Nell Minow on the Don Rosen Show: Summer 2024 Movies, The Godfather, DVD Libraries, and More
Posted on May 6, 2024 at 8:52 pm
Many thanks to Don Rosen for inviting me on his radio program for a long talk about the movies we’re expecting this summer, “The Godfather” and its sequels, having Jerry Seinfeld as a kindergarten classmate (Don) and meeting President Kennedy (me).
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with movies starring some of the greatest stars in movie history. If you haven’t seen all of these, you deserve a pinch!
Two of the most talented and charismatic up and coming actors, Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal, appeared in last year’s tenderest love story (about the love between parent and child as well as romantic love), “All of Us Strangers.”
Maureen O’Hara — her fiery red hair was made for technicolor and she was ideally cast opposite John Wayne in films like “The Quiet Man” and “McLintock.” I especially loved her as the mom in “Miracle on 34th Street” and “The Parent Trap.”
Colin Farrell — he is electrifying as a bad guy but willing to go all out in a comedy like “Horrible Bosses” or the wonderfully weird “The Lobster.” I especially loved him as a sensitive gay man in “A Home at the End of the World,” and his appearance with Elmo on “Sesame Street.”
Saoirse Ronan — one of the most talented young stars working today, she first gained international stardom in “Atonement” and has shown astonishing range in films like “Hanna” and “Brooklyn.”
Liam Neeson — an Oscar winner for “Schindler’s List,” Neeson is equally at home in serious drama and in action films like “Taken.”
Pierce Brosnan — the most elegant of the James Bonds, Brosnan also played a very different kind of spy in “The Matador” and sang (or tried to) in “Mama Mia.”
Peter O’Toole — best known for “Lawrence of Arabia,” but his most endearing performance is probably the swashbuckling movie star guesting on a live television show in “My Favorite Year.” And don’t miss him as a movie director in “The Stunt Man” and an art expert turned thief in “How to Steal a Million.”
Jonathan Rhys Meyers — he was Henry VIII on HBO’s “The Tudors” and the soccer coach in “Bend it Like Beckham.”
Chris O’Dowd — Kristen Wiig could not resist him in “Bridesmaids,” and he was equally appealing in “Pirate Radio” and the British sitcom “The IT Crowd.” He plays the manager of a girl group in “The Sapphires” and created the very funny series “Moone Boy.”
Daniel Day-Lewis — he played Abraham Lincoln, but he has also played real-life Irish icons Christy Brown (“My Left Foot”) and Gerry Conlon (“In the Name of the Father”).
Pat O’Brien — this dependable character actor starred as Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne.
FULL LIST OF NOMINEES FOR THE 27TH ONLINE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY AWARDS:
Best Picture: Anatomy of a Fall Asteroid City Barbie The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon May December Oppenheimer Past Lives Poor Things The Zone of Interest
Best Animated Feature: The Boy and the Heron Nimona Robot Dreams Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Best Director: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer Greta Gerwig – Barbie Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon Celine Song – Past Lives
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Best Actress: Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall Greta Lee – Past Lives Margot Robbie – Barbie Emma Stone – Poor Things
Best Supporting Actor: Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer Ryan Gosling – Barbie Charles Melton – May December Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Best Supporting Actress: Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. Julianne Moore – May December Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Best Original Screenplay: Anatomy of a Fall Barbie The Holdovers May December Past Lives
Best Adapted Screenplay: American Fiction Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Poor Things The Zone of Interest
Best Editing: Anatomy of a Fall Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Poor Things
Best Cinematography: Asteroid City Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Poor Things
Best Original Score: Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Poor Things Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse The Zone of Interest
Best Production Design: Asteroid City Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Poor Things
Best Costume Design: Asteroid City Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Poor Things
Best Visual Effects: The Creator Godzilla Minus One Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Oppenheimer Poor Things
Best Feature Debut: Raven Jackson – All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Cord Jefferson – American Fiction Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou – Talk to Me A.V. Rockwell – A Thousand and One Celine Song – Past Lives
Best Film Not in the English Language: Anatomy of a Fall Fallen Leaves Godzilla Minus One Perfect Days The Zone of Interest
Best Documentary: 20 Days in Mariupol American Symphony Beyond Utopia Kokomo City Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie