Film Experience Blog

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

13 comments:

John T said...: Love, love, love that movie. Hard to imagine that Reese was barely a fixture in that Oscar race. Now, she'd be near the front of the line for it.; 9:24 AM
Jason Adams said...: "You see, you can't interfere with destiny. That's why it's destiny. And if you try to interfere, the same thing's going to happen anyway, and you'll just suffer."; 9:45 AM
Anonymous said...: Hello Film Experience, here Venice, Italy. These words have no to do with the beautiful Reese: I wanna talk about Helen Mirren. Here in Venice everybody says She's going to win the Best actress Prize (Coppa Volpi) for the amazing "The Queen". Mrs Mirren-Hackford appeared here as a splendid, fulgent 61 years old woman. Her way to the Academy Awards is open. Nobody could deny an award to a Queen.; 11:10 AM
adam k. said...: I think Best Actress will be hard-fought. Winslet makes the most sense with the current trend, plus she's more than due. When's the last time they honored an elderly Brit in this category? And didn't we all assume that when they DID finally honor one, it'd be Judi Dench? The last Brit to win was Emma Thomspon, and she was a pretty young thing at the time (14 years ago).

That said, Mirren will have quite a contingent, and there's also the Streep factor. And Judd could still surprise. Very very tough year.; 12:14 PM
Anonymous said...: i love this movie very a lot; 12:21 PM
Anonymous said...: as much as I hate Reese, she was fantastic in this great film.; 4:24 PM
NATHANIEL R said...: john t -i wish but i still think: not. too comedic and dark comedic at that.

ja -good times.

anonymous #1 -hit the august archives. we discussed her in the queen last week.

adam -agreed.

anonymous #2 -i love this movie very a lot too.

anonymous #3 -i can't hate on the reese no matter how hard i try. though for some reason i have tried. still: it doesn't work. too much to love.; 4:43 PM
Anonymous said...: Here's a reason for you Nat: she took an oh so subtle jab at your beloved LaPfeiffer a coupls years ago. Hate away =); 4:56 PM
NATHANIEL R said...: WHAT?; 5:00 PM
Anonymous said...: she said something like Pfeiffer only relies on her looks in the biz, and she admires actresses like Sally Field alot more. I think it was something like that, maybe someone else knows, maybe it doesn't sound that harsh after all, but whatever.; 5:04 PM
Anonymous said...: here is what Reese said:

"I was never a 6-5 supermodel babe; I'm a 5-2 little thing. I identify more with the Holly Hunters and the Sally Fields than, say, Michelle Pfeiffer. Those people always represented a real dedication to their work, an incredible work ethic and a lack of vanity. Not that those women aren't beautiful, but it's not what their self-worth is based on. I don't know them personally, but that's the impression I get watching their work. Those were the women that I was trying to be like."

Maybe it wasn't a jab after all, it's always hard to tell how people mean things when you can't hear them say it, since it was in print. On the other hand, it kind of seems like she's saying Michelle's only self worth is her beauty, and she isn't as dedicated of an actress as less attractive ones, which is ridiculous.

Pfeiffer has had to work just as hard, if not harder than other actresses BECAUSE OF HER LOOKS. she has proven she's not just a pretty face, she has gained the respect of critics, and movie goers, and hell she survived that trainwreck called Grease 2, now that's hard work!

Maybe i'm the only one who will see that as a litte jab at Pfeiffer, maybe I stirred up the pot for no reason after all, sorry!

DRAMA =); 5:36 PM
Joe R. said...: Much as I think Reese always knows exactly what she's doing, that comments seems more directed at herself and Hunter/Field than the Pfeiffer side of the equation. It comes off as a bit of a slight, but I think accidentally so.

If Michelle ends up dead in a motel room, then we'll talk.; 11:57 PM
Vertigo's Psycho said...: Have to give a shout out for Matthew Broderick's intelligent, superior portrayal of Ms. Flick's teacher/ chief adversary. Just as the movie probably wouldn't fly without Reese's artfully stylized delineation of the ultra-slick and kind of sick Tracey, the film wouldn't hit the black comedy peaks it does without Broderick's terse, effective byplay with Witherspoon as the beleaguer Mr. McAllister. His deserved some critical plaudits (at least Reese received a National Society of Film Critics "Best Actress" award), and he makes that final scene ("Who the f--- does she think she is?") unforgettably hilarious.; 8:23 PM