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So I’ve just finished watching season 1. I think it’s quite a good show. To quote Judith Light in her first appearence, “there is something endearing there”.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is really the main reason to watch “Queen America”. She delivers a strong performance, that’s why I’m hopeful for a season 2 to come out.

That being said, this show lacks some pure comedic moments. Yes, they said it was a comedy but actually I felt it was more a drama. Plus, there is something else that disappointed me : the episodes were too short so it was hard to actually feel some empathy to the supporting characters.

Nonetheless, this ending was quite a surprise. It was not what I expected based on the very first episodes. So the feeling of predictability I had has been completely swept away, which is a good point.

Eventually, the fact that they talked about bulimia is also a good point. It’s not very discussed in movies and TV, right ?

I give it a 7/10.

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Spark87 wrote:

I know this is a little off topic, but I was thinking since the recent Michael Douglas’ win… is it just me or the couple Douglas/Zeta-Jones is the most relevant awarded “real life duo” in history? I mean:

– Oscar (Michael Douglas – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest)
– Oscar (Michael Douglas – Wall Street)
– Oscar (Catherine Zeta-Jones – Chicago)
– Tony (Catherine Zeta-Jones – A Little Night Music)
– Emmy (Michael Douglas – Behind the Candelabra)
– Golden Globe (Cecil B. DeMille – Michael Douglas)
– Golden Globe (Michael Douglas – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest)
– Golden Globe (Michael Douglas – Behind the Candelabra)
– Golden Globe (Michael Douglas – The Kominsky Method)
– BAFTA (Catherine Zeta-Jones – Chicago)
– SAG (Ensemble for Traffic)
– SAG (Ensemble for Traffic)
– SAG (Ensemble for Chicago)
– SAG (Catherine Zeta-Jones – Chicago)
– SAG (Michael Douglas – Behind the Candelabra)
– CC (Ensemble for Chicago)
– CC (Catherine Zeta-Jones – Chicago)
– CC (Michael Douglas – Behind the Candelabra)
– Drama Desk (Catherine Zeta-Jones – A Little Night Music)
– Cesar (Michael Douglas – Honorary Cesar)

And I’m not counting all the Satellite Awards and some other minor awards.

Can you imagine that kind of showcase?? OMG

You forgot to mention Michael’s Golden Globes for Romancing the Stone and Wall Street.

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Stegeo wrote:

How disgusting; after snubbing her for Queen America. She’s not the 1st they invite to present having snubbed her. Ik, voters ≠ producers, but still.

Sure she was snubbed … but her husband is nominated. That explains why she is going to present an award.

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#1202719540

Final predictions before tomorrow’s telecast :

Drama Series
Killing Eve

TV Drama Actor
Matthew Rhys, The Americans

TV Drama Actress
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve

Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

TV Comedy Actor
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method

TV Comedy Actress
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

TV Movie/Limited Series
Assassination of Gianni Versace

TV Movie/Limited Series Actor
Darren Criss, Assassination of Gianni Versace

TV Movie/Limited Series Actress
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects

TV Supporting Actor
Henry Winkler, Barry

TV Supporting Actress
Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects

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#1202719527

Now that both Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are listed as presenters, I want a Zorro reunion just to remember how great this movie was.

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#1202719520

Final predictions before tomorrow’s telecast :

Best Film Drama
A Star is Born

Best Film Drama Actress
Lady Gaga, A Star is Born

Best Film Drama Actor
Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born

Best Film Comedy/Musical
Vice

Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress
Olivia Colman, The Favourite

Best Film Comedy/Musical Actor
Christian Bale, Vice

Best Film Supp. Actress
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk

Best Film Supp. Actor
Mahershala Ali, Green Book

Best Film Director
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma

Best Film Screenplay
The Favourite

Best Animated Feature
Incredibles 2

Best Foreign Language Film
Roma

Best Score
Mary Poppins Returns

Best Song
Shallow, A Star is Born

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#1202699400

So happy for Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin. They kill it in “The Kominsky Method”.

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Following last Thursday’s nomination announcement, here are my early December predictions :

Drama series
Homecoming

TV Drama actor
Matthew Rhys, The Americans

TV Drama actress
Julia Roberts, Homecoming

TV Comedy series
The Kominsky Method

TV Comedy actor
Bill Hader, Barry

TV Comedy actress
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

TV Movie/Limited Series
The Assassination of Gianni Versace : American Crime Story

TV Movie/Limited Series actor
Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace : American Crime Story

TV Movie/Limited Series actress
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects

TV Supporting actor
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method

TV Supporting actress
Penelope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace : American Crime Story

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#1202691536

Michael Douglas is nominated ! So well deserved ! Glad to see Alan Arkin among the nominees too.

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#1202677021

I have only watched the pilot but based on that first episode, I can say that Mickey D is probably going to be nominated at the Globes. It’s great acting and I like how they put the humor about getting old.

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#1202651463

I like that trailer … I disagree with you, it doesn’t look awful.
I’m truly confident that this show is deeper than what it looks at first sight.

The fact that the AFI Film Festival has added this show to its lineup makes me very confident about its quality.
So I bet both Douglas and Arkin will get nominated at the Globes.

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#1202647752

Here are my early predictions for the 2019 Golden Globes (TV) :

Drama Series
Killing Eve
The Handmaid’s Tale
Pose
Westworld
The Americans

TV Drama Actor
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor
Stephan James, Homecoming
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

TV Drama Actress
Julia Roberts, Homecoming
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Jodie Whittaker, Doctor Who

Or Elizabeth Olsen for “Sorry for your loss”

Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Barry
Atlanta
The Kominsky Method
Black-ish

TV Comedy Actor
Bill Hader, Barry
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Jim Carrey, Kidding
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
William H. Macy, Shameless

TV Comedy Actress
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Alison Brie, GLOW
Issa Rae, Insecure
Jennifer Garner, Camping
Maya Rudolph, Forever

Or Catherine Zeta-Jones for “Queen America”

TV Movie/Limited Series
The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Maniac
The Tale
Sharp Objects
The Romanoffs

TV Movie/Limited Series Actor
Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Jonah Hill, Maniac
Benicio Del Toro, Escape at Dannemora
Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso
Al Pacino, Paterno

TV Movie/Limited Series Actress
Emma Stone, Maniac
Laura Dern, The Tale
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects
Regina King, Seven Seconds
Hayley Atwell, Howards End

TV Supporting Actor
Edgar Ramirez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Henry Winkler, Barry
Ricky Martin, The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta

TV Supporting Actress
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects
Penelope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Judith Light, The Assassination of Gianni Versace

Or Judith Light for “Queen America”

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#1202474705

So I’ve finally watched it. “Cocaine Godmother” is a proper approach of the life of Griselda Blanco. There are some strong scenes, especially between Griselda and Carolina. I found Zeta-Jones good in the part. But the movie is too short. Let’s see what’s next for Catherine. I hope she will find more juicy parts in the future.

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#1202472514

In France, where I live, the movie is not yet available so I can’t give an opinion about the movie because I was not able to watch it.

But like Giuseppe just wrote before me, there were only two reviews published … these reviews are very negative about the movie. I read them very carefully and, in my opinion, these journalists wanted to hate the movie right before they were able to watch it. They made a big bla, bla, bla about whitewashing … but what about a Mexican Oscar winner directing the movie ? What about this cast and crew being mostly latin ? … and yet of course that bias against Lifetime. So I really question the impartiality of these journalists. Are they being politically correct because it’s in tune with the times ? When you only focus on the main star not being Colombian and you’re not mentionning the diversity of the rest of the cast, are you really fair ? By the way, does Zeta-Jones really look like a typical Welsh woman ?

Eventually, I would like to add that viewers seem to have mostly enjoyed the movie and Catherine’s performance. Will it be sufficient to get awards ? I don’t think so. Hollywood is so politically correct … They don’t care about quality of movies. It’s all about quotas. It’s my opinion. I am very open to reading your answers.

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#1202437988

Thank you all for sharing your lists.

My personal TOP is the following :

1) “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, directed by <Milos Forman>
2) “Traffic”, directed by <Steven Soderbergh>
3) “The Untouchables”, directed by <Brian De Palma>
4) “Kill Bill : Volume 1”, directed by <Quentin Tarantino>
5) “The Hill”, directed by <Sidney Lumet>
6) “No Country for Old Men”, directed by <Joel and Ethan Coen>
7) “Zodiac”, directed by <David Fincher>
8) “Cinema Paradiso”, directed by <Giuseppe Tornatore>
9) “The Silence of the Lambs”, directed by <Jonathan Demme>
10) “The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King”, directed by <Peter Jackson>

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