UPDATED WITH A FEW WINNERS. The Olivier Awards will be presented on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Here are categories in which I have choices. I have omitted categories in which I have not seen any productions. I don't think many of my choices will win, even though I think "How can James Norton not ...

Jan Malmsjö (Bishop Edvard Vergérus in Fanny and Alexander)

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From May 1 to May 31, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City will be presenting Bulle Ogier: A Tribute . Here's a description of the series and a link to the schedule, which includes many rarities. Marguerite Duras once said of her friend and frequent collaborator Bulle Ogier, “Bulle is not the n...

Jackie Earle Haley



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1987, ten favorites, in alphabetical order. One of the great years, with three all-time favorites:* Au Revoir les Enfants Babette’s Feast Crazy Love (The best Belgian movie ever made.) The Dead* Full Metal Jacket Hellraiser The Last Emperor Maurice* Prick Up Your Ears Radio Days* Extra nod to: The ...

An early contributor to this site, ChiO, said that he never argued about comedies because what people think is funny (or isn't) differs so much. He felt much more comfortable arguing about dramas. There are also regional differences, like Southerners (me, for one) who thought All in the Family was ...

So interesting. Everyone I know loved Seinfeld. Thought the show was hilarious. It's only on this site and our old TCM site that I've experienced negative comments about the show. I agree, the show had a lot of NY humor. The Dick Van Dyke Show was like that too. Yes, Jewish humor on both shows. If ...

So interesting. Everyone I know loved Seinfeld. Thought the show was hilarious. It's only on this site and our old TCM site that I've experienced negative comments about the show. I agree, the show had a lot of NY humor. The Dick Van Dyke Show was like that too. Yes, Jewish humor on both shows. If ...

Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)

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The Olivier Awards will be presented on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Here are categories in which I have choices. I have omitted categories in which I have not seen any productions. I don't think many of my choices will win, even though I think "How can James Norton not win for Best Actor in Play?&q...

(The Marx Brothers) At the Circus (1939)



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Journey to the Center of the Earth (The 1959 original is perfect.)

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The Tempest (1979)

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Last Holiday (1950)

Least favorite Woody Allen film

At the benefit performance in 2022, 91-year-old Petula Clark sang "I'm Still Here."