tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post2202994563925593759..comments2023-03-31T06:04:55.879-04:00Comments on Marion Cotillard's Road to Oscar©: I'll bite - Best Supporting ActressDorothy Porkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11787876102077401603noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-11183752988251035132008-02-20T23:28:00.000-05:002008-02-20T23:28:00.000-05:00http://www.thefilmexperience.net/Awards/2007/actre...http://www.thefilmexperience.net/Awards/2007/actress.html<BR/><BR/>VOTE FOR MARION THERE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-21594339894568023602008-02-20T15:12:00.000-05:002008-02-20T15:12:00.000-05:00I like your comments.I have high hopes for Ronan.....I like your comments.<BR/><BR/>I have high hopes for Ronan...I think she's got a real strong future ahead of her. She gave an incredibly mature performance in a very challenging role.<BR/><BR/>And Dee wasn't bad, but I would never have imagined she'd get the accolades she has for her performance.<BR/><BR/>I know Bob Dylan's physicality, and I know his voice, so I think Blanchett did a decent job there, but the segment as a whole was a tired exercise and she just wasn't able to rise above it. It tried too hard to be obscure and wacky, and I don't feel as though I got anything from it. I guess I just don't feel strongly for the performance either way -- I don't love or like it, but I don't hate it. I'm rather indifferent towards it, I guess.<BR/><BR/>And yes, I think the maneuver the Weinstein Co. pulled is disrespectful to Todd Haynes, to the film's crew, to Cate Blanchett, and to the rest of the ensemble.<BR/><BR/>Ryan, for me, left me confused like Blanchett did, but unlike Blanchett, she gave a very provocative performance. She leaves you confused and bewildered, but questioning, thinking, wondering. There was, forgive me, a rather hollow feel to Blanchett that left me unsatisfied, it didn't help me to understand the man at all, and the segment was structured in a way that it almost felt like Haynes doesn't WANT people to question it. You should just accept it for its obscurity and move on with it. With Ryan, she fleshes out her character fully, and while you never quite understand her, you WANT to. That is the major difference for me.<BR/><BR/>Not that you asked, haha.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341688032767349695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-33076179629821749112008-02-20T14:40:00.000-05:002008-02-20T14:40:00.000-05:00I'm hoping for Saoirse, such conviction and steely...I'm hoping for Saoirse, such conviction and steely reserve in a challenging role (though there may be some patriotism in there too ;P) I think while Redgrave was very touching and classy - she relied on all the emotional investment of the rest of the film and of course the powerful score and imagery in the final scene. Both Ryan and Dee were breaths of fresh air in their respective films but I totally agree that Ryan was far more substantial and brilliant - so much nuance and disgusting charisma - I wish she'd been in it more, and I can't believe this woman played Chris Cooper's wife in Capote. Lol. As for Tilda? Well I've yet to see her - but very interesting from the clips I've seen on YouTube. I am rather a fan of Cate Blanchett's performance - because while it's true that I didn't feel anything emotionally for her character (or really anyone in the film) - her spot-on mannerisms, comedic chutzpah and extraordinary way of relating obscure ideas - it really was a gift. Her section of the film is probably the most accessible and exciting actually - though I am a fan of Ledger's and Franklin's storylines. It really is a dense and bewildering experience on the whole, and I agree it's sort of cheap and disrespectful of the Weinsteins to butcher Haynes' film and post it on YouTube like that for the sake of another Cate victory. <BR/><BR/>Oops. Didn't mean to turn this into an essay. Anyway - I really think this category is anybody's game. It's very exciting!Eoghan McQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315814561142969541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-24608130003221362472008-02-20T10:21:00.000-05:002008-02-20T10:21:00.000-05:00I think she was the best.Though I've yet to see Sw...I think she was the best.<BR/><BR/>Though I've yet to see Swinton.<BR/><BR/>I'm really pulling for Ryan to take it. She so deserves it.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341688032767349695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-33956102603525063942008-02-20T10:19:00.000-05:002008-02-20T10:19:00.000-05:00I'm glad we both predicted Ryan!I'm glad we both predicted Ryan!Dorothy Porkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787876102077401603noreply@blogger.com