Tag: Acting
Actober – Brie Larson, the Chameleon Actress in 5 Takes
I keep happily rediscovering #BrieLarson – she is one clandestine chameleon of an actress. #Community #ShortTerm12 #ScottPilgram #Greenburg — Robin Write (@Filmotomy) March 13, 2014…
Directed By Women September – Player: Dark River (2017)
Clio Barnard’s follow-up to the brilliant The Selfish Giant, is the psychological drama Dark River, which deals with the effects of post traumatic stress disorder,…
God's Lonely Creature: Revisiting Robin Williams' in One Hour Photo
A picture tells a thousand words. In a world obsessed with appearances and our image, we place a lot of emphasis on the importance of…
Performance: Harriet Andersson in Through a Glass Darkly
I recently gushed over Harriet Andersson for her career-defining performance in Summer with Monika. A catapult, too, for her director Ingmar Bergman. I fell in…
Performance – Victor Sjostrom in Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries is a film about coming to terms with old age and mortality. Following a day in the life of Dr. Eberhard Isak Borg who…
Top 20 Meryl Streep Performances Ranked
The Top 20 performances by Meryl Streep, as voted for by you, is like a treasure chest of golden acting. On the flip side, so…
VOTE – the Greatest Performances of Meryl Streep
With Meryl Streep‘s birthday coming up, its the perfect time to honor the ridiculously brilliant career of the actress. Now in her fifth decade of…
Happy (Go-Lucky) Birthday to Sally Hawkins
I love disappearing. That’s what acting is. For me it’s about putting on a persona, stepping into a pair of shoes. It’s my face, but…
Celebrate the Greatest Performances of Al Pacino
While many of you voted in the poll for what you considered the greatest performances by Al Pacino, the legendary actor was heading towards his…
Beyond the Videodrome: A Celebration of James Woods’ Work
If I say I’m the best actor for the part, I mean it and I’m not kidding. James Woods Love him or hate him, there’s…
Vote: The Greatest Performances of Al Pacino
So it’s Al Pacino’s birthday next week. We were going to through him a surprise party, but the last time we did that for him…
Why Rooney Mara’s Pie Eating Scene Defines A Ghost Story
David Lowery’s A Ghost Story was one of 2017’s most divisive films, but there is no denying the power of Rooney Mara’s performance. As it is…
The Brilliance That Is Saoirse Ronan As Hanna Simply Has To Be Experienced Again
Saoirse Ronan is the name at the top of the poster for the 2011 film Hanna. And rightly so. Getting your name ahead of someone…
Casino: Same Old Song & Dance?
In the hands of almost any other filmmaker, Casino would be a considered a watermark in that person’s career. Critics and film nuts (such as the…
