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I wonder if the author of the article has realised the irony of his piece. A recount of the career of an actor who has become known for not revealing anything of himself manages to reveal nothing of the actor behind the roles. But as far as hero worshipping goes, this was still an entertaining, if melancholic read. Incidentally, not unlike some of Murray's characters.
that's why i love HN, because it's not only about "hacker" news. very good article, inspired me to watch his movies again.
Bill Murray is awesome, but I guess I must be missing something in my attempts to understand why this is on the front page.
Ah well. Interesting piece all the same.
not a good title in my opinion. Graceful career... And they somehow break it down into chunks in the article. So that means "broken-down grace?
I think that is what the title refers to. There are different ways to be graceful. Bill Murray doesn't have the affable, everyman grace of Tom Hanks or the smooth, charismatic grace of George Clooney. Murray's grace feels a bit worn out by life, a bit rough around the edges.
You're obviously entitled to your opinion, but I'm okay with the title, under this interpretation.
Oh man, What About Bob? One of my favourite films ever.
Murray, Matt Damon and Hugh Bonneville appeared on the Graham Norton Show on the BBC last week. Matt Damon commented towards the end that it was "The best chat show I've ever been on". It was an almost surreal show. Watch it if you can.
that's why i love HN, because it's not only about "hacker" news. very good article, inspired me to watch his movies again.
I think Bill Murray deserved an oscar for "Big Ern" in Kingpin. Maybe it was the timing of when I saw it, but some of the improv pieces he did with Harrelson cut deeper and redefined where comedy could go. The Wes Anderson stuff that followed helps to sell Kingpin as a coming attraction for Murray's best years (so far) Ymmv
To me, Big Ern is one of the greatest characters ever, and quite possibly Bill's best performance (Steve Zissou is right up there and The Life Aquatic is one of my favorite movies). It's straight up wrong that this performance is so underrated and overlooked. The fact that he got shined by the Academy shows the hypocrisy of Hollywood.