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Mickmack wrote:

Ray Liotta not getting nominated for Henry Hill is the biggest travesty in Oscar history!

That was probably a result of two factors:

1. Liotta was 36 at the time, so he probably suffered from the whole ‘slap the stud’ syndrome as the academy (which mainly consists of old men) don’t usually like to award 20/30-something year olds in the Best Actor category.

2. Not just the Oscars, but Ray Liotta didn’t really gain any traction anywhere for his performance in Goodfellas (just a couple of nods from Critics groups, and that was it). His absence from the major precursors that year might’ve been the signal that Goodfellas was not winning Best Picture.

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The winners of this year’s Oliver Awards will be announced on October 25th in a special programme hosted by Jason Manford and broadcast on ITV and Magic Radio.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Olivier-Awards-Will-Be-Announced-in-a-Special-Programme-on-25-October-20200928

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I have just finished watching Nomadland through a virtual screening from the New York Film Festival. Before I go into my thoughts, let me say that this a movie that’s been getting tons of acclaim from critics, though it’ll likely be seen as overhyped by casual audiences. It wouldn’t surprise me if people feel “That was it? Nothing happened!” by the end of the film. That’s not to say I fall exactly into that category, but I can understand why certain people may end up feeling that way.

As for my thoughts, director Chloé Zhao approaches the story more as a documentary with Frances McDormand’s character serving as the audience surrogate. It is through Fern’s eyes that we the audience join her on the journey she takes throughout the film. Overall, I found Nomadland to be quite a compelling character study.

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Glenn Close, Laura Linney, Patti LuPone and More Set For ANGELS IN AMERICA Benefit Performance

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Off-Broadway’s Acclaimed ‘Cambodian Rock Band’ Sets Post-Pandemic Tour

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Reading the book was exactly what we did before watching the 2001 version. Though I later did see the original TV movie on Netflix a few years ago.

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^Gale Sayers was also portrayed by Mekhi Phifer in the 2001 TV version, which I remember watching in middle school.

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Alan Arkin Not Returning To ‘The Kominsky Method’ for Netflix Series’ Third & Final Season

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Brenda Meeks wrote:

Adding WSS & Ariana DeBose to my 2022 predictions

WSS vs In the Heights: Round 2

I still have my doubts about the new West Side Story being much of a major awards contender. Despite a couple of recent retellings like A Star is Born and Little Women receiving Best Picture nominations, they were still punished a bit by the industry because they were stories people have seen on film countless times before. With West Side Story in particular, the 1961 version not only swept the Oscars, but it’s still considered an all time classic to this day. You also have a number of people questioning whether or not a reboot even feels necessary. Plus, if Emily Blunt couldn’t get nominated for taking on a character that previously won Julie Andrews an Oscar, I doubt Ariana DeBose is going to do so following in the footsteps of Rita Moreno no matter how good she’ll end up being.

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Disney has officially delayed Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story by almost a whole year. It will now be released on December 10th, 2021 (which will be almost 2 months after the 1961 classic celebrates its 60th anniversary).
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/black-widow-west-side-story-eternals-release-date-delay-1234773491/

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Disney has officially delayed Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story by almost a whole year. It will now be released on December 10th, 2021 (which will be almost 2 months after the 1961 classic celebrates its 60th anniversary).
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/black-widow-west-side-story-eternals-release-date-delay-1234773491/

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The Met Cancels 2020-21 Season, Announces Plans for 2021-22

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Billy Porter, Anais Mitchell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Tyler Perry Picked for TIME100

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Jeffrey Kare wrote:

Heidi Schreck’s Tony nominated play, What the Constitution Means to Me, which was taped in its final week on Broadway last year by filmmaker Marielle Heller, will debut on Amazon Prime Video on October 16th.
https://ew.com/theater/what-the-constitution-means-to-me-film-amazon/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly_entertainmentweekly&utm_content=new&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=5f63b8e907a5400001300d52

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME Film Will Screen at Woodstock Film Festival

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Here are the following performances I can think of off the top of my head that deserved Oscar nods:

Willem Dafoe in The Last Temptation of Christ
Robert De Niro in Goodfellas
Ben Kingsley in Hugo
Ray Liotta in Goodfellas
Jack Nicholson in The Departed
Nick Nolte in Cape Fear

By the way, I’d like to add that I literally just re-watched Goodfellas last night. Not only is it one of my favorite Scorsese pictures, but of all his losses at the Oscars prior to The Departed, that is the one to me stings the most. In my opinion, Dances with Wolves shouldn’t even been nominated for anything (at least above the line). I just found that movie to be such a chore to sit through. Goodfellas hands down should’ve swept the Oscars that year. Not because it’s by far more remembered today, but because it’s a much better movie than Dances with Wolves.

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