Posts about specific movie/TV actors
... Greetings, all and sundry. Allow me a few moments to entertain and possibly elucidate in an arena that all actors and actresses dream of. To be given a secondary role in a film with a strong lead, a better than decent story and a budget and director worthy of telling a story well. In …
Continue reading Small Roles Big Performances: Don Cheadle in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Welcome to FlixChatter's SMALL ROLES.... BIG PERFORMANCES blog-a-thon! The idea of this blog-a-thon is to... Shine a spotlight on the 'unsung heroes' if you will, the overlooked performers who add so much richness & entertainment value to the film no matter how brief their appearance is, but yet they don't get the credit they so …
Continue reading Presenting the Small Roles… Big Performances Blogathon!
For this blogathon, somehow both Becky and I settled on the actor with the first name James... and both playing a Prince! It's pure coincidence by the way, but it works out great that they're two very different actors, one Brit and one American, but both are not only easy on the eye but very …
Continue reading Small Roles Big Performances – James Purefoy + James Marsden
Thanks to Dave Whiddon aka Daveackackattack for his excellent contribution to the blogathon. Visit the main blogathon post to see the full list of participants by clicking the banner above. Stephen Graham in This Is England Stephen Graham’s big break came in Guy Ritchie’s gritty, gangster movie Snatch. The British actor’s tough guy exterior landed …
Continue reading Small Roles Big Performances: Stephen Graham & Stacy Edwards
The New York-born actor passed away eight years ago of heart failure. He would've been 60 years old today. Hearing the Superman theme the other day I suddenly thought of the man behind that heroic role. My admiration for Christopher Reeve went as far back as 1978 when I was only a wee girl. It's …
Continue reading A Birthday Tribute: Top Five Christopher Reeve’s Roles
I first published this list back in November 2009, and I've been wanting to do an update in a while, thanks to the suggestion from Iba @ ILuvCinema. As I said back then, this kind of list is a matter of opinion/preference, and it's impossible to please everyone. This one in particular is not meant …
Continue reading TEN Notable Foreign Actors to Watch – Where Are They Now?
Greetings once again, all and sundry. It has been my distinct pleasure to proffer two heaping helpings of the life, times and career of one of the true greats of the actors' craft. Trying my best to keep each segment in chronological order to highlight changes and improvements in delivery and venue. Due to unexpected, …
Continue reading Classic Actor Spotlight: Jack Lemmon Part III… Defining Himself
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