Silkwood (1983)

[Oscar Rothman]

Coming Soon on DVD and Blu-ray!
Nominated For 5 Oscars! Including Best Actress (Streep), Best Supporting Actress (Cher), Best Director (Nichols) & Best Screenplay (Ephron and Arlen)

Silkwood (1983) Starring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, Fred Ward, Ron Silver, Josef Sommer, Charles Hallahan, Brice McGill, Tess Harper, M.Emmet Walsh, Bill Cobb and David Stathairn - Written by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen - Cinematography by Miroslav Ondrícek - Music by Georges Delerue - Edited by Sam O'Steen (Oscar Nominee) - Produced and Directed by Mike Nichols

[Hoke Moseley]

Great news. One of Nichols best and maaaybe my favorite Streep performance.

Looking forward to upgrading my.....

[Show spoiler]VHS.

[The Great Owl]

My high school chemistry teacher forced our class to watch Silkwood back in the late 1980s, and I ended up loving the film. I'll definitely be purchasing this Blu-ray.

[BagheeraMcGee]

Day one! Thanks, Kino!

[warrian]

Thrilled to see this come available. Never seen it, but will be blind buying based on its reputation and pedigree.

[bookcase]

I was *this* close to picking up the DVD from Amazon.co.uk. I am THRILLED this is coming to BD -- it's criminal that this isn't available in the US in any form except the inflated prices of the OOP DVD.

[javi92]

Hmmm, another 80s blindspot for me. Guess I'll have to pick it up.

[donidarko]

SILKWOOD


Long Overdue….but THRILLED!!! none the less.


This is an outstanding film.

[Losey]

Great film, with a trio of terrific performances led by Streep's. Hard to revisit, though. Quite devastating. Day 1 nonetheless.

[rocknblues81]

Not a fan of Streep and so I'll probaby pass on this one despite the great cast.

[luv2shop]

OMG OMG!! One of my favs!! Love everyone's performance!

[iamnoone]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

Not a fan of Streep and so I'll probaby pass on this one despite the great cast.

This movie could turn you around. One of her best performances and she's immersed in the role. Cher is excellent as well. If you pass on it, you'll really be missing an excellent film.

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by iamnoone

This movie could turn you around. One of her best performances and she's immersed in the role. Cher is excellent as well. If you pass on it, you'll really be missing an excellent film.

Most of her performances are OSCAR bait and she takes everything far too seriously. She is extremely pretentous as a person. Her uppity speeches are so cringeworthy that even Bill Burr mocks her fairly often. Aside from that, I just don't find her or most of her movies to be interesting. I've taken a lot of heat for that over the years and so I know that I'm in the minority.

I do admit that I haven't seen this fim. It has a great cast and the plot and everything seems good, but I just don't know if I want any Streep movies outside of The Deer Hunter and Kramer vs. Kramer.

[Zodokai]

Looking forward to upgrading my old DVD finally! Excellent whistleblower film.

[mattyp4]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

Most of her performances are OSCAR bait and she takes everything far too seriously.

I see. Considering most of her roles are in dramatic movies... how exactly should she take them? Not seriously?

She is extremely pretentous as a person.

Oh. Okay. But this is a movie we're talking about. Do you know her personally or something?

Her uppity speeches are so cringeworthy that even Bill Burr mocks her fairly often.

I should tell you, there are no "uppity awards speeches" in Silkwood. That's not what this movie is about. (And a mocking by Bill Burr?? BURN!! ...But who is Bill Burr?)

Aside from that, I just don't find her or most of her movies to be interesting.

Hmm. But what about....

I just don't know if I want any Streep movies outside of The Deer Hunter and Kramer vs. Kramer.

Right. So The Deer Hunter and Kramer vs. Kramer are interesting to you. But the REST are probably shit. Got it. Just wanted to be clear.

I do admit that I haven't seen this fim.

So do you have any opinions of other movies you haven't seen that you'd like to share here? I'm sure we'd all love to hear them.

It has a great cast and the plot and everything seems good...

Well! I have good news for you. A "great cast" and a plot that "seems good" are usually like, pretty compelling reasons to see a movie.

I say go see Silkwood. Give it a shot. The great cast and good plot might hold your interest and make up for uppity, pretentious Meryl Streep giving an Oscar-bait performance that got her nominated for an Oscar.

But hey, what do I know? I only saw the movie.

[mattyp4]

All kidding aside, how dependable are these Kino announcements? I don't know their track record for early announcements like these. Just wondering if I should sell my DVD now or hold on to it a little longer. It just says "coming this summer."

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by mattyp4

I see. Considering most of her roles are in dramatic movies... how exactly should she take them? Not seriously?

Well, she could have played some roles that varied a bit more. That would have helped.

Oh. Okay. But this is a movie we're talking about. Do you know her personally or something?

Well, she uses her celebrity status to reveal herself all the time. I feel that I've heard enough to reach the conclusions that I have reached.

I should tell you, there are no "uppity awards speeches" in Silkwood. That's not what this movie is about. (And a mocking by Bill Burr?? BURN!! ...But who is Bill Burr?)

Thanks for sharing this.

Right. So The Deer Hunter and Kramer vs. Kramer are interesting to you. But the REST are probably shit. Got it. Just wanted to be clear.

It kind of helps that she isn't in Kramer vs. Kramer all that much.

But it might surprise you to learn that I have seen more than two movies with her in them. She rarely has left an overly positive impression on me. That's part of what leaves me skeptical of her movies... I mostly hear about how many little statues she has and little about her movies. It makes it hard to believe that I'm missing out on a whole lot. When people mention De Niro they will often talk about his movies along with his performances. With Streep the hype is usually about trophies and performances.

I know, many see her as this great actress, but I see an actress that is mostly void of charisma that is also mostly plays ultra serious and dull characters. I combine my experiences with the lack of hype for her actual films and it makes me skeptical.

I sincerely apologize if this is not what you want to hear.

[mattyp4]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

I sincerely apologize if this is not what you want to hear.

Relax. I was kidding. You are entitled to not be a fan of Meryl Streep. I thought some of your conclusions were odd but I was mainly teasing.

I just don't know why people post about movies they don't care about, or don't want to see. Like, okay. Thanks.

[dana martin]

actually it is one of the movies that has Streep in it along with Cher, but the male cast is a powerhouse, Russel was on a tear of great roles, Fred Ward, Craig T Nelson, David Strathairn, Brue McGill are all great. looking forward to this release

[donidarko]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

Well, she could have played some roles that varied a bit more. That would have helped.




Well, she uses her celebrity status to reveal herself all the time. I feel that I've heard enough to reach the conclusions that I have reached.



Thanks for sharing this.



It kind of helps that she isn't in Kramer vs. Kramer all that much.

But it might surprise you to learn that I have seen more than two movies with her in them. She rarely has left an overly positive impression on me. That's part of what leaves me skeptical of her movies... I mostly hear about how many little statues she has and little about her movies. It makes it hard to believe that I'm missing out on a whole lot. When people mention De Niro they will often talk about his movies along with his performances. With Streep the hype is usually about trophies and performances.

I know, many see her as this great actress, but I see an actress that is mostly void of charisma that is also mostly plays ultra serious and dull characters. I combine my experiences with the lack of hype for her actual films and it makes me skeptical.

I sincerely apologize if this is not what you want to hear.

Oh Man, You need to just go away…go away from this thread.