When you see an actor kill a role....only to find out he's British using an American accent.
Christian bale surprised the hell out of me. I was familiar with his work, like American psycho. Then he absolutely nailed those Batman movies.
But then I heard him on an interview during one of his trips into the deep open lands of china, speaking in his native accent and was like "whoa whoa whoa what the hell is going on here?" Lmao
Yep. Bale is Welsh, I believe. He was also excellent in "The Boxer".
Naomi Harris, the lady who plays the crack addict mother in the Oscar "Best Film", 'Moonlight' is British. She was superb and very believable. Works both ways too....my wife says Gwyneth Paltrow nailed the British accent in the 90s film "Sliding Doors".
When you see an actor kill a role....only to find out he's British using an American accent.
Christian bale surprised the hell out of me. I was familiar with his work, like American psycho. Then he absolutely nailed those Batman movies.
But then I heard him on an interview during one of his trips into the deep open lands of china, speaking in his native accent and was like "whoa whoa whoa what the hell is going on here?" Lmao
Yep. Bale is Welsh, I believe. He was also excellent in "The Boxer".
Naomi Harris, the lady who plays the crack addict mother in the Oscar "Best Film", 'Moonlight' is British. She was superb and very believable. Works both ways too....my wife says Gwyneth Paltrow nailed the British accent in the 90s film "Sliding Doors".
She did nail that accent. That movie was the first thing I thought of when swish brought up the whole accent thing!
I hadn't heard of her before that movie, and for a while afterwards I couldn't tell if she was British or not.
WE DON'T NEED A QB BEFORE WE GET A LINE THAT CAN PROTECT HIM my two cents...
The reason they made a new kong is the same reason they made a new Godzilla: they are taking it back old school.
Nah, the film industry is dead. All the narrative work is being pushed to TV shows now. Now films just want to make remakes, series and new comic book garbage. The movie industry is just hemorrhaging money currently. But then again, they don't put out any original work besides 5 movies a year.
the market has simply changed. all these critically acclaimed movies are great, but the reality is that very few people want to spend that sort of cash on a slow pace drama.
if people are gonna spend 20+ minimum on a night out to the movies with their families, they are gonna go see those big CGI action movie blockbusters.
ill buy 12 years a slave on demand, but i'm going to the movies to see a new marvel movie. ill check out moonlight on netflix, but i'm gonna go take my wife to see the new Insidious horror movie in theaters on date night.
so of course the narrative work is being pushed on TV. but it's been like that forever now. Law & order the tv show? those shows will never go away, we all love them.
law & order the movie? it will flop in theaters.
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
1. 2001: A Space Time Odyssey 2. Interstellar 3. Mary Poppins 4. Blues Brothers 5. The Dark Knight 6. The Lord of The Rings Series (all of the films are one to me) 7. Aladdin 8. Major League 9. The Muppet Movie 10. Moana
Did you check out that rogue one yet? I haven't seen it and I have no idea why
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
No, the side stories dont interest me that much. But when they get around to making the han solo movies I will probably see that because he is my favorite character.
Nah, I'm talking more about the mini-series and things happening right now. Not Law and Order lol.
Currently, Gina has the highest box office revenue in the world at 4 billion (Which is partly why we're seeing Godzilla, Kong and other big monster movies). The worldwide market is only 32 billion. You're right. No one in America wants to go to the movies. If it wasn't for $5 tuesdays at my theater, i wouldn't watch anything. It's much more convenient for everyone to stay at home and watch something. Netflix profits 1.4 billion dollars a year. Peak TV is just starting. It's going to be a great time for us viewers.
But, back on the topic. Because no one likes meta-ness. @Vers I cannot wait to see Fist Fight when it comes to HBO. That thing looks hysterical. I love Charlie Day's humor.
I also can't wait to see King Arthur. I'm such a King Arthur nerd. That stuff is what got me through middle school. Anyway, here's the trailer
Watched Hacksaw Ridge last night ... WOW Awesome Movie
John 3:16 Jesus said "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
I would probably only go to the theater to see Star Wars and Avatar. Anything else I can wait until its on tv.
"The Revenant" HAS to be seen on the big screen. Those vista shots are just incredible (as is the bear attack).
Not a fan of Decaprio so this movie never interested me.
He is very good in it.
But, I understand this "actor bias". I am NOT a fan of Tom Hanks and often reluctant to see his movies. However, he was brilliant as the captain of that ship that Somali pirates took over (can't remember its title). The scene in the hospital was excellent acting on his part.
You really should give Leo his fair dues and watch "The Revenant". Even if you don't like him, the story is excellent, the cinematography beautiful and it is easily worth it for Tom Hardy. He is superb. Multi-million dollar Hollywood fare done exceptionally well.
I recently read the novel "No Country For Old Men" by Cormac McCarthy, and it was a departure for me in that I usually read the book before seeing a movie. But I saw the Coen Bros No Country years ago and loved it. The portrayal of the hit man, Chigurh, by Javier Bardem was probably the most menacing "bad guy" I've ever seen in a movie. Even more than Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal Lector, which is saying something. So if we had a Dawgtalkers' Academy Awards (we could call the statuettes "Ottos") I would nominate Bardem for Best Bad Guy and the Coen Bros for Best Producers and Directors for their body of work in Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men, and many more. Any other nominations?
I don't know how great his acting was in The Revenant, as he grunted and growled a lot.......LOL
But yeah, it was a very good movie and the cinematography was awesome!
I think that was the brilliance of his role. It was more physical acting than verbal. I thought he was excellent. And, Tom Hardy was superb as the baddie.
Vers, have you seen "The Danish Girl"? I thought that was an excellent film too, very different mind you, but tremendous nonetheless. Eddie Redmayne's acting was incredible. To be fair, he easily could have, and probably should have, won best actor over Leo.
In fact, thinking about it I think last year's crop of Oscar Nominated films were, on the whole, much better than this year's.
I recently read the novel "No Country For Old Men" by Cormac McCarthy, and it was a departure for me in that I usually read the book before seeing a movie. But I saw the Coen Bros No Country years ago and loved it. The portrayal of the hit man, Chigurh, by Javier Bardem was probably the most menacing "bad guy" I've ever seen in a movie. Even more than Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal Lector, which is saying something. So if we had a Dawgtalkers' Academy Awards (we could call the statuettes "Ottos") I would nominate Bardem for Best Bad Guy and the Coen Bros for Best Producers and Directors for their body of work in Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men, and many more. Any other nominations?
I think most of the Coen Bros. films are pure gold! Saying that, I really struggled with "Hail Caesar". That was the one Coen Bros movie that just didn't work for me. People loved it though. So, I clearly missed something because it was a chore just to sit through it.
"Burn After Reading" is awesome and hilarious. Brad Pitt is fantastic in that film!
I really like the ensemble of Coen Bros actors that keep showing up in their movies. Frances McDormand (who's married to one of them), Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, John Goodman, et al. Also need to mention the late, great Bill Paxton (Blood Simple), one of my favorites who recently passed away. His scene in "Aliens" when he wigs out ... GAME OVER, MAN! GAME OVER!! ... was awesome. I read that Paxton adlibbed that during the shoot, and the director liked it so much he left it in.
We like a lot of the same movies, but she doesn't have a lot of the ones I have. We kind of have to synch the movies at the start time. Distance sort of sucks right now, but we manage.
I recently read the novel "No Country For Old Men" by Cormac McCarthy, and it was a departure for me in that I usually read the book before seeing a movie. But I saw the Coen Bros No Country years ago and loved it. The portrayal of the hit man, Chigurh, by Javier Bardem was probably the most menacing "bad guy" I've ever seen in a movie. Even more than Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal Lector, which is saying something. So if we had a Dawgtalkers' Academy Awards (we could call the statuettes "Ottos") I would nominate Bardem for Best Bad Guy and the Coen Bros for Best Producers and Directors for their body of work in Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men, and many more. Any other nominations?
I saw the trailer for Life. Looks like an interesting concept
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
We went and saw "Get Out" the other evening. I am not a big fan of horror but, this was a unique, fresh take on the genre. Reminded me a bit of the British horror comedy, "Hot Fuzz". Good story, humor, twists and turns that all lead to a rather over the top finish.
