Monday, September 2, 2019

"The Laundromat" premieres at Venice

Yesterday, Steven Soderbergh's Panama Papers comedy The Laundromat premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, and Meryl was on hand for the event:


Looking stunning as usual. There are close to a dozen reviews for the film already counted so far, and in general, the responses are decent. Its score on Metacritic is only 59 with eleven reviews, while at 58% on Rotten Tomatoes, with twelve. Hopefully the score goes up a bit in the next few weeks. While Meryl is getting good notices, her chances for awards recognition go down if the film isn't as well-received.  

Next up is the Toronto International Film Festival later this week. The film will be in select theaters September 27, and will be available to stream on Netflix on October 18. 

8 comments:

  1. Surprised at the seemingly divided response! Still very anticipated for me! I predict double Globe nominations (Comedy lead for this, Series supporting BLL) and triple SAG (Little Women Ensemble, Drama Actress & Drama Ensemble BLL) and I fear that may be where the awards stop - at least for this year! Also loved that she fed us a little tidbit on Let Them All Talk at the press conference, confirming it's finished and only took 13 days (WOW!). Late spring release timed to maximize HBO Max buzz & subscriptions, perhaps?

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    1. Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if she were up for Lead in the Comedy section at the Globes. I don't know though. If reviews stay decent, particularly for Meryl, she might end up having a good shot for the laundromat as well.

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  2. I think it will be very unlikely she is not rewarded with a Golden Globe for BLL after generalized acclamation. More unlikely, an award for the Laundromat. It seems one of those movies that is not an award magnet. In Little Women, I think the scenes must be so few that she is almost a "Guest Star".

    Looking forward for the awards season!

    Do you know if there is an Acting award or a Best actress award at Venice Festival?

    Hugo


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    1. Yeah I think it's the Volpi Cup for acting, right? I believe Meryl has never won it.

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  3. Meryl has won 2 of the big 3 for European Film Festivals - Cannes 1989 for "A Cry In The Dark" and the Silver Bear for Best Actress 2003 for "The Hours" at Berlin. Very few have won all 3 top awards, I can remember that Julianne Moore and Juliette Binoche both won them all.

    I don't know if any of Meryl's movies have ever opened at Venice before.

    I'm excited to see this, more than I thought I would be.

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  4. This year has turned out to be a very weak year for best supporting actress so I think Meryl's still in the running.

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  5. Well let's hope next time is lucky for Meryl, no Volpi Cup.

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