Aye, Postlethwaite's playing a white man with a Japanese name and a cod-Indian accent - it's supposed to be a clue that Spacey's character is telling whoppers and had invented the whole thing.
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I really like Julia Stiles. It's uncanny. She's not turned out to be a major star and she's in a lot of so-so stuff, but I always like her. She seems like somebody I'd want to hang out with. Like, if she were in your group of friends, she'd always put in the effort and make something tasty that nobody else would think to bring, like a salad. And she wouldn't let her kids run rampant and wreck your house when they all visit. And her husband would be a good guy who'd offer you some nice Scotch.
There's a young woman I know who looks so much like Julia Stiles that it freaks me out a bit. She was in the youth group I help with and now goes to Penn State and works in a coffee shop I often stop at. I suspect people ask her about 10 Things I Hate About You all the time.
Speaking of that, Heath Leger was always good. RIP
Peter Dinklage is always good. Good on SNL too.
He might be a jerk, but Alec Baldwin is always reliable in comedic roles. His early "leading man" career wasn't much, but he's funny in stuff like 30 Rock and on SNL.
Same with Christopher Walken.
Did I mention Tom Wilkinson? He's always good. And usually in good stuff. Brian Cox is a lot like that, but not always in great stuff.Last edited by Hot Pepsi; 14-11-2017, 19:10.
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HP: Totally with you about Julia Stiles.
I'd seen her ages ago in some Julia Roberts thing about teaching (but I'd seen her before that), and it proved, what she proved in the "Bourne" things: that she is an actor, and Matt Damon is a star. Much as I like him.
*Oh, and if you don't know who Kathy Burke is, I can guarantee that what 95%** of the British posters here would say, would be, "I'd love to have a drink with her."
**Notwithstanding, any friends of Bill W.Last edited by Gerontophile; 14-11-2017, 19:11.
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Ha! I was just going to say the same. From 2000 to 2002 I was in sixth form, and one of my mates (who's now a semi-famous stage magician) got a loan from his stepdad to set up a website and him, me and a couple of friends would get press passes for theatres in Bristol and review shows. For the most part, he'd do the musicals at the Hippodrome and I'd do the 'talkies' at the Old Vic, by and large. And of all the things I saw - a lot of which were very, very good - Scaramouche Jones was the best. An awful lot of other actors would have had their work cut out to make it work in a studio setting; Postlethwaite did it on the main stage of the Old Vic and had the audience in the palm of his hand all the way through. Ridiculously good.
Others for me: Orson Welles, Charlie Chaplin (two pretty leftfield choices there, I think you'll all agree), Idris Elba, seconds for Olivia Colman and Tilda Swinton, and a first vote for Gemma Arterton.
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Originally posted by ian.64 View PostThen there's Ian Holm, for his quietly-conveyed style of acting (never overdoing it, never underselling it and always watchable).
I'll watch anything Michael Sheen is in.
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Oh Christ Pierce Brosnan. Murdoch on a submarine. Awful awful shite, even worse than Face/Off which I feel like I saw around the same time.
Brosnan James Bond can gtf. Even Goldeneye, the N64 game is way more polished and cinematic than that Poor Little Rusky Sean Bean, Robbie fucking Coltrane giving it full Ham rubbish.
Jumpin Jack Flash, with Whoopi Goldberg and Ser Pryce, another steaming blot on the Great Man’s copybook (though I think mostly he is doing a voiceover for a CPU monitor till the last 10 minutes).
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Gonna send them into space! Jesus, that scene when they’re eating their own jaws mangled spiked before they even know what’s going on, Jesus. Still don’t think Shane Meadows has bettered the film.Last edited by Lang Spoon; 16-11-2017, 21:41.
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Originally posted by Toby Gymshorts View PostYES. He's brilliant in everything, but Dead Man's Shoes is terrifying, built on his performance. The pub scene scares the shit out of me.
The scene where Gary Stretch confronts Considine in the street ("You're not scared of me, are you?") is gripping.
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Originally posted by Lang Spoon View PostJumpin Jack Flash, with Whoopi Goldberg and Ser Pryce, another steaming blot on the Great Man’s copybook (though I think mostly he is doing a voiceover for a CPU monitor till the last 10 minutes).
It has John Wood in it. I'm not that familiar with his work, but he's ace in War Games and Ladyhawke.
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