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Showing posts with label ryan. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Once again I can't say enough about the acting in this film. While the direction and design are brilliant. Simple and elegant framing, extreme long shots of the landscape in turn become a character itself. BUT. Philip Seymour Hoffman took a leap. Small choices. Eye movements, hand gestures, lip quivers, voice annunciation. He embodied not just a character but the film itself.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Get outa my head!
The thing that struck me about "Broadcast News" didn't really have to do with the film too much, although the tension was built nicely in this scene do to dynamic shooting. I had no idea that there was that constant stream of communication between the anchor and the producer! That is incredible, to speak articulately while being given your next lines at THE SAME TIME. I bet anchors can pat their heads while rubbing their tummies like no one else.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Pocket Aces
This film made me feel like a terrible human being. And that is a good thing. Kirk Douglas plays this type of Han Solo character that you can't help but love and hate. Everytime he comes close to doing a good deed, he screws it up for his own personal gain, and we're left there clenching our fists wanting to yell at the screen and curse. It's difficult to even talk about this film in an educated way. Kirk Douglas made this what it is in my opinion. The charm and bite of a snake.
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