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Formative Performances: Anna Chlumsky in “My Girl”
The next performance I want to write about is one that’s close to my heart in a weird way. When I was a wee lass, I was obsessed with My Girl. I don’t even remember when and where I saw … Continue reading
Formative 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
Formative Performances: Charlize Theron in “Young Adult”
2011 was a great year for women in film, with respected, established actresses and exciting newcomers getting chances to stretch themselves and play different kinds of characters. Of the many strong lead female performances I watched last year, my favorite … Continue reading
Formative 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
Formative Performance: Marisa Tomei in “My Cousin Vinny”
I love me a good sass-mouthed broad, and there are few characters I’ve seen that fit the description more than Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny. People were not happy when Marisa Tomei won the Academy Award for Best … Continue reading
Formative 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
Formative Performances: Mary Stuart Masterson in “Benny and Joon”
As the sister and co-guardian of an adult man with autism, I am equally fascinated and repelled by movies that have disabled characters at their center. I loved Rain Man when I was a kid, and I still love Dustin … Continue reading
Formative Performances: Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] I am obsessed with today’s entry. There is usually one performance per year that I simply can’t get enough of and last year was all about Natalie Portman in “Black Swan.” Her Nina … Continue reading
Formative Performances: Pam Grier in “Jackie Brown”
It’s Day 5 of Women’s History Month, and I need y’all to sit your a**es down and shut the f**k up and listen to me talk about Jackie Brown. I’ve talked about Jackie Brown before. She’s the title character of … Continue reading
Formative Performances: Bette Davis in “All About Eve”
[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] Perhaps the greatest film of all-time about show business, there are simply not enough superlatives in the OED to hurl at Bette Davis in “All About Eve.” At her snarky best, Davis’s … Continue reading