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Every prestige actress overdue for an Oscar deserves her showcase, and after three Oscar nominations in under a decade, Joan Allen got hers written and directed by her The Contender<\/i> costar Mike Binder. The Upside of Anger<\/i> cast Allen as a mother of four whose husband suddenly abandons her, and she finds boozy solace with the former baseball player down the street. The actress earned raves for her all-out performance, along with Kevin Costner as her new lover and compatriot. But the film was a spring release and struggled to get arrested in the awards race, despite a Critics Choice nomination and regional critics wins, despite what is largely seen as an uncompetitive Best Actress field.<\/p>\n
This episode, we talk about Joan Allen\u2019s three Oscar nominations and other ones we think she should have received. We also talk about Costner in Baseball Kevin mode, the National Board of Review\u2019s 2005\u00a0\u201cexcellence in filmmaking\u201d lineup, the film\u2019s underwhelming portrait of siblings,\u00a0and the 2005 Best Actress race.<\/p>\n
Topics also include listeners not being able to tell Chris and Joe apart, Allen\u2019s Tony Award and theatre history, and the maligned The Mind of the Married Man<\/i>.<\/p>\n
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