Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#1Frances McDormand
Posted: 3/26/08 at 9:21amI went to see "Miss Pettigrew" last night. While the movie is slight and rather predictable, Frances McDormand turns in a great character performance. After "The Country Girl" I hope she stays around Broadway for awhile.
#2re: Frances McDormand
Posted: 3/26/08 at 10:58amReally? I loved the whole thing. I found it to be a loving fable about life and love. But I do agree her performance was wonderful.
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#2re: Frances McDormand
Posted: 3/29/08 at 1:19am
Just saw the film.
Yes, it's predictable, but I adored it.
And Frances McDormand was absolutely perfect. Her charactization was flawless. What a great actress.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#3re: Frances McDormand
Posted: 3/29/08 at 1:42pm
It was so nice to see her play a character so far away from anything she has done before.
Watch Fargo then see Miss Pettigrew and you will see why she needs to be used more often. Or better yet, check out her first film, Blood Simple!
Brilliant actress.
#4re: Frances McDormand
Posted: 3/29/08 at 3:42pmI love her so much in Fargo. I haven't gotten to see Miss Pettigrew yet, but as a big fan of both Frances and Amy Adams, it's on my list.
#5re: Frances McDormand
Posted: 3/29/08 at 5:59pm
On the subject, does anyone know where I can find a DVD (or VHS) of Blood Simple? Netflix doesn't have it, and I don't think they'll be getting it for a while. I'm going through a Coen phase and need my Frances fix!
On the subject of Miss Pettigrew, I'm planning on seeing it tonight or tomorrow. Not a huge fan of Amy Adams, but the movie looks good.
#6re: Frances McDormand
Posted: 3/29/08 at 6:03pm
On the subject, does anyone know where I can find a DVD (or VHS) of Blood Simple? Netflix doesn't have it, and I don't think they'll be getting it for a while. I'm going through a Coen phase and need my Frances fix!
On the subject of Miss Pettigrew, I'm planning on seeing it tonight or tomorrow. Not a huge fan of Amy Adams, but the movie looks good.
Edit: Argh! It appears that Blood Simple is out of stock on Amazon, unless I want to buy the Coen Brothers gift set, and I already own half of those movies. C'est la vie.
#7re: Frances McDormand
Posted: 3/31/08 at 1:42pm
Frances, along with Judy Davis and Joan Allen are the three best working actresses (exception goes to Maggie, Vanessa, Angela and Stritchie)...
Check out Frances in WONDER BOYS, LONE STAR, RAISING ARIZONA...
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#8re: Frances McDormand
Posted: 3/31/08 at 1:50pm
"Frances, along with Judy Davis and Joan Allen are the three best working actresses"
I'll trade Joan Allen for Marcia Gay Harden on that list. Look at Harden in "Mystic River" and then in "Mona Lisa Smiles". What an actress!
#9re: Frances McDormand
Posted: 3/31/08 at 1:55pmYou can have her...she's okay--though her performance in ANGELS IN AMERICA is better than anything she has yet to do on film...And I did like her in MYSTIC RIVER--thought she was the best one.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#10re: Frances McDormand
Posted: 3/31/08 at 2:11pm
The only reason to see Angels in America was to see the performances of Marcia Gay Harden, Ron Leibman, Kathleen Chalfant and Jeffrey Wright. The rest of the cast stunk up the stage.
#11re: Frances McDormand
Posted: 4/1/08 at 8:14pm
Allen is superb in almost everything.
I love McDormand in general, but I wasn't crazy about Miss Pettigrew at all. I thought Shirley Henderson stole it.
That said, McDormand was superb in Fargo, Almost Famous (both Oscar-worthy), Mississippi Burning, The Man Who Wasn't There, Friends with Money, and Laurel Canyon. Very few actors today display as much unadulterated life force.
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