#tammy faye drama

[elposting]

if christian borle drops out does that mean that brandon uranowitz gets the part

[dailyflicks]

THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE 2021 | dir. Michael Showalter

[nellarw95]

Happy Birthday Jessica 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

March 24,1977

Buon Compleanno 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

24 Marzo 1977

[daysfullofdreams]

HOW DID GIRLIE NOT WIN AN EMMY FOR THIS SHOW I’M GOING TO LOOOOOOOSEEEEE ITTTTT

[saturnerens]

everyone freaking out over the tammy faye drama:

andrew: Look at my headshots😄

[bitter69uk]

Recently watched: Netflix’s The Deliverance (2024). Tagline: “Every family has its demons.” Directed by the reliably juicy and lurid Lee Daniels (the filmmaker best known for Precious (2009) and The Paperboy (2012)), it begins as a gritty urban drama (complete with Lil’ Kim on the soundtrack) about poverty, abuse, alcoholism, and racism as we watch the troubled African American Jackson family (mother, three kids and grandmother) hoping for a fresh start by moving into a new home in blue collar Pittsburgh. But within no time, it becomes apparent the house is cursed, and The Deliverance shifts tone into berserk, traumatic down-and-dirty horror in the tradition of The Exorcist (1973) or Amityville Horror (1979). (Or more accurately, The Deliverance is like an update or variation of Abby, the 1974 Blaxploitation version of The Exorcist). All the demonic possession horror movie tropes are present and correct: possessed children scuttle up the walls. Characters suddenly adopt growling, guttural voices or speak in tongues or develop stigmata on their hands. A cross on the wall bursts into flame. When someone is sprinkled with holy water, they scream “It burns!” Is The Deliverance silly and cliched? Sure, but if you keep your expectations low it’s also a blast. And the acting is exceptional: Andra Day is ferocious as tough, beleaguered single mom Ebony Jackson, as is Mo’Nique as a no-nonsense social worker. But it’s Glenn Close - gamely sporting wig and make-up choices pitched somewhere between Tammy Faye Bakker and Rachel Dolezal - as flamboyant born again grandmother Alberta (her wildest role since playing J D Vance’s Mamaw in Hillbilly Elegy) who steals the whole thing. Alberta is the kind of part Shelley Winters or Susan Tyrrell once might have played and the way Close attacks it is pure, gleeful hagsploitation. My favourite scene: the three generations of Jackson women (grandmother, mother and granddaughter) braiding each other’s hair while watching 1967 camp classic Valley of the Dolls on TV and reciting the “Broadway doesn't go for booze and dope” dialogue off by heart.

[turnstileskyline]

christian borle replacing andrew rannells in the tammy faye musical…. i know the drama is immeasurable

[greensparty]

Stuff I'm Looking Forward To in May

How is it already May? In addition to being Asian Pacific American Heritage Month as well as Orthodox Easter (5/5), Cinco de Mayo (5/5), Mother's Day (5/12) and Memorial Day (5/27) here is what's on my radar this month:

Movies:

The Idea of You

A Michael Showalter movie is always a highly anticipated for me. I was a huge fan of his comedy group The State and I named his film The Big Sick my #1 Movie of 2017. Since then his films have been mixed (including The Eyes of Tammy Faye) but they are always unique in their own way. His new one is a romantic drama with Anne Hathaway premiering on Amazon Prime Video on 5/2.

Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace

When the first Star Wars prequel was released in May 1999, there was no way any movie could live up to the expectation. While it's not perfect by any means, it is better than people initially thought. I saw it a few times in the theater in 1999 (including opening day) and in 2012, I saw the 3-D re-release. Without the hype and fanfare it wasn't bad. There's been quite a few revisionist appraisals of Ep 1 in recent years. In addition to select theaters doing a Star Wars Eps 1-9 marathon, Ep 1 is getting a 25th anniversary re-release on 5/3.

Unfrosted

Jerry Seinfeld is a comic genius! Now he's making his directorial feature film debut with a comedy biopic about the creation of the Pop Tart in 1963. With Jerry directing, co-writing, producing and starring I'm on board! Premieres 5/3 on Netflix.

Let It Be

The 1970 documentary about The Beatles recording their final album has been out of print for years and now it has been remastered by Peter Jackson for a Disney+ streaming premiere on 5/8. Fingers crossed a blu-ray follows!

Back to Black 

Amy Winehouse had such a short musical career, but her legacy lives on. After the excellent documentary Amy in 2015, she is now getting the music biopic treatment directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, the director of the criminally underrated Nowhere Boy about the early days of John Lennon. Opens 5/17.

IF

John Krasinski proved himself as a director with A Quiet Place. Now he is back with a fantasy about imaginary friends and it's one of those "everyone is in it" casts! Opens 5/17.

Hit Man

A Richard Linklater film is always a high film priority for me! His new action-comedy has been creating quite a buzz since its festival premiere last year. It's adapted from an article by Skip Hollandsworth and the last adaptation of his from Linklater was Bernie! Star and co-writer Glen Powell has worked with Linklater on Everybody Wants Some!! and Apollo 10 1/2. I could not be more psyched! Limited theatrical release on 5/24 and Netflix premiere on 6/7.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

2015's Mad Max: Fury Road, the 4th Mad Max movie, set the bar pretty high for high octane action. Now George Miller is back with a prequel about Furiosa. Opens 5/24.

Music:

Aerosmith Get Your Wings 50th Anniversary Limited Edition

In March, Aerosmith's second album turned 50! To celebrate the anniversary they are releasing a special edition vinyl on 5/17!

Slash Orgy of the Damned

GN'R guitarist Slash is back with his sixth solo album featuring tons of guest stars including Brian Johnson and Steven Tyler doing blues covers. Album drops 5/17!

Ringo Starr Crooked Boy

Sir Ringo Starr has been on a roll knocking out tons of EPs including EP3 and Rewind Forward. Now he has his 5th EP since 2021 (my God - put all of these EPs together and it'd be a killer album!). This one was written and produced by Linda Perry. After an RSD and digital release last month, a physical release will be on 5/31 (review to come)!

Film Festivals:

Independent Film Festival Boston

My favorite film festival in Boston (and possibly the world) takes place at the best indie cinemas in Boston from May 1-8 (see my preview here).

In a category all its own:

My birthday is on 5/20! 

[denimbex1986]

'Christopher Nolan’s biopic “Oppenheimer” has already grossed over $270 million domestically, setting a number of records both for the filmmaker and in general. There’s been a lot of talk about its Oscar potential next year, so it’s time to get down to the nitty-gritty in the below-the-line crafts categories where it is likely to get nominations, as well as its primary competition in those races.

The presence of “Dune: Part Two” — unless Warner Bros. moves it due to the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes — hangs over “Oppenheimer” like a dark Oscar cloud. The first “Dune” won six Oscars in early 2022, all in craft and technical categories, only missing out on two of its nominations there for Best Costume Design (which went to “Cruella“) and for Best Makeup and Hairstyling (which went to “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”). It’s fairly safe to presume that the finale of Denis Villeneuve’s two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic will do just as well in those same categories.

In fact, “Oppenheimer” and “Dune: Part Two” could be going head-to-head in many key categories, although Warner also has “Barbie” now to push in a number of those same races, particularly for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design (the latter of which it’s likely to win).

Let’s consider each category for “Oppenheimer” and what it’s likely to face in its path towards Oscar night.

Cinematography

To shoot his latest magnum opus, Nolan reunited with DP Hoyte Van Hoytema, who previously earned an Oscar nomination in 2018 for his work filming Nolan’s previous WWII-set drama, “Dunkirk.” Whether you’re watching “Oppenheimer” in IMAX 70mm – the preferred viewing method since Van Hoytema shot using IMAX cameras – or just in 70mm, “Oppenheimer” is a big screen experience like no other. Although much of it takes place in a cramped interrogation room, the scenes where it breaks out into the wide vistas of New Mexico and the Los Alamos campus where scientists develop the first atomic bomb leave little question what Van Hoytema’s camera framing and lighting bring to the film. It regularly alternates between black-and-white and color, something that would normally be difficult to do, but all of it looks so good that the eye rarely notices the switches after a point. There’s little question Van Hoytema will receive his second Oscar nomination, though he’s going up against previous “Dune” winner Greig Fraser.

Production Design

Production designer Ruth De Jong came onto her first Nolan film after performing similar duties for Jordan Peele’s “Nope” (also shot by Van Hoytema). This is another crucial craft because it involved literally building the Los Alamos complex where the scientists developed the bomb, as well as showing its evolution over time. De Jong and her team also had to dress the locations in which Oppenheimer and Robert Downey Jr.’s Strauss are being interrogated. Although De Jong’s work is undeniable, this might be a tougher category for “Oppenheimer” to win since the academy often goes for more expansive and fantastical films here, which could allow “Dune” production designer Patrice Vermette to win his second Oscar.

Editing

Another craft that’s crucial to achieving Nolan’s vision was the editing by Jennifer Lame — her second time working with Nolan after 2020’s “Tenet” — especially keeping track of the two running storylines and building up the tension leading up to the Trinity test. Despite having worked on Best Picture-nominated movies before, her work on “Oppenheimer” is likely to be her first Oscar nomination. Interestingly, Lame previously edited a lot of “Barbie” co-writer Noah Baumbach’s movies, including the Oscar-nominated “Marriage Story” as well as many movies that Baumbach made with Greta Gerwig, such as “Frances Ha” and “Mistress America.”

Original Score

If there’s one category where “Oppenheimer” may have the best odds, it’s Best Original Score, because previous winner Ludwig Goransson (“Black Panther”) has delivered another fantastic set of compositions that drives the emotional tension throughout Nolan’s three-hour film. Even so, Goransson is going up against two-time Oscar winner Hans Zimmer and his “Dune: Part Two” score, which could be just as groundbreaking. Right now, it looks like it could be a photo finish.

Sound

The other category where “Oppenheimer” is very likely a frontrunner is Best Sound, a category that often goes to the loudest movie, which is quite achievable when you literally set off an atomic bomb in one of your movie’s pivotal scenes. There’s a faction of movie-lovers who always seem to take issue with the sound mix in all of Nolan’s movies, but the sound work in “Oppenheimer” is next level, even if you just take into account the moments leading up to and after the Trinity atomic bomb test. The use of sound and silence leading up to that explosion helped create one of the most breathtaking film moments of the year. In other words, Nolan’s sound team has made “Oppenheimer” as much a sonic experience as it is a visual one.

Costume Design

With any period piece, costume design is key, and dressing Cillian Murphy’s title character and those around him was important in establishing the authenticity of “Oppenheimer’s” period look. It was the work of costume designer Ellen Mirojnick, working with Nolan for the first time. While she’s never received an Oscar nomination for her work, she is a Primetime Emmy winner for “Behind the Candelabra” with two other nominations at those awards. Unfortunately for her, this category probably belongs to “Barbie,” and it will be hard for anyone else to make much of an impact.

Makeup and Hairstyling

With any biopic, makeup and hairstyling can play a large part in turning the actors into the known roles they’re playing, such as Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Baker in the aforementioned “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” or Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour.” In both cases, the actors and the makeup/hairstyling won Oscars.

The teams put together by hair department head Jaime Leigh McIntosh and head of makeup and prosthetics Luisa Abel did a lot of sometimes imperceptible work turning the mostly male actors into their real-life counterparts, although not as many people may know what these original historical figures looked like. Because of that, this might be a tougher category to win for “Oppenheimer,” especially with other movies coming this season that have turned their actors into better-known subjects, such as the work used to turn Bradley Cooper into Leonard Bernstein for “Maestro.”

Visual Effects

Best Visual Effects is a category in which many of Nolan’s movies have thrived: his films “Inception” (2010), “Interstellar” (2014) and “Tenet” (2020) won that Oscar. Yet oddly, this is another craft category where “Oppenheimer” might have a tough time. That is partly because Nolan has spent a lot of time on the press circuit declaring that the movie didn’t use any CGI. It will have to put together an impressive VFX reel to convince academy members in the visual effects branch that it deserves to get nominated.

In the end, what it comes down to as far as the battle for craft Oscars between “Oppenheimer” and “Dune: Part Two” is whether Oscar voters will want to give the same awards to the conclusion of Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic or honor some new crafts people working with Nolan. “Oppenheimer” is not expected to have a candidate in the Best Original Song category, so that leaves all the potential acting, writing and directing nominations it could be vying for — and of course Best Picture...'

[heavenboy09]

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 To A Very Astounding & Ravishing Redheaded 👩‍🦰 Actress of the 21st Century

She is an American actress and producer. Known for primarily starring in films with feminist themes, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012.

She developed an interest in acting from an early age and made her professional stage debut in 1998 as Shakespeare's Juliet. After studying acting at the Juilliard School, she was signed to a talent holding deal with the television producer John Wells. She was a recurring guest star in several television series, and took on roles in several stage productions. After making her film debut at age 31 in the drama Jolene (2008), She had her breakthrough in 2011 with six film releases, including the dramas Take Shelter (2011) and The Tree of Life (2011). She received Academy Award nominations for playing an aspiring socialite in the period drama The Help (2011) and a CIA analyst in the thriller Zero Dark Thirty (2012).

Greater commercial success came with the science fiction films Interstellar (2014) and The Martian (2015), and the horror film It Chapter Two (2019). She received further acclaim for playing strong-willed women in the dramas A Most Violent Year (2014), Miss Sloane (2016), and Molly's Game (2017), and the television miniseries Scenes from a Marriage (2021). She went on to portray Tammy Faye Bakker in the biopic The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), winning the Academy Award for Best Actress, and Tammy Wynette in the miniseries George & Tammy (2022).

On Broadway, She has starred in revivals of The Heiress (2012) and A Doll's House (2023). She is the founder of the production company Freckle Films, which was created to promote diversity in film, and is an investor in the soccer club Angel City FC. She is vocal about mental health issues, as well as gender and racial equality. She is married to fashion executive Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, with whom she has two children.

Please Wish This Astounding Redheaded 👩‍🦰Actress A Very Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

The 1

&

The Only

Ms. Jessica Michelle Chastain 👩‍🦰

[elposting]

instead of issuing refunds for people who bought tickets just to see andrew they do this

[dailyflicks]

JESSICA CHASTAIN as TAMMY FAYE BAKKER THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE 2021 — dir. Michael Showalter

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Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield as Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker in The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) dir. Michael Showalter

[vampatty]

i can only watch movies when inspired by some great divine intervention that tells me when the time is right and this is my way of saying that yes i am poaching my tween brothers hbo max account to watch the eyes of tammy faye

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The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Well-shot period piece with a strong cast that perform their hearts out. And of course Vincent D’Onofrio’s the biggest dickhead.

Rating: 3.5/5

Photo credit: Paste