tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post208245403871065694..comments2023-12-06T09:39:43.731-05:00Comments on StinkyLulu: Supporting Actress Smackdown - 1950StinkyLuluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11765533714740641857noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-33709110128324492972007-10-30T16:28:00.000-04:002007-10-30T16:28:00.000-04:00Agreed on the Emerson front, though Ritter's Birdy...Agreed on the Emerson front, though Ritter's Birdy is a bitterly close second (she lost due to Holm's same-film cancel out.) Seeing the recently released DVD of Caged (without a special feature, I might add) really drove home Hope Emerson's TALENT -- a rare combination of physicality, intelligence and courage. This was a lady who truly came across. Check out her one-scene cameo in the Tracy/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906593357283463071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-8022392649079213942007-07-30T13:27:00.000-04:002007-07-30T13:27:00.000-04:00I actually think Holm DID play up the role too muc...I actually think Holm DID play up the role too much, although she's certainly not "vamping" (but I can't see any actress with half a brain reading the part of a patient, understanding wife and think to herself, "The vamp approach is the way to go with this one"). <BR/><BR/>For me, Davis and Ritter anchor the movie with completely true, rich performances (I can't find any "insanity" in their work)Vertigo's Psychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701774152300870403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-85059653281262351892007-05-29T15:32:00.000-04:002007-05-29T15:32:00.000-04:00Too bad the winner is the only actress I haven't s...Too bad the winner is the only actress I haven't seen in the only film that is impossible to find. <BR/><BR/>I liked Celeste more than you guys, but my vote would have gone to Ritter this time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-40061605186854349322007-05-29T11:58:00.000-04:002007-05-29T11:58:00.000-04:00I love these smackdowns because they point me to m...I love these smackdowns because they point me to movies and actresses I've never heard of (Emerson in "Caged," for example).<BR/><BR/>A word on Celeste Holm: Her clipped, small performance is essential to All About Eve. The insanity needs a grounded, level-headed axis around which to spin. Holm could've played up the role, but she knew that vamping would tip the balance of the film. Sometimes J.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07815005929352267468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-75463106646198126902007-05-28T23:00:00.000-04:002007-05-28T23:00:00.000-04:00Wow. This is pure heaven: such a great year, and s...Wow. This is pure heaven: such a great year, and such great takes on these performances. Bravo! And you all have me even more upset that we couldn't book <I>Caged</I> at my theater next season (there might be prints out there, but not for little old me).Mike Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12422891940990550773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-4619322760326730522007-05-27T14:44:00.000-04:002007-05-27T14:44:00.000-04:00Overall a strong year, but I think Holm received t...Overall a strong year, but I think Holm received the Oscar for the right performance (her smart, charismatic work in 1947’s <I>Gentlemen’s Agreement</I>). To elaborate, while Ritter and Davis are believably “in the moment” as Margo and Birdie, Holm and costar Anne Baxter are too-obviously acting every second. I’d give Holm’s nomination to Barbara Bates’ brief but indelible portrayal of the Vertigo's Psychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701774152300870403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-76412195179395954442007-05-27T14:22:00.000-04:002007-05-27T14:22:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Vertigo's Psychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701774152300870403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-85924508127184560482007-05-27T10:01:00.000-04:002007-05-27T10:01:00.000-04:00With so many leading actresses going supporting fo...With so many leading actresses going supporting for fear of not being nominated and/or winning nowadays, it is quite a breath of fresh air to look back at 1950 and see the Academy honor true supporting actresses. It’s even better to see them honor such fine performances as the ones given by Thelma Ritter, eventual Oscar-winner Josephine Hull and Hope Emerson. Even the lesser performances by NancyDame Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684030137746709310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-42295502763935454832007-05-27T09:56:00.000-04:002007-05-27T09:56:00.000-04:00In a year known for excellent filmmaking, it’s bot...In a year known for excellent filmmaking, it’s both bizarre and exciting that an artfully executed B thriller like <I>Caged</I> could slip under the radar and provide such an enticing alternative. What makes it so special are the actresses involved, each and every one of them, from stars Eleanor Parker and Agnes Moorehead, to supporting stars Betty Garde and Ellen Corby, and even to dear Jane SamuraiFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313259493587442589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640084.post-57099330468479075042007-05-27T09:36:00.000-04:002007-05-27T09:36:00.000-04:00“Caged”, an actressing banquet if ever there was ...“Caged”, an actressing banquet if ever there was one, could’ve filled the whole supporting roster – and then some. Emerson, of course, is hair-raisingly good. But there’s Betty Garde, too, as Kitty, ferociously protecting her penny ante power. Anyone planning to paint faces on balloons for a funeral service couldn’t pony up a better prototype than Garde’s haunted plus-size mug. Lee Patrick losesCanadianKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12240756292929779255noreply@blogger.com