Annette Bening

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Postcards from the Edge (1990); The Grifters (1990); American Beauty (1999); 20th Century Women (2016); Captain Marvel (2019); The Report (2019); Nyad (2023).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Captain Marvel (2019), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). As a prequel, Captain Marvel brings back Guardians characters Ronan (Lee Pace) and Korath (Djimon Hounsou).
    “this is, of course, a prequel, so their characters appear in this film again.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:43:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft) · through Captain Marvel (2019), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). The Flarkin cat in Captain Marvel is a version of the Drax metaphor joke, but this film's joke lands better thanks to the cut to his face.
    “And you know, you know, the cat in Captain Marvel is like a version of this joke.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:46:06 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Batman Forever (1995): 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through Captain Marvel (2019), which they acted in: Batman Forever ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). The prosthetic-ears-and-face-paint alien look recalls the trashy 1990s comic book movies, specifically Batman Forever.
    “It felt a little bit like Batman forever at times where I was like, that guy is definitely just wearing face paint.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:12:25 · Amanda Dobbins (0.70 sure it was them)

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Captain Marvel (2019), which they acted in: Captain America: The First Avenger ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). The film goes back to the Steve Rogers style of origin story.
    “here's how Steve Rogers became a super soldier style of storytelling.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:03:27 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)

Carrie Fisher: 1 line

  1. people (people) · through Postcards from the Edge (1990), which they acted in: Carrie Fisher ⇒ Postcards from the Edge (the host's read). Postcards is a Mike Nichols film written by Carrie Fisher from her novel.
    “Which is a Mike Nichols film, written by Carrie Fisher”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:16:02 · Amanda Dobbins (0.85 sure it was them)

Mills's sister: 1 line

  1. people (people) · through 20th Century Women (2016), which they acted in: Mills's sister ⇒ 20th Century Women (the maker said so: Mike Mills interview on the episode). The Greta character in 20th Century Women is based on one of his sisters.
    “the Greta character is really based on one of my sisters”
    The Big Picture · ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife,’ ‘Tick, Tick ... Boom!,' and Our Top Five Feel-Good Movies · 1:25:36 · Mike Mills (0.90 sure it was them)

Pulp Fiction (1994): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Captain Marvel (2019), which they acted in: Pulp Fiction ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). Samuel L. Jackson driving around mid-90s Los Angeles evokes Jules Winfield, a clever but surface 90s nod.
    “a Samuel L. Jackson character in the mid 90s driving around in a car in Los Angeles, a la Jules Winfield in Pulp Fiction.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:18:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

The Avengers (2012): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Captain Marvel (2019), which they acted in: The Avengers ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). The Tesseract, the glowing box, was a MacGuffin in the first Avengers and in Infinity War.
    “you may remember the Tesseract from the 1st Avengers film, and then, of course, the most recent Avengers film, Avengers Infinity War”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:09:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Acting (9) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (5)

  1. career (career): Annette Bening → American Beauty. Bening is a 1990s emblem, star of The Grifters and American Beauty, whose character was compared to Hillary Clinton.
    “Star of the Grifters and Star of American Beauty.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:39:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Annette Bening → The American President. Amanda adds The American President as a 90s movie Sean did not mention, deeply problematic but loved.
    “A 90s movie that you didn't mention is the American president, which is deeply problematic, but also I love it”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:40:17 · Amanda Dobbins (0.70 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Annette Bening → 20th Century Women. Bening has had a late-period resurgence, especially with 20th Century Women.
    “I think that she's had sort of a late period resurgence, I think, especially 20th century women”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:41:16 · Amanda Dobbins (0.70 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): Annette Bening → Glenn Close. Bening is in the Glenn Close zone of actresses nominated many times without winning.
    “She's also in the Glen Close zone of actresses who've been nominated too many times than not one.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:41:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.65 sure it was them)
  5. career (career): Annette Bening → 20th Century Women. The 20th Century Women snub was 'about as bad as the election of Donald Trump'; Bening snubbed twice running.
    “Well, the 20th century woman snub is about as bad as like the election of Donald Trump.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 0:17:53 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Annette Bening → The Report. Bening is a supporting-actress nominee and incredible; the movie needs movie stars.
    “that movie doesn't work if it doesn't have movie stars.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 0:18:13 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Annette Bening: Pun on the forever-bridesmaid nominee edging closer to Glenn Close territory.
    “Ever Glenn closer.”
    The Big Picture · Oscar Nomination Predictions, ‘Mean Girls,’ and ‘All of Us Strangers’ With Andrew Scott · 0:43:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Annette Bening: Three roles in one: Supreme Intelligence, Dr. Lawson, and Mar-Vell, with a debate over whether it is two or three.
    “Isn't this like we all contain multitudes?”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:41:01 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)