Category:Movies

Attribution: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter Amy Adams can be as brilliant and transparent as a freshly polished glass figurine or as dark and unknowable as a forest pool. She is an actress of startling range who can switch from the exuberant innocence of Giselle, the cartoon princess of Enchanted, to …
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NASA/Aubrey Gemignani, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter Ryan Gosling is one of the most versatile actors of his generation with his ability to switch roles between heartthrobs and psychopaths, romantics and realists—or unlikely combinations of these disparate parts—as easily as falling off a log. There is an underlying goodness, sometimes a deeply …
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Eva Rinaldi , CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter Russell Crowe burst onto the American movie scene with his riveting performance as police detective Bud White in the box-office smash L.A. Confidential. His magnetic screen presence and rugged good looks are reminiscent of leading men from an earlier period in Hollywood film. He is, in many …
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J. Fred Henry Publications, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter He was cool, one of the first anti-heroes of the silver screen. Maybe even a little cooler than Steve McQueen. With his world-worn face, half-lidded eyes, relaxed self-assurance, and deep sonorous baritone, Robert Mitchum exuded a powerful yet unassuming screen presence. You’ll never …
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gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter He is a versatile actor whose roles have included a psychotic serial killer, an amiable, winsome, free-spirited oddball, a dimwitted but fiercely loyal police officer, and a pleasantly cynical Nazi officer. Not only is Sam Rockwell a gifted dramatic actor, but he is also a great …
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Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter (Originally posted October 31, 2020) The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting longer, and there’s a chill in the air. Frost is on the pumpkin. The leaves are turning color. All this means one thing—Halloween is just around the corner. And that means …
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Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter Even though Scarlett Johansson is still relatively young, she has more than seventy film appearances to her credit. From her breakthrough role in The Horse Whisperer at the tender age of fourteen, she has gone on to become one of the most acclaimed …
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Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel, Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter Robin Williams first became known to viewing audiences as the mischievous alien Mork in the sitcom Mork and Mindy. His frenetic comic style and snappy dialogue (mostly improvised) hit a chord with the American viewing public and launched a distinguished and diverse …
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Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter He is a comedic genius, an accomplished dramatic actor, and probably one of the most underrated actors of his generation. His deadpan delivery, sublimely expressive silences, and impeccable timing make Alan Arkin one of the most unique screen presences of his time. From the …
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Edward Cronenweth (1903-1990) [1], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Marlon Brando has been almost universally hailed as being the greatest actor of all time, a genius who revolutionized the craft. Luminaries like James Dean, Paul Newman, and Steve McQueen modeled their acting styles after Brando’s brand of method acting—a term he detested—based on the Stanislavski …
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PM – Il Piccolo Missionario, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter From the gawky pre-teen in Lucas to the Goth-crazed teenaged Lydia in Beetlejuice to the manipulative and it’s-fun-to-be-bad accessory after the fact in Heathers, Winona Ryder has always—at first because of her age and then in spite of it—exuded an air of innocence tempered by a keen …
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