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Alan Arkin is a brilliant actor + Sandra Locke was superb

posted 15 years ago by jonchopwood
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Two well-deserved Academy Award nominations. I was so glad when Arkin finally won an Oscar. It's strange how Locke's career never really panned out. I remember reading that she just didn't get any decent movie role offers after her Oscar nod. And then there was Clint....

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[–] Anscules 14 years ago

Ruth Gordon was awesome, but I'm certainly not defending the Oscars. I saw this film today after seeing Bronco Billy yesterday, and I'm left thinking... what happened to Sondra? She was also outstanding in Josey Wales and even good in bad films like The Gauntlet.

I recall hearing once that she was blacklisted by/for Clint after they split.

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[–] flan99 14 years ago

I was just reading IMDB's bio of Sondra Locke.

She has sure had a cruel life, and none of it by her own doing.

Clint Eastwood is a pathetic and sad person.

[–] shepardjessica-1 11 years ago

Arkin and McCann should have won Oscars and Locke deserved her nomination.