'Out Of Gas'
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the idea that people can't open movies like Hanks or Cruise is definitely a paradigm shift.
I also liked the parts about how the hype precedes the person now, in some ways. That we are making celebrities more than film stars. It reminded me of EWs article last year about Kate Bosworth being the new face of hollywood. Then the flop of Tad Hamilton and suddenly, not so much.
That we are making celebrities more than film stars.
Yes. And at least they didn't pull an attitude about their part in it.
I read the letters that were all "Why Christian Bale on the cover???" I was indignant -- he's a darkly pretty man with some interesting choices and a lovely body and the new Batman!
But yeah, not a big movie star, and nowhere near as famous as I keep figuring he is. Or a draw. I mean, Halle Berry and Hugh Jackman can't open movies, individually, or together.
Which is fine by me, just weird. "A Hugh Jackman movie" just doesn't have the same resonance as "a Tom Cruise movie," though I'd rather watch the former.
Maybe because Hugh Jackman is more of an actor, so his name on a movie doesn't actually tell us anything about the film? Whereas Cruise of Roberts or Hanks always deliver a certain set of attributes which their films are designed to highlight? (and when they don't, like Hanks in Road to Perdition, their fans are unhappy).
Whereas Cruise of Roberts or Hanks always deliver a certain set of attributes which their films are designed to highlight?
That was one of the thrusts of the article, yeah. Actors are making more diverse choices, so they're less attached to an overriding persona.
Better for the actors -- less good for the business of Hollywood?
Can Reese be the next Hepburn? I surely do love me some Reese.
Can Reese be the next Hepburn?
Audrey or Katherine?
Katherine, I think.
Anyone who could pull off Election definitely has Kate's spunk.
Yeah, she works much better as a Kate.
We need a new Audrey. But i'm not sure that anybody will ever be able to be her again.
Audrey's particular charms were unprecedented and, I think, unduplicable.