Apologies to do this but we have scheduling changes (a lot going on chez Nathaniel)
SMACKDOWN "1951" -NEW DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th, 2022
1951 will be our "year of the month" for another few weeks. Email us your votes on the Smackdown (anytime before September 17th) with "1951" in the subject line. You should rate each performance you've seen on a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (perfection) hearts. Feel free to include blurbs which we might quote but they aren't necessary.
- Joan Blondell, The Blue Veil - good luck finding!
- Mildred Dunnock, Death of a Salesman - available on YouTube
- Lee Grant, Detective Story. - rentable from multiple sources
- Kim Hunter, A Streetcar Named Desire - streaming on HBOMax / rentable elsewhere
- Thelma Ritter, The Mating Season - available on YouTube
SMACKDOWN "2004" -NEW DATE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 24th, 2022
Email us your votes on the Smackdown (anytime before October 20th) with "2004" in the subject line of your email. You should rate each performance you've seen on a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (perfection) hearts. Feel free to include blurbs which we might quote but they aren't necessary.
- Cate Blanchett, The Aviator - streaming on HBOMax / rentable elsewhere
- Laura Linney, Kinsey - - rentable from multiple sources
- Virginia Madsen, Sideways - streaming on HBOMax / rentable elsewhere
- Sophie Okonedo, Hotel Rwanda - streaming on HBOMax / rentable elsewhere
- Natalie Portman, Closer - - rentable from multiple sources
Since this will bring us up to date on film years, we might try little experiments thereafter for fun.