Talent is a many-splendored thing
I'm out of the office this week, but the awards circuit stops for no man. The Variety special section Eye on the Oscars: Talent Race has a septet of stories worth your perusal:
-- Diane Garrett writes about the numerous damaged-goods characters in Oscar-contending films.
-- John Anderson delves into the portrayal of real-life people brought to the screen.
-- Geoff Berkshire highlights some great performances from genre films.
-- Addie Morfoot checks in on the many talented youth performances this year, something I touched upon back in September at Toronto.
-- At the opposite end of the spectrum, Garrett and Bob Verini showcase some great work by cinema's elder statespeople.
-- Finally, Garrett spotlights the multiple roleplaying in "Cloud Atlas" and the thesps who have award-worthy work in more than one 2012 film.
A native of Los Angeles raised by two parents and "Hill Street Blues," Jon Weisman ankled his scriptwriting career and began working for Variety in 2004, subsequently serving as associate editor of features and television reporter before becoming awards editor. He promises not to use this platform to retroactively campaign for Oscars for “The Misfits,” though he’d feel justified in doing so.
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