Showing posts with label Mildred Pierce. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mildred Pierce. Show all posts

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Failed Oscar Campaigns: "Mildred Pierce" (1945)

Scene from Mildred Pierce
As awards seasons pick up, so do the campaigns to make your film have the best chances at the Best Picture race. However, like a drunken stupor, sometimes these efforts come off as trying too hard and leave behind a trailer of ridiculous flamboyance. Join me on every other Saturday for a highlight of the failed campaigns that make this season as much about prestige as it does about train wrecks. Come for the Harvey Weinstein comments and stay for the history. It's going to be a fun time as I explore cinema's rich history of attempting to matter.