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Category Archives: Actors
“I have supp’d full with horrors; Direness, familiar to my slaughterous thoughts Cannot once start me.”
A wonderful article about Patrick Stewart, who is coming to New York in February and March – in a production of Macbeth which ran to sold-out houses last year on the West End (Kate – was this the production where … Continue reading
Go, S. Epatha Merkerson!
“I’m 53 years old … and this is the first time I have ever been offered a lead role.” — from S. Epatha Merkerson’s Golden Globe speech for Lackawanna Blues. I am thrilled to see that she has come back … Continue reading
Charlotte Rampling: Fearless
I think I first saw Charlotte Rampling in Angel Heart, her one hauntingly weird scene, with the piano keys, her quiet intense voice, the clinking of her spoon against the side of the cup. Her eyes, man. Her eyes. They … Continue reading
Heath Ledger: “a magnificent, soulful talent”
Heath Ledger in “Lords of Dogtown” Kim Morgan has a tribute post up – she’s such a good writer. Excerpt: After his boss [in Lords of Dogtown] orders him to finish a surfboard for some kid, the past lord dutifully, … Continue reading
Heath Ledger, 1979 – 2008
I thought his performance in Brokeback Mountain was an iconic performance – strong, silent, a real throwback to another kind of male character (Josh Brolin in No Country For Old Men is a more recent example). The silent stoic Marlboro … Continue reading
Bogart in In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place has been coming up quite a bit lately – here’s one of the posts – and now Kim Morgan has written a typically insightful review of the film (and my favorite Bogart performance). It’s Peter Bogdonavich’s … Continue reading
Herb Brooks and Kurt Russell: A Meeting Of the Minds
A still (below the fold) from the filmed interview of Kurt Russell and Herb Brooks, in preparation for the film Miracle – the story of the 1980 Olympic hockey team, which of course – as all my regulars (I sound … Continue reading
Archie Leach day: 5 Favorite Moments
Here are 5 of my favorite Cary Grant acting moments in films: This list is in no way definitive:
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Tagged Bringing Up Baby, Holiday, Jean Arthur, Jimmy Stewart, Katharine Hepburn, Notorious, Only Angels Have Wings, Philadelphia Story
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