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Uh, hello? Marion Cotillard in "La Vie En Rose"?
Isn't it a little early to make Oscar calls? The big studios are about to trot out their real contenders come November/December. (And hey, what's with not giving Shia LaBeouf props for his thespiantacular performance in "Transformers"?)
Personally I hate to see critics weigh in on the Oscar horse race, though in this case you two get off the hook because you use it as a chance to highlight two performances in new films (where do I get tickets for a sneak of the new Coen Bros. film?). I am sorry that Stephanie Zacharek didn't spend a little more time explaining the "why" of Todd Hanes casting a woman as Bob Dylan. Sure, it captures him at his bird-like prettiest, or whatever, but that hardly covers the "why"! (Maybe I'll dig into Zacharek's text review for more info.)
That said, now to more important matters: Zacharek has officially replaced Joan Walsh as my fantasy Salon girlfriend. Sorry, Joan, but those poorly lit shots of you on bad hair days have been trumped by Zacharek's amazing fire-mane (real?) and devastating eyes. Zachar-OOHK!
