Best Scene: Confronting Daryll
4. David Warner in Time Bandits - Warner gives a wonderfully over the top turn that brings just the right heightened villainy to his film.
Best Scene: "A Reasonable Man"
3. Dennis Hopper in Out of the Blue - Hopper gives a quietly disturbing turn where he slowly reveals the vile nature of his man.
Best Scene: Deciding to rape his daughter.
2. Griffin Dunne in An American Werewolf in London - Dunne balances comedy and horror as his demonic messenger.
Best Scene: Second visit.
1. Nicol Williamson in Excalibur - Good predictions Luke, 8000's, Tahmeed, Ytrewq and Mitchell. Williamson delivers a downright brilliant turn that both gives the material the absolute gravitas it needs, while also constantly subverting it with his wily turn.
Best Scene: Tricking Morgana
Next Year: 2016 Lead
57 comments:
Williamson FINALY WINS!!!!!
YEAH!!!!!!
R.I.P. Angela Lansbury.
What a legend.
Louis: Anyway, my request is a backup review of James Cagney in The Public Enemy.
100% deserved. :) You've made me an extremely happy man.
Louis: Your updated Female rankings.
Louis: Ratings and thoughts on:
-Everett McGill and Ron Perlman in Quest for Fire
-Pele in Victory
-Orson Welles in Butterfly
-Michael Edwards in Mommy Dearest
-Pierce Brosnan in The Long Good Friday
Tadanobu Asano - Harmonium
Joe Seo - Spa Night
Nawazuddin Siddiqui - Raman Raghav
Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe - The Nice Guys
Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe - Swiss Army Man
Jean-Pierre Léaud - The Death Of Louis XIV (His best performance. I was hoping to request him recently but didn't make the deadline)
Don Cheadle in Miles Ahead
Hiroshi Abe in After The Storm
Siddiqui
Seo
Asano
Shahab Hosseini in The Salesman
Dano/Radcliffe
Crowe/Gosling or Song Kang-Ho in The Age Of Shadows
And I have the 2016 list ready to go. Will have it up on the lineup post.
Honestly, I've been waiting years for War & Peace, The Night Manager and The Hollow Crown II and for me they are top priority for this year.
And my request is Max Von Sydow in The Passion Of Anna.
Louis, thoughts on Gianfrancesco Guarnieri in They Don't Wear Black Tie, Rutger Hauer in Nighthawks and Richard Dreyfuss in Whose Life is it anyway?.
Louis: When you finish Brideshead, could you give it a review on LB.
Rest in Peace, Angela Lansbury.
Truly one of the best.
RIP Angela Lansbury.
Louis: Thoughts on...
Guy Marchand in Garde a Vue
Topol, Julian Glover and Carole Bouquet in For Your Eyes Only
Lois Nettleton in Butterfly
I have a question. How do some of you know which year's gonna get updated next and get new reviews??? Cause like I already saw a comment a while ago here, I believe it was of Luke's, which mentioned 2016 getting updated next.
Perfectionist: Louis has largely followed the same path as the original alternates. He started both with 1971. For every cycle, its 90s, 70s, 80s, 10s, 60s, 00s, 50s, 30s, 40s and back again. Louis will likely finish with 1939 again since it's arguably the peak of the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Louis: Will you update Rollins's rating and your thoughts on him in the 81 supporting results page?
“Pelé in Victory”
Wait wait wait……THE Pelé?
Kind of hilarious that the GOAT footballer got like a 1.5 or 2 from Louis ngl.
RIP Angela Lansbury.
Louis: Do you have any plans to watch Boardwalk Empire soon? I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on that show.
Can’t think of suggestions other than Cheadle. Also hope Moonlight magically replaces Hacksaw Ridge on the top 10.
Hoping Your Name rises up the top ten, and takes Louis's Original Screenplay win.
In addition to my request Seo:
Shahab Hosseini in The Salesman
Don Cheadle in Miles Ahead
Jarkko Lahti in The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki
Luke Treadaway in A Streetcat Named Bob
Joe Alwyn in Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
And for Actress, highly recommend watching Youn Yuh-jung in The Bacchus Lady.
Don Cheadle
Jean-Pierre Leaud
Shahab Hosseini
Russell Crowe/Ryan Gosling
Jonah Hill in War Dogs
I didn't comment specifically on his review, but seeing Williamson as the best supporting actor of 81' further cemented my love of his performance. Although I wasn't the pioneer behind the request, I still thought it to be striking, entertaining work that unquestionably elevates the film.
As for the line up, I believe I now have two requests in the bank - and to be honest, I'm still trying to think of solid performances to review. There might be something to dig up in some old horror/sci fi movies I liked in my youth. That being said, it will take a bit before I find something worthwhile.
Michael McCarthy: What's your opinion now of Nate Parker in The Birth Of A Nation because I remember you giving him a 5 when you first it.
I have to admit I'm really curious as to what Louis will think of it because I recall it having a great deal of buzz when it first premiered then the allegations killed it stone dead.
Hiroshi Abe - After the Storm
Shahab Hosseini - The Salesman
Don Cheadle - Miles Ahead
Jarkko Lahti - The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
Adrian Titieni - Graduation
Hiroshi Abe is a must!
I'll add Lahti to the #10 spot conundrum however Leaud, Cheadle, Abe and Hosseini are musts for me personally.
If there's no possibility of Song going up for The Age Of Shadows then I'll take Lahti.
I am so hope nawazuddins review. Dont sleep on the nawab known as NAWAZ!!!
My only hope for 2016 is that Louis sees the light on 20th Century Women and says “You know Robert, you were right.”
In fact, I just like hearing that in general.
Jean-Pierre Léaud in The Death Of Louis XIV
Don Cheadle in Miles Ahead
Hiroshi Abe in After The Storm
Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Raman Raghav 2.0
Joe Seo in Spa Night
Tadanobu Asano in Harmonium
Jarkko Lahti in The Happiest Day In The Life Of Olli Mäki
Shahab Hosseini in The Salesman
Song Kang-Ho in The Age Of Shadows
Paul Dano in Swiss Army Man (Radcliffe bonus)
The Swiss Army Man review couldn't come at a more perfect time with Dano and the Two Daniels.
Hiroshi Abe - After the Storm
Tadanobu Asano - Harmonium
Shahab Hosseini - The Salesman
Don Cheadle - Miles Ahead
Paul Dano - Swiss Army Man
Louis: I've been looking over the Pszoniak/Danton issue and I'm not entirely sure if it's legit but I may've found a polish version though it's on a Blu-Ray disc.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Andrzej-Wajda-Danton-Polish-movie-Blu-Ray-English-subtitles-/224028954313?pageci=ae6c3eb8-4802-4ea5-81bc-efe19278b301&redirect=mobile
I tried Ok.ru and all I could find was Hungarian and Spanish dubs.
Louis, you should definitely order a copy of that DVD. From your review, I could tell you really wanted to gice him a 5 rating.
*give him
And for Gian Maria Volonte in For A Few Dollars More.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/per-Qualche-Dollaro-in-Piu-Indimenticabili-Coll-d-DVD-Clint-Eastwood/304527903365?pageci=6399ac10-5d7f-44d1-9799-a4aa715a45f7&epid=719998391&redirect=mobile
And A Fistful Of Dollars
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Per-Un-Pugno-Di-Dollari-Versione-Restaurata-CE-2-Dvd-DVD-clint-eastwood/354200572598?mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338454673&toolid=20006&customid=Cj0KCQjwy5maBhDdARIsAMxrkw2HFEa7PD124IGIFe--yyCaf7TjIpyuN-1udZZhR4a3nxwYI_owhBEaAh7dEALw_wcB&gclid=Cj0KCQjwy5maBhDdARIsAMxrkw2HFEa7PD124IGIFe--yyCaf7TjIpyuN-1udZZhR4a3nxwYI_owhBEaAh7dEALw_wcB&pageci=d03cacd7-9625-4520-b219-3fbcb7cdea1e&redirect=mobile
Oh oh. By the amount I predict there will be 10 names.
To be fair, we'd be lucky to get a Supporting Actor lineup.
Louis: Orson Welles is third from bottom lol, guessing you didn't agree with that Golden Globe nomination.
Louis: Could I have your thoughts on this bit Considine wrote about his arc in HOTD on Instagram?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CjmmpZpNquJ/?igshid=NGIzOGRhOTI=
By the way, random performance note here...
I finished "The Terror" recently (great series!), and have been getting some exposure to certain episodes of "Mad Men". Either way, that's been an interesting pair of shows to watch simultaneously, namely for Jared Harris' strikingly different turns. He's very much his father's son, and I mean that positively with Jared inheriting Richard's range and command of the screen - and also appearance nowadays.
Mitchell: I love that series. What did you think of Menzies.
RatedRStar: to be fair, this is the same year Pia Zadora was named the new rising star or whatever the award was.
Anonymous: A strong performance throughout, though Menzies particularly shines in the final episodes where Fitzjames' is at his most exhausted and vulnerable.
I must say, the entire cast acquitted themselves rather well, to the point where I'm struggling to think of a weak link acting wise. The show's MVP, though, is surely Harris.
Mitchell: Same here. :)
Mitchell: I started watching Mad Men too, and I was liking it, but they took it off Netflix and I haven't gone back to it yet.
Matt: It's more a series I've jumped into at random (though frequent) spots, but haven't actually watched it from start to finish.
From what I've seen, though, Hamm's work at least lives up to it's reputation.
I binge-watched all of Mad Men back when the pandemic started. Terrific show on its first 5 seasons. The last 2 aren't too shabby either, but it definitely peaks on the middle of its run if you ask me.
Emi: Duly noted. I've seen up to the start of season 4, but again, it hasn't been a complete viewing.
Also, to revert back to "The Terror", it was very intriguing to see Harris go from Lane Pryce to Francis Crozier; The former being a very composed performance with Harris' own accent, while the latter being an accented portrayal of a man slowly breaking down from isolation, adversity and cold.
Luke:
Brazinterma:
1. Isabelle Adjani - Possession
2. Natja Burnckhorst - Christiane F.
3. Barbara Sukowa - Lola
4. Sissy Spacek - Raggedy Man
5. Tina Engel - The Boat is Full
6. Linda Manz - Out of the Blue
7. Isabelle Adjani - Quartet
8. Meryl Streep - The French-Lieutenant's Woman
9. Faye Dunaway - Mommie Dearest -
10. Bernadette Peters - Pennies From Heaven
11. Zoë Tamerlis - Ms. 45
12. Bete Mendes - They Don't Wear Black Tie
13. Kathleen Turner - Body Heat
14. Diane Keaton - Reds
15. Marsha Mason - Only When I Laugh
16. Katherine Hepburn - On Golden Pond
17. Liza Minnelli - Arthur
18. Blair Brown - Continental Divide
19. Nancy Allen - Blow Out
20. Sally Field - Absence of Malice
Supporting Actress:
1. Marília Pêra - Pixote -
2. Krystyna Janda - Man of Iron
3. Fernanda Montenegro - They Don't Wear Black Tie
4. Helen Mirren - Excalibur
5. Audrey Hepburn - They All Laughed
6. Frances Sternhagen - Outland
7. Lisa Eichhorn - Cutter's Way
8. Isabelle Huppert - Coup De Torchon
9. Helen Mirren - The Long Good Friday
10. Laura Morante - Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
11. Maggie Smith - Quartet
12. Karen Allen - Raiders of the Lost Ark
13. Alice Krige - Chariots of Fire
14. Stephane Audran - Coup de Torchon
15. Romy Schneider - Garde A Vue
16. Jessica Harper - Pennies From Heaven
17. Anouk Aimee - Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
18. Shelley Duvall - Time Bandits
19. Maggie Smith - Clash of the Titans
20. Maureen Stapleton - Reds
21. Joan Hackett - Only When I Laugh
22. Tuesday Weld - Thief - 3.5
23. Colleen Camp - They All Laughed
24. Margit Carstensen - Possession
25. Ellen Sandweiss - The Evil Dead -
Yes.
Ytrewq:
McGill & Perlman - (The whole cast of Quest For Fire give absolutely rock solid performances limited in the purpose of just depicting early man as they exist like a nature documentary. It does work wholly and their performances help to facilitate that in a straightforward way.)
Pele - 2(He really doesn't have a part, he's just there to EVENTUALLY show off some moves, which honestly there was too little of and John Huston doesn't even shoot it particularly well.)
Welles - 1.5(Everything that Butterfly touches go to rot including Welles's performances who seems entirely surprised that he's even in such a trashy movie. Far from his finest hour as he just kind of seems lost within the terrible film.)
Edwards - 1.5(Every Mommie Dearest performance that isn't Dunaway, is just aggressively dull, dull in a way that just makes the screen seem less interesting, less inviting, closer to paint drying really.
Brosnan - (Well it is all about his final expression, which is just pitch perfect in portraying supreme confidence and a menace in that confidence.)
Anonymous:
Guarnieri - (Gives a moving performance that might be slightly overshadowed by Montenegro but on his own accord gives a moving portrayal of the quiet dignity of the old man. He exudes the right natural warmth if also a certain sense of the man being a bit overwhelmed.)
Hauer - (His performance is basically just a series of menacing stares with that Hauer charisma to back it up. That is enough for him to be a more than decent villain even as the part might as well be written as "evil terrorist" as there's nothing interesting in the character beyond that. Hauer though does what he can to create a captivating presence by just being his menacing self in a menacing way. It is not enough to make a great villain but he makes a good one.)
Dreyfuss - ( The Sea Inside is not based on a true story. Dreyfuss delivers a good performance though as a man who only has the use of his neck up. Dreyfuss manages to find the right combination between this sense of charisma in the character where he conveys a sense of sardonic knowing while still alluding to the right undercurrent of the pain the character is going through. Although I think the film limits the story just a bit by making a relatively simple scenario of a man going against the system more so than even about euthanasia, Dreyfuss does deliver on the wry passion needed for the part as the advocate for the man's own suicide with though the intensity to show that it obviously is not a blithe decision on his part by any means.)
Razor:
Marchand - (Fine but didn't stand out to me in any particular way.)
Topol - (He's quite a bit of fun in bringing the Topol energy to the false villain. Topol brings the right kind of flamboyance that manages to work within the Moore ridiculousness without just being ridiculous.)
Glover - (He's fine in doing his typical villainous thing but I wouldn't say stands out too much here in that regard.)
Bouquet - (A theoretically more interesting Bond girl in terms of the overall character, but only theoretically. The idea of her revenge is barely touched upon, though she's okayish with doing the sexy cold routine it doesn't mean much.)
Tony:
It's on the list is all I can say.
RatedRStar:
Indeed.
Tahmeed:
Well whenever you see an actor speak intelligently on a part, you can often see where the greatness comes from. I hadn't thought about it, what Considine writes about is very illuminating to part of his performance I hadn't fully considered. Also shows what a great actor can do, because that scene of at least some controversy didn't end up having *that* much of a greater purpose in the scheme of the overall story, but Considine gave it purpose within his performance.
Mitchell: Season 4 is by far my favorite. Have a good one with it.
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