SLIGHT LIST.SLIGHT LIST SHOULD NORMAN BATES Norman Bates is a fictional character created by writer Robert Bloch as the central character in his novel Psycho. The character was based on real-life serial killer Ed Gein. or Dorothy Gale have been nominated for Oscars? Anthony Perkins, who played lunatic killer Bates in ``Psycho,'' and Judy Garland, who starred as Dorothy in ``The Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz reaches and departs from Oz in circus balloon. [Children’s Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Ballooning Wizard of Oz false wizard takes up residence in Emerald City. [Am. Lit. ,'' are among top performances overlooked by Academy Awards voters, according to a list compiled by Entertainment Weekly. James Stewart in ``Vertigo'' leads a list of the top 100 performances that failed to earn Oscar nominations. Perkins as Bates was the No. 2 pick. The rest of the top 10, in order, are Cary Grant in ``The Philadelphia Story,'' Ingrid Bergman in ``Casablanca,'' Samuel L. Jackson “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. For the senator from Indiana, see Samuel D. Jackson. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor. in ``Jungle Fever jun·gle fever n. See malaria. ,'' Susan Sarandon in ``Bull Durham,'' John Cazale in ``The Godfather, Part II,'' Garland in ``The Wizard of Oz,'' Marilyn Monroe in ``Some Like It Hot'' and Dennis Hopper in ``Blue Velvet.'' Other notable Oscar snubs included Robert De Niro Noun 1. Robert De Niro - United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) De Niro for ``Mean Streets'' (No. 19), Denzel Washington for ``Philadelphia'' (No. 24), Sigourney Weaver for ``The Ice Storm'' (No. 44), Maureen O'Hara for ``The Quiet Man'' (No. 72) and Lauren Bacall for ``To Have and Have Not'' (No. 99). About 20 editors and writers at the magazine compiled the list. BACK IN TIME "THE HEART OF ME," which had its premiere last week at the 46th London Film Festival, stars Helena Bonham Carter in a 1930s romance directed by Tim Burton. The film, in which Bonham Bonham can refer to:
Over the past few years, she's moved away from such roles, instead winning acclaim for movies such as ``Fight Club'' and ``Mighty Aphrodite Aphrodite (ăfrədī`tē), in Greek religion and mythology, goddess of fertility, love, and beauty. Homer designated her the child of Zeus and Dione. .'' She met Burton when he directed her in the remake of the sci-fi classic ``Planet of the Apes.'' Speaking about ``The Heart of Me,'' Bonham Carter said: ``I was typecast for a long time as a period actress, and here I am doing another period film. But this is probably the best part I've been offered in years, so I wasn't going to turn it down.'' The actress said that Burton has cast her as a witch in his next film. |
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