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December 28, 2022 10:11 PM Subscribe
The story of how an unaired TV pilot from David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada, Band of Brothers, etc.) starring Bebe Neuwirth won an Oscar. (Grainy YouTube video of the pilot included in the link.)
Quick: Can you name the first DreamWorks film to win an Academy Award?
What? No, of course I couldn't, not before reading this piece. Is this something people can do?
posted by The corpse in the library at 12:17 AM on December 29, 2022 [5 favorites]
What? No, of course I couldn't, not before reading this piece. Is this something people can do?
posted by The corpse in the library at 12:17 AM on December 29, 2022 [5 favorites]
the photo caption reverses the names: Bebe is the brunette, on the right.
it's a fun little film, really well written
"Tuesday I wore suede in the rain"
posted by chavenet at 2:21 AM on December 29, 2022 [2 favorites]
it's a fun little film, really well written
"Tuesday I wore suede in the rain"
posted by chavenet at 2:21 AM on December 29, 2022 [2 favorites]
I really enjoyed that! I just wish there were more!
Thanks for sharing!
posted by james33 at 3:57 AM on December 29, 2022 [1 favorite]
Thanks for sharing!
posted by james33 at 3:57 AM on December 29, 2022 [1 favorite]
That was great! Thank you!
posted by TORunner at 6:50 AM on December 29, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by TORunner at 6:50 AM on December 29, 2022 [1 favorite]
Sigh, what we might have had in the non-darkest timeline.
posted by BrashTech at 12:29 PM on December 29, 2022
posted by BrashTech at 12:29 PM on December 29, 2022
That was really sweet! I can't imagine it as a TV show - too much narration, not enough actual characters or real scenes (though SATC found a balance, so I suppose it could too). And I found the actual narration pretty grating. But it was a joy to see young Mike Starr, and Neuwirth was adorable. Great find!
posted by Mchelly at 2:01 PM on December 29, 2022
posted by Mchelly at 2:01 PM on December 29, 2022
I enjoyed this and glad it won an Oscar. I definitely see the Sex and the City vibes coming out of it and see how it influenced the show. With honesty though, I think Bebe Neuwirth is actually too talented for something like this. She was a bit of a character being propelled through space in this short movie - she's so talented, she deserves meatier roles.
posted by Toddles at 2:11 PM on December 29, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by Toddles at 2:11 PM on December 29, 2022 [1 favorite]
Quick: Can you name the first DreamWorks film to win an Academy Award?
What? No, of course I couldn't, not before reading this piece. Is this something people can do?
Not as many people as can name who won Super Bowl XXIII or which NBA player has the third most assists or something, but, yes, there’s a certain kind of movie geek who absolutely knows this kind of thing.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 2:46 PM on December 29, 2022
What? No, of course I couldn't, not before reading this piece. Is this something people can do?
Not as many people as can name who won Super Bowl XXIII or which NBA player has the third most assists or something, but, yes, there’s a certain kind of movie geek who absolutely knows this kind of thing.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 2:46 PM on December 29, 2022
So does this mean Bebe Neuwirth is a Grammy away from being an EGOT?
(Seriously, I know the Oscar wasn't hers, per se, but still...)
posted by yellowcandy at 1:09 PM on January 2, 2023
(Seriously, I know the Oscar wasn't hers, per se, but still...)
posted by yellowcandy at 1:09 PM on January 2, 2023
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