Acting with…Nothing? – Part 2
Paul Preston looks closer at actors who not only interact with characters who aren’t there, but also non-existent locations.
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Movie Review – Manchester By The Sea
Kenneth Lonergan’s deeply truthful drama is one of the year’s best films.
LET ‘EM FINISH THE JOB
After investing two hours in an actor’s tireless work to portray a real-life character, I want to ride with them until the end.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “NOT RAMBLING NUTBAGS” (w/Jamie Kennedy) – “Run All Night” & “Cinderella”
Showcast Episode 91: Star of stage and “Scream” Jamie Kennedy joins The Movie Guys in The Admiral’s Club to promote his new indie thriller “Buddy Hutchins” and rail against show scripts during previews of “Run All Night” and “Cinderella”. There are great on-set stories and talk of the hidden gem “The Specials”, plus vocal coach to the stars Chet Loudly returns to teach everyone how to act with a more gravelly, Neeson-esque voice.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST CLOSE-UP (w/Natalie Lipka & Wayne Frazier) – “Wild” & “The Pyramid”
Showcast Episode 78: Movie Talk meets Actor Talk as “Hollywood Close-Up” co-hosts Natalie Lipka and Wayne Frazier join The Movie Guys for industry chat. Plus, previews of “Wild”, which you’ve probably heard of, “The Pyramid”, which you probably haven’t, and a focus group is brought in to see if they’ve EVER heard of the new Nicolas Cage film “Dying of the Light”.
I MISS GENE HACKMAN
Gene Hackman had an extraordinary ability to be in a wide variety of films and be authentic in each of them. I ALWAYS bought him. And it seems he’s going to stay retired…
BRUCE DERN’S SILENT RUN
In an alternate reality, Jack Nicholson never replaced Bruce Dern as stoned convict/lawyer George Hanson in “Easy Rider” and Dern went on to have the superstar career.
DOCUARY: 31 DOCS IN 31 DAYS – PART TEN
The final entry of documentary reviews from Chris MacKenzie’s whirlwind trip through docs on Netflix. Part Ten: “The Final Member”, “Whore’s Glory”, “Paper Clips”, “The Hollywood Complex” and, yes, “Katy Perry: Part of Me”
MOVIE REVIEW – THE CONSPIRATOR
It was like watching an undergrad film of a boring play starring freshmen actors.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE KING’S SPEECH
The interplay between Firth and Rush in the movie is not only a master class in acting, but it is some of the most fun you’ll see in a movie.