Best Scene: Being saved by Margot.
4. Michael Wincott in The Crow - Wincott makes the most out of his role by bringing a style and menace with ease, even if it is a limited part.
Best Scene: Gangster meeting.
3. Bokeem Woodbine in Jason's Lyric - Although I don't think he can entirely overcome the weaknesses of his film, Woodbine still is the best element of the film in his passionate and desperate portrayal of a "bad brother".
Best Scene: Rejected gift.
2. Delroy Lindo in Crooklyn - Lindo gives a natural and moving portrayal of a goofy, if somewhat under-qualified, dad and passionate, if not stubborn, musician.
Best Scene: Telling the kids about their mom.
1. Jean-Louis Trintignant in Three Colours: Red - Good prediction RatedRStar. Trintignant gives a brilliant portrayal of curmudgeon slowly finding a way to returning to the loving romantic he once was.
Best Scene: In the theater.
Next: 1970 Lead
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Louis what potential Oscar nominated films won't qualify for your own lineups?
I asked this on the last post, but what's everyone's thoughts on this scene from Netflix's "Castlevania" series?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAfPF9Q8Mfw
I really liked the show myself, and one of the biggest reasons was the character's interactions such as this one.
I think I won the prediction as well (on the predictions lineup) I didn't change anything after the predictions lineup.
Anonymous:
Judas and the Black Messiah (Pretty late to set even a NY/LA date in December)
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
French Exit
Supernova
The Mauritanian
Louis: Please do 10, I'm begging you.
Alec Guinness - Cromwell
Alain Delon - Le Cercle Rouge
Nicol Williamson - The Reckoning
Jason Robards - The Ballad Of Cable Hogue
Tom Courtenay - One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich
James Fox/Mick Jagger - Performance
Richard Harris - The Molly Maguires
Peter Sellers - Hoffman
Lee Marvin - Monte Walsh
RatedRStar: The Passion Of Anna is 1969.
Sanjeev Kumar-Dastak
Raj Kapoor-Mera Naam Joker
Rolf Sohlmam-A Swedish Love Story (Propably the most beloved swedish movie ever made, amazing film.)
To clarify my question on the previous post. What are your thoughts on the super market scene in the hurt locker.
Louis: Ratings and thoughts on any remaining Lead Actor performances you've seen. Supporting performances with a 3.5 or higher and JJL in Mrs. Parker And The Vicious Circle.
And your final 1994 Lead and Supporting Actress Top 20s.
Louis, Williamson, Robards, Guinness, Delon, Fox and Sellers are musts.
Louis: what are your top 11-20 films of 1994 with ratings and your 6-10 directors of the year?
Wow! I almost got the final overall right, if it weren't for the positions of Anglade and Lindo
Bernard Cribbins - The Railway Children
Klaus Kinski in Count Dracula
Richard Harris - The Molly Maguires / A Man Called Horse
Jason Robards - The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Charles Bronson - Rider on the Rain
Cribbins and Kinski are Supporting.
The thing I am most curious about funnily enough is whether the wonderful "Ryans Daughter" will still be Louis favourite film of 1970.
I think 1970 could be a hidden gem warehouse.
RatedRStar: Agreed.
Luke:
Leigh - 4(The film actually caused me not to fully embrace the film which kept too much of kind of a wavering muted tone. Leigh for me didn't fully get beyond her mannerisms, not that is all that I saw within her performance. This as this consistently depressed yet cutting Dorothy Parker. I definitely see what she is going for within the performance, however I never fully embraced it. It felt more of an exercise, partially due to the film's repetitiveness, however I'll say it was a convincing enough exercise as it went. It still stayed as such nonetheless.)
Crowe & Thompson - 4(Both are good in realizing just a strict sincerity in their performance even as the film I don't think entirely elevated itself from its stagy trappings, including directly addressing the audience. The two's chemistry though managed to carry the film in creating a real sense of warmth between the two. This with Crowe not over playing the mannerisms of his character, which were decidedly not typical Crowe, and Thompson just making for this likable goofy dad. Both creating a low key yet still palatable sense of the specific frustrations and grief that come from their lives even as they maintain a certain ease in it all.)
Keaton - (Basically a more comedic version of his turn in Spotlight. Keaton's energy is fantastic here as to be expected and manages to hit the dramatic and comedic notes with ease. A wonderful Keaton turn, fully Keaton energy, that carries the film quite well, which by the way is no Spotlight but is decent enough as a rather forgotten dramedy.)
Dun - (I'll admit the film left me at a complete distance and just never was able to get into its style of satire. Didn't think it was bad but always felt at more than an arms length the performances included.)
Esposito - 4(Basically the performance that I think might've gotten him Gus eventually. This as he brings that sort of quiet menace here, something he really didn't do in most of his early performances. A convincing portrayal of such, though here with a bit more ease and a bit of warmth towards it as just a drug dealer who seems nice but isn't.)
Walsh - 3.5(Just does somewhat slimy lawyer with the right combination of a sort of joyful knowing and a slimy lack of shame within himself as well.)
Quaid - 3.5(Surprising sober work from him that isn't goofy or anything. Surprisingly he actually does straight here pretty well as the pseudo tough street journalist. Quaid bringing a genuine since of sort of dogged conviction with a nice chemistry with Keaton as a guy who seems to similarly understand how to juggle more than a few balls.)
Duvall - 3.5(Some solid work from Duvall in a fairly standard mentor role. Duvall does whatever he can with it though, bringing the sort of quiet toughness but warmth at the same time well. Also doing his best he can in his personal scenes, in granting a poignancy in his character trying to connect with his daughter. Not amazing work, but good work as to be expected.)
1. Rena Owen – Once Were Warriors
2. Lina Fiorentino – The Last Seduction
3. Melanie Lynskey – Heavenly Creatures
4. Kate Winsley – Heavenly Creatures
5. Gong Li – To Live
6. Irene Jacob – Three Colours: Red
7. Toni Collette – Muriel’s Wedding
8. Isabelle Adjani - La Reine Margot
9. Natalie Portman – Leon: The Professional
10. Mia Kirshner – Exotica
11. Winona Ryder – Little Women
12. Kuei Mei Yang – Eat Drink Man Woman
13. Jamie Lee-Curtis - True Lies
14 .Valerie Chow – Chungking Express
15. Kerry Fox – Shallow Grave
16. Chien-lien Wu – Eat Drink Man Woman
17. Faye Wong – Chungking Express
18. Jennifer Jason Leigh - Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
19. Susan Sarandon – The Client
20. Miranda Richardson – Tom & Viv
1. Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell - Once Were Warriors
2. Virna Lisi - La Reine Margot
3. Rachel Griffiths – Muriel’s Wedding
4. Kirsten Dunst – Interview With The Vampire
5. Julianne Moore – Vanya on 42nd Street
6. Uma Thurman – Pulp Fiction
7. Brooke Smith – Vanya on 42nd Street
8. Jennifer Tilly – Bullets Over Broadway
9. Amanda Plummer - Pulp Fiction
10. Sarah Peirse – Heavenly Creatures
11. Alfred Woodard – Crooklyn
12. Ning Ling – In the Heat of the Sun
13. Diane Wiest – Bullets Over Broadway
14. Helen Mirren – The Madness of King George
15. Karin Cartlidge – Before the Rain -
16. Jodie Foster - Maverick
17.Isabella Rossellini – Immortal Beloved
18. Sally Field – Forrest Gump
19. Alberta Watson – Spanking the Monkey
20. Jeanie Drynan – Muriel’s Wedding
Lucas:
11. Leon: The Professional
12. Dumb and Dumber
13. Muriel's Wedding
14. Shallow Grave
15. La Reine Margot
16. Speed
17. Maverick
18. The Madness of King George
19. Three Colours: White
20. Crooklyn
Directors:
6. Peter Jackson - Heavenly Creatures
7. Danny Boyle - Shallow Grave
8. Zhang Yimou - To Live
9. Luc Besson - The Professional
10. Robert Redford - Quiz Show
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