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
The Supporting Actor Oscar is an interesting prize, sometimes it’s bestowed on former leading men who have taken on a smaller role in the ensemble whilst sometimes it honours character actors who steal the show from their more notorious co-stars. Michael Shannon is certainly part of the latter category as, even though he has headlined … Continue reading
As I theorised in my last post, some of these Best Director nominated-films are just too quirky to ever be considered a Best Picture candidate. But in some cases there doesn’t seem to be any reason to justify why the film I’m watching didn’t receive a Best Picture nomination. A perfect example is The Truman … Continue reading
After winning Best Picture for Unforgiven, Oscar’s love affair with Clint Eastwood would continue into the next decade. The next two posts will look at two of those three films with the third being covered later on. Continue reading
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