I saw two future stars, both great actors, onstage first, not in a movie, but knew I was seeing greatness: Alan Rickman in Liaisons Dangereuses in London in the late ‘80s, and Morgan Freeman as the preacher in Gospel at Colonnus (sp) on Broadway. My seats weren’t great, I couldn’t read their facial expressions from that distance, but the presence...and both had incredible voices that held the audience like some tractor beam. It was a real jolt, so exciting. Oh, I also saw Glenn Close in a one-woman show off-Broadway, The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs, just before she got into movies.
Wow, where was I in 2002? That’s quite the cast! And you nailed Roman, “ so delightfully agile in his portrayals of smart, decadent twerps. He’s like Robert Downey Jr.’s neurasthenic little brother, or George Sanders as a trust-fund brat, and he makes Roman’s scenes with J. Smith Cameron as Waystar general counsel/interim CEO Gerri Kellman delightfully squirmy.”
I guess whenever Debra Granik (who really should be making a lot more movies) puts a teenaged girl in a lead role, we can count on the actor becoming a massive star. I remember watching Winter’s Bone when it came out and thinking Jennifer Lawrence was amazing. But Thomasin McKenzie was just as stunning in Leave No Trace—and even more of a newcomer I believe.
The actor that literally waltzed (ok, not literally) in and commandeered a movie that had been streaming along for an hour just fine without him: Ray Liotta in “Wild Thing”. But watching him now, I feel like he’s just trying to reprise that power.
I was blown away by 30 year old Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List, an actor that I hadn't seen before and knew I would again. The same for 13 year old Jodi Foster's performance in Taxi Driver. Both were riveting.
I saw two future stars, both great actors, onstage first, not in a movie, but knew I was seeing greatness: Alan Rickman in Liaisons Dangereuses in London in the late ‘80s, and Morgan Freeman as the preacher in Gospel at Colonnus (sp) on Broadway. My seats weren’t great, I couldn’t read their facial expressions from that distance, but the presence...and both had incredible voices that held the audience like some tractor beam. It was a real jolt, so exciting. Oh, I also saw Glenn Close in a one-woman show off-Broadway, The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs, just before she got into movies.
Wow, where was I in 2002? That’s quite the cast! And you nailed Roman, “ so delightfully agile in his portrayals of smart, decadent twerps. He’s like Robert Downey Jr.’s neurasthenic little brother, or George Sanders as a trust-fund brat, and he makes Roman’s scenes with J. Smith Cameron as Waystar general counsel/interim CEO Gerri Kellman delightfully squirmy.”
Carrie Mulligan in An Education. Her acting was terrific, her character so fully realized.
I guess whenever Debra Granik (who really should be making a lot more movies) puts a teenaged girl in a lead role, we can count on the actor becoming a massive star. I remember watching Winter’s Bone when it came out and thinking Jennifer Lawrence was amazing. But Thomasin McKenzie was just as stunning in Leave No Trace—and even more of a newcomer I believe.
The actor that literally waltzed (ok, not literally) in and commandeered a movie that had been streaming along for an hour just fine without him: Ray Liotta in “Wild Thing”. But watching him now, I feel like he’s just trying to reprise that power.
I was blown away by 30 year old Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List, an actor that I hadn't seen before and knew I would again. The same for 13 year old Jodi Foster's performance in Taxi Driver. Both were riveting.