Whaaaat???

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/spacey%20im%20finished%20with%20acting_1034158
How did I not read about this before? Like I've said before, since 1999 and (not totally coincidentally, I think) his second Oscar, his career hasn't really been the greatest, but... I don't care. His 1990s work alone deserves him a place in the pantheon. He was like Pacino or Nicholson in the 70s (I fuckin' said it, deal with it). Even now, there is the occasional hint at what he was before - The Life of David Gale, Superman Returns... I kept waiting for his big comeback. And now, I guess, it's not gonna come. I'll always support theater and people doing what they feel is necessary, but I'm gonna miss Lester Burnham, Kevin.

HOORAY!!!

goddess #1 (Laura Linney) on goddess #2 (Kate Winslet):
"I adore her... She's just, there's something about Kate that I love. She's the only person I've ever met who has pure self-esteem. In the most refreshing way. She's just... and she's invigorating to be around. I just love her."

Why is the only movie they're in together total shit? Boo. Someone needs to make, like, a female version of The Departed with them as the leads. Female police spies? You know that's gonna put asses in the seats.

The Life of David Gale

Wow, what an awful movie. I think you know a movie's bad when Kate Winslet is in way over her head, and you can tell. D

...that said. It's Kevin Spacey's best post-American Beauty offering (not that that says much, so let me rephrase it: save Superman Returns, it's his only notable post-American Beauty offering), and Laura Linney is just fantastic as always. 2003 was a great year for supporting actresses and Linney gets nominated (if I allowed for multiple performances in one award, she would get the win for this, Love Actually, and Mystic River combined). I'd nominate Kevin as well...I think.