LUPITA NYONG’O won the 2013 Supporting Actress Oscar for playing Patsey the slave in 12 Years a Slave.
Oscar Movies: Sweet Dreams (1985)–Jessica Lange Stunning as Patsy Cline
August 19, 2014 by
In this sharply executed and enjoyable biopicture, directed by Britihs filmmaker Karel Reisz (Isadora) and scripted by Robert Getchell (Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore), Jessica Lange stunningly portrays Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.
Oscar Actors: Reynolds, Debbie, SAG Life Achievement Award 2014
August 18, 2014 by
Debbie Reynolds has been named the 51st recipient of the SAG Life Achievement Award for her career and humanitarian accomplishments.
Oscar Movies: Moon Is Blue, The (1953): Preminger’s Audacious Comedy
August 14, 2014 by
This verbose and harmless comedy was one of the most controversial films of the 1950s, due to the fact that egomaniac director Otto Preminger decided to shoot the play as written, retaining such words as “virgin,” “seduce,” and “mistress” in the script. At the center is a triangle: A young chaste TV-commercial actress named Patty […]
Oscar Actors: Bacall, Lauren–Hollywood and Broadway Star (and Bogart’s Last Wife) Dies at 89
August 12, 2014 by
In the end, Lauren Bacall was more accomplished as a stage personality rather than screen actress.
