Faye Dunaway's Dangerous Women | Best Actress 1977

[@silenceisgolden6097]

"I'm saving [Mommie Dearest] for its own video." *Brings out a bucket of popcorn* I'm ready.

[@LilFiremaster]

The Cinema Snob, in character, has a really good defense of Mommy Dearest in that it actually is a good portrayal of parental abuse even though the marketing and editing fucked it all up. A deleted scene had Dunaway/Crawford describing her own traumas to a young Christina on the beach side.

[@vinnym5607]

I know a Facebook group that will look forward to it.

[@mylifeisaparty]

@@vinnym5607 namely?

[@atzinog]

Can’t wait!!! I love this channel SO much.

[@TheLolbot3000]

So keeeen

[@ianbauer4703]

No matter her "work style" Faye Dunaway is one of the important actors of the late 20th century. She needs more love and respect as an artist.

[@seaspinster3246]

Can’t stop thinking of the time Bette Davis said she wouldn’t work with Faye for a million dollars

[@edlangham5008]

Eternal mood

[@annnee6818]

I think it's hilarious since a lot of people said the same about Bette😜

[@direfranchement]

Bette Davis loathed Faye more than she ever loathed Crawford. She said Faye was incredibly unprofessional, left the crew and cast waiting for her to show up for hours.

[@joshdrayton1230]

When Bette Davis, of all people, calls you unprofessional and difficult, you'd better believe it. And you'd be hard-pressed to find many of Dunaway's directors and co-stars who'd speak in her defence. She pretty much sabotaged her own career with all the bad behaviour, and the good roles were increasingly few and far between post Mommie Dearest. And she didn't help herself with the extreme plastic surgery, the lamentable foray into reality TV, or with her failed attempt to bring Master Class to the screen.

[@mattbernabe]

@@direfranchement Which is really something. Bette obviously didn't like Crawford personally, but at least she always praised her for being a professional.

[@TavoRuiz]

I have met Faye Dunaway. One of the best experiences of my life so far. She is truly classy and a film nerd like myself. We talked about the process of filmmaking, I was amazed of how much she knew in detail about the whole process from the director's point of view. It is true that she is a diva and very difficult, but to me she was always really nice during those days I spend with her, her son and some friends in common that we had. She did screamed at me once when I folded her hat hahaha, but even that was terrifyingly cool. True that she hates when people mention "mommy dearest" or the "Oscar fiasco" to her, but I consider her performance in Network amazing. I fell in love of her after watching that movie during my filmschool. Was a dream come true to have had spend some time with her. A TRUE LEGEND!

[@TheWarrrenator]

It’s good to remember that behind the persona and the legend there’s an actual human being under there with feelings.

[@LucyLioness100]

Good to know she was kind to you. Sounds like she is a decent lady outside of her diva behavior at times on-set

[@luiz4305]

She's better than Meryl streep.

[@janemba204]

Why did you fold her hat? Why would anyone fold a hat in the first place? I would yell at you if you folded my hat

[@muiresuilgorm3452]

​@@luiz4305 Certainly, more interesting.

[@jamesa.romano8500]

"Elizabeth Taylor enthroned with her Butterfield 8 trophy is probably the greatest post-Oscars photo ever taken. Next would be a picture of Faye Dunaway breakfasting atThe Beverly Hills Hotel the morning aftershe won Best actress for Network.Lounging by the poolside in her creamy silk dressing gown, newspapers scattered at her feet,Dunaway contemplates her Oscar with a tinge of ironic detachment and fatigue. This bleak, brilliant photo marks the arrival of a new generation in Hollywood, hip, smart, and cynical. The mythic grandeur of old Hollywood and its pantheon of celestial stars is already gone." (Icon) *Camille Paglia*

[@AwardsJunkie1999]

Iconic

[@shelby8364]

the picture with Joan Crawford in bed with her Oscar was a classic too

[@LilFiremaster]

The reason why she has such a detached affect with her Oscar during the shoot is because the same night she won (if memory serves) is also the same night her husband, a member of J. Gelis Band, told her he wanted to divorce her. The photographer of that iconic image, if memory serves, eventually became her baby daddy.

[@HelloHello-tm7uc]

hello - are you referring to Faye as iconic of Paglia? because paglia is a transphobic, among other things,, and not so much iconic but infamous

[@AwardsJunkie1999]

@@HelloHello-tm7uc obviously Faye. Why would you even go there?

[@chuckinla]

I ran into Ms Dunaway in West Hollywood when she was walking with her doggie a few years ago. She was so sweet and kind and we laughed together. Great sense of humor!! Legendary actress, one of the last great classic actresses!! A true movie star ⭐

[@alexhijinks5170]

I strive to be described as having "big stealthy energy"

[@WilliamsPinch]

Truly lol.

[@appletree6898]

I feel like that's kind of an oxymoron! (Did she fail at being stealthy by having such big energy?)

[@bofhzerozero777]

@@appletree6898 or did the newspapers just not know what new words to throw together randomly to describe her with a clear tinge of negativity...

[@joel.saucedo]

I would love a video about Liv Ullmann specially in contrast with the Hollywood machine. You talk about this a little bit but it's a really interesting subject.

[@abandonedfragmentofhope5415]

There needs to be more appreciation for non American films and TV both in the U.S. and the world at large. I keep meeting people from around the world that don't watch their own films and TV.

[@monmothma3358]

I am from Norway like Liv, but I had no idea she was *that* highly regarded (although overlooked as well).

[@LucyLioness100]

I would love a video on Liv and her contribution to both international and American cinema

[@georg_couch]

Definitely. She belongs in the upper echelon of screen thespians, all time scale.

[@JimBobH13]

I'll never understand how Faye Dunaway hasn't won the AFI Life Achievement Award. She's given brilliant performances in three movies on the AFI's 100 Best American Movies -- "Bonnie and Clyde," "Chinatown," and "Network." I realize that "Mommie Dearest" was polarizing, but some of us -- including Pauline Kael -- thought that Kaye Dunaway was excellent in it. She's one of the greatest of all American actresses.

[@frankcheers7529]

Politics, politics, politics! Her bad behavior off camera or behind the scenes has rubbed many the wrong way.

[@veraluxmundi2032]

Yes, she is a genius.

[@kellie_y]

Faye Dunaway is always grouped in my mind with Debra Winger, in that both women had this dynamic, almost trapped energy that could combust in their movies. Maybe difficult to work with, but amazing and captivating talent.

[@HelloHello-tm7uc]

I love this take! Debra is a fantastic actor, who is very volatile (or so the people holding the mic will have us believe) but my goodness what an actor. To this day I still think the terms of Endearment Oscar should have been split between co leads

[@nomansland00707]

Oh, I’d love to see an essay on Debra Winger, she is so overwhelmingly talented

[@EmoBearRights]

Linda Florentino seems to be a similar type too.

[@meganhughes1444]

I love Debra !

[@sarahakm]

I know part of why Debra Winger was deemed difficult was due to a cocaine addiction, at least on the set of Terms of Endearment. She also did some crazy antics toward Shirley MacClaine to the point where the latter nearly quit. When Shirley won Best Actress over Debra for the film, she famously said "I deserve this" due to how much she put up with Debra.

[@gerrymorales]

I don't think it should be overlooked how her performances were always alongside some of the most intense and masterful actors of the late 20th Century. Warren Beatty, Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Tommy Lee Jones, Mickey Rourke, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, William Holden. She consistently delivered opposite every one of those performances and was never out shadowed by them.

[@ianbauer4703]

And Nicholson

[@mcwyman7928]

Fun fact: Faye Dunaway played Serena Joy in a little known and not very good film adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale in the early 90s, a version of the character more similar to the book: older, somewhat past her prime, and bitter. Given the overall quality of the film (not very high), the role is definitely in her wheelhouse, she gives a fantastic performance, and I think that it could have been one of her most iconic performances with a better...... everything else 😂

[@kkandsims4612]

God I hated that version only good thing about it was Natasha and that’s just cuz I have respect for her husband

[@rickardkaufman3988]

@@kkandsims4612 Liam Neeson was her husband?

[@unclegumbald989]

Oof, can you imagine her in the series? As some Grand High Wife or something? TERRIFYING.

[@montego2]

It was one of those movies with a great cast where you keep thinking if you wish hard enough at the screen it will get as good as you expected it to be...but doesn't.

[@TedJohnson85]

Exactly! I wanted more scenes with Faye, she just crackled with untapped energy!

[@jacob2813]

This channel just keeps getting better and better 😌🖐

[@RonaldMorgan-n7o]

A FIREBALL of an actress!!

[@divatalk9011]

Your channel inspired me so much, decided to start my own channel. Your attention to detail and unique dry humour is so well done. Honestly, I feel like I'm watching a professional doc on PBS. You should feel very proud of yourself!!

[@alexnewkirk5504]

This channel has inspired so many people, honestly, I love the community on this page, especially during these turbulent times

[@divatalk9011]

@@alexnewkirk5504 Who would've thought 15 years ago, when KZbin was dominated by cat videos, we would see this high level of documentary made by "amateurs,I hate that term, but so many have thrived and eclipsed the network made documentaries

[@deanskibinski]

I loved this SO MUCH and nearly screamed at the mention of saving Mommie Dearest for another day - cannot wait!

[@ihateberwald]

"Frankly, sometimes it's just cathartic to hear an issue so clearly articulated out loud" Same reason why we subscribe to this channel!

[@lonellfletcher]

I love Faye in Network. Truly every performance in that film is so deliciously mad and over the top. One of the best ensemble acting showcases in filmdom.

[@orpheus9037]

Also: an interesting, weird anecdote about Network: Finch, Dunaway and Straight each won an Oscar for their performances, but at no point in the film do any of them appear on screen sharing a scene.

[@georg_couch]

Faye Dunaway is the penultimate icon of the American New Wave. As much as I love her (and I think she was superb in Network, she deserved that Oscar), I really like how you deliver some justice for all of Liv Ullmann's ridiculously overlooked work. Plus, if there is anyone out there who knows how to masterfully blend a generous dose of humour in their essays, it's definitely you.

[@cholericqlare]

'I wrote this before the coup' ended me. I was hoping you would bring that up because Network is all I could think of as Wednesday unfolded.

[@monmothma3358]

I haven't seen Network, but now I wonder if they predicted Fox News...

[@scifikoala]

The way that I cackled when that edit card came up...we're so fucked and Network predicted it perfectly

[@satyr_9]

"I wrote this before the coup"

[@Marchant2]

That was a cute insertion.

[@jordanmcinerny1170]

I have been laughing for the past few minutes over that one second. Be Kind Rewind videos help make life worth living.

[@outinsider]

@@jordanmcinerny1170 Me too!

[@ianmacdougall1320]

Faye Dunaway a gem so much poise such a remarkable quality.

[@tudorjason]

Network seemed ahead of its time. The first time I watched it was just last year. It was uncanny how close the movie portrayed what executives in the Reality TV genre are assumed to be like.

[@thenextrung]

Network will always be one of my all-time faves!

[@DegrassiInstantStar]

I love how I stumbled upon this channel because of your _A Star Is Born_ video, and stayed to be educated on everything you have posted. Love it. Your voice is just.. comfort.

[@delaxjinkxrpdrfan9102]

Faye played this role so well! One of the best best actress winning performances ever imo!

[@garrywallace1007]

She seems effortless in playing this incredibly dramatic character....an amazing skill.

[@slc2466]

It's a deft, mesmerizing, spot-on interpretation of a wildly improbable character- Faye aces it!

[@Ajhost88]

Another class act video! Dunaway’s win is one of the best in that category but it’s still a shame that Ullman never won an Oscar.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

pretty unfortuante for Uillman it just goes to show that the oscas don't always value who's truly the best and most talented actors/actresses/filmmakers

[@AngelicaRamirez-ti6wi]

She got an Honarary Award at this year's Oscars

[@patr0clus]

The way I SQUEALED when you said an entire video about Mommie Dearest was coming.

[@WildChildMcCloud]

Faye Dunaway just happens to have lead roles in 3 of my top 10 movies.. Bonnie and Clyde, Chinatown and Network. She's one of the best in my opinion.

[@jordanchan674]

These videos are so well researched and thought out. It's honestly got me into classic film. Thank you BKR!!

[@boys_and_the_booze5104]

Faye: *watches video* Faye: "Be Kind Rewind I wanna talk to you..." Be Kind Rewind: "..." Faye: "In the OTHER room."

[@pennydreadful5163]

Barbara please.

[@TheS15bbrau]

WHY DO YOU DELIBERATELY DEFY ME?!?!

[@pennydreadful5163]

@@TheS15bbrau Because I'm not one of your FANS!!!!!!

[@TheS15bbrau]

@@pennydreadful5163 YOU NEVER LOVED MEEEE, NEVERRR NEVEEERRRRR

[@amr_12_]

You deliberately embarass me in front of a reporter!

[@LucasLima-ou3sz]

What like about Faye is the same kind of "controlled intensity" I see in Michael Shannon for example, and The Network and Chinatown show that, she commands a scene without having to scream or losing her grip and I really like that

[@HelloHello-tm7uc]

Someone in the comments also brought up Debra Winger and I cannot express how much agree with how these 3 actors come across in their work

[@theirreverentreader6970]

Just the thought of you doing a Mommy Dearest essay gave me literal chills. YES PLEASE!

Faye in the earlier years of her career is like a mix between Jane Fonda and Meryl Streep By the way, Talia Shire in Rocky is DEFINITELY a supporting role

[@divatalk9011]

This comparison is spot on!!!

[@93abc123]

@@divatalk9011 IKR I though the same thing when I saw the clips!

[@divatalk9011]

@@93abc123 The intensity of Fonda with the precision of Streep

[@mamadouaziza2536]

Haha!!! And it was in the late 1970s that Jane Fonda and Meryl Streep started gaining momentum in Hollywood; Meryl had 3 back to back performances that caught our attention and so did Jane.

[@Starkardur]

@@mamadouaziza2536 Jane Fonda gained momentum in Hollywood in late 60s not late 70s.

[@orestemanno9478]

Faye is a wonderful actress and is not puffed because of her success. She is a good actress and well developed from the time I knew her. I am proud of her. God bless you Faye.. Vince Manno

[@CollinKelley]

I will die on the hill that “Eyes of Laura Mars” is a criminally underrated masterpiece and one of Dunaway’s best roles.

[@robertasirgutz8800]

One of the most beautiful and talented actresses in history.

[@branagain]

Like her or not, you have to admit, she’s starred in some of the greatest movies ever made. Too bad Mommie Dearest ruined her career.

[@HoldenNY22]

I think William Holden and Peter Foinch shared the starring Roles. The Howard ("I'm as Mad as Hell and I'm not g=oing to take it any more is the real star of the Movie.

[@franconius85]

is so scary how network holds up TODAY the first monologue by mister beale and the last by the businessman could be said today I I wouldn't change a thing

The powers that be won't let things change so soon

[@steamboatwill3.367]

So TV is nonsense but Film is the truth? Imagine doing a film like Network but it's about the film industry instead of fluff like La La Land...

[@miguelgoncalves4536]

This channel has provided all the serotonin i needed in quarentine! I’d love to suggest the following winners if I may: - 1991: Kathy Bates - because a win in that genre is the exception not the norm -1987: Marlee Matlin - because non speaking roles especially ASL are rarely oscar gold -1974 : Glenda Jackson because WTF considering Ellen Burstyn in the exorcist -1967: Elizabeth Taylor because sometimes It really is about the performance 1951: Judy Holliday because Norma Desmond and amargo Channing stood the test of time And more recently i’d say 2015 : Julianne Moore and the body of work compensation Oscar.

[@drstranger7430]

AMEN

[@Alan-my5ki]

Faye's win is one of the best in the Best Actress category. And Network won three acting awards (William Holden lost to his co-star Finch and Ned Beatty was nominated for his only scene if I remember correctly). That's a HUGE achievement.

[@rickardkaufman3988]

The same that A Streetcar Named Desire did.

[@fadhilramadhani1847]

One of my most favorite best actress-winning roles! I love Faye so much as Diana Christensen (that she becomes some sort of a morbid role model LMAO) Network is in my definite top 5 films of all times too and it still amazes me how Diana and Howard Beale never even shares a scene together, yet they both win the leading acting Oscars!

[@HoldenNY22]

I haven't seen the Movie in a few years. I will have to double check that to see if you are right that they Shared a Scene Together. I think if Howard and Diane ever did share a scene together, the Diane character would Melt under Howard K. Beale's Spiritual Power. Diane would have a full Melt Down.

[@monanggodang]

Hei I just saw your comment, and agree Dunaway's Diana Christensen in Network is fantastique. Peter Finch's Howard Beale is insane too! They both deservedly won the best actress & actor Oscar! Sidney Lumet did a great job on this, too bad he didnt win. I considered Network a personal favourite too because it is the first TV journalism/broadcasting-themed movie that opened my eyes on how powerful Television as a medium thats highly influential to people, and raised my interest to pursue a career in broadcasting -- although eventually I didnt take that path 😂 Have you seen Bonny & Clyde, Chinatown, and the Thomas Crown Affair? Those are also Dunaway's best works IMHO. Btw, are u Indonesian? Greetings from fellow Indonesian ya. Kaget juga ada nemu orang Indonesia yg suka film Network ini. Jarang yg tahu film ini soalnya 🤣

[@ch1aka2]

Excellent video. I thought she was so pretty when I saw Bonnie & Clyde as a child. Chinatown and her performance still remains a favorite. I worked in TV and her performance was spot on in Network, I could go on and on. She had a bad reputation behind the scenes as well. All in all, she was an amazing talent.

[@CPTDoom]

So glad you decided on Faye, especially her work in the 70s, as the focus of this video. I was a kid in the 70s, and Faye Dunaway was the epitome of Hollywood glamour to me growing up; seeing her first in "the Towering Inferno" (because my parents thought it was fine for an 8 year old to watch a film about mass death in a conflagration) certainly cemented that sense. Her career has been so defined by "Mommie Dearest" that younger people may not realize how freaking good she is. "Network" is a brilliant performance - and you so deftly explained the experience of watching it now (my own journey was "it's over the top satire" as an 80s college student, "it's got something to say, but it still too exaggerated" by the time 9/11 happened, to "it didn't go far enough" today). However, I would really recommend people check out "Three Days of the Condor" if they haven't seen it. She plays a very "normal" character in that one, who falls in love with Robert Redford after he kidnaps her, which is "problematic," to say the least. She pulls it off, though (doesn't hurt that she's acting opposite Redford), and it's a really nuanced, finely crafted performance.

[@charliewalls2750]

Never hit the “LIKE” so fast. I feel like I’ve been waiting for this all my life.

[@montego2]

Can't wait for the Mommie Dearest video. That movie encapsulates my own conflicted attitude towards Dunaway and her work.

[@outinsider]

I love Faye Dunaway's performance in Network (1976) and I love all the contexts you put in for her win and her career. Eagerly awaiting your Mommie Dearest(1981) video.

[@monanggodang]

Gosh, i just found out your channel tonight after watching your latest video on Michelle Yeoh! 😅 Faye Dunaway is undeniably one of the finest actresses in the modern cinema --- have seen all of her movies, my all time personal favourites beside Network are Bonnie & Clyde, Chinatown, the Thomas Crown Affair, the Eyes of Laura Mars, and of course, Mommy Dearest😂😂

[@edwardhannah]

Loved her in “Barfly” with Mickey Rourke and the Gucci ads!

[@boxcarhobo7017]

Faye Dunaway's comeback film after Mommy Dearest and a six year layoff was the little independent masterpiece BARFLY. It is my favorite Faye performance and we in my little circle still always quote her lines. She is incredible as Wanda the damaged, but woundedly wise wino. And I find her riveting in every role. Like Debra Winger. Extraordinary actors, extraordinary women.

[@monmothma3358]

Check out Faye's performance in Three/Four Musketeers from 1973 and -74! Her performance is unforgettable and she is the definitive Milady to me. Mysterious, elegant, cold, dangerous - all check! I wasn't born back then, but I doubt many did Charismatic Villain better than her.

[@luzvinosorio400]

I am waiting if you look for the Piano with Jane Campion with her passionable screenplay and directing. And Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin taking Actress and Supporting Actress that year.

[@HelloHello-tm7uc]

*Angela Bassett has entered the chat*

[@Trixtah]

This channel is more about actors and their careers, not individual movies. (Also, omg, it just brings back trauma memories of NZ film being one depressing miseryfest after another for literally decades.)

[@monmothma3358]

@@Trixtah Well they could do Holly or Anna, or that Oscar year, then. I had no idea NZ movies were like that, but I guess noone would call The Piano light fun :) I *adore* the music though. That score was stunning.

[@arturoortega8564]

*Angela Bassett and Winona Ryder have entered the chat*

[@thecinematicmind]

@@arturoortega8564 and also *Miriam Margolyes enters the ring and absolutely fuming*

[@flower_girl4983]

5:55 faya was a pain in the ass. It's absolutely true that women gets way more hate for being "difficult" than men

[@EmoBearRights]

Yeah cross reference Dustin Hoffman also well known for being very difficult to work with.

[@monmothma3358]

Doesn't mean women should be above criticism, though. They can be awful people, too.

[@slc2466]

She's also smart, and probably took a lot of hits during her heyday for that as well.

[@DiabolikalFollikles]

The Eyes of Laura Mars and Chinatown are my FD faves.

[@ColumbiaFrancis]

Faye Dunaway asked me for directions at the 59th Street Columbus Circle subway stop. Then I ran into her 2 hours later. I helped her with her packages down to the subway again. It was quite something!

[@drkFenix9]

Bonnie and Clyde's last caper was a daring Moonlight robbery, after which they almost escaped with the gold to La La Land. :D

[@ComandoPadentro]

I may be alone here, but when I think of Faye, what come to mind is Milady de Winter in The Three and The Four Musketeers... Loved her in that. Great video!!

[@jacobelmahir7608]

Network is one of my all time favourite films (and really should've won best picture that year) and a large part of that is because of Faye. She somehow manages to make such a crazy plot in which she says insane lines sound totally plausible and realistic. It was the first film of her's I'd seen and I instantly was enamored with how fantastic she was

[@Thatssomebadhatharry1]

Lol the late great Bette Davis hated her.. I wonder if bette ever commented on Faye playing Joan ?!

[@fabianferrada2501]

Don't know, but Bette hated the book and the movie.

[@ticoangelo]

she didn't like that. she said something in the line that that was not joan (but who can trust my memory?)

[@MichaelChong100]

Here’s what Bette’s said: “I was not Miss Crawford’s biggest fan, but, wisecracks to the contrary, I did and still do respect her talent. What she did not deserve was that detestable book written by her daughter. I’ve forgotten her name. Horrible.”

[@annnee6818]

@@MichaelChong100 Bette would say that. She had a telltale book written about her by her daughter (which rumour has it was much less deserved than what Joan got).

[@Starkardur]

She probably laughed hysterically watching it.

[@MB-yg8qk]

I been waiting for this one, turn it up!!!🤠

[@Emily-ju6wc]

Liv Ullmann was so criminally underrated

[@Lol-ll2ue]

I thoroughly enjoyed this look at Faye's rise to Oscar A-lister. Great work! 😎

[@mrsgollum]

I CANNOT wait for the Mommie Dearest episode.

[@WilliamsPinch]

Those eyes are piercing! She’s a stunner.

[@gra-emed3617]

I think Faye is an amazing actress, but the criticism came from as many women as it did men so I don’t think she was necessarily a victim of a male chauvinistic attack. Great analysis and content as always 👌❤️

[@LindseyTaft]

So um...my mom is high school alumni with the guy who wrote the play Tea at Five. I got to attend the premiere in Boston and met her briefly at the after party. She was nice enough when we were introduced, my mom and I left pretty soon after since we had to drive an hour back home. Later my mom and I saw the New York Post article about her slapping a crew member, demanding no one wear white as it was “distracting” and I think there was a mention of her having her lines fed through an ear piece. As for the play itself, it was very good, it was like being let into Katharine Hepburns home while she tells you juicy stories from the past. I’d love to see it again once a new actress is cast. Supposedly they were aiming for the West End with another actress after Faye ruined their chance at Broadway.

[@Marchant2]

The scene in Network where everyone is yelling out of their windows about how mad as hell they are to the accompaniment of thunder and lightening is great to watch even though the scene is obviously demonstrating a flair for the overly dramatic.

[@Squrtile101]

Network is probably the most important film of the 20th century and the most pertinent film to predict the future.

[@clarkkent771]

The part that got me was five minutes of screen time and won. supporting actress!

[@cooperwesley1536]

Faye's career died mostly of self-inflicted wounds, but I've no doubt that the men in Hollywood did what they could to push her aside. She was a threatening presence to most of them. Sensitive beta males and power-mad directors didn't want to face an alpha female on a film set. She was a threat because she wouldn't tolerate their insecurities. That being said, yes, Mommy Dearest is a high camp film, but Faye's performance is wildly underrated. It's one of my personal favorites!

[@vih6650]

Her performance was very over the top and makes an impression only if you think that acting "big" is good acting. She could have done it better, and so could have the make up artist (yikes!).

[@slonmish]

well, they did mention that Dunaway had confrontations with *every* director she worked with. not a healthy way of working, tbh

[@slc2466]

​@@DeepScreenAnalysis Yep, Faye goes very deep emotionally in the role- the acting may be "big" as mentioned but it's felt, not faked performing.

[@kernelkelly1213]

Calm down the Alpha talk broseph

[@haintedhouse2990]

Faye is hilarious in MD. so glad the director didn't pull the reins in on her performance and let her run with it.

[@316therocksays]

Great video. I've only seen Network, bonnie and clyde, chinatown, and mommy dearest but I'll definitely check out more of her work.

[@monmothma3358]

Check out Three Musketeers, that and its sequel are light blockbuster movies, but pretty good still, and Faye as Milady burns up the screen.

[@xcxtinarocha]

Please do a video on Liv Ullmann, I watched Autumn Sonata two weeks ago and it keeps haunting me

[@BLKPlutoh]

Persona is haunting too. Really if Liv is in it, it’s fantastic

[@Godsustains]

Yes don't worry about the last part of your video when you mention worrying about your tone or delivery not being entertaining enough... you are literally so fun and easy to listen to! Even when I first subscribed, your voice, jokes, and infliction were literally my favorite part second to your interesting video essays!

[@shlee4]

You've got to do one on Liv Ullmann!

[@johnyzero2000]

Amen!!!

[@slc2466]

Another A-1 post; so glad to see one of my favorite wins make it among your elite selections. I was fortunate to see an interview with Ms. Dunaway at a screening of "Network" several years ago. She demonstrated great intelligence and insight while discussing her work in the film, and how she approached playing the character while closely collaborating with Lumet and the cast. She also came across as much more gracious than legend would have it, and even a little timid concerning her abundant talent- she mainly focused on the importance of the work involved in bringing such an outrageous character as Diana to life in a believable manner. I always have loved the way Faye mixes comic and dramatic elements in the role- such a skillful, electric and fun performance.

[@dokiepkosa]

This is the first time I’ve already seen the movie that they’re talking about and oh my god when I tell you that it is a high

[@jasonraschen1109]

Faye Dunaway is a great actor. Those films from 1967 to 1977 is a list of essential films for all cinephiles. Thank you for posting this video about her. I hope it encourages more people to check out her work. Also, I look forward to you discussing “Mommie Dearest” in another video.

[@SM-gl8yo]

Miss Dunaway also had a most prestigious Broadway stage debut in 1965 for 'Hogan's Goat' in which she won the Theater World Award for outstanding New York City stage debut performance on or off Broadway. Fortunately 'Hogan's Goat' was filmed later by PBS with Miss Dunaway opposite Robert Foxworth.

[@lucyandjessie6795]

SO excited for this! Network is my favorite film of all time. Can’t wait for the Mommy Dearest episode. May have to rewatch in preparation

[@TalysAlankil]

"I wrote this before the coup" really is a mood these days

[@tomasjohn622]

thanks for another great video! Finally watched Network recently and it was amazing experience - basically like acting class. Faye was iconic in her role. This is when her over-the-top persona shines. And Beatrice Straight! Winning an Oscar for literally 1 scene! And absolutely deserving this. Also thank u for Liv Ullman appreciation. I was so surprised when I go to her wikipedia page and found she never had any oscar and was nominated only 2 times? How it's even possible?

[@guilhermeclausemortiz2857]

OMG yess I will wait for Mommie Dearest with all my heart!!!! Your work is just amazing!

[@benjaminfowler84]

Another winner! You're wonderful❤️ and thank you.

[@RobertMartin-bo2fr]

A legend on the caliber of Faye Dunaway does NOT become so by being a goodie-two-shoes…………………..

[@EyesOfaCreeper]

I know your channel focuses on Hollywood culture/history/actresses, but I'd love to see more about Liv Ullman! I really liked how you included some of her backstory in this video.

[@originalthea]

I love it when you make these series, as there are some movies I’ve never seen yet sound very much up my alley! I’m definietly watching Network now

[@arthurfleck816]

Can’t wait for the Mommy Dearest video. Watched it in the late 80’s as a kid (I know) and still watch it to this day. One of my favorites.

[@pinkopat]

It's so nice to watch your videos on study breaks, it's interesting yet it keeps my focus on history (im an overwhelmed history major send help)

[@adriennepender673]

Your essays are so thoughtful, I appreciate the details you provide -- and the care you take with them is obvious. Stellar work, as usual! :)

[@flower_girl4983]

Finally! I have been waiting for decades for these videos. I am not sure how I will get thru the 2nd lockdown in the UK😫🤧 I don't think my mental health can take it

[@onoalerr]

Love Faye!! One of the finest actresses ever!!

[@RandomBailey2011]

Great video! Added Network and the non-Bergman the Liv Ullmamn movies to my watchlist!

[@VlargPro123]

Yaaaaay a Mommie Dearest video!! Can't wait for that perspective. This was a good video to start with Faye Dunaway. I also just rewatched your Feud video :D

[@Hryanw]

Ohhh what a great video to watch after the hellish beginning of the year we have had. Thanks BKR

[@SDoesNotKnow]

Network is a movie that is still so ahead of its time that I don’t think it’s appreciated enough for everything that has predicted no matter how many modern write-ups talk about it now. It’s amazing how many critics and self-serving broadcast journalists missed the mark on that one, probably holding against hope that Network said would happen once news became entertainment and more Americans in charge valued profit over responsibility wasn’t going to go to the extremes Network portrayed. It’s even worse than how Network portrayed it but Network got everything right.

[@SleepFan771]

Liv Ullmann is phenomenal in Persona, Autumn Sonata, & Shame.

[@lumberlikwidator8863]

I’d seen Faye in Bonnie and Clyde, Network, Mommie Dearest, and a few other flicks and always enjoyed her on the big screen, but my favorite performance by her is, oddly enough, in the 1994 episode of Columbo titled “It’s All in the Game.” She was fantastic as a murderer flirting and toying with Lt. Columbo, confidently deluding herself that she, a sophisticated society lady, could easily dazzle and elude prosecution by the clever little cop. She was simply brilliant, and best of all, she seemed like she was having the time of her life playing the part. Her performance won accolades, and though it was on the tube, I enjoyed as much as anything I saw her perform on the big screen.

[@robertqld]

I remember watching 'Network ' for the first time and thought somebody in casting liked red-headed ( or at least Auburn hair) women.

[@jamienanberg]

I have introduced this channel to all my friends - these videos are so good!

[@divatalk9011]

So did I!!! If the Golden Globes ever recognised KZbin Video Essayists, this channel would dominate!