Word: actorly
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...fancier. Fan as in fantasy lover. Forrest J Ackerman, who died Thursday at 92 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, was all these things and many more: literary agent for such science fiction authors as Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, A.E. van Vogt, Curt Siodmak and L. Ron Hubbard; actor and talisman in more than 50 films (The Howling, Beverly Hills Cop III, Amazon Women on the Moon); editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine and creator of the Vampirella comic book franchise. But each of these trades was an exponent of his educated ardor for science fiction, fantasy...
...nothing like the real thing, in festering splendor, on the Frost/Nixon DVD. Here is Tricky Dick, smiling, wheedling, lawyering like crazy to get himself exonerated on a technicality, until he realizes that this isn't a courtroom, it's a TV show. Like any politician, Nixon was an actor - a bad actor, to be sure, but a great bad actor, in that he let the camera's surgical close-ups reveal more than he wanted to display, and sometimes the exact opposite of what he was trying to say. The performance is infuriating and hilarious, or unbearably poignant, depending...
...Tongan troublemaker; and Ja’mie, an exchange student from an all-girl private school. The setup sounds familiar, but all three characters are played by the same guy, Chris Lilley, who also writes the entire show.Lilley’s chameleon-like ability as a character actor is unmatched even by greats like Mike Meyers, and to say his roles are “well researched” is an understatement, as he truly becomes each of them. (I didn’t realize he was playing all three until 15 minutes into the premiere.) Because...
...viewer of the story’s reality. Sean Penn fully embodies Harvey Milk. Penn’s performance is a full and nuanced tribute to his character, and his approach to Milk’s sexuality is equally and appropriately nuanced. Penn proves his versatility as an actor capable of playing both internally tortured characters—like Jimmy Markum in “Mystic River”—and open, unguarded idealists like Milk.Throughout the film, Van Sant uses opera, a passion of Milk’s, as a way to highlight the film?...
...feel is the best actor turned director, not including yourself? Ismail Atiev, TORONTO...