Clearly I strongly disagree with you on this version overall, though I do agree that Francis McDermott, one of our most talented actresses, is surprisingly less effective in her role as Lady Mac than most of the rest of the cast is in theirs.
On Wed, 9 Feb 2022 at 7:01 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Re: MacBeth > > I own multiple versions, some better, others worse. This latest version of > MacBeth feels ham-fisted, the sort of thing somebody who wanted to mock PBS > would point to as an example of the elite nonsense they subsidized back > when I was a kid (“oooh, it’s in black and white, so it must be artsy!”). > There was some decent acting, but there was also a lot of overacting. And > to me the real star of MacBeth is Lady MacBeth, and that star didn’t shine > for me in this version. > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 8:43 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The following are the films nominated for Oscars that were seen on >> streamers either directly (with in many cases a brief theatrical run to >> qualify for the award) or day-and-date with the theatrical run: >> >> THE POWER OF THE DOG (Netflix): 12, including Best Picture, director >> Jane Campion, actor Benedict Cumberbatch, supporting actors Jesse Plemons >> and Kodi Smit-McPhee, supporting actress Kirsten Dunst, adapted screenplay >> by Campion from Thomas Savage's novel, original score by Jonny Greenwood, >> sound, production design, cinematography, editing >> DUNE (HBO Max day-and-date): 10, including Best Picture, adapted >> screenplay from the Frank Herbert novel, score by Hans Zimmer, production >> design, cinematography, makeup/hairstyling, costumes, editing, visual >> effects >> KING RICHARD (HBO Max day-and-date): 6, including Best Picture, actor >> Will Smith, supporting actress Aunjanue Ellis, original screenplay, >> Beyonce's "Be Alive" for original song, editing >> DON'T LOOK UP (Netflix): 4, including Best Picture, original screenplay, >> score by Nicholas Britell, editing >> BEING THE RICARDOS (Amazon): 3, including actor Javier Bardem (Desi), >> alleged actress Nicole Kidman (Lucy), supporting actor J.K. Simmons (Bill >> Frawley) and Sorkin gets NUTHIN! >> CODA (Apple+): 3, including Best Picture, supporting actor Troy Kotsur, >> adapted screenplay from the film "La Famille Belier" >> THE LOST DAUGHTER (Netflix): 3, including actress Olivia Colman, >> supporting actress Jesse Buckley, adapted screenplay from the novel by >> Elena Ferrante >> THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (Apple+): 3, including actor Denzel Washington, >> production design, cinematography >> CRUELLA (Disney+ Premier Access day-and-date): 2, including >> makeup/hairstyling and costumes >> TICK, TICK...BOOM! (Netflix): 2, including actor Spider-Man, editing >> SINGLETONS: "Luca," animated feature (Disney+), "The Mitchells vs. the >> Machines," animated feature (Netflix), "Raya and the Last Dragon," animated >> feature (Disney+ Premier Access day-and-date), "The Hand of God," >> international feature from Italy (Netflix), "Summer of Soul," documentary >> feature (Hulu day-and-date), "Audible," short documentary (Netflix), "Lead >> Me Home," short documentary (Netflix), "Three Songs for Benazir," short >> documentary (Netflix), "Robin Robin," animated short (Netflix), "Coming 2 >> America," makeup/hairstyling (Amazon). >> >> For the rest, you know where to go. Mar. 27 on ABC, and there will be a >> host, probably not Whoopi. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/61d980f4-4a73-4c0e-8126-274b8b0b4693n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/61d980f4-4a73-4c0e-8126-274b8b0b4693n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4ASs_2bFWYbEGz8oEHm2GMcbHBzjXg9e8NdacFtW%2B%2BqGw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4ASs_2bFWYbEGz8oEHm2GMcbHBzjXg9e8NdacFtW%2B%2BqGw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLtGTaQH5P55Ot5fFh0PHfgvEzr-ZLOnNXUAr1dMd50fA%40mail.gmail.com.
