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...late '60s, Broadway-musical actress-dancer-singer Gretchen Wyler visited her local dog pound in Warwick, N.Y. Wyler (whose shows included the original Guys and Dolls, Bye Bye Birdie and Damn Yankees) immediately redirected her energies to animal-rights activism. She launched the Genesis Awards, which since 1986 have annually honored such media and entertainment figures as Paul McCartney for tackling animal-protection issues, and in the '90s merged her action group, Ark Trust, with the U.S. Humane Society...
...roles in Joel and Ethan Coen's No Country for Old Men. This was a year for les femmes, with many films about woman isolated in their passion or misery. One of those performances, Jeon Do-yeon's in the Korean Secret Sunshine, was the favorite to take Best Actress...
...With the competition entries ending today, that gives festivalgoers a chance to predict the winners in the following categories: Palme d'Or (the top film), Grand Jury Prize (second place), Jury Prize (third place), Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director (a consolation prize that is usually different from the Palme d'Or winner) and maybe a few more. This being a festival whose number is divisible by five, there'll be a "60th Festival" award for yet another film. In other words, there are up to 10 prizes given out for the 21 films selected for the competition. Theoretically...
...Josh Brolin or Javier Bardem, the hero and villain of No Country, would be a fine choice for Best Actor. Jeon Do-yeon, the addled widow in the Korean Secret Sunshine, and Asia Argento, in An Old Mistress, give just the sort of passionate, showy performances that win Best Actress awards. And there are other films, esteemed by the critics, that might also appeal to the Jury. One is The Edge of Heaven, by the German-born Turkish director Fatih Akim. Here are notes on two other popular contenders...
...Some fervently admired Secret Sunshine, others thought it slow and forced; and you can get those varying opinions from the authors of this journal. The big news here is Jeon's performance, which is being touted for the Best Actress prize. She can play ferocious or catatonic with equal plausibility. Jeon also has a way of turning on a small smile in the most extreme moments, as if to share a sly intimacy with the audience. Does she want viewers to see the full humanity of the troubled Shin-ae? Or is she telling us not to probe too deeply...