I've long thought that both Sinise and Andy Serkis bear striking resemblances to DeForest Kelley, so that could be cool. I know Gary can do curmudgeonly exasperation well in a vaguely countrified manner.
Ben ,'The Killer In Me'
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Late to the party, but let me put in a vote for Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down as my favorite Almodovar.
I saw Starter For 10 yesterday. Frothy but loads of fun. My new crush, James McAvoy is a working class Essex kid who goes off to Bristol University, propelled by his love for quiz shows, and University Challenge in particular. I don't want to say any more, but it is romantic and well-acted and smart and funny and a lovely way to while away an afternoon.
That sounds right up my street. I loved him in Last King of Scotland.
He has an amazing scene where he is talking casually about his father's death when he was a kid and is trying to appear cool and and suddenly his eyes well up with unexpected tears. It's so real and vulnerable and just KILLED me.
James McAvoy! Usually I'm not into fey young men type, but he's lovely. I think I caught him first in the Children of Dune miniseries, but I recall being pleasantly surprised at how charismatic he was in the modernized Macbeth that aired in BBC a couple of years ago.
I've seen the trailer for Starter for 10, and it looked v. good. The brunette love interest was played by the actress who played Boden's wife from The Prestige, if I recall.
it is romantic and well-acted and smart and funny and a lovely way to while away an afternoon.
Oh! That's good to know. The trailer made it seem like a total flashback to a vintage John Hughes movie (with a British twist) which could mean loads of fun or totally skipable.
I thought McAvoy was horrible in that Dune sequel miniseries, but he rivaled Tilda Swinton for Best Thing About the Movie in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and IMHO won the title outright over Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland.
I think y'all can skip The Black Dahlia if you haven't seen it yet. Or maybe I just don't care for De Palma.
I think y'all can skip The Black Dahlia if you haven't seen it yet. Or maybe I just don't care for De Palma.
Nah, it kind of sucked and was incoherent.
Makes me appreciate LA Confidential all the more. Not easy turning Ellroy into a movie.