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Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 7:22AM Q&A time. In this movie lull -- a weird space between winter platforming and summer blockbusters -- what should we discuss? Ask some questions. I'll pick two handfuls to answer.
Reader Comments (38)
If you could bring back any movie star deceased back in a Peter Cushing Rogue One style cameo who would you choose.
Have you ever wanted to make a movie? (I know you don't like questions that require really long answers, and so I'll be happy with something brief!)
Have you seen "Your Name"? It's a mix of "Freaky Friday," "The Lake House", and "Fault in our Stars" -- and it works!
Who would you cast as Joan Crawford if you were able to suggest alternate casting for Feud?
If you could put Meryl Streep and Judy Davis together in a project, what would it be?
Will Jake Gylenhaal ever break through as a leading man? Why has he not?
What are your overall feelings towards Terrence Malick and his movies?
What music videos do you consider equivalent in their visual storytelling to cinema?
You recently mentioned Almodovar in some post and the possibility of doing a retrospective at some point. I know he's your favorite living director, so I'm curious to hear what are some of your favorite parts of his filmography. Let's say, in Oscar fashion, favorite movie, script, lead and supporting actor/actress performances?
Could the Captain Marvel wind up cancelled or pushed back and that initial slot replaced with the first movie of the Marvel Netflix crop? When your choices that could make the leap are blind guy, black guy and different female, I'm not seeing too much of a downside for Marvel if that does happen. Or maybe that can't happen because Marvel has strident expectations of budget...?
Because veteran actors at about 50, like Liam Neeson and Sean Penn, can prove they can be action stars, why haven't veteran actresses been given the same kind of opportunity and if it were up to you, what older actress would you give her own Taken-style vehicle?
You recently linked to an article discussing the greatest current female action stars.
Who do you think are the top 5 current female stars and top 5 of the past? Who belongs on that all star list?
(I think Charlize Theron is really moving up the list fast and looks likely to earn her place in the all-time best with Atomic Blonde).
Still no comments/ thoughts on The Post Streep/Hanks/Spielberg collaboration?
One of the lingering obsessive thoughts I have post-Big Little Lies is how vastly underrated/underused Robin Weigert is.
I keep repeating "Get an apartment, stock the fridge." in my head.
Any thoughts on her?
Do you miss the era when movie and soundtrack with hit songs go together? Everytime I think about John Travoltra and Debra Winger dance scene with Johnny Lee's Looking for Love in Urban Cowboy, I smile.What's your favorites?
If Cate and Nicole were to offered to star in a remake, which film would you want it to be?
I'm just writing to echo Corey's comment about Robin Weigert. I think about her monologue as the Mormon mannequin in Angels in America all the time! Since then, the indie film Concussion and, of course, Big Little Lies have accentuated her brilliance.
Which historical figure's life do you wish could be made into a movie that hasn't been done already? And would this person's life also lend itself into a Broadway musical Hamilton-style?
The Kidman World Cup was fabulous. Name your top three actors and top three actresses - obviously aside from Kidman - who would be fun to explore the same way.
Jennifer Lawrence: After her underperforming Joy and Passengers, what's your prognosis? Will she remain dominant or is her time at the top already slowly passing?
What podcasts (besides TFE, of course!) do you recommend? I just discovered Sewers of Paris, which interviews gay men about their pop culture touchstones. Some famous (Dan Savage, Drew Droege), some not.
Also, which classic (s)exploitation films of the 60s/70s would you consider noteworthy?
Is your series offering a second review of films ever going to come back?
How badly do we need to re-assess trans portrayals in early 90s cinema? There's everything from Ace Ventura to The Crying Game. Also Soapdish, Silence of the Lambs, and all the drag movies because heaven help us most didn't know the difference between drag queens and transgender people then.
Is there a remake of a Best Picture winner you would like to see?
Can "Get Out" and "Logan" get some Oscar attention?
What's your opinion of the films of Lars Von Trier and Ingmar Bergman? I see them as very similar in how they tackle subjects.
Second question: If you could assign three film roles in the last seven years to Katie Jarvis, what would you choose? (Mine would be Madding Crowd 2015, Suffragette and Star Wars: Rogue One.)
Any play that might be up for a Tony next month that would make an interesting film adaptation?
What are your overall thoughts on Chris Pine? Do you like him as an actor? Do you see an Oscar nomination in his future?
Recently Ridley Scott revealed that his original vision for the ending for Alien was for Ripley to die (she was to harpoon the alien, but it would make no difference, and it would kill her, and then manipulate the control boards of the ship [with the implication that it would be heading to Earth]). What do you think of this ending?
Joe: I can't speak for Nat, but that ending makes the Alien TOO smart in my book. A Predator movie ending like that? Would make sense. But the Alien is best as an animal-like being and "able to fly a spaceship" kills that idea.
Do you miss how in the 80s some great popular singers (e.g. Lionel Richie, Phil Collins, Cyndi Lauper) wrote some of their best music for movies? Which modern musician would make the most potent combination with which modern filmmaker?
Just wondering if you read my comment on the Bening/Beatty beauty break article?
What are your favorite comedic Oscar-winning performances? And which comedic turns were badly snubbed by Oscar?
Would you ever consider covering an old Cannes festival in May as the next one begins?
One quick: Are there gonna be april shower episodes?
x2 @ the Jennifer Lawrence question.
Do you believe that Barbra Streisand's career as actress and or director are over?
I don't relish asking the question but I think it is valid...
And yes, I am a fan of Barbra's and TFE.
Thanks.
Hi Nathaniel, will there be Film Bitch nominees for acting in limited (cameo) roles or I did I miss them? Chris
I just finished reading Where'd You Go Bernadette, and the casting of Cate Blanchett is sooo perfect, that it's almost taken away some of the excitement around it, because it's so flawless and indesputable.
I'm not entirely sure how to eloquently and correctly phrase what I'm getting at, but have you ever experienced that, where the casting of a role is just so on point, and the actor just nails every beat impeccably, that the obviousness of them in that role ultimately takes away some of the thrill of the performance?
Cheryl Boone Isaacs term as president of AMPAS ends soon. Who would you like to see take her place and why?
It's 20 years alter what are Carol and Terese up to.
What are your favorite 10 Oscar winning scores?