270 - Sister Act (Patreon Selects)
All January we'll be doing a series we call Patreon Selects with episodes chosen by members of our sponsor-level tier on Patreon (and they'll be sharing their Oscar origin stories too)! First up is 1992's megasmash musical comedy Sister Act! Originally designed as a showcase for Bette Midler, the film became a starring vehicle for Whoopi Goldberg hot off of her Oscar win for Ghost. With Whoopi as an on-the-run lounge singer who hides out in a convent and turns the church's choir into a sensation, the film won the affection of audiences but not an Academy with a tricky relationship with comedy.
This episode, we talk about Whoopi's career from theatre breakthrough to movie star to Oscar host. We also talk about Dame Maggie Smith's two Oscar wins, the career of writer Paul Rudnick (who took his name off the film), and the divine Mary Wickes.
Topics also include Hook, Nuns Having Fun, and the MTV Movie Awards.
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Mudança de Hábito, 1992.
aqui apenas dublado.
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Watching “Sister Act” and when this scene happened I couldn’t resist.
“Why is it when something happens, it’s always you three?”
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“If you want to be somebody, if you want to go somewhere, you better wake up and pay attention.” - Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
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WATCHLIST 2023: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
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Cultural Diversity:
I grew up in Montreal, a culturally-diverse city. But my secondary school years were particular in this regard as I attended De Roberval Academy, a school so diverse and colourful I was generally the only white student in my class. I appreciated the experience as it allowed me to meet people from almost every country in the world. But it had its challenges, and it forced me to define my own identity. I first saw the movie Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit directed by Bill Duke in 1995, during my first year at De Roberval. I felt the movie's diverse cast of high school students looked and felt familiar, and it helped me settle in my new environment.
This film is also significant to me as I would become a church musician a few years later.
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“Air Bud” on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (April 24, 2022)
John Oliver discusses rules, moral intention, and 1997's Air Bud.
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i love this movie so much
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Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 To A Very Talented but Beautiful Actress from the 90's that is clearly a Radiant Soul and a Cute Redheaded Actress of the 90's Made Me Gush Like A Schoolboy ❤ since her debut in Sister Act
Born On October 4th, 1958
She is an American actress best known for playing Sister Mary Robert in the film Sister Act (1992) and its sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) and numerous other roles in film and television. She has appeared regularly on stage since the 1980s. Her other film credits include Air Bud (1997), State of Play (2009), and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019).
Please Wish This Radiant Redheaded 👩🦰Actress Of My Childhood Dreams A Very Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊
Ms. Wendy Makkena👩🦰 ❤
HAPPY 65TH BIRTHDAY 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 TO YOU MS. MAKKENA & HERE'S TO MANY MORE YEARS TO COME
#WendyMakkena
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A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD 2019
I hope you know that you made today a very special day by just your being you. There's no one in the whole world like you, and I like you just the way you are.
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things I learned after watching most of SISTER ACT 2 yesterday:
It was directed by Bill Duke
Lauryn Hill is in it
Jennifer Love Hewitt is in it
It has an extremely similar plot to SCHOOL OF ROCK
I used to have a crush on Wendy Makkena and I was right
most of the actresses that played the nuns are dead now
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