Look for Leo DiCaprio to pick up the Best Actor Oscar for The Revenant. This Sunday’s 88th annual Academy Awards telecast should be more interesting than most because of the controversy surrounding the all-white acting nominees for the second year in a row and the anticipated reaction by outspoken emcee Chris Rock. His selection and the number of awards presenters of color … [Read more...]
The View From Home 63: Cassavetes’ flameout, Wikipedia in the spotlight, a Borzage gem, and an antiquated sex farce
Love Streams: Technically, John Cassavetes’ final film was the middling 1986 trifle Big Trouble. But 1984’s Love Streams (Criterion, $26.22, Blu-ray + DVD) is his pure swan song, the last feature made in his signature frayed-nerve style — and it’s been a long time coming on home video. Gena Rowlands plays Sarah Lawson, a woman still under the influence, who escapes a pending … [Read more...]