Glenn Can Lose. She'll Be Up Again Next Year

Glenn Close recently received her record eighth Oscar nomination, so far without a win, for her brilliant portrayal of Mamaw in Hillbilly Elegy, a role in which her maternal character must deal with her daughter’s tragic drug addiction. In her new film, Four Good Days, she again is in the same situation, this time at wit’s end in coping with a daughter whose 10-year heroin addiction has torn their relationship apart.

If there is any justice, even though it is very early, Close should be in the running with a ninth nomination for her authentic and heartbreaking turn as Deb, a woman who wants to use tough love on a daughter she has been forced to turn away from but who still holds out for one last chance — just “four good days” — to save her from herself.

The supporting cast is excellent, but this film belongs squarely to Close and Kunis, who create a kind of family dynamic that reminded me of the one we saw between Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment, albeit in a different context. A hospital scene with a desperate Deb begging for help for her near-death daughter has similarities to one so brilliantly played by MacLaine as Aurora in that movie. Close similarly ignites the fire within that cuts right to the heart of being a parent, even in such dire circumstances. It is another great moment in a career full of them.

Eh. It’s Pete fucking Hammond.

I'm tired of new Oscar bait trend of movies about parents dealing with their kids' drug addictions. Movies like Beautiful Boy and Ben is Back were Oscar bait fails.

She's having bad luck with her on-screen kids recently. Oxy, heroin, what's next?

Well, maybe G can play the mother of a disabled adult if the mom of drug addict role doesn't get her an Oscar.

I recently rewatched The Big Chill. I didn’t get her nomination for that at all.

R7 Yeah, a couple of weeks back TCM aired that late at night. I hadn't seen it in years and decided to stay up to see it. Her performance was overrated.

She was on a roll. She really should have won the year before for "Garp".

What would happen to M if G wins an Oscar finally? I worry.

It’s 44% on Rotten Tomatoes. Glenn will never win.

M now wants G to win according to a shift in the DL bylaws. After her humiliating loss to that horsey British woman M took pity on G and is now her supporter.

Viola is now her new irritant. (Poor Viola)

The Big Chill was kind of a surprise nomination for Close as was the one the next year for The Natural.

She'd made such a splash with Garp (and got denied the award because of Lange's double nomination) that she became the go to Best Supporting Actress nominee.

I think the ultimate humiliation for Glenn would be an honorary Oscar for her entire career. Oh how M would cackle!!

The trailer for the movie is hilarious with Reba McEntire song.

Mamie, show me how to work that computer thing again so I can vote for G and Andra Day. A pity vote and a woke vote that also is a slap in the face to Viola. (black me indeed.) What could be better.

Bump

Viola really is turning me off these days. She needs to learn to be gracious in her press and save the rest for her friends.

I saw 2 minutes of Viola on 60 Minutes the other day while flipping channels.

The guy said when you do Shakespeare etc you don't get to meet the writer but you did meet August Wilson, what did he say to you.

Viola replied that he said she was beautiful. I changed the channel. M probably threw something.

When will they learn. WE are supposed to provide the adoration, not them.

Fucking "empowerment".

Viola is overrated. I hope she doesn't win.