Kidman is out

I hate to be the bearer of bad tidiings as far as Bob Berney and the fortunes of Picturehouse are concerned, but the Telluride consensus so far is saying we should all forget about Nicole Kidman being any kind of Best Actress contender for her Diane Arbus performance in Fur. if there's a standout performance, they're saying, it belongs to Robert Downey, Jr.

Memo to Paramount: remember that item from two or three days ago with that sound-mixer woman who's worked on Zodiac saying that Downey "gives an incredible Oscar-level performance" in that film...? If Zodiac comes out this year Downey will have two head-turning supporting performances to his credit, or so we're hearing, and...I guess I don't need to spell it out.

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on September 3, 2006 at 11:35 AM

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Dixon Steele Author Profile Page says ...

Wells is going crazier for ZODIAC, a movie he hasn't seen, than he did for MIAMI VICE. And we know how that turned out.

Posted by Dixon Steele Author Profile Page at September 3, 2006 1:49 PM

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romeoisbleeding Author Profile Page says ...

This is very interesting about Downey. Good for him. Then maybe you should add him back to your Oscar bubble for Best Supporting actor??

Posted by romeoisbleeding Author Profile Page at September 3, 2006 2:34 PM

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Dubbs Author Profile Page says ...

Downey Jr. was also really good in A Scanner Darkly. On its own this performance has no chance of getting him an Oscar nod, but combined with Fur and Zodiac, that's a lot of momentum going into awards season.

By the way, when exactly did Downey's comeback start/finish? Is he as back as he's going to get? I can never tell.

Posted by Dubbs Author Profile Page at September 3, 2006 3:00 PM

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JohnCope Author Profile Page says ...

Dixon, again on the "Miami Vice". What's your point? I've only been lurking on these particular message boards for a bit now and I've seen you harp on this again and again. What's the expiration date for comments like this, all based on the dubious notion that Wells is somehow oh-so-obviously wrong about "Vice" and we all acknowledge that truth?

Posted by JohnCope Author Profile Page at September 3, 2006 11:06 PM

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Dixon Steele Author Profile Page says ...

There is no expiration date, John. Welcome to the Internet.

Posted by Dixon Steele Author Profile Page at September 5, 2006 3:39 PM

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