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Nov 10, 2023 · Setting the template for the sort of tender funny-sad movie that would become a Hollywood staple, 1983’s “Terms of Endearment” is rooted in the experience of a Houston widow, Aurora Greenway...
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Nov 16, 2023 · Director James L. Brooks discusses the behind-the-scenes of the iconic film Terms of Endearment, including casting changes and the challenges faced in getting it made. Brooks explains why...
- James L. Brooks
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- Shirley Maclaine
Terms of Endearment. 132 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1983. Roger Ebert. November 23, 1983. 4 min read. When families get together to remember their times together, the conversation has a way of moving easily from the tragedies to the funny things.
Nov 20, 2023 · It doesn’t hurt that the film was based on a novel by Larry McMurtry, who also wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Lonesome Dove, which was adapted into a mini-series starring Tommy Lee Jones, and Brokeback Mountain.
A big screen soap opera based on the Larry McMurtry novel, Terms of Endearment works as a device to manipulate audiences while highlighting over-the-top performances. Jack Nicholson won a Best Supporting Actor award for playing himself and Shirley MacLaine triumphed in the Best Actress category primarily because she had been passed over too ...
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May 20, 2024 · Terms Of Endearment is undeniably a good movie. It's also an important film, winning an incredible 5 Academy Awards, including best picture, and earning the second-highest box office for 1983, only coming in second to Return of the Jedi.
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Feb 25, 2024 · Decided to start watching all of the Oscar best picture winners, in order. I hadn’t heard of some of these movies, some I love and have seen multiple times already and I actively hate others…