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> {quote:title=darkblue wrote:}{quote} > > Because Marlon Brando was mistakenly reported to be a student of 'the method', it was given much shrift that was never warranted. "Be a tree", "be a mouse", "be a cloud". What utter nonsense. I would suggest that you never read anything by Henri Bergson, one of my favorite philosophers, for he would have you 'become the color orange,' in order to know it.

> {quote:title=hamradio wrote:}{quote} > > In other words no matter how good or great an actor or actress are, they can never save a movie that is the worst conceived by Hollywood. > > 2. Sean Connery "Zardoz" (how did they ever talk him into wearing that red diaper, LOL) >4. Clint Eastwood "Pink Cadillac" I have to disagree with you there. *Zardoz* is one of my favorite films. "Red diapers" aside, Connery is very good in it, and I can't see anyone else in the role. If you're looking for a bad Eastwood film, I'd nominate *The Gauntlet*, as being one of the worst films ever made.

I'll have to agree with Monty C, and a few others here. To me, charisma, and 'star power' are virtually synonymous. Having charisma is what makes an actor a star, regardless of their acting talent. Thus we have stars who are great actors, and stars who are lousy actors. There are many great actors who are not charismatic, or at least less charismatic. They tend to be the supporting roles, and character actors. The other factor is that when we think of "stars," we generally think of leading men, and leading women. They come in many types, but almost all are attractive, and usually become romantically involved. This isn't necessarily so for character actors. So, some great character actors can and do have charisma, becoming more or less stars in their own right.

I was thinking more poli sci at the Univ. of Michigan.

I like Akim too, he's rather versatile, especially for a character actor specializing in ethnic parts. One of my favorite scenes in *ToE* is when Quinlan strangles him, and that death face of his, that we view upside down. Sensationalistic, of course, but sensational also.

Part of a lifetime? Yes, but he'd already had a full career by then. Still, he deserved at least an Oscar nomination. It was his part in *ToE* that made me look for him in films, and I most always like him in his parts.

Stone loudly and publicly proclaimed that his film was NOT the "facts" of the JFK assassination. Any portrayal of Jim Garrison that wasn't over-the-top would not have been accurate.

No, not Stone at all. In fact I consider *Platoon* to be the most realistic war film I've ever seen. You may object to the plot line of JFK, but the performances are certainly realistic. His films are intense, but to me, only a few are over the top, as far as performances.

> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote} > The truth is, I almost never think about the acting in a film, and perhaps that's as it should be. *If the acting is truly good, you are so caught up in the story and the character that you don't stop to think about the fact that this is an actor, speaking lines.* At the time you are watching the movie, in some way you believe that the actor is the character - a kind of suspension of disbelief. > I agree that is true, in many films. However, in films that show situations so improbable as to be impossible, films depicting things we know aren't real, but are very bent. like some satire, farce, camp, even some sci fi films, which aren't played with a straight face, I don't expect a totally realistic, natural performance. In films like *Dr. Strange Love*, Pink Panther films, *Johnny Guitar*, I am always aware that it IS a performance, and probably pay more attention TO the performance. But, that doesn't stop me from enjoying them.

When I saw it on TV, I was thinking it looked more like Lex Luther, than King. Glad they gave Martin a monument. Just wish they had a sculptor who could make it look and feel like him. The pose is ridiculous too. Not MLK-like at all.

*Guess Who's Coming to Gunga Dinner?* Set in India, during the British occupation. Cute young British girl brings her Indian beau home for dinner. Her military officer dad, none too pleased about this, tries to stir up a beef with the beau. Being Indian, he'll not bite on beef. So, Dad serves him cold cuts instead.

I wouldn't want the Jon Voight of *Anaconda*. He was more of a snake than the CGI snake was.

Paul Muni and Johnny Depp both play(ed) a wide range of characters. (I forgive Depp for Pirates of the Caribbean crap.)

I'll admit that David looks like Fred Gwynne, especially the shot you posted, but I still think Anne looks way more like David than Russell. Look at the chins - Russell and Anne's are barely similar, but Anne and David's are practically identical.

*Le Desodre et la Nuit*, aka *The Night Affair*, 1958, starring Jean Gabin. a fine classic noir, with great acting, good script. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051568/

> {quote:title=Ascotrudgeracer wrote:}{quote} > I have a stubborn memory of a couple other films that covered this strange moment in Los Angeles history, but can't dredge those titles up at this time. The 1981 film *Zoot Suit* is one. It's all about than incident. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083365/

I'd say this guy looks even more like Anne: http://s592.photobucket.com/albums/tt8/MovieJoe/silver/bronze/?action=view&current=000davidf-1.jpg DAVID FARRAR (1908 - 1995)

But, if you have enough of it, it is worth millions. Bird and bat guano is used to make explosives.

I think it might be that because the origin of the Zoot Suit, (and many of the people wearing them,) was Mexican, and there was a negative view of them by many, and there was at least one riot blamed on Zoot Suiters, studios stayed away from such films. Warner Bros. social protest films were no longer a genre by then, so no Hollywood takers for such films.

Casablanca The Fugitive Kind The Adventures of Robin Hood O, Lucky Man Fitzcaraldo

Well, my understanding of "Method acting" is that the actor tries to become the character, finding the character within their self. So, if the actor becomes the character, then reacts in a real manner to another character/actor, that is more or less, method acting. So, "don't act,react" is sort of a short, simple version of method acting. Just my take, I'm not an authority.

My interpretation is that if you "react" to the other actors, it will be more natural, than if you"act."

I don't miss 'em, I watch them on TCM, they are on most of the time.

> {quote:title=hlywdkjk wrote:}{quote} > But the snowglobe itself is his tether to Susan Alexander and not to his childhood. > Kyle, you make some important observations. But, like Fred, I think the snow-globe is a link to both Susan, and his childhood.

Has anyone else noticed that Ben's intros and outros seem to be in High Def now? I only watch TCMHD when I am watching a letter-boxed film, so I don't see it that often. But, while watching *The Last Picture Show* on the DVR, in HD, it sure looked like Ben was in true HD, not the upscaled SD that the films are in.