Jason from MNPP here with this week's post-Globes edition of "Beauty vs Beast" - a big congratulations to all of last night's winners (yes even Aaron Johnson - I liked that movie; sue me) but especially to the actresses, because duh. This is The Film Experience.
So are Emma Stone and Isabelle Huppert the front-runners now for Best Actress now? I mean I don't want to jinx myself...
We still have about two weeks before the Oscar nominations are announced and I'm terrified Huppert will be shuffled out of the nominations even; I re-watched Elle a third time this past weekend and her work (and the movie as a whole) only feels more layered and disturbing (in the best way) with every viewing.
And what does work about La La Land for me (I wouldn't call myself a naysayer of the film but I am kind of a hmmmmm-sayer) is the chemistry and Movie Star Magic that Emma Stone (and the Gosling too) siphons into it - her charm's a nuclear furnace and there's no knocking that when it comes to performance.
That said, Huppert's "Michèle Leblanc" and Emma Stone's "Mia" are an odd pair to set up beside each other (especially when looked at through the lens of Movies & What They Expect From Their Actresses) but that's where we are, so let's snatch this moment in time (just in case Oscar messes it up) and do just that...
(gif via me several weeks ago)
Golden Globe Winners | Jimmy Fallon La La Land Opening | Golden tweeting
Emma vs. Isabelle | Ryan & Andrew Kiss-Kiss | "Pink with stars on it"
Best Dressed Men
PREVIOUSLY ON BEAUTY VS BEAST
Way before the holidays we asked you probably the most obvious "Beauty vs Beast" ever and you responded in kind, giving Michelle Pfeiffer's performance as Catwoman our biggest landslide ever over poor Danny DeVito's Penguin with 93 plus percent of your vote. Said Jakey:
"What most impresses me about Pfeiffer's performance -- and there's a lot -- is the way she mapped out Selina/Catwoman's arc. The film was shot out of order (as is the norm), and I saw an interview from back in the day where she said she was essentially playing three different characters."