tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post5760138759016403551..comments2024-03-28T15:19:21.084-04:00Comments on Best Actor: Alternate Best Actor 1966: Donald Pleasence in Cul-de-SacLouis Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-3186421857577169802020-07-21T00:23:44.913-04:002020-07-21T00:23:44.913-04:00After Ernest Borgnine received the Best Actor Acad...After Ernest Borgnine received the Best Actor Academy Award for "Marty", he did not want to accept a non-starring role in "Sweet Smell of Success", even though he had a seven year contract. <br /><br />When Borgnine initiated a lawsuit to get out of his contract, Lancaster replaced Borgnine with veteran Broadway and film actor Sam Levene as theatrical agent Frank D'Angelo in "Sweet Smell of Success". <br /><br />Lancaster first met Sam Levene a decade earlier when Lancaster made his professional acting and Broadway debut in the Broadway drama "A Sound of Hunting" starring Sam Levene. Sam Levene introduced Lancaster to Harold Hecht, his long-time producing partner and the two actors also worked together in three films, the film noir classic "The Killers" in which Lancaster made his film debut, "Brute Force", his second film directed by the legendary Jules Dassin and "Three Sailors and A Girl", a musical, which Lancaster produced. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-52613517107053778672020-07-16T22:51:15.017-04:002020-07-16T22:51:15.017-04:00Anonymous:
I covered Mann's style when I gave...Anonymous:<br /><br />I covered Mann's style when I gave thoughts on him as a director. <br /><br />Walsh's style I'd call efficiently dynamic, particularly for his time as a studio American director. This as in general he went for a realistic design in his films, though with stylings naturally within that. White Heat for example, his most impressive film I've seen visually, has some brilliant visual ideas, particularly in Cody's breakdown and his final end. In those though Walsh doesn't do a "look at me", but rather efficiently uses them to center on Cody. Walsh is remarkable in that you see him working, yet thriving within the system. He's working on sets for example, yet making so much out them, and pushing boundaries in a way that didn't earn him the plaudits, or even the credit at this point, however crafted some memorable films through it. <br /><br />Anonymous:<br /><br />Perfectly cast as the cranky old man.<br /><br />Luke:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpaQpyU_QiMLouis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-19471591160631629512020-07-16T16:10:32.177-04:002020-07-16T16:10:32.177-04:00Onward will probably be my final theatrical experi...Onward will probably be my final theatrical experience of 2020.<br /><br />Louis: Do you think The French Dispatch will still be released this year. I hope Wes Anderson will allow for Streaming.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-68530148186359007942020-07-16T13:48:02.342-04:002020-07-16T13:48:02.342-04:00Louis: About Stander, what did you think of his vo...Louis: About Stander, what did you think of his voice work as Kup, the cranky old Autobot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-2968214380667934322020-07-16T13:11:28.627-04:002020-07-16T13:11:28.627-04:00It looks as if Tenet will be delayed into 2021, mo...It looks as if Tenet will be delayed into 2021, more likely the summer.<br /><br />With 2020, I could care less on who's getting reviewed now, I still hope this year will be good enough for both categories.Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-75287773249450623652020-07-16T02:11:27.121-04:002020-07-16T02:11:27.121-04:00Louis: Thoughts on the visual styles of Raoul Wals...Louis: Thoughts on the visual styles of Raoul Walsh and Anthony Mann?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-6615799908746585012020-07-15T22:39:17.984-04:002020-07-15T22:39:17.984-04:00Calvin: An argument could be made that he is the t...Calvin: An argument could be made that he is the titular Fighter. Matt Mustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310037237651825936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-80713603490684991122020-07-15T22:32:12.946-04:002020-07-15T22:32:12.946-04:00It might be high time for me to bite the bullet an...It might be high time for me to bite the bullet and admit that Christian Bale simply isn’t supporting for The Fighter. Calvin Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392068349392739631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-27719997777765977252020-07-15T22:08:41.216-04:002020-07-15T22:08:41.216-04:00I still think POV is a relevant factor too, though...I still think POV is a relevant factor too, though. For example, I can't ever consider J.K. Simmons anything but supporting in Whiplash, because we're always kept at a distance from him, and only see him from Miles Teller's POV. Matt Mustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310037237651825936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-51448522039992485792020-07-15T22:00:15.477-04:002020-07-15T22:00:15.477-04:00I actually asked the guy who runs the site to do t...I actually asked the guy who runs the site to do the percentages for In the Loop, because I have Capaldi as my 2009 Lead win and want to see if he at least meets the 25% threshold. Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-89228579254692599612020-07-15T21:01:09.771-04:002020-07-15T21:01:09.771-04:00Robert:
I think those are fair metrics, and I thi...Robert:<br /><br />I think those are fair metrics, and I think that's a fair placement for Brando (who I find largely difficult because he is a leading character in the novel, having the additional Godfather II "screentime" so to speak there, while in the film keeping the importance found there despite not being in it all that much.)Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-18859262165979062352020-07-15T20:44:55.008-04:002020-07-15T20:44:55.008-04:00Yeah, DeVito has the most screentime in Returns an...Yeah, DeVito has the most screentime in Returns and thinking about it is actually the most important character. Matt Mustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310037237651825936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-69822443732410588522020-07-15T20:43:32.376-04:002020-07-15T20:43:32.376-04:00Robert: Me too. A testament to his performance, fo...Robert: Me too. A testament to his performance, for sure. Matt Mustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310037237651825936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-23454343638527722962020-07-15T20:39:09.118-04:002020-07-15T20:39:09.118-04:00Hold on...Gene Hackman only has 30 minutes of scre...Hold on...Gene Hackman only has 30 minutes of screentime for Unforgiven?! He really is that great as Little Bill...<br /><br />Robert: Same haha, ESPECIALLY when it comes to Batman Returns.Bryan L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11734763991830926605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-89047862009228897272020-07-15T20:34:05.327-04:002020-07-15T20:34:05.327-04:00Also, he listed the first few Batman films with pe...Also, he listed the first few Batman films with percentages, and did anyone else get a morbid laugh at how little screentime Keaton had compared to his costars in both films? Like, Burton's lack of fucks over Bruce is kind of hilarious to me.Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-29405029719315071102020-07-15T20:32:04.339-04:002020-07-15T20:32:04.339-04:00Matt: The Bardem one shocked me, I could have swor...Matt: The Bardem one shocked me, I could have sworn he was in it way more than that.Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-77823029440233245182020-07-15T20:30:32.517-04:002020-07-15T20:30:32.517-04:00Louis: OK, well that under 30% thing means that I ...Louis: OK, well that under 30% thing means that I once again have to consider Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem supporting in No Country For Old Men. Matt Mustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310037237651825936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-33187993759019508052020-07-15T20:28:23.627-04:002020-07-15T20:28:23.627-04:00Anonymous: He covered Susan Harrison in Dafoe'...Anonymous: He covered Susan Harrison in Dafoe's review for Light Sleeper.Bryan L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11734763991830926605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-88998190574362385462020-07-15T20:27:55.467-04:002020-07-15T20:27:55.467-04:00Louis: My cutoff for whether a role can be lead is...Louis: My cutoff for whether a role can be lead is 25%. As for the opposite direction, 45% is my cut off for supporting (though very rarely will it exceed 40%). There are exceptions like Strauss, but I'm keeping to the other end. I actually am moving Brando in Godfather to Supporting.Robert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-20968385812370110942020-07-15T20:18:31.615-04:002020-07-15T20:18:31.615-04:00Michael:
https://www.screentimecentral.comMichael:<br /><br />https://www.screentimecentral.comBryan L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11734763991830926605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-85360090194077755942020-07-15T20:10:40.032-04:002020-07-15T20:10:40.032-04:00What was the name of that site again?What was the name of that site again?Michael McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683805466760495934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-24277983246508690792020-07-15T19:27:22.455-04:002020-07-15T19:27:22.455-04:00Anonymous:
Surprises of having far less screentim...Anonymous:<br /><br />Surprises of having far less screentime percentage than I would've expected:<br /><br />Hackman (Unforgiven)<br />De Niro (Godfather Part II) <br />Charles Laughton (Mutiny on the Bounty, actually having the least screentime of the trio)<br />Lee J. Cobb (On the Waterfront)<br />Joel Grey (Cabaret)<br /><br />More than:<br /><br />Lemmon (Mister Roberts)<br />Brennan (The Westerner, though perhaps that's because the scenes without him are interminable)<br />Robert Strauss <br /><br />I have to say no, though I think one can be automatically placed in supporting under 30% because there are only rare exceptions to this (Brando in the Godfather). I think one should examine the placement for over 30% however. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-70184608256712928072020-07-15T19:09:12.470-04:002020-07-15T19:09:12.470-04:00Louis from the screentime site, what were your big...Louis from the screentime site, what were your biggest surprises? Do you think there should be a screentime limit in place?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-84397175878799722882020-07-15T17:54:28.990-04:002020-07-15T17:54:28.990-04:00Tim:
Like all the casts in the parts in theory, t...Tim:<br /><br />Like all the casts in the parts in theory, though I think you need a bit more of an age difference between Michael Sullivan and John Rooney, to get a stronger sense of the father/son relationship. Harrelson and Neeson would come off as a fraternal relationship...that could also work however I think you want Rooney to be older in general for the whole sort acceptance of his death to work best. Neeson in 10 years would be perfect. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-50441405683202968292020-07-15T17:48:35.459-04:002020-07-15T17:48:35.459-04:00also, your thoughts on this cast for a remake of R...also, your thoughts on this cast for a remake of Road to Perdition?<br /><br /><br />Michael Sullivan: Woody Harrelson<br />John Rooney: Liam Neeson<br />Connor Rooney: George McKay<br />Harlen Maguire: David Dastmalchian<br />Finn McGovern: Chris CooperTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00213159754200778138noreply@blogger.com