Vanessa Redgrave in Coriolanus, with Harry Fenn as the young Caius Martius, later known as Coriolanus. In actor-turned-director Ralph Fiennes’ modern-day film version of William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, veteran Vanessa Redgrave plays Volumnia, the mother of the title character (played by…
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Javier Bardem: Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winner for Joel and Ethan Coen’s ‘No Country for Old Men.’ Javier Bardem Academy Award winner Javier Bardem was the year’s Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winner for his performance as a merciless…
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Sarah Polley, Tamara Jenkins, Julie Christie At the 2008 Oscar luncheon at the Beverly Hilton hotel on Monday, Academy president Sid Ganis remarked that “regardless of those circumstances, which are beyond our control, we will be presenting the awards as…
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No Country for Old Men with Javier Bardem: “Critical thinking.” Needless to say, an Academy Award nomination isn’t necessarily an indication of overwhelming critical acclaim; on the other hand, overwhelming critical acclaim, especially during awards season, does have a correlation…
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No Country for Old Men with Josh Brolin. Joel and Ethan Coen’s somber, brutal thriller is easily this awards season’s top Best Film choice. Besides Josh Brolin, the cast includes Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Woody Harrelson, and Kelly Macdonald.…
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Julie Christie in Away from Her. The top Best Actress pick of 2007 by U.S.-based film critics groups, veteran Julie Christie (Doctor Zhivago, Far from the Madding Crowd) brings to life a woman slowly losing her memory – and her…
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Julie Christie: Best Actress in Away from Her. In Sarah Polley’s Canadian drama Away from Her, National Board of Review Best Actress winner Julie Christie plays a woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, which takes her increasingly away from husband Gordon…