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posted 12-08-2008 12:24
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He's not really known for saying much in general, is he?
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posted 12-08-2008 12:24
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Bit harsh on the man. He was very good in the Michael Mann crime pic, Heat (he was very good in Heat? Pnaar).
He's also got a restaurant/artistic centre/other Tribeca gubbins to run, so I suppose he's got to keep the cash rolling in. Anyway, he's done well enough to afford to jump the shark a few times.
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posted 12-08-2008 12:26
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When we (in other words, the title of this thread) say(s) 'portrayal', doesn't it mean 'portrayal of a real-life character'? That's how I read it anyway.
If so, then Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious.
If not, then Tom Hanks in Philadelphia. (Or was that based on an autobiography? I can't remember now.)
Both received critical acclaim, but in neither case can I particularly understand why.
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posted 12-08-2008 12:29
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A lot of actors make a career out of having a certain on-screen charisma and only taking parts where they get to essentially play themselves. However De Niro showed some depth and range in Awakenings, as I remember it (haven't seen it in a long time).
Y'see, I totally agree with this. De Niro just always seemed to get by playing a smug, cocky arsehole. Yet in 'Awakenings' I thought he was great. Shame he was opposite the simpering, hamming Williams, as I feel he detracted from the overall quality of the film.
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posted 12-08-2008 12:36
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hmm.
I shall stand up for Robin Williams in this one. He is generally annoying as hell in most things, but this was (for him) played low-key, and I think he added to the film.
Having said that, I nominate him for Good Morning Vietnam, playing a pre-cursor to wacky DJ's everywhere.
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posted 12-08-2008 13:36
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I was trying to find our what that film was the other day. IMDB says it's based on a trure story, which I find unbelievable.
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posted 12-08-2008 13:41
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It's based on a book by Oliver Sacks, who is a consulting neurologist in New York who has written a number of books based on cases he has worked on.
The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat is another of Sacks' books.
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posted 12-08-2008 13:44
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Which you might find equally unbelievable. Interesting worthwhile read I thought.
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posted 12-08-2008 13:59
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Indeed, all of Sacks' work serves to reinforce an appreciation of just what an incredibly complex organ the brain is.
My mother worked a lot with consulting neurologists; a large number of the cases they see are fascinating, but no one has been as good at capturing those cases for a general audience as Sacks.
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posted 12-08-2008 14:11
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gerontophile wrote:
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hmm.
I shall stand up for Robin Williams in this one. He is generally annoying as hell in most things, but this was (for him) played low-key, and I think he added to the film.
Having said that, I nominate him for Good Morning Vietnam, playing a pre-cursor to wacky DJ's everywhere.
He was a prick in Mork and Mindy too.
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posted 12-08-2008 14:12
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ok. Re-direction:
Daniel Day-Lewis in... hmm, not sure here. How about Gangs of New York? Was he acclaimed for that? No? Good.
DDL has been good in one film: My Left Foot, and thats only because Brenda Fricker does the work.
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posted 12-08-2008 14:18
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gerontophile wrote:
[quote]ok. Re-direction:
Daniel Day-Lewis in... hmm, not sure here. How about Gangs of New York? Was he acclaimed for that? No? Good.
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Yeah, he was.
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posted 12-08-2008 15:07
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I sat through There Will Be Blood recently and feel I rather missed the point. Did I need to read the book first?
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