Word: legendizing
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...little since her days as a L'Oreal-model-turned-actress. While she is as stunning as ever, she remains trapped in the mold of a silent, sullen object of beauty. Her sophisticated sadness worked well in movies where she was only meant to portray a beautiful object, ("The Legend of Greystoke," "St. Elmo's Fire," The Object of Beauty"). In "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" she won acclaim for her portrayal of an emotionally repressed Southern housewife, but "Four Weddings and a Funeral," a light comedy, is an altogether differnt movie which demands a different kind of performance...
Though his spokeswoman insisted he had merely succumbed to heat, the accident marked the latest in a series of events that have left Sinatra's fans puzzled and saddened. Just days before the Virginia incident, Ol' Blue Eyes went misty as he was honored with a special "Legend" award during the annual Grammy Awards ceremony. In a move that had television audiences scratching their heads, CBS abruptly cut away from his rambling, emotional remarks, apparently at the behest of his own handlers...
...found myself still eagerly grasping for a sense of what Cruise was like as a kid. What was that guy in the Jockeys all about anyway? He had no comment about his family's view on his devilish craftiness. Instead, he cited "Legend" as one of the more profound of his early acting experiences. (No, I had never heard of that movie, either.) He especially enjoyed the element of escapism and liked the idea of being able to create a character in a fantastic situation beyond the everyday life of teenagerdom...
...still not convinced, though--Cruise spoke about each of his roles so fondly but did not articulate what was especially "personal" about the "Rainman" experience. Perhaps he found a continuation of the profound, fantastic escapism of "Legend." In any case, he clearly feels that "Rainman" greatly impacted his growth as an actor...
...Cruise's next major accomplishment and earned him a nomination for Best Actor. The movie illustrated his ability to go beyond the portrayal of the bad boy, hyperactive, cocky character. He was also awakened by the exposure to a real life story, very different from the utterly fictitious "Legend" and "Rainman'" he said. No air guitar, no happy-go-lucky guy, no lucky streak, no love story. His experience as Ron Kovic in the powerful Vietnam epic influenced Cruise to adopt one of many lifelong political causes, support for Vietnam veterans...