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STPFilmarchive: December 2008
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008. Michelle Williams and the Ellipses of Wendy and Lucy. In the melancholy world of Wendy and Lucy, meaning is conveyed more through looks and gestures than words. That’s key, given the plot turns on the relationship between down-on-her-luck Wendy, subtly portrayed by Michelle Williams, and Lucy, a lean and tan mutt with soulful brown eyes. We can’t know the full story between the two, but their affection is palatable. With her hair dyed brown, Williams is nearly unrecognizable in...
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STPFilmarchive: May 2007
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007. Oscar Addiction 101 (archive). By Susan Thea Posnock. By Susan Thea Posnock. The transformation is complete. After years of following the Academy Awards on a recreational basis, the Oscars have officially consumed me. I even know the exact moment it happened: Standing in front of the partygoers at Nathaniel of The Film Experience's annual Oscar bash as Effie from Dreamgirls, just moments before Jennifer Hudson would go on to win her Oscar for the role. A Never (If you checked this ...
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STPFilmarchive: Kazakhstan Gets its Glory with Mongol
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008. Kazakhstan Gets its Glory with Mongol. A year ago, British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s Oscar-nominated Borat made Kazakhstan the butt of a massive joke. The “glorious nation” was not amused. In true cinematic fashion, this year’s Oscars offer a chance for redemption. For the first time ever, the country has a Best Foreign Language nominee with Mongol. That bad press has been generated by those on the losing side of his military victories, such as China, India, Iran, and Russi...
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STPFilmarchive: The Second Annual Poscars
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008. The Second Annual Poscars. By Susan Thea Posnock. Even as the fate of this year’s Oscar ceremony hangs in the balance between the glitzy and the clips-y, fans of the former can breathe a deep sigh of relief: The Second Annual Poscars will take place as scheduled. Individual nominees are invited to join me for beers and burgers (the veggie kind if necessary) at Big Nick’s Burger Joint (pictured above) on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on Feb. 17. Afterward, Jam...Atonement: ...
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STPFilmarchive: December 2007
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Saturday, December 15, 2007. By Susan Thea Posnock. Viggo Mortensen is missing. Yes, that actor on the screen looks like him—and he certainly possesses the same quiet assurance when he speaks and physicality when he fights. But more like a magician than actor, he has disappeared into the world of. As much as I’ve admired his work before—in movies like my beloved. The Lord of the Rings. A Walk on the Moon. A History of Violence. Column, “Diary of a Hobbit Fiend,” will be surprised to know that...He was ea...
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STPFilmarchive: STP Talks!
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008. Recently, I had a chance to TALK film online versus just writing about it when my friend Nathaniel at The Film Experience. Asked me to participate in an Oscar nominations discussion as part of his new podast feature. Joe Reid of Low Resolution. The segment follows an interview Nat conducted with 12-time sound Oscar nominee Greg P. Russell, who is up for another sound Oscar this year for the. Download the conversation here. Tuesday, January 29, 2008. In Search of a Masterpiece.
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STPFilmarchive: Doubt's Beautiful Ambiguity
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Monday, December 1, 2008. At a recent SAG screening of Doubt. Writer/director John Patrick Shanley said the film—based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning play—is about “the pain and experience of being alive, and that you can’t be certain and yet you have to live.” No doubt about it. The story takes place in 1964 at Catholic school in the Bronx, where a nun grows suspicious that a charismatic priest has developed an inappropriate relationship with a student. The crux of the film is that Doubt. Streep’s ...
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STPFilmarchive: Michelle Williams and the Ellipses of Wendy and Lucy
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008. Michelle Williams and the Ellipses of Wendy and Lucy. In the melancholy world of Wendy and Lucy, meaning is conveyed more through looks and gestures than words. That’s key, given the plot turns on the relationship between down-on-her-luck Wendy, subtly portrayed by Michelle Williams, and Lucy, a lean and tan mutt with soulful brown eyes. We can’t know the full story between the two, but their affection is palatable. With her hair dyed brown, Williams is nearly unrecognizable in...
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STPFilmarchive: February 2008
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Saturday, February 23, 2008. The “big night” has come and gone. No, not that “big night,” the other “big night.” Last Saturday I presented the Poscars at an exclusive, invite-only soiree on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. For the five of you sitting on the edge of your seats awaiting the results, I present the first ever “PoscarCast Semi-Live Blog.”. 6:00 PM: Nobody has arrived yet, but I’ll give out a few awards and the first Honorary Poscar to kick off the festivities. And the Poscar goes to…. The second ...
