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March 20, 2019 at 4:35 pm #1202823641
Julie Walters or Imelda Staunton make the most sense.
Would love to see Julie do it actually as the character would force her to underplay which isn’t usually her forte.
ReplyJanuary 5, 2019 at 5:49 am #1202719311Peggy Lee
Doris DayJudy Garland had plenty of charting albums. Her successful singles were before the time of the Hot 100.
Theodore Bikel had a very long, successful recording career but not sure if he appeared on the singles chart.
ReplySeptember 26, 2018 at 3:44 pm #1202641883<p>More often than not, Scarlett Johansson solo vehicles flop. Lucy is actually looking more and more like an anomaly in it’s box office success.</p> <p>Black Widow is not integral to the success of Marvel movies. She’s on the level of Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye or Anthony Mackie as Falcon. A good team member, but not Captain America, Thor, Black Panther or Iron Man.</p> <p>I feel like Saldana has the type of name recignition and cover girl appeal that the likes of Johansson gets paid for. Saldana may not be the most important member of any franchise she’s part of, but all these franchises get their money’s worth in the promotion, magazine covers and whatnot that Saldana provides. I feel Saldana should not be much behind Johansson in the pay scale. Neither are real draws, but they earn their keep with their celebrity and cover girl looks. Media always want to interview them, thus drawing eyes and attention onto the projects.</p> <p>And I feel llike if she was white and a key part of so many billion dollar franchises, studios would not hesitate to pay her like Johansson. Johansson probably has tougher agents negothating on her behalf. But Saldana is getting sold short.</p>
I agree but Johansson has been an established leading lady for nearly 20 years. Her role in Marvel movies is totally inessential but she already had big name recognition before she was cast which isn’t true of Saladana who most people have never seen in anything outside of these films.
Scarlett Johansson is a star in a way Zoe Saldana isnt. Not saying that’s fair or correct but it is a fact.
ReplySeptember 25, 2018 at 1:07 pm #1202641198Whilst getting paid less than Karen Gillian is totally insulting the problem for Saldana is that she absolutely no one goes to see a film because she is in it.
She appears in 3 franchises that have huge fan bases but has never starred in anything remotely resembling a hit outside of them. In fact she’s had a string of total flops.
None of the franchises are dependent on her participation and she’s not a box office draw outside of them.
The amounts discussed sound outrageous but if she’s willing to accept them then what’s the incentive for studios to pay more?
ReplyMarch 12, 2018 at 4:36 pm #1202512164Y’all know that Glenda Jackson is back in the game and coming to Broadway next March to grab that Triple Crown.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/theater/glenda-jackson-three-tall-women.html
I actually saw her in King Lear last year.
I left at the intermission!
You’re late to the party peeps.
ReplyOctober 17, 2017 at 12:59 pm #1202240722This one has BOMB written all over it. Ever Cher wont be able to save it. And who would’ve thought that there were more ABBA songs than the ones already covered in part 1.
I assume you’re American? To the rest of the world ABBA’s whole back catalogue is made up of stone cold classics. Their ABBA Gold album has sold over 30 million copies. It’s the 2nd biggest selling album in UK history. More than Sgt Peppers.
As for this film I’m torn. On the one hand Cher is the greatest person to have ever lived, on the other Mamma Mia is without a doubt the worst film ever made. Maybe those 2 things can cancel each other out. At least they’ve got a new director.
ReplyJune 22, 2017 at 2:21 pm #1202130363Because it was absolute clap trap. Some ridiculous modern interpretation that seemed to be set in an airport. Had absolutely no idea what was going on. It was 3 1/2 hours long. Just couldn’t face it.
Had a fantastic cast (Jane Horrocks, Celia Imrie, Rhys Ifan’s etc) and Glenda was great (Obvs) but I decided I could now say I’d seen her on the stage and life was too short to continue.
ReplyJune 20, 2017 at 12:58 pm #1202127542Y’all know that Glenda Jackson is back in the game and coming to Broadway next March to grab that Triple Crown.
I actually saw her in King Lear last year.
I left at the intermission!
ReplyOctober 10, 2016 at 12:21 pm #1201933864He’s only a narrow frontrunner and it’s still early days, so I wouldn’t look into it too much. Do you think he will in fact be nominated?
I think he’s in. I’m not suggesting he won’t get nominated just that when more people see the film they will have more reservations about a win. Currently I think he’s the front runner because they will want to reward Moonlight somewhere and the Supporting categories are often where that happens when the bigger awards don’t seem likely.
ReplyOctober 8, 2016 at 6:15 am #1201933287I did TIFF and LFF.
I’ll have seen everything available by the ensnof the week. Just come out of La La Land. Elle this eve Manchester tomorrow. Jackie, Loving and Birth in Toronto.
#Dedication
ReplyOctober 7, 2016 at 11:15 am #1201933118I’ve just seen Moonlight and liked it a lot without lovin it.
It’s hard to articulate some of my misgivings without using spoilers so will wait until it’s been more widely viewed to properly discuss.
I’d heard that it was really sad but I actually found it ultimately rather lovely.
The one observation I can make is that I’m surprised by Mahershala Ali’s current S.Actor front runner status. He’s perfectly good in the film but there are no Lead Actors and at least another 3 Supporting who are equally good if not better. There is also one very big reason that I feel his chances are less than people are anticipating which I won’t go into now.
Harris is great (Especially when you hear the circumstances of her filming that she just explained in the Q&A) but the character has a definite lack of back story which leaves it feeling very one dimensional.
I suspect it’s going to get lots of nominations and there will be a big outcry if it doesn’t.
ReplyJuly 12, 2015 at 6:56 am #189673Oh that’s ridiculous. You can’t judge Gone With The Wind by today’s standards. It’s message is obviously problematic now but it’s a fabulous film. The very pinnacle of Hollywood film making and no revisionist appraisal can change that.
I’ve seen almost every Best Picture winner and whilst some early ones (Broadway Melody, Cimarron, Cavalcade etc) are outdated and creaky they still have charm and I can’t dismiss them outright (I also haven’t seen them for 20 years so am relying on memory and may be wrong).
I actually like The Greatest Show On Earth although maybe it was just nothing like as bad as I had been lead to believe.
The film I despise above all others is The Hurt Locker. Literally the most boring film I have ever had to sit through. Not really a film more a collection of set pieces linked together with some barrack room high jinx. No plot at all. I would have preferred Avatar won and I absolutely hated Avatar.
A Beautiful Mind is terrible as well.
And just so you can all hate me.
Crash is a wonderful film. Much better than Brokeback Mountain, a film I watched 3 times and still don’t get at all.
How Green Is My Valley deservedly won over Citizen Kane (Along with Vertigo the most ridiculously over praised film ever).
Oliver is the best movie musical of all time (Until Hairspray).
That’s all.
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