You've probably seen this Relay Race been going around in the past few months. I love this brilliant idea, courtesy of my pals Nostra and Terrence which started back in late November. Here's the gist: It’s time to put some movie people in jail. The object is to give a prosecutor’s argument as to why …
Category: Featured Actor/Filmmaker
Posts about specific movie/TV actors
Five new-to-me actors I’d love to see more of – based on 2012 viewings
One of the joys of watching movies is discovering new talents. The movies they appear in aren't always great, but the actors' screen charisma and/or performances are memorable and you see their potential. This is kind of a variation of favorite performances list, such as what Keith is doing with his Top 5 of various …
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Classic Flix Spotlight: Steve McQueen – Acting vs Reacting
Greeting all and sundry! After the wonderful comments and responses to my previous 'First Impressions from Second Stringers'. I've decided to take a few moments to delve into the allure and mystique of an actor who for years applied his talent and trade into the consistent definition and refinement of his several characters on television. …
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Playing for Keeps Review… (a.k.a. my Open Letter to Gerry Butler)
[sigh] I didn't really want to write this letter. Not only because I had done it once before when The Bounty Hunter came out, but I was quite anticipating Playing For Keeps for a while. I was thrilled when I got and advanced screening invite on the same day as The Hobbit (yay!) right before …
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Top 3 Favorite Nicole Kidman Roles
This post is for the current LAMB Acting School 101 on Nicole Kidman. As I haven't got a chance to catch up on a ton of her work (as I've mentioned here), I decided to just choose the top three favorite roles of the 11 films I've seen her in so far. I actually include …
Happy 43rd Birthday Gerard Butler!
I can't believe I almost forgot that today's Gerry Butler's birthday! I actually remembered it last month as I knew the date falls on the 13th. Alas, my fourth tribute to my long-time crush comes a little late. Ger, if you're reading this, I hope you don't mind! (yeah, dream on girl) Well, this marks …
10 Favorite Directors’ Quotes Relay Race
Another relay race has been circulating around, similar to the Best Actors and Actress Relay Race I did a few months ago. This time it's David from Taste of Cinema who started the relay race to share some of our favorite quotes from filmmakers. Thank you John @ John Likes Movies for tagging me! Here's …
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