tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post7491888894139362767..comments2023-12-06T09:39:43.731-05:00Comments on StinkyLulu: Supporting Actress Smackdown - 1953StinkyLuluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11765533714740641857noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-15754352704837545612008-06-29T02:44:00.000-04:002008-06-29T02:44:00.000-04:00In retrospect, I would give Kelly two stars, Page ...In retrospect, I would give Kelly two stars, Page four, and Rambeau three. I am still dumbstruck by Reed's cruddiness, and Ritter is still the best for me by far.Slaytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788927670985682471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-56028053231185561632008-04-29T10:11:00.000-04:002008-04-29T10:11:00.000-04:00Obviously, I absolutely disagree about Page. From...Obviously, I absolutely disagree about Page. From my perspective, it's an intelligent, measured performance. However, I completely concur on Rambeau - see her do the same schtick with more humanity in <I>Primrose Path</I>.StinkyLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765533714740641857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-3042857013294631182008-04-29T09:59:00.000-04:002008-04-29T09:59:00.000-04:00I just caught Hondo and Torch Song and I found bot...I just caught <I>Hondo</I> and <I>Torch Song</I> and I found both Page and Rambeau complete wastes as nominees. Page pretty much stood there, reading lines, being constantly overridden by John Wayne hamming it up more than I've ever seen. There was no connection, it seems, to the character and the performance suffers. I still can't quite believe Rambeau was nominated for that crap role and Dame Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684030137746709310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-86597598162732547702008-04-29T01:31:00.000-04:002008-04-29T01:31:00.000-04:00Agreed Ken. Jean Hagen, Shelley Winters, Kim Hunte...Agreed Ken. Jean Hagen, Shelley Winters, Kim Hunter? Thelma's movies or celebrity status can't compete with theirs for those years.The Jaded Armchair Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511211427198395696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-42432004129281907642008-04-28T09:31:00.000-04:002008-04-28T09:31:00.000-04:00NICK: It's a conspiracy, you know. JS: As Ken o...NICK: It's a conspiracy, you know. <BR/><BR/>JS: As Ken once noted, one of the greater disservices the Academy did to Thelma Ritter was to leave much of her best work unnominated.StinkyLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765533714740641857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-61483729565543303652008-04-28T09:25:00.000-04:002008-04-28T09:25:00.000-04:00Hey, js, I think you're right. She's already been ...Hey, js, I think you're right. She's already been edged out in three Smackdowns. And I don't really see a panel of Smackdowners being that blown away by her affable but unexceptional work in either "With a Song in My Heart" or "Pillow Talk". Leaving 1951 ("The Mating Season") as her best shot. But there she'll be going head to head with Kim Hunter's Stella. So who knows?CanadianKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12240756292929779255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-22720472477831489772008-04-28T03:08:00.000-04:002008-04-28T03:08:00.000-04:00I have this sinking feeling that the Smackdown wil...I have this sinking feeling that the Smackdown will treat Thelma Ritter the same way the Academy treated her.......The Jaded Armchair Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511211427198395696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-89258473579233141302008-04-28T01:42:00.000-04:002008-04-28T01:42:00.000-04:00Plenty of diverse reactions here - even with a sma...Plenty of diverse reactions here - even with a smallish Smackdown panel.<BR/>Looks as if I'd have given it to Kelly<BR/>Lulu to Page<BR/>Slayton to Ritter<BR/>and Adam to Reed<BR/><BR/>Leaving Rambeau to console herself with her flat beer and stale pretzels.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed taking part. This particular Smacksown catapulted me into a multi-post wallow in 1953.<BR/> <BR/> http://CanadianKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12240756292929779255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-26555604817092884792008-04-28T00:41:00.000-04:002008-04-28T00:41:00.000-04:00I haven't seen Hondo (or Mogambo, for that matter)...I haven't seen <I>Hondo</I> (or <I>Mogambo</I>, for that matter), but I'm still astonished that Ritter didn't win this ... just because hers is one of my favorite-ever performances in this category, and part of why <I>Pickup</I> is one of my favorite films its decade. Oh, well: same thing happened to Celeste Holm when y'all covered 1950. I always pass during the wrong months, when my heroes NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-67619933600627830442008-04-27T18:41:00.000-04:002008-04-27T18:41:00.000-04:00My two favorite films from this year, Roman Holida...My two favorite films from this year, Roman Holiday and Shane, actually have very little actressing on the edges, so I don't have as much of a stake in this year-I am going to have to investigate (I'm looking most forward to Ritter, but the love for Page has me interested in Hondo).John Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778817752411507792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-45276525311650071412008-04-27T16:23:00.000-04:002008-04-27T16:23:00.000-04:00I had a lot of fun for this, my first Smackdown, e...I had a lot of fun for this, my first Smackdown, even if the films were an odd bunch. "Pickup on South Street" was easily my favorite - it was simply a cut above. I liked "Mogambo" for its sheer kitsch. "Torch Song" was occasionally hilarious, even if I felt incredibly uncomfortable laughing at it. "Hondo" was an inoffensive little film of no consequence, and I despised a lot of "From Here to Slaytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788927670985682471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-18871293261848868452008-04-27T14:03:00.000-04:002008-04-27T14:03:00.000-04:00I kind of love her in Summer and Smoke and Hondo, ...I kind of love her in Summer and Smoke and Hondo, but other than that I could live without her. You're a Big Boy Now and Peter 'n' Tillie need to be more widely available though because I still have those left. Have you seen Summer and Smoke?Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06800396931252225965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-76939522427863056702008-04-27T12:32:00.000-04:002008-04-27T12:32:00.000-04:00And because I haven't finished my Hondo post, folk...And because I haven't finished my <I>Hondo</I> post, folks might not be entirely aware that I am no fan of Geraldine Page. Indeed, I've seen most of her nominated performances and this might just be the only one I think deserving...StinkyLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765533714740641857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-34684123975402369442008-04-27T12:31:00.000-04:002008-04-27T12:31:00.000-04:00I know, I know... But I thought Kelly might as wel...I know, I know... But I thought Kelly might as well have been considered lead as well. (And it's totally my 5-heart that tips it to Page, taking her out of what might have been a tie with Ritter.) <BR/><BR/>Ken's got a great post about <A HREF="http://canadianken.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">overlooked in 1953</A>...StinkyLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765533714740641857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-85129332231480513062008-04-27T12:13:00.000-04:002008-04-27T12:13:00.000-04:00Yesss. I love when leading roles win supporting O...Yesss. I love when leading roles win supporting Oscars. Judge me if you will, I would totally give 1952's Supporting Actor to Richard Burton.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately for Page, she had to wait until eight nominations later to win.<BR/><BR/>Too bad there wasn't more love for Donna Reed.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06800396931252225965noreply@blogger.com