Beauty vs Beast: Mothers in the Storm
Monday, August 3, 2015 at 4:00PM Jason from MNPP here wishing all of you a happy Monday and a happier August - where has the time flown? I've been off "Beauty vs Beast" duties for a couple of weeks because of real-world-stuff that's all quite boring, but I'm back now and rarin' to go. Positively rarin'. Today's pick it a little random but not really when I lay it out -- there was that article about Brokeback Mountain's upcoming 10 Year Anniversary last week which got me thinking about Ang Lee and then yesterday's Supporting Actress Smackdown got me thinking about Joan Allen and yadda yadda I re-watched The Ice Storm last night and yadda yadda here we are. See? Simple. More difficult I think will be the choosing... but let's reach in the bowl and fish somebody's keys out...
PREVIOUSLY Whilst I was away Nathaniel whispered my favorite siren song of sweet sweet Gyllenhaals and asked you guys to pick your favorite Jake flavor -- he's basically a box of Neopolitan Ice Cream; they're all so delicious, why choose? But choose we had to and straight-up Beautiful Jake (a la Brokeback and Love and Other Drugs) beat out his more Beastly iterations. Said San FranCinema:
"Had to vote for Beauty. Brokeback Jake...I just can't quit him!"
Reader Comments (8)
Thanks this is a real treat,a film that was underappreciated on release deserves a reappraisal and how did Weaver not steam roller over that 97 line up,what does she have to do,would you have nominated any of the cast,i know u love Ricci here..
Both women were brilliant in this. This is my favorite Ang Lee film.
I'd give the edge to Sigourney. Outside of the Alien films, this is her best work. It's SHOCKING that she was not nominated for an Oscar that year. I mean, Minnie Driver??
Joe -- it just goes to remind you of the power of being in a Best Picture nominee.
the ice storm is the most egregiously oscar ignored film of the last twenty years
[wow, i can't believe i had to stretch that description to twenty]
MVP is Christina Ricci, but between these two, Joan Allen, definitely.
Such a difficult choice - I class this movie as a true ensemble, so both actresses fight for my 1997 win in Supporting. I give the edge to Weaver, but I'd choose Allen on a different day. So, so good.
Allen is Lead with Kline.Weaver is her own creation.
I've watched that movie many times - it's better every time I see it.