tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post8385282315692755976..comments2024-03-28T18:52:59.863-04:00Comments on Best Actor: Best Supporting Actor 2017: Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriLouis Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-19978035245161318602018-01-27T20:00:06.747-05:002018-01-27T20:00:06.747-05:00Anonymous:
Gregory Peck is an actor that slowly g...Anonymous:<br /><br />Gregory Peck is an actor that slowly got better as he got older the more he acted. A lot of his early work isn't great. He had a certain screen presence and could be charming however much of his character driven work was severely underwhelming. The more he acted the more he seemed to learn actually as his work in the 60's is notably stronger than any of his work that came before. His performance in To Kill a Mockingbird stands as a great performance that any actor would want on their resume. He seemed to become more aware of his limits and where he could work with his range as an actor later on. As after a certain point he just started giving consistently solid turns unlike his rather uneven work at the start of his career. I wouldn't quite say he ever became a great actor, but he did become a good one with a great performance under his belt. <br /><br />John Barrymore is interesting in that his career was really cut far too short for him to make the impact he probably would've made on cinema as he did in theater. Barrymore, unlike many of his contemporaries, seemed to understand film and his performance are rather astute in working with the camera. One can say he could lean towards hammy occasional, however even in this way it was always to serve his attempt as some sort of dynamic performance. He was known for his great stage prescnece and it translated to great screen presence. I will say though it seems we only got the tip of the iceberg with his cinematic career as it seemed like he could have gone anywhere in the years just before his death when sound films began to find their path, but sadly that was cut short. Barrymore still made his mark on screen though even in that short time in a series of cinematic striking turns in a time when so many performances were bland and boring. <br /><br />Paul Muni has a strange career in that in his first years there was great intensity and subtly, especially for the period, in his work. He seemed to try to evoke reality like few actors, but the more his career went on the bigger he started to go to the point he went full ham in almost every one of his performances. I will say that Muni's talent was still evident even in these performances. It sometimes was hard to see however for the time he was still notable for the risks he took and his attempts to go for these incredible heights with his chameleon performance. Unfortunately they rarely worked out as he would just resort to overblown tricks of the trade, and become a steam fried ham most of the time. It's a shame as his early work showed a much strong performer, and really the potential never went away. He would sometimes still deliver a great scene if he just seemed to calm down for a moment. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-10603873249376022012018-01-27T19:42:05.296-05:002018-01-27T19:42:05.296-05:00Calvin:
Yes though in kind of "I don't t...Calvin:<br /><br />Yes though in kind of "I don't think this boy is right in the head sort of way". <br /><br />Michael:<br /><br />No, but it is very secure in its spot, and I want it all the more to win the big prize since it doesn't seem like Dunkirk or Phantom Thread are going to do it. <br /><br />Anonymous:<br /><br />Mildred: Shelley Winters<br />Dixon: Warren Oates<br />Willoughby: Ben Johnson<br />Charlie: Jack Palance<br />James: Michael Dunn<br />Red: Brad Dourif<br />Robbie: Ron Howard<br />Anne: Carroll Baker<br />Connoly: Keenan Wynn<br />Momma Dixon: Patsy Kelly<br />Ambercrombie: Woody Strode<br /><br />Tahmeed:<br /><br />Rockwell:<br /><br />1. Three Billboards<br />2. Moon<br />3. Galaxy Quest<br />4. The Assassination of Jesse James<br />5. Seven Psychopaths<br /><br />Harrelson:<br /><br />1. True Detective<br />2. Three Billboards<br />3. Rampart<br />4. Seven Psychopaths<br />5. The Edge of Seventeen<br /><br />hountang:<br /><br />Watching the film again I thought she was certainly bad in her scene with McDormand. The rest of the time I think she was just wildly miscast more than anything. One her age, two her accent, which she could've fixed, since it seemed odd since nothing about the character suggested that she wasn't a local. <br /><br />Bryan:<br /><br />Carrey is an interesting case in that like Jack Lemmon I'd say he's actually better at his dramatic roles despite being known best as a comedian. Now as a comedian Carrey certainly gives it his all and has an energy and literal elasticity like few others. This sometimes works for me sometimes it doesn't, but you have to give the guy always credit for trying. His dramatic work in The Man on the Moon, yes it's really mostly dramatic, and Eternal Sunshine have shown a considerable range a dynamic emotional power to his performances. Carrey has a whole lot in him and whenever he can pull out in the right way it is something remarkable, I mean this can even be found in his mostly comedic work in Dumb and Dumber. Carrey is an unwieldy performer to be sure though and with that comes inconsistency. When he channels himself properly though it can be something truly special. Unfortunately these days it seems as though he's lost his mind to fame, which is a shame. <br /><br />C.C. Baxter<br />The Devil, Devil and Daniel Webster<br />The D'Ascoynes<br /><br />RatedRStar:<br /><br />It's important to remember that. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-74298819594002196552018-01-27T19:27:53.046-05:002018-01-27T19:27:53.046-05:00Louis: Your thoughts on Gregory Peck, John Barrymo...Louis: Your thoughts on Gregory Peck, John Barrymore and Paul Muni as actors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-26281234198670768672018-01-27T18:14:15.746-05:002018-01-27T18:14:15.746-05:00Louis: Did you see any other 2017 films recently.Louis: Did you see any other 2017 films recently.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-86769425822038935902018-01-27T17:33:16.570-05:002018-01-27T17:33:16.570-05:00I just love to sit and think...Sam Rockwell... Osc...I just love to sit and think...Sam Rockwell... Oscar nominee, finally =D prove that the Oscars do get it right on occasion, definitely the best performance Harrelson has ever given in a film also.RatedRStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628534290463165790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-27469005091778614282018-01-27T16:23:30.004-05:002018-01-27T16:23:30.004-05:00Louis: Great review as always, especially for Rock...Louis: Great review as always, especially for Rockwell.<br /><br />Anyways can I have your, uh, thoughts on Jim Carrey as an actor? And some past film roles he'd be great in.Bryan L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11734763991830926605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-9678541093275269382018-01-27T16:14:47.211-05:002018-01-27T16:14:47.211-05:00What did you think of Cornish? I thought she wasnt...What did you think of Cornish? I thought she wasnt exactly bad but was strange casting. At first I thought she was playing his daughter, and her accent was distracting.houndtanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286841021897805848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-58770316813638254782018-01-27T15:25:41.318-05:002018-01-27T15:25:41.318-05:00They’re... fine, I guess. Literally no one on Eart...They’re... fine, I guess. Literally no one on Earth could have ever made me buy Dixon on any level, so I don’t fault Rockwell or any of his acting choices. Harrelson fares better, but I HATED his line readings of the letters he left behind. I’m going to keep my mouth shut for now on why I think the film is reprehensible.Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-42901110052675584622018-01-27T14:44:41.288-05:002018-01-27T14:44:41.288-05:00Love both of these performances.
Louis: Your updat...Love both of these performances.<br />Louis: Your updated top 5 performances for Rockwell and Harrelson. Tahmeed Chowdhuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946081425647648210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-50851960999576225232018-01-27T14:25:22.235-05:002018-01-27T14:25:22.235-05:00I'm not saying it's objectively unimpressi...I'm not saying it's objectively unimpressive, I'm just saying that whatever other people loved about Jane and the film just didn't click for me.Michael McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683805466760495934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-33424767514814393872018-01-27T14:13:55.220-05:002018-01-27T14:13:55.220-05:00Calvin: I don't know, Michael's opinions u...Calvin: I don't know, Michael's opinions usually aren't far off from Louis' either, Psifonian has chosen some really great performances in the past like Reilly in Walk Hard for example but we'll see.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-45005899886425740272018-01-27T14:10:17.461-05:002018-01-27T14:10:17.461-05:00Never doubt the Psifonian/Louis Morgan connection....Never doubt the Psifonian/Louis Morgan connection.Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-17470773752051445062018-01-27T14:08:35.894-05:002018-01-27T14:08:35.894-05:00Michael: Well that kinda sucks, was actually looki...Michael: Well that kinda sucks, was actually looking forward to that review.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-89062667383015875422018-01-27T14:06:50.219-05:002018-01-27T14:06:50.219-05:003.5/4. He serves the role well and has some quite ...3.5/4. He serves the role well and has some quite strong moments, but the film itself never quite grabbed me.Michael McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683805466760495934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-35416347569541828122018-01-27T14:05:46.361-05:002018-01-27T14:05:46.361-05:00Michael: What rating would you give him, I haven&#...Michael: What rating would you give him, I haven't seen 1922 in full yet. Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-62290779796410552702018-01-27T14:01:58.582-05:002018-01-27T14:01:58.582-05:00Louis: Your 1970's cast with Winters as Mildre...Louis: Your 1970's cast with Winters as Mildred and Oates as Dixon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-13634556291641527132018-01-27T14:00:00.388-05:002018-01-27T14:00:00.388-05:00God I want to watch this again. Is there any chanc...God I want to watch this again. Is there any chance of Three Billboards going up in your rankings?<br /><br />Also I agree about Hedges being one of the weaker elements of the film, but man do I love the majority of the performances. I'm surprised you didn't get into more detail about Rockwell's performance as Dixon reads the letter and sees the fire, that was one of my favorite parts.<br /><br />I think Franco's a 5 for sure, and Pattinson is likely. I'm not really sure what people are seeing in Thomas Jane though.Michael McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683805466760495934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-33415761549117475402018-01-27T13:40:07.644-05:002018-01-27T13:40:07.644-05:00Luke: I really hope Pattinson gets a 5, he's m...Luke: I really hope Pattinson gets a 5, he's made it into my top 5. Agree with those ratings for the 4.5's.Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-61380918453059048682018-01-27T13:39:32.943-05:002018-01-27T13:39:32.943-05:00Psifonian: I've never noticed it before but ye...Psifonian: I've never noticed it before but yes, Calvary and High Noon are eerily similar. Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-82345073560709517302018-01-27T13:37:20.793-05:002018-01-27T13:37:20.793-05:00Calvin: I'll go 5s for Franco, Pattinson &...Calvin: I'll go 5s for Franco, Pattinson & Jane and 4.5s for Coster-Waldau, McAvoy, Cruise, Carell x2 and Fishburne.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-71563973631297558522018-01-27T13:35:46.291-05:002018-01-27T13:35:46.291-05:00Here's what I wrote after I saw the film a few...Here's what I wrote after I saw the film a few months back:<br /><br />I don't think it's as perfectly calibrated as In Bruges is . . . but then again, very few scripts are. That film should be taught in screenwriting classes. More than any other film he's made, Three Billboards evokes McDonagh's stage heritage more readily. There are moments scattered throughout the film (the interludes with Willoughby's letters, the interloper in the shop, the soliloquy with the deer) that I can see play out on-stage perfectly, but which feel a bit off in the cinematic sense. Not that they're stagey, but that they're trappings more appropriate for a play than a film. But that does not undermine the story's quality at all, because McDonagh makes a strong case for being the best working playwright in the world right now, and the man has a knack for writing characters that, on paper, can be annoying or unlikeable and makes them fascinating.<br /><br />McDormand is as forceful a presence as any other performance this decade, and if anyone needed a reminder that she is one of the very best actresses alive, watch this and Fargo and see how both performances complement each other and yet are antithetical. Where Marge Gunderson is warm and good-natured, Mildred Hayes is a crabbed, bitter soul tormented by guilt and rage. McDormand doesn't move through the film, she stalks through it like an aged lioness in a well-hunted savanna.<br /><br />As for the accusations in regards to the film being racist or that McDonagh should be shamed for trying to bring some modicum of decency to Dixon, I think they are nothing but trigger-happy complaints. Three Billboards is a flawed movie, but it is not a racist one. Its biggest issue is that it tries to paint too broad a brush across a spectrum of hot-button issues (police brutality, racial intolerance, small-town ignorance, violence towards women), and unfortunately it becomes a bit unwieldy and unfocused at times. But no, it is not racist, and a lot of people who complain that the film wants us to think that Dixon is redeemed at the end are missing the point of his character entirely. He is not redeemed. He shows a moment of clarity, and he seeks some modicum of atonement, but he is not redeemed. He has taken up a path that could lead him to more unlawful violence, but he is showing remorse and self-doubt, which could put him on the track of being a better person. And Mildred, who is so eaten up with rage and bitterness, begins to soften. The themes that McDonagh tries to explore are all worthy of their own film, but it winds up coming off as overstuffed for a two-hour film.<br /><br />Even with all of the issues I have with it, on the whole, I thought it was another knockout by one of the eminent dramatists of our age, galvanized by a cast at the top of their game headlined by a woman who could lay claim to being America's best actress with little argument from me.<br /><br />P.S.: I don't know if anyone has remarked on this, but both the McDonagh brothers seem to be big fans of classic Westerns like High Noon and Bad Day at Black Rock, because both this and Calvary feel like modern-day entries in the genre, just with a change of scenery. Ford and Sturges would be proud.Psifoniannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-15300327424994974422018-01-27T13:15:38.505-05:002018-01-27T13:15:38.505-05:00And guess we'll agree to disagree on the tortu...And guess we'll agree to disagree on the torturing incident though we agree on the quality of that subplot.Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-71595960794046611882018-01-27T13:14:34.214-05:002018-01-27T13:14:34.214-05:00Hm I personally found most of Hedge's line del...Hm I personally found most of Hedge's line deliveries good besides 'It was a gag', but I can see why you've bumped him down. Glad about Peters, did you notice the slight indications of sympathy and pity towards Rockwell in his initial scene along with his acerbic airs?Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-27317867332613635422018-01-27T12:59:34.373-05:002018-01-27T12:59:34.373-05:00Calvin:
Well Willoughby also says there's no ...Calvin:<br /><br />Well Willoughby also says there's no "hard evidence" to support that referring to it as though it was single incident that was being speculated on. So I would say it was still fairly ambiguous on that point.<br /><br />Hedges down to a 2.5, some of his line readings are pretty terrible.<br /><br />Jones and Peters up to 4's.<br /><br />McDormand is easily my win now for reasons I did not realize the first time I watched the film. Those being that she actually plays every "badass" moment of Mildred's with really two sides to them. One being she is lashing out, but the others that is to hide her own vulnerabilities regarding her own guilt. For example watch the scene with the priest, when he initially says everyone is with her, McDormand is about to breakdown until she instead goes on her tirade, suggesting that Mildred is trying to make herself feel better and even believe she this crusader for justice to ease her own guilt and sadness by unleashing her hate. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-43803406986505123062018-01-27T12:49:45.669-05:002018-01-27T12:49:45.669-05:00Ratings and thoughts on the cast of Beatriz at Din...Ratings and thoughts on the cast of Beatriz at Dinner and the film itself? I thought the film had its problems (namely the ending), but I thought it was pretty effective on the whole and Hayek is fantastic.Giuseppe Faddahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679521285512613860noreply@blogger.com