LAMB Acting School 101: Jodie 'I have too many Oscars' Foster

I’ve been trying to participate more with blog-a-thons and online conversations here, to spice up ‘A Fistful of Films’, but when I saw that ...

Monday morning mumblings…

Happy Monday to all.   How was your weekend?   Mine was decent.   I had a chance to catch up on some movies I’d been waiting to see.   Wha...

YOUR Best Actress of 1988

Here are the results of the poll: 1. Jodie Foster - The Accused (50 votes) 2. Glenn Close - Dangerous Liaisons (33 votes) 3. Meryl Streep - ...

Best Actress 1988 - The resolution

After having watched and reviewed all five nominated performances, it's time to pick the winner! 5. Melanie Griffith in Working Girl Tes...

Best Actress 1988: Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist"

Making Oscar history is always something special. Luise Rainer did it when she became the first person to win two acting Oscars. Katharine H...

Best Actress 1988: Meryl Streep in "A Cry in the Dark"

In 1988, Meryl Streep completed her domination of the 80s with her 6th Best Actress nomination during that decade. It seems just as impossib...

Best Actress 1988: Melanie Griffith in "Working Girl"

Performances in comedies have always been appallingly underrated at the Oscars. Maybe I should be more specific and say ‘Leading performance...

Best Actress 1988: Glenn Close in "Dangerous Liaisons"

Glenn Close received her fifth (and to this day, last) unsuccessful Oscar nomination for her performance as Marquise de Merteuil, a scheming...

Best Actress 1988: Jodie Foster in "The Accused"

1988 was Oscar’s salute to the 80s. Rain Man , The Accidental Tourist , Working Girl , The Accused – all movies that couldn’t be more 80s e...

Best Actress 1988

The next year will be 1988 and the nominees were Glenn Close in  Dangerous Liaisons Jodie Foster in  The Accused Melanie Griffith in  Workin...