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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
oilgun:
--- Quote from: Meryl on September 26, 2008, 11:59:49 pm ---Good choices, Gil! 8)
How about Colin Ferrell or Robert Downey, Jr. for Caravaggio?
And Daniel Day Lewis for Bernini?
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Thanks! I like your choices as well. Especially Colin Farrell. In fact, Benicio's out, I'm giving the part to Colin!
serious crayons:
I inexplicably forgot to report that I saw Appaloosa last week at a sneak preview. It's a western starring Ed Harris, Viggo Mortenson and Renee Zellwegger.
I'd give it about three out of four stars. It's beautifully filmed, the acting is fantastic (Renee Zellwegger, as usual, was good enough to almost make me forget how much she annoys me), the characters are interesting, the setting seemed authentic. The plot holds some unexpected twists and turns. I renewed and even increased my appreciation of both Viggo and Ed.
However, it was a little slow in parts. The movie conjures a palpable tension that it never, IMO, quite delivers on.
In short, it's no 3:10 to Yuma. But overall I'd recommend it anyway.
Oh! I think I also forget to mention having seen Lakeview Terrace. It was a big ehhhh, for me. Good acting and pretty suspenseful in parts, but to what end?? It was one of those where after it's over, you want to ask, tell me again why I sat through that?
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: oilgun on September 20, 2008, 01:37:49 pm ---Thanks for the response Front-Ranger (I guess few people share my love of fantasy casting, lol!). Ralph would be great too, I actually like him better as an actor, but I thought that the younger Joseph might be a better choice to portray Bernini at different periods of his life.
I just discovered that Joseph has been cast to play Vivaldi in one of apparently two upcoming biopics. Not that it really matters, but there isn't much of resemblance:
By oilgun at 2008-09-20
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I think Art Garfunkel should play Vivaldi!!
oilgun:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on September 07, 2008, 10:04:56 pm ---Thanks friend! He does deserve watching to see if he matures at all... I also saw the trailer for Australia. That looks promising with Aussies Hugh Jackman and what's her name...after I wrote Hugh Jackman, my mind just went blank! Whats'a matter with my head!!
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I forgot to point out that Chris Pine will be the youing Captain Kirk in the upcoming Star Trek movie.
Front-Ranger:
Yes, I could see him in that role, provided he gets a haircut!! Thanks for the heads-up friend!
I hope he does better than Kirstie Alley as a Vulcan!!
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