One of WWII pin-up girl Betty Grable’s most popular movies, Coney Island is nonetheless a routine musical, set at the turn of the century. Backed by George Montgomery, Grable plays an entertainer who becomes a star, but then has to compete with the romantic rival, played by Caesar Romero. The songs are by Ralph Rainger […]
Oscar 2013: Oscar-Caliber Roles for Women
September 8, 2013 by
The fall film festivals, Venice, Telluride, and Toronto, have served as launching pads for Oscar-caliber movies and performances.
Oscar 2013: August, Osage County
September 7, 2013 by
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY tells the dark, often funny, deeply touching story of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name […]
White Lies (2013): New Zealand Oscar Entry from John Branett (‘Whale Rider’)
September 7, 2013 by
WHITE LIES is from the award-winning producer of the Oscar-nominated Whale Rider John Barnett and written and directed by Dana Rotberg. The film is based on the novella ‘Medicine Woman’ by Witi Ihimaera, also the author of the novel ‘Whale Rider’.
Oscar Actors: Evans, Edith (Nominee)–Background, Career, Awards
September 6, 2013 by
Between 1964 and 1968, Edith Evans was nominated for three Academy Awards. She received the New York Critics Award and and Best Actress nomination for The Whisperers, in 1967.
