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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Helen Mirren in “The Queen”

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] Up until Whitney Houston last month, the most distraught I have ever been over a celebrity death was far and away Princess Diana. There have been a plethora of articles recently about … Continue reading

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] To say that Audrey as Holly Golightly is formative is beyond cliche in 2012 but nevertheless, I would be lying if I said she didn’t influence my fashion and my love for … Continue reading

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Paige O’Hara in “Beauty and the Beast”

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] Greatest. Disney. Heroine. Ever! Why? Because she loves to read!

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Natalie Wood in “Splendor in the Grass”

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] I think she’s one of the very best actresses in history, maybe somewhat undervalued by Hollywood at certain points in her career, but she gives this performance her all. I remember being … Continue reading

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Betty Lou Gerson in “101 Dalmatians”

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] Simply and elegantly put by Walt Disney and Co, if she doesn’t scare you, no evil thing will.

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Margaret O’Brien in “Meet Me in St. Louis”

[The following is a guest post by abovethetitle.] Lady T highlighted a kid so I’ll go with one too. One of my earliest childhood memories is watching the VHS of “Meet Me in St. Louis” with my female cousins when … Continue reading

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Carey Mulligan in “An Education”

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] The only things assured in life are death, taxes, and that I will miss a deadline. Not that this in any way reflects my adoration from my “coming of age” pick on … Continue reading

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Elizabeth Olsen in “Martha Marcy May Marlene”

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] I try to feed off Lady T’s lead when possible and since she went with one of this year’s unnominated gems, I will do the same. I mentioned in my “Black Swan” … Continue reading

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Jean Hagen in “Singin’ in the Rain”

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] I felt in the mood for a distinctively comedic performance this time around. “Singin’ in the Rain” is somewhat retro right now, being one of the two films attributed with inspiring the plot … Continue reading

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Holly Hunter in “The Piano”

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] In picking up on Lady T’s theme of performances without a great deal of spoken dialogue, I have chosen to highlight Holly Hunter in “The Piano.” In fact, Hunter’s character Ada McGrath has … Continue reading

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