THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE – Jessica Chastain won a SAG award for her portrayal of Tammy Faye Bakker in this HBO film and I think it highly likely she will win an Oscar. She was phenomenal. I remember the rise and fall of the Bakkers along with their PTL Club “ministry.” I use the word lightly. It was a tele-evangelist organization plagued with scandal, greed and fraud which culminated in Jim Bakker going to prison and Tammy Faye struck from her perch in humiliation. So I was really not interested in viewing this movie. I’m glad I did for Jessica’s performance alone. And if the details in this film are accurate (and I have no idea if they are), it certainly paints Tammy Faye in a sympathetic (even likable) light – something I never felt for the real woman. Cheers! Boyfriends – 0; Girlfriends – 0.