tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post4662321796473545020..comments2024-03-29T00:29:43.074-04:00Comments on Best Actor: Alternate Best Actor 1987: Mickey Rourke in Angel HeartLouis Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-19005886647669447342018-12-05T20:55:53.948-05:002018-12-05T20:55:53.948-05:00Let me get those thoughts on the next post. Let me get those thoughts on the next post. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-84809153742175036202018-12-05T18:24:47.760-05:002018-12-05T18:24:47.760-05:00I don't like Kevin Hart much at all, i agree w...I don't like Kevin Hart much at all, i agree with Bryan that it's for ratings.Charles Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01702365476332792775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-58170471348463885002018-12-05T18:13:30.600-05:002018-12-05T18:13:30.600-05:00Michael: Your ratings for the cast.Michael: Your ratings for the cast.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-86848313511200855372018-12-05T18:10:32.207-05:002018-12-05T18:10:32.207-05:00I saw At Eternity's Gate. It's an interest...I saw At Eternity's Gate. It's an interesting film and I can imagine how someone could love it, but Im not sure I quite tapped into its wavelength.Michael McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683805466760495934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-77912331535864564812018-12-05T13:08:51.610-05:002018-12-05T13:08:51.610-05:00Louis: Your thoughts on the production design of P...Louis: Your thoughts on the production design of Paths of Glory and Throne of Blood.<br /><br />Also, apparently Tony Todd was the original voice for Dormmammu in Doctor Strange before Cumberbatch took over. Thoughts on this as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-32069527652512815512018-12-05T11:16:52.321-05:002018-12-05T11:16:52.321-05:00Luke: It seems like they're doing it for ratin...Luke: It seems like they're doing it for ratings, but honestly...I really don't mind that he's hosting. Bryan L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11734763991830926605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-11801841194724682752018-12-05T11:16:32.142-05:002018-12-05T11:16:32.142-05:00Louis: Your ten most anticipated films of 2019 and...Louis: Your ten most anticipated films of 2019 and your reasons why for each.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-15434653417143329172018-12-05T10:22:39.357-05:002018-12-05T10:22:39.357-05:00Louis: Your thoughts on The Little Drummer Girl as...Louis: Your thoughts on The Little Drummer Girl as a series and the castAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-52732997494583109692018-12-05T07:10:59.710-05:002018-12-05T07:10:59.710-05:00Luke: I still want John C Reilly to host at some p...Luke: I still want John C Reilly to host at some point, but I don't mind Hart in small doses. I'm at least glad there changing it up after having Kimmel on two years in a row. Mitchell Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06054562644509043086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-71059679420847985702018-12-05T03:52:18.840-05:002018-12-05T03:52:18.840-05:00Kevin Hart's hosting the Oscars.Kevin Hart's hosting the Oscars.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-21308744800882034622018-12-05T00:14:23.582-05:002018-12-05T00:14:23.582-05:00Louis: Your thoughts on Green Book and the cast sa...Louis: Your thoughts on Green Book and the cast sans Mortensen and Ali? I'm not sure if you've given those thoughts yet.Bryan L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11734763991830926605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-84216068444823168232018-12-04T21:25:56.509-05:002018-12-04T21:25:56.509-05:00No, probably not, there probably just isn't ro...No, probably not, there probably just isn't room, but I do think they'd make for an interesting review. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-13224845533815171342018-12-04T19:46:50.869-05:002018-12-04T19:46:50.869-05:00Also, my thoughts and ratings for the cast:
Jorda...Also, my thoughts and ratings for the cast:<br /><br />Jordan - 4.5<br />Stallone - 4<br />Thompson - 3.5<br />Lundgren - 4 (could go higher)<br />Munteanu - 4<br />Rashad - 3<br />Hornsby - 3<br />Ventimiglia - he was fine but it felt like too much of a retreadCalvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-20474450238366786002018-12-04T19:23:47.579-05:002018-12-04T19:23:47.579-05:00Louis: might be reading too much into it when look...Louis: might be reading too much into it when looking up your thoughts, but are you saving Munteanu and Lundgren from Creed 2? Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-42005071179694046212018-12-04T18:53:02.912-05:002018-12-04T18:53:02.912-05:00Luke:
I'd say it's becoming quite possibl...Luke:<br /><br />I'd say it's becoming quite possible since she is sure to get that Globe nomination (possibly a win), and a BAFTA is seeming quite likely. Category is stacked, but not in a way where there are multiple locks. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-38946126716397314252018-12-04T18:42:52.057-05:002018-12-04T18:42:52.057-05:00Louis: Is Blunt a possible nominee this year.
And...Louis: Is Blunt a possible nominee this year.<br /><br />And I'm happy to see Scofield high on that list. :)Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-19737737274132079842018-12-04T18:41:49.733-05:002018-12-04T18:41:49.733-05:00Anonymous:
First Man snubbing is making me a sad ...Anonymous:<br /><br />First Man snubbing is making me a sad Panda. Buster Scruggs I expected to be a slightly tougher sell, but still stings. I like Black Panther, and A Quiet Place well enough, but I really don't think they need to be on any "best of" lists at this point. And yeah....Green Boook...ehhhh. I don't hate you but you're nothing remotely special.<br /><br />Side note, I guess Mary Poppins Returns might be a thing. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-15565421517194289742018-12-04T18:32:47.864-05:002018-12-04T18:32:47.864-05:00Louis thoughts on the AFI top ten?Louis thoughts on the AFI top ten?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-31927073329392070762018-12-04T18:30:36.213-05:002018-12-04T18:30:36.213-05:00Parker's screenplay goes hand and hand with hi...Parker's screenplay goes hand and hand with his direction of the film in terms of crafting that descent of Angel. It does so though carefully I find as even though the story doesn't hide its allusions, Parker carefully does not excessively stylize the dialogue. In turn he allows for the right humanity to establish Harry Angel before we send him on his supernatural path of despair. The structure being essential though in also realizing this path carefully turning its hands to get under your skin, without falling apart. It plays between horror and more direct noir effectively, by playing with both elements, and having one take over at the right moment. It succeeds in creating this captivating more of discovery than mystery in a sense, through terror and blood.<br /><br />As mentioned previously the cinematography is essential in crafting the film's atmosphere, which I love actually that it doesn't go too far in terms of its style. It is certainly extremely atmospheric but it finds the right balance in terms of a period aesthetic with that. The lighting for example isn't that overtly done, though certainly very purposefully handled in creating a sense of almost the moisture of a given scene, and this sense of heat. It uses shadows, it uses lighting to create such specific moments yet it does so without excessively enforcing itself. I especially love the touches in it that are slightly off-kilter, such how the elevator scene is shot, that unnerves in a very subtle way in terms of the way, yet extremely effective in that execution of it. <br /><br />The editing is another fantastic aspect of the film that again is really brilliantly used in being stylistic without overplaying the hand. In the moments of sudden cutaways it never over does this, rather knowing exactly how to create this sort of subconscious view in these edits. I especially love the use of the "Sailor victim" shot that creates the sense of a nightmare you can't quite describe in its use. This of course within just a well cut film in every other respect, especially in terms of the moments where it does linger to create anxiety just as effectively when it inserts something. Again so essential in realizing this sort mind's eye of Harry throughout the film. <br /><br />Anonymous:<br /><br />Boo Radley: Lucas Black<br />Mac Sledge: John Hawkes<br />Bull Meechum: Woody Harrelson<br />Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore: Jeremy Renner<br />Jerome Facher: Michael Keaton<br />Sgt. Martin Prendergast: William Hurt<br />Euliss "Sonny" Dewey: Keith Carradine<br />Boss Spearman: Sam ElliottLouis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-78963942728246587002018-12-04T18:30:28.798-05:002018-12-04T18:30:28.798-05:00Tahmeed:
1. F. Murray Abraham - Amadeus
2. Celia ...Tahmeed:<br /><br />1. F. Murray Abraham - Amadeus<br />2. Celia Johnson - Brief Encounter<br />3. Laurence Olivier - The Entertainer<br />4. Michael Redgrave - The Browning Version<br />5. Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named Desire<br />6. Paul Scofield - A Man for All Seasons<br />7. Katherine Hepburn - The Lion in Winter<br />8. Laurence Olivier - Sleuth<br />9. Edward Woodward - Breaker Morant<br />10. Tom Hulce - Amadeus<br /><br />Note: Did not include the grey area examples of Novel-Play-Film. Like Cuckoo's Nest.<br /><br />Anonymous:<br /><br />I actually nearly love Alan Parker's direction of Angel Heart, which just feels right for his rather overt style. The one thing that does hold it back for me is that stupid use of CGI, which could've been truly terrifying if the effect had been better realized. Parker though should have cut when it looked that goofy. That is an exception to the film he creates that is just oozing with atmosphere throughout. Parker carries this in every aspect of the film that hot, dingy, and dirty in the best of ways. As though the world itself is just on the verge of hell, as every choice in production design, costumes, and cinematography creates such a vivid sense of place, and oppressive feeling. It creates the right feeling of placing you into a similar mindset as Angel. Parker's approaches is the right, as the material itself is overt and purposeful. It is an inevitability what will happen in the horror and Parker creates a descent rather a mystery. This brilliantly done in his addition of the supernatural touches slowly, and just easing you into the horror, again other than those silly eyes, which he almost makes up for by the non-bearded De Niro shot, and the final elevator scene.Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-29830987087030570032018-12-04T18:30:02.147-05:002018-12-04T18:30:02.147-05:00Anonymous:
Clint Eastwood is perhaps the definiti...Anonymous:<br /><br />Clint Eastwood is perhaps the definition of the consummate professional as a director. In that he is well known for his ability to make films with little on set drama, that come in potentially budget, and certainly never over time. Eastwood speaking on film is always interesting as he mixes passion with almost a strict sense of duty to the film making process. Eastwood is interesting though in that you almost look at him as a filmmaker who should direct what he knows. In that he does seek to adhere a definite vision towards every film, but not ever film he makes are suited to his strengths, despite his precision in the film making. For example all of his westerns go from very good to masterpieces. Each adhere though to different styles that suit each narrative, while all within the western form. Of course a man who made his name in westerns, it makes he knows what they need. Outside of westerns though his work as a director has been hit and miss. Essentially this seems to be based on really what Eastwood is suited for in a strict sense, and perhaps, unlike as an actor, he Adoesn't always know that especially as he's gotten older. In turn his method kind of ensures a failure if he doesn't quite have it already since he doesn't try to find a scene or a film, this is especially evident in his work with non-actors. He relies on a professionalism that he seems to expect back, which is fine if you have a Gene Hackman but less so with a Bee Vang.<br /><br />Richard Linklater is a bit of a precursor to someone like David Gordon Green with certain extremes between his mainstream and Indie fair. There are his gun for hire films, films he typically doesn't write, like School of Rock and Me and Orson Welles. His direction of these types of films are pretty serviceable, much like Green honestly, and not overly distinctive. This is against his independent film work which feels often defined by improvisation and experimentation. In turn his work can be somewhat inconsistent. He isn't an aggressively visual filmmaker, not that the lacks any sense there, it rather doesn't feel to be his focus beyond perhaps A Scanner Darkly, which is more in conception than execution. Linklater's style honestly leads to different results depending seemingly if he finds the film, kind of the opposite of Eastwood in a way, in his process. Often he does that creates rich, off-beat storytelling, but others times he just becomes a man rambling about nothing.<br /><br />Anonymous:<br /><br />Probably not in a few years.Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-82538920281976058242018-12-04T11:09:13.877-05:002018-12-04T11:09:13.877-05:00Tahmeed and Calvin: I feel the same about her line...Tahmeed and Calvin: I feel the same about her line deliveries but maybe it'll indeed make sense within the context of the film.<br /><br />I'd go with Viggo Mortensen for Mac Sledge btw, since I think he has the exact presence needed for that part.Bryan L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11734763991830926605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-82551660064189212452018-12-04T11:03:35.218-05:002018-12-04T11:03:35.218-05:00Anonymous: I asked him once for a 2010s cast for A...Anonymous: I asked him once for a 2010s cast for Apocalypse Now and he picked Jeremy Renner for Kilgore, so that's one right there. Bryan L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11734763991830926605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-76558102198922179962018-12-04T08:06:14.035-05:002018-12-04T08:06:14.035-05:00Also I doubt she’s disinterested since she’s been ...Also I doubt she’s disinterested since she’s been so vocal and passionate about her role thus far, so I agree with Tahmeed it’s probably a purposeful choice.Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-60817642128503069882018-12-04T08:01:17.071-05:002018-12-04T08:01:17.071-05:00I’ll take a crack at those too:
Boo Radley - Jimm...I’ll take a crack at those too:<br /><br />Boo Radley - Jimmi Simpson <br />Mac Sledge - Tim Blake Nelson <br />Bull Meechum - Josh Brolin <br />Kilgore - Woody Harrelson <br />Facher- Billy Bob Thornton <br />Prendergast - Ray Winstone (opposite Martin Freeman)<br />Dewey - John Goodman <br />Boss Spearman - Richard JenkinsCalvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.com