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Famous among Oscar predictors in the mid aughts, this week\u2019s film had high sight unseen expectations that were thwarted by a prolonged release and dismal reviews. After twice winning Best Director, Milo\u0161 Forman followed a biopic heavy run in the 90s with the costume drama Goya\u2019s Ghosts<\/em> starring Natalie Portman and Javier Bardem. Cradling the period between the Spanish Inquisition and Napoleon\u2019s later rule, the film is a murky rumination on art, religious power, and human corruptability from one regime to the next. Arriving stateside almost a year after its global release, the film was long forgotten by the time Bardem starting sweeping the season for No Country for Old Men<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The film also found Portman at a transitional point in her career, having earned her first nomination for Closer <\/em>and leaving behind the Star Wars<\/em> franchise. This week, we discuss Portman\u2019s love of A Choice for better or worse, her 2010 win for Black Swan<\/em>, and rapping on SNL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Topics also include our beloved Flora Plum<\/em> and other long-delayed Oscar hopefuls, the 2010 Hollywood Reporter Actress roundtable, and the film\u2019s wild fake teeth.<\/p>\n Follow Us on Twitter!\n\n
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