Well, I LOVE even minor Pedro, so it's hard to judge. I think his best is maybe All About My Mother. Maybe. Ask me again in five minutes and I'll have a different answer.
I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.
River ,'Safe'
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Scrappy - Feb 27, 2007 9:41:46 am PST #7650 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
DavidS - Feb 27, 2007 9:45:07 am PST #7651 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm partial to his earliest films which had a strong anarchist/punk/marx brothers vibe. Labyrinth of Passion is so fun even if its a bit raw. Also his breakthrough movie, What Have I Done To Deserve This.
I also liked Bad Education and Women on the Verge.
Jessica - Feb 27, 2007 9:46:57 am PST #7652 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Right now, Talk To Her. But it's a very tough call. (All About My Mother would be right up there too.)
Bad Education is kind of a mess, narratively speaking, but it gets special bonus points for Gael Garcia Bernal in drag.
Scrappy - Feb 27, 2007 9:47:10 am PST #7653 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I love Bad Education a lot.
And for the exact reason Jessica states.
Laga - Feb 27, 2007 10:19:19 am PST #7654 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I still haven't seen All About My Mother so I'll have to go with Talk to Her especially since I have a signed one-sheet here waiting to be framed.
Sean K - Feb 27, 2007 2:19:40 pm PST #7655 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I want to talk just a minute about the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, now that I've seen Little Miss Sunshine. I'm very glad for Alan Arkin, and his was certainly a deserving performance. My personal favorite in that race was Peter O'Toole, though I haven't seen his or any of the other nominees' performances either.
Still, I have to say that I think Steve Carrell was robbed for not even being nominated. Out of an entire cast of standout performances, his stood out for me.
Laga - Feb 27, 2007 2:36:55 pm PST #7656 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I agree Steve Carrell's performance was the most nuanced. The son was great as well. A lot of times the studio pushes a certain actor for a certain award. I'm not sure if that was the case this time.
sj - Feb 27, 2007 2:39:48 pm PST #7657 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
When I first saw Little Miss Sunshine, I left the theatre thinking that everyone in the film should be nominated. It was a great cast, and I am happy Arkin won.
Laga - Feb 27, 2007 2:46:37 pm PST #7658 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I don't understand why Abigail Breslin was nominated for Best Supporting. Wasn't she the star?
Sean K - Feb 27, 2007 2:55:01 pm PST #7659 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Not necessarily. Her character was arguably the main character out of the ensemble, and was far and away the emotional center of the story, but I think the adults all had more lines and screen time which is the probably the most consistent determiner of the occult and murky divider the Academy uses to determine who is and Actor and who is merely a Supporting Actor.