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Friday, July 8, 2022 at 9:01AM 
Bradley Cooper & Carey Mulligan in character for "Maestro"
Thoughts? Here's how the real couple looked...
Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, De-Lovely, LGBTQ+, Maestro, biopics Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 11:15PM We spent most of today's psychic energy reminiscing about James Caan's greatness , plotting what to see this weekend at the theater (maybe Elvis again?), and being reminded about the terrible 1994 Best Actress race when Jamie Lee Curtis was RIGHT THERE. So we almost forgot it was Shelley Duvall's birthday, one of the most singular actresses to ever grace the silver screen. So...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHELLEY DUVALL, WHEREVER YOU ARE.
Here at TFE, Cláudio has paid tribute to her all time best performance (3 Women) and Jason has celebrated her most famous (The Shining) but I realized I haven't really written about her. If you could read a piece on Duvall that wasn't about those two movies, which performance would you want it to be about?
Shelley Duvall Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 10:26PM 
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the summer fundraiser! Though we didn't hit the goal we got 57% of the way there which will help. We'll be in touch with you high rollers for your article requests :)
Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 3:26PM by Nathaniel R
autographed photo -- for sale here
Oscar nominated screen legend James Caan died yesterday evening at the age of 82. The news came via his official twitter account. His uncommonly masculine star persona was often deployed for menace but his charisma read 'leading man' even though that mode happened less often. His career was marked by stratospheric highs, major lows, and some degree of ambivalence; He regularly turned down roles (including several that became iconic for his peers) in both movies and on television. He's best remembered today primarily for two pieces of art, the gangster epic The Godfather (1972) and the fan/artist thriller Misery (1990). They don't paint the whole picture of that expansive career though which began in the early the early Sixties and and will stretch into next year. He completed one picture, set for 2023, a darkly comic crime/action movie starring Pierce Brosnan (with Caan playing his mob boss) based on the novel Gun Monkeys. He also did some filming for a sheriff role in a crime drama called Redemption though we don't know if he had completed his work there.
After the jump a selection of 10 key roles to understand his career if you'd like to program your own Jimmy Caan film festival at home...
Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 10:28AM 
When announcing his honors for the year's first half, Nathaniel cited Jamie Lee Curtis among his Supporting Actress favorites. If Everything Everywhere All At Once keeps its buzz going into the awards season properly, we might see Curtis among this year's Oscar contenders. This Hollywood princess turned erstwhile scream queen has had a storied career full of outstanding performances, and it's about time the Academy pays her respect. Maybe the reason for her nomination-less state is that Curtis' best work tends to happen when she's playing in genre pictures – comedy, action, and horror. Such is the case of 1994's True Lies, a James Cameron-helmed action-comedy for which the actress got some buzz.
As we wait to see how Curtis' new Oscar hopes pan out, let's look back to the 90s and re-examine the actress' take on the character of Helen Tasker…
