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FILM: Stand-Out Performances of 2014
Posted by Amy Steele in Uncategorized on December 29, 2014
these films didn’t make my 12 BEST FILMS of 2014 list but included stand-out performances:
Colin Firth in The Railway Man
director: Jonathan Teplitzky
Minnie Driver and Gugu Mbathal-Raw in Beyond the Lights
director: Gina Prince-Blythewood
Julianne Moore in Still Alice
director: Richard Glatzer
Mia Wasikowska in Tracks
director: John Curran
Marion Cotillard in Deux Jours, Une Nuit
director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Michelle Monaghan in Fort Bliss
director: Claudia Myers
Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo and Steve Carrell in Foxcatcher
director: Bennett Miller
Ben Schnetzer in Pride
director: Matthew Warchus
Dakota Fanning in Night Moves
director: Kelly Reichardt
Emma Roberts in Palo Alto
directed by: Gia Coppola
Patricia Arquette in Boyhood
directed by: Richard Linklater
Eva Green in White Bird in a Blizzard
directed by: Greg Araki
Juliette Lewis in Kelly & Cal
directed by: Jen McGowan
Kristen Wiig in Hateship Loveship
directed by: Liza Johnson
IN THE REALM: Best Films of 2014 [so far]
Posted by Amy Steele in Film on August 11, 2014
Maleficent
starring: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning
–brilliant feminist re-telling of Sleeping Beauty. magical and strong.
Obvious Child
starring: Jenny Slate
–bold, thoughtful and touching feminist comedy about abortion
Veronica Mars
starring: Kristen Bell, Tina Majorino, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colatani
–Veronica Mars is back. It’s ten years after high-school graduation and this film is perfect!
Under the Skin
starring: Scarlett Johansson
–bizarre and visually gorgeous
Belle
starring: Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
–based on a true story. this is about a remarkable, amazing mixed-race woman in turn-of-the-century London.
The Railway Man
starring: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman
–based on true story about building the bridge over River Kwai during WWII and one POW’s PTSD. An emotional, riveting story about forgiveness and peace.
Begin Again
starring: Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Catherine Keener, Adam Levine
–funny and sweet film about a lovely singer/songwriter recording an album around New York after breaking up with her rock star boyfriend
Palo Alto
starring: Emma Roberts, James Franco
–completely unpredictable film about teacher/student relationship
Running from Crazy
–with Mariel Hemingway, a Barbara Kopple film
–must-see documentary about mental illness and the Hemingway family
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