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A Writer's Life (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... is otherwise a down and dirty crime movie. The high point of the film is an amazing performance by Thelma Ritter as an aging street peddler of neckties and information. Ritter is funny, touching, and genuinely moving...and once she is gone, the movie loses much of its edge and its heart. Even so, I really enjoyed it.
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Gold Derby (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Two of these stars below are tied for suffering the most Oscar snubs among actresses: six defeats, no wins. Can you name them? To see the answer, click the "Continue Reading" link underneath the photos. ANSWER: Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter. Oscarless Rosalind Russell and Barbara Stanwyck lost four times each, Liv Ullmann twice. Two male stars lost more times than all of these...
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