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This week, we are talking about Sharon Stone and The Mighty<\/em>. Adpated from the young adult novel Freak the Mighty<\/em> by Rodman Philbrick, the film follows a burgeoning friendship between a silent giant teenager Max (Elden Henson) and a King Arthur obsessed neighbor with a rare metabolic disorder Kevin (Kieran Culkin). But the film\u2019s real awards play was a Globe-nominated Stone, inhabiting the role of Kevin\u2019s mother Gwen shortly after her first nomination for Casino<\/em>. However, a firmly locked Supporting Actress race left Stone fighting for fifth place, ultimately missing out to Rachel Griffiths in the equally forgotten Hilary and Jackie<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The film was one of Miramax\u2019s many titles in 1998, and shifted to a awards lower priority once Shakespeare in Love<\/em> and Life is Beautiful<\/em> began to take off. This episode, we discuss the film\u2019s very broad performance from Gillian Anderson, James Gandolfini joins our Six Timers Club, and we look at back at Oscar\u2019s love for\u00a0\u201csuffering parent\u201d roles and other adjacent tropes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Topics also include the shared loving gaze of Redgrave\/McKellen\/Fraser, Lara Flynn Boyle in Wayne\u2019s World<\/em>, and Cincinnati cinema.<\/p>\n Follow Us on Twitter!\n\n
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