Ghostctrouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718287190772592226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-18167384914863532902009-07-12T23:41:19.492-04:002009-07-12T23:41:19.492-04:00I actually also really liked Farrow is "Hanna...I actually also really liked Farrow is "Hannah and Her Sisters." It's not her best by a long shot, but I would've given her a supporting nom for it.Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-84850468019955368502009-07-12T19:38:30.960-04:002009-07-12T19:38:30.960-04:00At that time, Brazilian Ana Maria Bahiana was a me...At that time, Brazilian Ana Maria Bahiana was a member of the Hollywood Foreing Press Association (The Golden Globes) and she wrote in a Brazilian newspaper the day after the nominations were announced that when Julia Roberts's name was listed for best actress, a few journalists in the room started laughing, they saw it as a joke. When they announced Ghost for best picture, they could not control themselves.<br /><br />I can only think of these three making the cut.<br />Kathy Bates (Misery)<br />Anjelica Huston (The Grifters)<br />Michelle Pfeiffer (The Russia House)<br /><br />I love Meryl Streep's performances, but I thought, at the time, that Shirley MacLaine deserved to be nominated more than Streep.<br /><br />Marcelo - Brazil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-52915002936476078882009-07-12T15:22:20.260-04:002009-07-12T15:22:20.260-04:00She promised a lot in Sex, Lies and Videotape, but...She promised a lot in Sex, Lies and Videotape, but then she repeated every single mimic and pose after... for me then it was one of those cases of match Andie & Character, not really a performance. And I suppose we were all fascinated by this new face and sense of "naturalness" in SL&V... I revised down that performance after the rest... :)<br /><br />Congrats for this blog and thanks for sharing it with us all!VonCastlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132536666047771318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-85575747366760745702009-07-12T15:06:38.991-04:002009-07-12T15:06:38.991-04:00voncastle i actually think she's a-ma-zing in ...<b>voncastle</b> i actually think she's a-ma-zing in <i>sex lies and videotape</i> but it's the only one of her performances that i think is actually "special" as opposed to good. you know? I might have nominated her in 1989NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-28487361078687247042009-07-12T14:09:37.659-04:002009-07-12T14:09:37.659-04:00Fully disagree with any mention of Andie McDowell ...Fully disagree with any mention of Andie McDowell as Best actress anywhere. She is sometimes pleasant, but mostly only when her screen persona matches the (apparent)real one.<br />IMO Andie's best performance - and I saw most - was in "4 Weddings"... where she still is, by miles, the weakest of the whole bunch. Amazing how any man would prefer her to Scott Thomas' Fiona... hehehe, but quite matching real life then.<br /><br />For some reason she is now advertising shampoos and cutting ribbons only...VonCastlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132536666047771318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-90207341287745803972009-07-12T10:07:23.226-04:002009-07-12T10:07:23.226-04:00Yavor. AT THE VERY LEAST (i consider this part ina...<b>Yavor</b>. AT THE VERY LEAST (i consider this part inarguable) she should have two nominations<br /><i>ROSEMARY'S BABY</i> and<br /><i>THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO</i>. I've never heard a convincing argument that five people were better in either year. She's magnificent in both films.<br /><br />But you can also make cases for:<br />ALICE (extremely difficult part requiring tons of range)<br />HUSBANDS AND WIVES (an actress they loved might have been nodded on sympathy alone... but she's also very good in the film)<br />BROADWAY DANNY ROSE (against type -- you hardly recognize her -- and she totally pulls it off and she's funny)<br /><br />those are the main ones.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-42620898851036062622009-07-12T09:41:51.354-04:002009-07-12T09:41:51.354-04:00Mia Farrow is so terrific in ALICE. See it. It'...Mia Farrow is so terrific in ALICE. See it. It's her best performance in the 1990s. She should at least have one win and 5 nominations by now.Kentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-46608557908771163212009-07-12T07:36:28.670-04:002009-07-12T07:36:28.670-04:00I'm really not well acquainted with Mia Farrow...I'm really not well acquainted with Mia Farrow's work, so can anyone out there PLEASE tell me how many Oscar noms she's supposed to have had by now?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731831712362994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-71311912173923195142009-07-12T02:49:29.215-04:002009-07-12T02:49:29.215-04:00Currently, I’ve been seeing a lot of Kathy Bates’ ...Currently, I’ve been seeing a lot of Kathy Bates’ backlash. Mainly, from the internet – many are finding fault that she took the lead in a Tyler Perry movie, some are saying she forgot how to act with her character in Revolutionary Road, and her laughing character from Cheri. <br /><br />I’m a big lover of character actresses. Huston, Bates, and Goldberg are especially my favorites – and more often than not all of these women get written off for a variety of reasons – but most are angry they don’t receive better material and are as awesome as they can be when inspired coupled with great material./3rtfu11noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-64234525715359489142009-07-12T01:57:59.852-04:002009-07-12T01:57:59.852-04:00It was late when I wrote this and really needed to...It was late when I wrote this and really needed to proof read.. I am very ashamed!!Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-50878601720416160102009-07-12T01:57:46.609-04:002009-07-12T01:57:46.609-04:00Not to say that the performance deserved (or did n...Not to say that the performance deserved (or did not) deserve to be nominated - what does anyone think of Glenn Close in <i>Reversal of Fortune</i>? The movie is a bit flimsy, and it's not exactly her show, but I think she did a good job (along with her performance in <i>Hamlet</i>.<br /><br />My favourites (in order)<br />Anjelica Huston<br />Kathy Bates<br />Julia Roberts<br />Glenn Close<br />Joanne<br />Andie McDowell<br />Meryl Streep<br /><br />I should probably see <i>Alice</i>...Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-91624256483353323422009-07-12T01:48:58.721-04:002009-07-12T01:48:58.721-04:00I agree with Curtis ... only on "House of t...I agree with Curtis ... only on "House of the Spirits" and "Before and After". THe others were not great performances, but good ones. Yopu cannot expect every actor to be GREAT in each and evry movie...Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-66012905923392253442009-07-12T01:44:23.771-04:002009-07-12T01:44:23.771-04:00No way Bates should have won .. it was a very ente...No way Bates should have won .. it was a very entertaining movie and she was very good in a role that was true over the top acting... <br /><br /> Many other actresses that year should have won .. to me Streep was great in "Postcards" because she was funny and heartbreaking throughout the movie.Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-31703806574530709832009-07-11T21:19:38.853-04:002009-07-11T21:19:38.853-04:00Funny how you could listen to Streep's "Y...Funny how you could listen to Streep's "You Don't Know Me" every night of the week, Nat, cause there was a period in my life when I actually did that. Great, great song. And such a wonderfully spontaneous, lived-in, live musical moment on film. Right up there with Ewan's "Gimme Danger" in Velvet Goldmine (but SO different ; )<br /><br />Huston and Streep totally owned 1990. Both deserved to be the globe winners, and neither were. I think Meryl's relative lack of overdueness (at the time) + Huston's Grand High Witch tip it to Huston (man do I love her Witches performance). But it's a gross injustice that Meryl had to wait 16 years for the Comedy/Musical globe she deserved for this one.<br /><br />I never could get into Kathy Bates in Misery. I only watched it relatively recently and found her rather flat and cliché, and the film not particularly oscar-worthy. It's entertaining enough, but I really don't get what oscar was thinking with that one. I guess it's good that they embraced such a non-typical star in a non-typical genre, and both Streep and Huston already had oscars, so it doesn't anger me per se. Just leaves me with a feeling of "whaaaa---?"adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-22714430898940695562009-07-11T19:20:30.733-04:002009-07-11T19:20:30.733-04:00Of COURSE Postcards is the only one of the four I ...Of COURSE Postcards is the only one of the four I haven't seen. I love all the others. Rediscovered She-Devil just two years back, and man do I love Sylvia Miles. Defending Your Life was a great surprise, and Death Becomes Her...oh man. I effing love that movie. Bruce Willis's delivery is AWESOME.Walter L. Hollmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636732594078157905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-25092989515150169722009-07-11T19:13:00.629-04:002009-07-11T19:13:00.629-04:00kent i loved Bates at the time but i have to admit...<b>kent</b> i loved Bates at the time but i have to admit the performance hasn't aged all that well in my head. so maybe i'd have to boot her out of my list with rewatches. I'm not sure.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-49238915313013180642009-07-11T18:45:56.757-04:002009-07-11T18:45:56.757-04:00I wish more people could see Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, ...I wish more people could see Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, because Woodward takes my personal win in a cakewalk in this strong year.Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622435513032131426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-89900648926372954922009-07-11T17:31:40.632-04:002009-07-11T17:31:40.632-04:00Nat, did you really like Kathy Bates in MISERY? I ...Nat, did you really like Kathy Bates in MISERY? I thought she was solid, but not great.<br /><br />I love POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE. I'm starting to think that the film's a co-lead between Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine. But MacLaine can go supporting as well.<br /><br />My top three for 1990 would for sure be:<br />Anjelica Huston, THE GRIFTERS<br />Meryl Streep, POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE<br />Mia Farrow, AliceKentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-70051061531194706752009-07-11T16:56:58.424-04:002009-07-11T16:56:58.424-04:00I just feel obligated to say this: in no way, shap...I just feel obligated to say this: in no way, shape or form did Annette Bening steal The Grifters for Huston.Agent69noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-7547137883255408712009-07-11T16:34:07.356-04:002009-07-11T16:34:07.356-04:00ANON 12:49 -- streep's singing in postcards is...ANON 12:49 -- streep's singing in postcards is something i basically live for ;) I could listen to her rendition of "you don't know me" like every day of the week.<br /><br />but i was just talking 'bout the Oscar race so didn't have time to go to into detail.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-49592323739894474492009-07-11T16:22:34.050-04:002009-07-11T16:22:34.050-04:00shame no one mentions the 1 role susan sarandon sh...shame no one mentions the 1 role susan sarandon should've been nominated for white palace.mrripleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-9180023014167298582009-07-11T15:03:52.070-04:002009-07-11T15:03:52.070-04:00I think it was between Bates and Streep. Very clos...I think it was between Bates and Streep. Very close call. But as for me <i>Postcards From the Edge</i> is so much more entertaining than <i>Misery</i>, and good comedy is really so much more difficult then drama (imho, of course) I would have gone with Meryl on this one.<br />For the rest, Angelica Huston for sure, Victoria Abril (but at that time nobody would've nominated a foreign language actress yet) and Joanne Woodward. Julia Roberts is very close, tough.adelutzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500491363721543846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-32396970669717029822009-07-11T14:43:30.688-04:002009-07-11T14:43:30.688-04:00i'd like someone to explain how bates is 1 dim...i'd like someone to explain how bates is 1 dimensional,please.<br /><br />if she had been just a wacko from beginning to end fair enough but she does not she subtley reveals this woman to us and the dinner scene i actually liked her for a few moments and she never lets us know if annie spilt the wine on purpose or not.mrripleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-83470470892986580012009-07-11T13:33:22.817-04:002009-07-11T13:33:22.817-04:00Voncastle.- Right there with ya on Chus Lampreave....Voncastle.- Right there with ya on Chus Lampreave... she's absolutely terrific in Matador (and so many others, but that perf is great).Fernando Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910646761117970758noreply@blogger.com