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Post by Michael on Nov 4, 2008 3:33:51 GMT
1. Ana Torrent as Ana in Spirit of the Beehive
2. Tom Cruise as Frank TJ Mackey in Magnolia
3. Bibi Andersson as Alma in Persona
4. Gena Rowlands as Mabel Longhetti in A Woman Under the Influence
5. Michael Pitt as Blake in Last Days
6. Klaus Kinski as Don Lope de Aguirre in Aguirre, Wrath of God
7. Alain Delon as Jef Costello in Le Samourai
8. John Cazale as Fredo Corleone in The Godfather part II
9. Robert DeNiro as Michael Vronsky in The Deer Hunter
10. Isabelle Huppert as Anne Laurent in Time of the Wolf
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Post by svsg on Nov 4, 2008 3:53:57 GMT
Liv Ullman - Scenes from a marriage/Autumn Sonata
Naomi Watts - 21 grams
De Niro - Raging Bull/Deer Hunter
Al Pacino - Godfather/Godfather 2
Edward Norton - American History X/Primal Fear
Monica Vitti - L'Avventura/L'Eclisse
Robert Duvall - Godfather/Apocalypse Now
Daniel Day Lewis - There will be blood
Morgan Freeman - Shawshank Redemption
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Post by Capo on Nov 5, 2008 14:58:12 GMT
I saw Kozintsev's King Lear at the cinema the other night, and was reminded of Jüri Järvet's towering performance. Though I've not seen much, it's definitely up there with Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet for best Shakespeare film performance. Staggering.
De Niro in Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Deer Hunter; I can't think of better performances than these four. All of the performances in The Deer Hunter are amazing.
Hackman in The French Connection, The Conversation; exhilarating and haunting respectively.
Delon in The Samurai - cool; word.
Casey Affleck in The Assassination of Jesse James...; the most complex performance in years.
Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood; inspiring, in voice, in facial expression, in physical movement.
John Hurt in The Elephant Man; great voice-acting, up there with Claude Rains.
In terms of films really coming (more) to life when certain people are in the scene...
Mark Ruffalo in Zodiac.
Elias Koteas in Crash; so fucking intense.
Benicio Del Toro in Traffic; talk about minimalist screen presence.
Charles Laughton in Jamaica Inn; my favourite Hitchcock villain.
Bergman worked with some great actors: Josephson and Ullman in Scenes from a Marriage come to mind first.
But my favourite leading pair is Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson in Lost in Translation.
^^ Just a few that came immediately to mind. I'll have inevitably forgotten lots.
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Post by svsg on Nov 5, 2008 16:37:03 GMT
I agree with you on all performances in deer hunter being good. And also good call on Mark Ruffalo in Zodiac.
How do you guys rate Matt Damon in Goodwill Hunting? I was pretty impressed.
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Post by Capo on Nov 5, 2008 17:09:34 GMT
Yeah, he's very good; so is Robin Williams, from what I recall. I rate Damon quite highly among mainstream stars.
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Post by Michael on Nov 5, 2008 19:26:23 GMT
I think Tom Cruise is absolutely untouched in terms of mainstream stars.
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Post by Michael on Nov 5, 2008 19:27:57 GMT
In terms of films really coming (more) to life when certain people are in the scene... By this criteria I'd say Marlon Brando in The Godfather is easily number one. |
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Post by svsg on Nov 5, 2008 21:33:46 GMT
A lot of people think highly of Brando's role in Apocalypse Now. To me, his role was a minor one compared to Martin Sheen's. I am not saying that minor roles can't be impacting, but his role/acting was of minimal impact for me. martin Sheen excelled though, as a silent spectator and an unwilling participant in the madness.
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Post by Kino on Nov 12, 2008 23:04:46 GMT
Some of my favorites come from tv.
Ian McShane as Al Swearengen in Deadwood - at once hilarious and revolting, scarily and impossibly perfect performances
James Gandolfini as Tony in The Sopranos
Nancy Marchand as Livia in The Sopranos
Dominic Chianese in The Sopranos
Ricky Gervais as David Brent in The Office
Edie Falco as Carmela in The Sopranos
Michael Jordan as Wallace in The Wire
Clark Peters as Lester in The Wire
Robin Weigert as Trixie in Deadwood
Jamie Hector as Marlo in The Wire
Idris Elba as Stringer in The Wire
The cast of Six Feet Under
More from Deadwood (Powers Boothe!), The Wire, and The Sopranos
John Hamm, Elizabeth Moss, and John Slattery (Mad Men)
Susie Essman, J.B. Smoove, and Chris Williams in Curb
Lists will never die!!!!!!!
And it's great to see the interest in Fassbinder films. You shall be exposed to the greatness that is Hanna Schygulla.
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Post by bobbyreed on Nov 13, 2008 1:22:46 GMT
And it's great to see the interest in Fassbinder films. You shall be exposed to the greatness that is Hanna Schygulla. I just realized she was in Werckmeister Harmonies last night! Yet another reason to rewatch the film. |
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Post by Michael on Nov 13, 2008 4:41:12 GMT
I think nearly all of the performances in The Sopranos are awful.
Edie Falco is wonderful though.
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Post by Kino on Nov 20, 2008 1:05:08 GMT
Every major lead and supporting performance in Freaks and Geeks. Damn near all of the bit players, too.
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Post by jrod on Nov 25, 2008 0:32:08 GMT
I think Tom Cruise is absolutely untouched in terms of mainstream stars. Considering how mainstream he is, his good movie to bad movie ratio is outstanding. There isn't many Cruise movies I don't really enjoy. |
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Post by Kino on Nov 27, 2008 4:01:20 GMT
Watching some of the finest tv episodes in the past few weeks have made me realize that I have overlooked the actors from The Shield again. Michael Chiklis and CCH Pounder killed the last few episodes of the series especially the last two.
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Post by Anasazie on Nov 28, 2008 3:34:35 GMT
Off the top of my head and in no particular order....some performances i adore....
Sandrine Bonnaire - A Nos Amours
Ben Gazzara - The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Gerard Depardieu - Le Garcu
Delphine Seyrig - Jeanne Dielman
Jean Gabin - Daybreak
Hana Shygulla - Effi Briest
Anna Karina - Vivre sa vie
Marlene Dietrich - Dishonored
Louise Brooks - Diary of a Lost Girl
Lon Chaney - He Who Gets Slapped
Michel Piccoli - La belle noiseuse
Bulle Ogier - Duelle
Olivier Gourmet - The Son
Isabel Telleria - The Spirit of the Beehive
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Post by quentincompson on Nov 28, 2008 23:17:47 GMT
Top 10, no order
Setsuko Hara Late Spring
Ben Gazzara The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Delphine Seyrig Jeanne Dielman
Catherine Deneuve Belle de jour
Anna Karina Vivre sa vie
Nastassja Kinski Paris,Texas
Juliet Berto Celine and Julie Go Boating
Gene Hackman The Conversation
Margit Carstensen The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Gena Rowlands A Woman Under the Influence
Hardest to leave off Tsai's muse.
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