Word: pianos
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Academy Awards pool were those who made the unlikely pick of Anna Paquin for Best Supporting Actress. Everyone guessed the obvious winners -- Schindler's List for Best Picture, Tom Hanks for Best Actor -- so a daring bet on Paquin, who played Holly Hunter's charming, willful child in The Piano, made all the difference. And whoever gambled that an 11-year-old New Zealander with no previous acting experience would beat out Emma Thompson, Holly Hunter, Winona Ryder and Rosie Perez deserved to collect...
...Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress was Tatum O'Neal, who received the prize in 1974, at 10, for her performance in Paper Moon. O'Neal was all Hollywood; Paquin's story is different. Her parents are both teachers, and she was chosen from 5,000 girls for The Piano. In fact, she auditioned because her older sister was trying out for the part, and she just wanted to come along...
Although she was a complete novice, Paquin handled the work well. "She's a completely dignified person," says Jane Campion, The Piano's writer and director. "Before we started we heard there's always a crisis point with young actors where they lose it, about halfway or three-quarters of the way through. We kept waiting for that to happen, but it never did." In fact, Campion recalls the only time Paquin got "a bit teary" was the first day of shooting when her mom had to return home; an ice-cream break solved the problem, and filming proceeded...
...Mary Reilly. The author reaches into a fictional past again, combining the stories of Ellen and Camille with an account of a notorious 19th century Louisiana "catwoman." When the body of this woman's plantation-owner husband was found with his throat ripped away, she was calmly playing the piano, her hands, dress and mouth covered with blood...
...Armani suit as he played, moving his enormous aerodyamic Afro, like something from a Schlitz malt liquor ad. When his solo shot up to the high end breathlessly, it was easy to see why he is heralded as on of the best saxophonists of his generation. When the piano's turn came, he built up a solo that climaxed with two-fisted fullkeyboard runs, booming bass octaves, and distinct mid-range lines. This performance made the evening...