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Tag Archives: Robert De Niro
Review: The Family (2013)
Luc Besson’s The Family: It’s not perfect, and it’s messier and more uneven than his other films. But I was entertained by it, especially Michelle Pfeiffer. I LOVE her in comedic BROAD parts. She’s a genius goofball in the right … Continue reading
Rupert Pupkin Haunts Me Still: The Restored The King of Comedy
This review originally appeared on Capital New York. It’s been 30 years since Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy was released, with its bleak tale of fan obsession, celebrity worship, and rampant self-delusion. While it does not share the status … Continue reading
God’s Lonely Man: Taxi Driver Restored
Loneliness has followed me my whole life. Everywhere. In bars, in cars, sidewalks, stores, everywhere. There’s no escape. I’m God’s lonely man… In honor of Taxi Driver‘s 35th anniversary, a stunning new 35mm restoration is now making the arthouse rounds, … Continue reading
Movie Poster: Brazil
Not the poster most seen for this movie (if you’re a fan of the film, you’ll know the poster that is most used to represent it) – but I prefer the one below. Phenomenally weird image.
Angel Heart (1987): The Faces
Risa Bramon was the casting director for Angel Heart. She also cast Something Wild, Jacob’s Ladder, True Romance, all of Oliver Stone’s pictures, Flirting With Disaster (if there was an Academy Award for “casting”, she should have won it for … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies
Tagged Alan Parker, Angel Heart, Charlotte Rampling, Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro
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DeNiro in the 1980s
A not-to-be-missed post by Jeremy at Moon in the Gutter. I was especially interested by your observation that something “broke” in DeNiro after his work in the Once Upon a Time in America – and that he was never quite … Continue reading
Notes on Once Upon a Time in America
I have a lot going on right now off-line – you know, that little thing called “life” – but I still have all of these things percolating in my head that I want to write about. I haven’t forgotten about … Continue reading
Cary Grant in “Affair to Remember”: A Method Performance
This is a re-post of something I wrote a while back. It has to do with the history of acting, of the method acting style, of Stanislavsky’s teachings, and how I think Grant fits into that continuum. It’s very in-depth. … Continue reading
Posted in Actors
Tagged Actors Studio, Anton Chekhov, Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Eleonora Duse, Leo McCarey, Marlon Brando, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro
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Sidney Lumet: On Stars
Arthur Miller said, about Clark Gable, and other giant stars: Great actor-personalities, I have come to think, are like trained bears in that they attract us with their discipline while their powerful claws threaten us; a great star implies he … Continue reading
Posted in Directors
Tagged Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Sidney Lumet
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