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YES! dan & SBD!
Vincent Price in Theatre Of Blood. One of my all-time favorite performances, in a film that features a number of wonderful performances.
To this day I cannot believe that Diana Rigg fooled me the first time!
Coral Browne, Milo O'Shea, Harry Andrews...
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I posted this in another similar thread we had, but now I've found a clip to support it.
Viggo has been an acting hero of mine since I realized that, incredibly, Aragorn . . .
. . . was also Lalin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MGLdIYdCq0
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SBD: Re: "Javier Bardem in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. Simply amazing. The Oscar was well-deserved."
I agree that he was good, maybe even very good, but I simply hated the movie and was disgusted when it won that popularity contest they call the Oscars.
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Was also Lucifer!
Seems like a pretty good singer too.
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mnrvason: Re:Strangely enough, the first role in which I absolutely marvelled at the actor's artistry (and the director's brilliance) belongs to (actor) Christian Bale and (director) Steven Spielberg. EMPIRE OF THE SUN was masterful in all aspects and watching Bale's transformation was simply awe-inspiring.
And he was just 12 or 13 when they filmed it!!! Just love John Williams' music for that film.
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I always considered Donald Pleasence a solid supporting actor, pigeon-holed by his appearance, but admittedly effective and sometimes touching (THE GREAT ESACAPE among a million other things).
That's until I saw his utterly AMAZING performance is Polanski's CUL-DE-SAC, in which he gives the complex role so many nuances that it's almost frightening in its authenticity. And it's probably my favourite Polanski film too, thanks in no small measure to Pleasence.
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I always considered Donald Pleasence a solid supporting actor, pigeon-holed by his appearance, but admittedly effective and sometimes touching (THE GREAT ESACAPE among a million other things)..
splendid! Tea? And if you happen to spot a camera with a focal plain shutter, nab it for me!!
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Dec 5, 2013 - 1:32 PM
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joan hue
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There are so many moments in movies that reveal the amazing abilities of certain actors.
I always thought Tom Hanks was a fine actor, but his performance in Philadelphia and Gump
made him rise to superb. In Gump, when he is told that the boy is his son and he tries to ask if
the boy is “ssttupid,” he demonstrates the depth of his abilities to inhabit a character.
I always thought of George Kennedy as an actor for villains, but his Oscar performance in Cool Hand Luke revealed new, intense layers.
I always liked Steve McQueen’s cool persona, but his fine acting chops were illustrated in The Sand Pebbles.
Meryl Streep could make the phone book interesting. Her acting in Sophie’s Choice showed her mastery.
Hugh Jackman as always been multi-talented. He can sing, act, dance, etc. However, he revealed
unbelievable depths as the tortured father in Prisoners.
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On the "Best filmed adaptations of a book or play" site I got into a discussion about "The Lion In Winter" starring Peter O'Toole, and when I first saw that great film in 1968 I was startled by the actor's transformation -- he was unrecognizable from his roles in films like "Lawrence Of Arabia." Very earthy, very dominant, he was the heart of that great film and I'm still angry that he lost the Oscar in such a high profile popularity contest.
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