Margot at the Wedding
No disrespect to the four nominees for Best Actress this year, it wasn't their fault, but they highlighted a real gender gap in what was, by common consent, a good year for American movies. The best films were all about the men, with the partial exceptions of the British production Atonement and two independents written and directed by women, Away from Her and The Savages. Strange, then, that the Academy should have overlooked an Oscar-worthy performance by one of the biggest movie stars in...
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