Critic's Corner Oct 28, 2008
If the show were on a network channel, I believe that Beth Grant would receive an Emmy nom for her hilarious performance as Cissy Hickey. I know this isn't a mainstream show, or channel for that matter, but was just wondering if you'd watched, and what you may have thought. (USA Today -- Life)
Let's talk TV Aug 12, 2008
Beth Grant is a genius ... Beth Grant is terrific on "Sordid Lives" - as she is on most everything she does. (USA Today -- Life)
Playing small-town Texas excess for campy laughs Jul 23, 2008
Sissy is played by Beth Grant, a much-seen but little-known actress who was the pageant official in "Little Miss Sunshine." As Sissy, she crosses over from nutty to dear, and she keeps the show from drifting aimlessly in a sea of squawking eccentricity ... Starring: Beth Grant, Rue McClanahan, Caroline Rhea, Olivia Newton-John, Leslie Jordan, Bonnie Bedelia, Jason Dottley. (Boston Globe)
Sordid black comedy recycles white-trash humor Jul 23, 2008
(Winner by a hard note, Aunt Sissy, played by Beth Grant). Logo, a channel for gay men and women, is the poor relation in the Viacom/MTV family. (Boston Herald)
Sordid Lives sorts out life and love with laughs Jul 17, 2008
Beth Grant, left, and Rue McClanahan, center,are among the cast of"Sordid Lives: The Series," premiering July 23 at 10 p.m. EDT on the Logo network ... For the 12-episode comedy, creator-writer-director Del Shores has reunited stars from his film including Bonnie Bedelia, Olivia Newton-John, Beth Grant and Leslie Jordan, who are joined by recruits Rue McClanahan and Caroline Rhea. (MSNBC -- News)
Black comedy on white trash May 2, 2008
Dottley stars with Olivia Newton-John and Rue McClanahan, as well as Bonnie Bedelia, Beth Grant and Caroline Rhea. Tickets for the entire evening s events are 25 and are available at the Sioux City Community Theatre Box Office at 1401 Riverside Blvd. Sioux City, or by calling 233-2788, or log onto. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Oscar will love Old Men Feb 20, 2008
Even the smaller roles are filled by exceptional character actors like Beth Grant (of Donnie Darko and Sordid Lives, among many others) and Stephen Root (Office Space). Oscar voters looking for sweep can revel in Roger Deakins extraordinary cinematography; those looking for literary cachet can be swayed by the imprimatur of novelist Cormac McCarthy, who wrote the novel on which the film was based; and those wanting to champion challenging art films in the competition are no... (MSNBC -- News)
Coens are heading for Oscar Country Feb 15, 2008
The film couples the Coens outrageously kinetic filmmaking (a sequence involving two motel rooms and a bag of money is literally breathtaking) with strong performances from an ensemble cast that also includes Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Kelly MacDonald, Beth Grant and Barry Corbin, among others. Joel Coen is a previous nominee in this category for Fargo, and the tide of acclaim for Country that began at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival (and carried the Coens to victory at the... (MSNBC -- News)
Henry Poole Is Here Jan 28, 2008
Henry Poole - Luke Wilson Dawn - Radha Mitchell Esperanza - Adrianna Barrazza Father Salazar - George Lopez Meg - Cheryl Hines Dr. Fancher - Richard Benjamin Millie - Morgan Lily Patience - Rachel Seiferth Josie - Beth Grant. By Because it's billed as a more personal project for Mark Pellington after a string of interesting, idiosyncratic thrillers ("Arlington Road," "The Mothman Prophecies"), "Henry Poole Is Here" is all the more disappointing. (Variety)
No Country is for Coen brothers fans only Nov 7, 2007
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Beth Grant, Garret Dillahunt Director: Joel and Ethan CoenRun time: 2 hours, 2 minutesMPAA rating: R. Returning to the bleak landscape of their breakout hit Blood Simple, the Coens spin a Texas tale of murder and betrayal its just too bad that the film offers incident but few motivations, and is loaded with good performances by actors whove barely been given characters to play. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Read the 'No Country for Old Men' review Nov 5, 2007
Ed Tom Bell - Tommy Lee Jones Anton Chigurh - Javier Bardem Llewelyn Moss - Josh Brolin Carson Wells - Woody Harrelson Carla Jean Moss - Kelly Macdonald Wendell - Garret Dillahunt Loretta Bell - Tess Harper Ellis - Barry Corbin Man who hires Wells - Stephen Root El Paso Sheriff - Rodger Boyce Carla Jean's Mother - Beth Grant Poolside Woman - Ana Reeder. By. (Variety)
'Factory Girl' grinds the Sedgwick story into cliche Feb 9, 2007
In the background mill Illeana Douglas as Diana Vreeland , Beth Grant (the mean beauty-pageant lady in "Little Miss Sunshine") as Warhol's Polish-immigrant mother, Weezer's Brian Bell as Lou Reed. None of which prepares you for Bob Dylan as played by the young Darth Vader. (Boston Globe)
