China Beach I know is on DVD, but not on streaming. I’m sure it has to do with music rights. It took a long time for it to end up on DVD at all. Streaming I guess would be a different set of contracts for music. I did used to have the China Beach soundtrack CD. I loved that CD so dang much.

I voted for Run because the writing was horrid. It could have and should have been so much better. It wasted a great performance by Wever on a mess of a script and plotting.

I didn’t vote for The Politician because I haven’t watched season 2. I didn’t vote for Hollywood because I knew it’d be disappointing and that’s what I got. But Ryan Murphy…[Read more]

This is so very true. Barb became so popular for a lot of folks, even though she was trying to keep her best friend from getting some lol

My guess would be the filming locations. Raising Hope shot in LA while The Good Wife shot in New York. Martha, being the star, probably could make time as easily. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! I loved her as Patti Nyholm. But also, Alicia took on different types of clients the last couple of seasons, so probably it was tougher to write…[Read more]

Martha Plimpton was NOT a coattail nom. She was fantastic on The Good Wife and should have had multiple noms. Makeup nomination for not being nominated for seasons 1 & 2? Maybe. Coattail, never. Sorry, I’m sensitive about my Martha 🙂

Well, this devolved into anarchy at a much slower rate than I imagined.

I think this could be interesting. Stewart does tortured and introverted well, and folks tend to forget she has won a Cesar award and critics awards for Clouds of Sils Maria.

However, I’m in the Gold Derby minority in that I didn’t love Jackie, so I will be interested in…[Read more]

Did anyone watch the animated special? I did and I thought it was good. The writing was very sharp and extremely timely. Rita Moreno is still a superstar, even in animated form.

Women:
1. Gilda Radner
2. Molly Shannon
3. Maya Rudolph

Men:
1. Phil Hartman
2. John Belushi
3. Dana Carvey

So very very thrilled!

Jacki Weaver fits the pattern but it really wasn’t out of nowhere. She won at NBR and LA and came in 3rd at the National Society of Film Critics, plus got noms at the Globes and Critics Choice.

The 90s had a few of these that fit the pattern.

Supporting Actress:
Marisa Tomei – My Cousin Vinny (a rare pattern WINNER!)
Mare Winningham -…[Read more]

I think Lily would make a great younger Audrey, but James not Collins.

I watched season 4 of 13 Reasons Why. Seriously, WHY! It should have stopped after 1, matching the book (yes I read it). The performers are talented but that writing. I mean Riverdale may even would get embarrassed by it.

I just watched episode 1 and it was more intriguing than I thought. I didn’t know what tone it would take. I liked the tone it took. The family stuff was more somber and the show was looser and funnier. Does Michael Sheen get more during the major’s time in the chair. I think a performance like this could gain some awards traction. I could see it…[Read more]

I just finished it. I like that it was different than season 1 because it was a different story. Monae did a good solid job anchoring the story, but James and Chau were the standouts. I think Monae’s role had a lot of reactionary moments, but when she was driving the action, she was stellar. I loved the bits of Chris Cooper in there as well. The…[Read more]

Yep, he’s the only main Tevye who was younger, but he could play older. Jake still looks young in the face. Now he’d be perfect for a Little Shop reboot (although Rick and Ellen are perfection so no need) or Sunday In the Park adaptation, maybe Company. Just don’t see him as Tevye. I’m not sure if I have watched the movie all the way through but…[Read more]

I was trying to think what I would have voted as the 5th and I think I’d go with In & Out. It would have been great to back up Joan Cusack’s nomination with a screenplay nod as well.

I love Jake and he needs a big musical role, but this one doesn’t feel like it. It is probably because all previous Tevye have looked older and Jake still looks awful young. Could he pull it off? I feel like they’d try for the very non-Jewish Hugh Jackman first, but might I suggest Robert Downey, Jr?

Nomination? I could live with that. Win? No. I think if Cameron was just a co-writer on Titanic, that maybe would have helped him get a screenplay nomination. The nominators may have thought it was just too much, when screenplay was one of the weakest parts of the film (yeah, along with Zane). Good Will Hunting was always going to win because of…[Read more]

Aww, that’s what I was afraid of. He deserves to be pushed by the show much more than Brown.

I went with Zegen by just a little bit. I think the fact that he’s been on the show for 3 seasons now and you can see the progression of his character really helps. Plus, his scenes with Stephanie Hsu were wonderful.

McClain was very good but they…[Read more]

Why not Kevin Pollak? I thought he was wonderfully brash and a great foil to Shalhoub in season 3.