So I didn’t quite make it in the end. After setting myself the ambitious task of watching all the rest of the acting nominees from the 2000s, I failed spectacularly getting lost in the middle of 2006. I’ve now set myself the daunting task of watching all the 2021 nominees and, for the first time … Continue reading
The 2006 Oscars holds the odd distinction of being the only year where there were five performers nominated for Best Actor and none were for performances nominated for Best Picture. That gives me the unique opportunity over the next few posts to evaluate each performance individually and deliver my verdict on who deserved that year’s … Continue reading
In my previous posts I’ve looked at the time of categories most of the acting nominees fall in to and, as I start looking at the movies of 2006, I’ve found a movie that includes two of these examples. That’s because Dreamgirls contains both a critically acclaimed debut performance and a turn from a veteran … Continue reading
A recurring theme throughout these Julie Christie entries is that the films that the actress has been nominated for often feature what, in my opinion, are supporting roles and I find that she always plays second fiddle to her male co-star. Unfortunately, that theme continues with the film that earned her her second Oscar nomination … Continue reading
In my last post I commented that, despite garnering a Best Actress nod for Away from Her, Julie Christie wasn’t on screen enough to warrant an Oscar nomination for a leading role. I felt similarly after seeing how much screen time she was given for Afterglow, the film for which she was nominated for her … Continue reading
In the First Wives Club, Goldie Hawn has a line that really stuck with me where her aging actress character states that the three ages for women in Hollywood are babe, district attorney and Driving Miss Daisy. Julie Christie is an actress who I covered in my first round of this blog when she won … Continue reading
In the 1990s, Laura Linney had built up her stock in several high-profile thrillers including Congo and Absolute Power. However, the first time I remember her making an impact was at Jim Carrey’s wife in The Truman Show, which I believe to be her star making performance. Fast forward two years later and Linney earned … Continue reading
As mentioned in my last post, one of Laura Linney’s greatest qualities is playing those characters who say things that others can’t. That’s why casting her in Kinsey, as the wife of famed sexology professor Alfred Kinsey, was a masterstroke as the film required someone to bluntly deliver explicit lines of dialogue in a mundane … Continue reading
So, from watching two big overblown productions, I’m pleased to announce that I will be reviewing some smaller movies which are much more my tempo. This is because I will be focusing on Laura Linney for these next three posts, a character actress who earned three Oscar nominations throughout the 2000s. Linney is an actress … Continue reading
Johnny Depp is an odd actor to talk about, personal life aside – which I try to keep out of these reviews, his career has been uneven with the actor normally picking high profile roles rather than those that will challenge him. From his initial trilogy of films with Tim Burton to the likes of … Continue reading
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