ICYMI - Best of August 
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 7:57AM
NATHANIEL R in Year in Review

We're about to enter the prime Oscar-hopeful months of the year. Excited? But before we do, here's a quick look back at August at TFE. In case you missed any of this baker's dozen... 

Some Highlights
• Interview Nine Perfect Strangers Abe interviews Michael Shannon
• Emmy Categories -we've analyzed many of the top races
Spencer tease - will Kristen Stewart be up for gold?
• Jennifer Hudson in Respect a big new role for a fine singer 
The Green Knight -Matt has a big crush on Dev Patel
Phil Tippet -Elisa meets the "mad god" of vfx (RoboCop, Star Wars)
• Jeanette Goldstein in Aliens Nick gives a strong genre turn its due
Gay Best Friend: Chuck and Buck - with White Lotus all the rage, Christopher looks back at Mike White's breakout
• A Room With a View a long-read team retrospective
How had I never seen...Blue Velvet Ben has never been a Lynch person

Most Discussed Articles
• Smackdown 1986 -discussing Best Picture nominees Hannah and Her Sisters, A Room With a View, and Children of a Lesser God, plus Scorsese's Color of Money and the bewidering Crimes of the Heart
Vintage '86 what people were talking about in pop culture that year
Almost There: Linda Fiorentino The Last Seduction

Coming in September
• (1st-11th) The Venice Film Festival with both Elisa & Nathaniel on the Lido
• (19th) Emmy Awards we have the biggest categories left to discuss
• (24th-30th) Best Actress regular Deborah Kerr's centennial
• (27th) Supporting Actress Smackdown of 1937 - Queue up Dead End, Stella Dallas, Stage Door, Night Must Fall, and In Old Chicago (lotsa good flicks this time!) for maximum enjoyment.
• AND LOTS OF NEW MOVIES including Shang Chi, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Cinderella, Cry Macho, Blue Bayou, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, and Dear Evan Hansen. 

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