Listen and subscribe to ‘The Daily’ Apple Podcasts | Spotify | StitcherThe escapism of movies took on a new importance during pandemic isolation. Caity Weaver, the author of this week’s Sunday Read, says that to properly embrace this year’s cinematic achievements, the Academy Awards should not only hand out accolades to new releases, but also to the older films that sustained us through this period. If they did, Caity argues, Cher would be on course to win a second Oscar for her performance as Loretta Castorini in 1987’s “Moonstruck” — a film that, under lockdown, was a salve to many. On today’s episode, a conversation with Cher about the film’s production, cast and legacy.

Source: New York Times December 27, 2020 13:52 UTC