And who could forget Gary Oldman in Sid and Nancy?
Oh yeah. And Gary Oldman in Prick Up Your Ears. Wait, I've never seen footage of Joe Orton. But I'm sure Oldman's portrayal was very accurate.
I seen you without your clothes on before. Never thought I'd see you naked.
Mal ,'Trash'
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tommyrot - Dec 25, 2004 11:25:57 am PST #7385 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
evil jimi - Dec 25, 2004 6:09:36 pm PST #7386 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Ed Harris as John Glenn in The Right Stuff.
Hell, the whole cast were great.
You also have Cagney as Lon Chaney in The Man of a Thousand Faces. Not great but enjoyable.
Geoffrey Rush as David Helfgott in Shine, was excellent. Did anyone watch the Peter Sellers TV biopic? What was Rush like as Sellers?
tiggy - Dec 25, 2004 9:35:00 pm PST #7387 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
ita, why didn't you mention how freaking sad Soldier's Girl is? just finished watching it and gah! i just don't understand some people... and the fact that this is a true story not very far from where i am makes it even worse.
§ ita § - Dec 26, 2004 2:38:47 am PST #7388 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sorry, tiggy. It just about wrecked me. Knowing that it was not only true, but probably unexceptional doesn't help.
But wasn't Lee great?
tiggy - Dec 26, 2004 7:20:21 am PST #7389 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Lee was amazing! he makes a very pretty woman.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 26, 2004 12:27:04 pm PST #7390 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I still have trouble believing that was the same person. I wonder if Lee is frustrated by the trouble people will have recognizing him, or grateful for it?
Thomash - Dec 26, 2004 12:37:14 pm PST #7391 of 10001
I have a plan.
Speaking of bio-pics, has anybody mentioned Audie Murphy as... Audie Murphy in To Hell and Back?
Frankenbuddha - Dec 26, 2004 6:17:56 pm PST #7392 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
What was Rush like as Sellers?
Pretty frelling astonishing, quite actually. As a reviewer said, Sellers would have loved it and hated it (both because it felt so accurate).
Hayden - Dec 27, 2004 5:19:15 am PST #7393 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I went to see The Life Aquatic etc. on Christmas. I liked it quite a bit, even though it's Wes Anderson's least coherent movie. Word of warning: my wife, who was expecting a comedy, was very disappointed with it. It's not a very funny movie; most of the funniest parts are in the commercials. It would be more accurate to describe it as a sad and surreal movie with a few funny parts, most of which you've seen already. Please adjust your expectations accordingly.
§ ita § - Dec 27, 2004 6:20:11 am PST #7394 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I watched I'll Sleep When I'm Dead last night. Am I being terribly conventional and unimaginative and hidebound by convention by being dissatisfied by the ending? I feel Hodges skipped some of the narrative, and while I'm comfortable speculating on what comes next, I'm irritated by not being told what the penultimate events in the movie were.