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...more significant than the sum of its parts. Farrell, on the other hand, seems like he’s still trying for that Oscar nomination. Following performances in epics such as “Alexander,” he once again plays a character much more grandiloquent than the actor is in real life. Although a solid performance overall, Farrell sways from overacting, as though he were on stage, to settling comfortably into Bandini’s skin on screen. At least he didn’t have to pull off an English accent, which we all know didn?...
...City of Churches. They're set to Adelaide, Rome and Los Angeles time. The first and last are to be expected in an indie-film hothouse. As for the second - more on that later. But there should be a fourth. Ever since director De Heer was invited by legendary actor David Gulpilil to make a film about his home in north central Arnhem Land, the office has been running on Ramingining time. In the three years since, De Heer has been stretched physically, mentally and culturally. "I knew from the beginning that the process would be different to anything that...
...starting point was an old black-and-white photograph of canoe-making taken by anthropologist Donald Thomson in the 1930s, which Gulpilil showed De Heer in Arnhem Land. "We need 10 canoes," said the actor, who had starred in De Heer's previous film, The Tracker (2002). Arriving at a narrative that satisfied both the Yolngu's desire for traditional storytelling and Western audiences' need for plot and pace proved a lesson in cultural navigation. Many Yolngu neither speak English nor understand movie-making: "It was conceptually outside their thinking about the world," says De Heer. The Yolgnu's only...
...scene, “One Tennis Shoe,” in which Michael I. Levin-Gesundheit ’08’s earnestness in the role of Harvey lent humorous believability to the appearance of absurd objects such as a purse filled with cooked oatmeal. Both directors and actors are to be commended for their ability to walk the fine line between zaniness and implausibility. Particularly arresting were Michael R. Von Korff ’07’s wacky performance as a madcap duck enthusiast in “Duck” and Ellen C. Quigley...
...BALLSY, BRAVE KIND OF WOMEN. WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS? Yeah, isn't that funny? You look back on your life, and you see your patterns, and you go, Wow, now I'm here. How did that happen? But it's clear that as you mature as an actor, you find bits of you that become more and more you. And it's true that I am drawn to playing very strong women. I honestly haven't played any weak women. Ever. I'm not sure that I'd know how. I will say that I do like being...