RIP Chief Green, Terrence Mann.... I loved everything he did.
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#112You know he was good when the Lion King remake had a chance to recast the entire movie with actors like Beyoncé and Donald Glover and the casting director was like “well obviously we aren’t changing Mufasa.”
Good on that casting director.
Bad on Disney for subsequently greenlighting Mufasa: The Lion King (2024).
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I think of Conan , and Coming to America . I was told by an industry insider (taken at face value), that he almost never turned down a part, which drove his agent nuts. That's why he was in these kind of oddball movies. I suspect that Nicholas Cage is similar.
Ah, the 'working actor'. Gary Oldman (who also calls himself a working actor) kinda tanked his career for a while by getting typecast as a villain. Playing Sirius Black was basically autobiographical, and kind of got him unstuck.
Gary Oldman is currently starring in this show on AppleTV called Slow Horses. Amazing actor.
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We finished watching Sandlot yesterday with my kids for the first time. And then to hear this today.
The phrase "you're killing me Smalls" will be in your head forevvveerrr, at least, you should encourage its use by your kids.
Foooooorreeeeeveeeeer...
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#115I saw Dr strangelove on 35mm recently (the film stock was completely fucked but still what a treat). Great voice.
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#116I know everyone is talking about how he voiced Vader, but when I think of him, I think of Strangelove and Hunt for Red October. I didn't spend a lot of time in the fleet, but what I did was rather boring and/or annoying; the idea that something exciting would happen in the CIC is probably why I often think of the line "Now, understand, Commander, that torpedo did not self-destruct. You heard it hit the hull. And I wa…
Because HN skews younger, I expect there are some out there who haven't seen "The Vader Sessions" from the early YouTube era, in which James Earl Jones dialog from his other films was spliced into Star Wars Vader scenes. I think it's a testament to his range: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0rwG39Jzk
I watch this at least once a year, it never gets old
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#117Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ah, the 'working actor'. Gary Oldman (who also calls himself a working actor) kinda tanked his career for a while by getting typecast as a villain. Playing Sirius Black was basically autobiographical, and kind of got him unstuck.
Gary Oldman is one of the best actors I've had the privilege of seeing. Consider that Mr. Zorg, Winston Churchill, and George Smiley, are played by the same person, is amazing.
as well as James Gordon, Norman Stansfield and Harry Truman.
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#118For me he will always be Thulsa Doom from Conan the Barbarian. You need to watch that movie if you haven't already.
A delightful performance
https://youtu.be/a7Mx9fGzAmM
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#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think of Conan , and Coming to America . I was told by an industry insider (taken at face value), that he almost never turned down a part, which drove his agent nuts. That's why he was in these kind of oddball movies. I suspect that Nicholas Cage is similar.
Michael Caine apparently is similar. I see no other reason why he would have done the (wonderful) movie "Water".
Don't forget Noises Off. Truly delightful farce, and his acting plus the physical comedy of the rest of the cast makes it happen.
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#120I know everyone is talking about how he voiced Vader, but when I think of him, I think of Strangelove and Hunt for Red October. I didn't spend a lot of time in the fleet, but what I did was rather boring and/or annoying; the idea that something exciting would happen in the CIC is probably why I often think of the line "Now, understand, Commander, that torpedo did not self-destruct. You heard it hit the hull. And I wa…
I think of Conan , and Coming to America . I was told by an industry insider (taken at face value), that he almost never turned down a part, which drove his agent nuts. That's why he was in these kind of oddball movies. I suspect that Nicholas Cage is similar.
How about Coming to America combined with Star Wars?