Beauty vs Beast: Total Eclipse of the Drunk
Monday, June 25, 2018 at 1:30PM Jason Adams from MNPP here with this week's dose of "Beauty vs Beast" fun. The great Kathy Bates is turning 70 on Thursday, giving you a couple of days to craft your love letters to her on Twitter - until then let's celebrate one of her great roles, the other Stephen King one, 1995's Dolores Claiborne. The film was underrated when it was released and the film remains underrated today if you ask me, but I think it's got a diehard contingent of fans - it's top-shelf King, mainly due to its two leading ladies, Bates as Dolores and Jennifer Jason Leigh as her estranged daughter Selena. And now I am the jerk who makes you choose...
PREVIOUSLY Last week we climbed on the city bus with Keanu Reeves and Sandy Bullock and then we quickly proceeded to run right the hell over Dennis Hopper - Keanu won the Speed poll with 74% of the vote! Those biceps... I totally get it. Said Tom G:
"Jack ends up with Sandra Bullock. He wins."
Reader Comments (9)
The lack of Oscar love for Bates and especially Judy Parfitt was inexplicable.
Vera Donovan should have been the rival option since Bates can handily defend Leigh for this pair off.
Not only is the movie amazing, it's amazing to look at too!
HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT: DOLORES CLAIBORNE!!!
Make it happen :-)
Love the film Parfitt and Bates but JJL is an actress whom I dislike intensely.
I love Jennifer but I'm Team Bates for life.
Judy Parfitt was also very good in Girl with a Pearl Earring. She's in the select group of divine British actresses (Eileen Atkins, Frances de la Tour, Penelope Wilton) ignored by Hollywood.
And remember - Eclipse at five!
That film is a flat-out masterpiece, no joke. Awe-inspiring, fully realized performances all the way around, stirring cinematography and visual effects that stand the test of time. Glad to see it get some love.
Why is there no Team Vera?!