Gods and Monsters

Lynn Redgrave, who passed away this week at age 67, garnered one of her two Oscar acting nominations for playing the disapproving housekeeper of director James Whale (Ian McKellan, also nominated). Bill Condon, who directed, won the Oscar for writing the screenplay.

Love this film to pieces and especially Redgrave's Hannah!

Lynn Redgrave also was brilliant in Bill Condon's Kinsey as the last interview subject.

Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford in Extraordinary Measures

I'm not sure that this is the serious movie I've been waiting for Brendan Fraser to finally make.  It looks kind of cheesy, but you've got Harrison Ford at his most crotchety going for it.

A Tango in the Kitchen with Brendan Fraser

I just had a blast from the past. I used to be obsessed with Brendan Fraser after the Mummy came out. He was the first actor I joined an online community for...which led me to seek out every obscure film he had made. I just caught one on cable this morning: Mrs. Winterbourne with Ricki Lake and Shirley MacLaine. This is my favorite scene from the movie -- Brendan being both suave and goofy. I haven't seen this movie in years. It's a little trifle of a movie, but I still love this scene. It is notable for being a romance with a not so pencil thin heroine.

Ah, Brendan, when he still had all his hair. ;)