Jane2, I really enjoyed Charlize in Monster as well but have watched it only once for some reason. The one's on my list are the movies I tend to download on days I'm shut in. My all time fave is Double Indemnity with Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck. Advances in forensic science make the plot seem highly implausible today. But, that takes nothing away from the acting, writing, and direction. I'm still a sucker for the film noir genre and well-acted small-budget indie movies like Notes on a Scandal starring Judi Dench , Cate Blanchett and Bill Nighly. Sprawling period pieces have never really done anything for me.
Javero, agreed. It doesn't matter if the film is Hollywood, Independent or otherwise. Fine acting shines on its own. I did see Monster twice, and I give more credit when a role is a stretch for the actor. That's why I couldn't rave about Casey Affleck this past year.
luvcaroline said: "Cloris Leachman in The Last Picture Show (the last scene is my favorite acted scene of any motion picture in my many decades of movie watching).
Geraldine Page, Trip to Bountiful
Liza in Cabaret
And to think it only took Cloris one take!
Glad to see all the Geraldine Page love on this thread.