Early Olivia de Havilland, maybe, when her primary job was co-starring for Errol Flynn.
That was before she was ready for her close-up.
Simon: I'm trying to put this as delicately as I can... How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep? Mal: You don't know me, son. So let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.
'Serenity'
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Hayden - Jan 20, 2006 9:46:34 am PST #13 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Fred Pete - Jan 20, 2006 9:58:18 am PST #14 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I can think of actresses who made a career out of playing ditzes.
Ah, where have you gone, Billie Burke?
DebetEsse - Jan 20, 2006 10:02:30 am PST #15 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
So, I guess I should re-state to strong, smart women?
bon bon - Jan 20, 2006 10:25:10 am PST #16 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Jonathan Brandis committed suicide a couple years ago?! I completely missed this.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 20, 2006 10:32:39 am PST #17 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
But I can't really think of many big old-time actresses who made a career out of playing weak women. Early Olivia de Havilland, maybe, when her primary job was co-starring for Errol Flynn.
Of course, in the third film she worked on (A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1935) she played the fiercest character in the whole movie.
I can't express how disappointed I was in Callista Flockhart's whiny, petulant "poppet" rant by Hermia in comparison to de Havilland's. You could see the simmering rage about to go volcanic in her scene, with the other characters stepping back unconsciously(?) as her voice kept getting louder.
Fred Pete - Jan 20, 2006 10:39:14 am PST #18 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Of course, in the third film she worked on (A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1935) she played the fiercest character in the whole movie.
Haven't seen that version. Liked the recent version because of (1) Kevin Kline, (2) Rupert Everett not fully clothed, (3) Calista Flockhart beating herself up.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 20, 2006 11:01:46 am PST #19 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
Stanley Tucci's Puck was fun, Michelle Pfeiffer's Titania was luminous, and Christian Bale waking naked in a field played a definite part in me staying til the end, but the 1935 version is just incredibly good all the way around.
Jessica - Jan 20, 2006 11:59:36 am PST #20 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
AACS, a system to be used in both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) players, will require that those players downconvert video over their analog outputs. But only if the studio decides to use this feature.
… the affected analog signal must be “down-converted” from the full 1920×1080 lines of resolution the players are capable of outputting to 960×540 lines—a resolution closer to standard DVDs than to high-def. Standard DVDs are typically encoded at 720 horizontal by 480 vertical lines of resolution.
The 960×540 standard stipulated in the AACS agreement represents 50% higher resolution than standard-def, but only one-quarter the resolution of full high-def. Whether a particular movie is down-converted will be up to the studio.
§ ita § - Jan 20, 2006 1:34:18 pm PST #21 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sneaky...well, I can't say "buggers" can I?
Brokeback Mountain retained its position at the top of the midweek box office for a second day in a row Wednesday although playing in just 682 theaters. The Oscar front-runner earned $740,000 -- $105,000 more than second-place Glory Road. The film is due to expand to 1,194 theaters this weekend -- nearly doubling the number of venues after slowly expanding over the past six weeks. Daily Variety said that the decision to accelerate the release pace was taken in order to take advantage of excitement over the film that was generated by the film's win at the Golden Globes and would likely expand even wider if it garners major Oscar nominations on Jan. 31.
Very crafty distribution strategy.
Betsy HP - Jan 20, 2006 1:53:01 pm PST #22 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
That's a lot like CTHD, isn't it?