Snap Judgment
I won't be saying anything about Doubt until the end of next week or thereabouts, but the big acting revelation for me and several others I spoke to at last night's AFI Fest screening is the supporting performance by Viola Davis, who plays the mother of one of the students in an urban Catholic school. She absolutely kills in one very intense scene with costar Meryl Streep, and I can't even find an online photo of her performing in this scene. Davis goes to the front of the line in the Oscar Balloon right now, dammit.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 31, 2008 at 11:14 AM
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lazarus
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Not a surprise. She was devastating in very limited screen time in Antoine Fisher, and her appearance in Soderbergh's Solaris was chilling.
Good for her if her name gets out there more.
Posted by lazarus
at October 31, 2008 11:29 AM
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Adviltablet
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Viola Davis is always great. She's been on my radar since "Out of Sight" where even Soderberg in the commentary said, keep your sights on her, she's going to be working for a long time.
Posted by Adviltablet
at October 31, 2008 11:31 AM
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Unison
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It should have already been there... The actress who played the part on Broadway won a Tony. It's a great role, even if it's a small one.
Did Hoffman & Streep move down in your rankings when you updated?
Posted by Unison
at October 31, 2008 11:31 AM
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Sabina E
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she's wonderful and very talented (and underrated).
Posted by Sabina E
at October 31, 2008 11:32 AM
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lbeale
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She's always been a very great actress, with tremendous power and emotional intensity.
Posted by lbeale
at October 31, 2008 11:39 AM
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btwnproductions
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Too bad Tony winner Adriane Lenox didn't get a chance to reprise, but that was Shanley's call.
Posted by btwnproductions
at October 31, 2008 11:44 AM
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BurmaShave
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Can we discuss how Ron fucking Howard fought for the Broadway leads of his movie and John Patrick Shanley replaced the entire cast with more proven movie actors?
Posted by BurmaShave
at October 31, 2008 11:45 AM
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The Bandsaw Vigilante
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Will second (or third, or fourth) the mad Viola Davis-love...her SOLARIS performance keeps me coming back to that flick (along with Natascha McElhone's sweet, sweet ass), though more's the pity her series TRAVELER got cancelled last year by ABC.
Posted by The Bandsaw Vigilante
at October 31, 2008 11:57 AM
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Edward
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I don't doubt she's great.
Posted by Edward
at October 31, 2008 12:27 PM
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loganX2
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I saw the movie last night and I was amazed at what she could do with just ONE SCENE!! She blew me away.
Posted by loganX2
at October 31, 2008 12:43 PM
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The Winchester
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While you're at it, you should probably take Malkovich off the balloon. I just don't think his work is as strong as some of the others up there, especially in Burn After Reading.
Posted by The Winchester
at October 31, 2008 2:48 PM
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lipranzer
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She's also really good in FAR FROM HEAVEN, and her one scene in WORLD TRADE CENTER is the best thing in it.
Posted by lipranzer
at October 31, 2008 3:51 PM
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TedM
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Lipranzer beat me to it. For my money, Viola Davis MADE "World Trade Center". Her one scene was the only thing I still recall about that movie. She's been a great stage actress and has been around for years. I certainly hope she gets at least a nomination if not the statue.
Posted by TedM
at October 31, 2008 6:11 PM
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deadre
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Let's not forget her wonderful scene in Antwone Fisher. She was a revelation and deserves everything coming her way. I hope she gets the statue too....
Posted by deadre
at October 31, 2008 9:43 PM
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nola
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I agree. She was incredible in Antwone Fisher.
Very talented actress.
Posted by nola
at October 31, 2008 11:35 PM
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K. Bowen
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Solaris is a very underrated film. She's very good in it. Whatever happened to Natscha McElhone?
Posted by K. Bowen
at November 1, 2008 10:54 AM
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TedM
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McElhone is tied up with the Showtime series CALIFORNICATION. She suffered a tragedy earlier this year when her husband dropped dead in London while she was working in L.A. She's also pretty good in a small part in "The Company", a TNT miniseries that tries to be THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
Posted by TedM
at November 1, 2008 4:16 PM
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