| Jump to bottom |
Vampires
Oh how I loved Kiefer as David, in all his glorious mullitude. His overall look and demeanor was perfect for the role, and he's got that kind of silky, dark and insinuating voice and manner of speaking that really added to it as well. Let the Right One In is a freaky little flick. There were times that it left me breathless because I couldn't decide whether I was creeped out or on the verge of laughter. The crazy cat scene, for example. Totally agreed about Eric on True Blood. Stepen Moyer is a rather wooden actor (see his work on that silly Debra Messing show that was on USA), which works fine with his kind of uptight character on True Blood. The Eric character though, much more interesting and engaging.
Directors and "Stars"
Looks like a lot of us would rather talk about who we like! Well, if I had to pick a few actual "stars" I suppose I could think of a few. Let's see, the decade has definitely seen the rise of Angelina Jolie. Sure, some people knew who she was before...but I think she started getting bigger and better roles with more of a box office draw. My Mom likes to see her films anyway. Matt Damon has made some smart role choices, and done well with mainstream fare while still being considered a serious actor. Heath Ledger really became a star, and admirably was also a very good actor. Christian Bale became a lot more of a household name with the Batman franchise. Clooney made films that both mainstream viewers and more serious film-watchers would see. As far as directors go, I maintain my first list. The only thing that I would say different is that you could slap Judd Apatow's name on just about anything, and people would go.
Some Suggestions
Directors
Scorsese â€" (Gangs of NY, The Aviator, The Departed)
Sofia Coppola â€" (The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation)
Ang Lee â€" (Crouching Tiger/Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain, Lust/Caution)
Gus Van Sant (the "death trilogy" was beautifully shot, Milk)
Pedro Almnodovar â€" (Talk to Her, Bad Education, Volver)
Danny Boyle â€" (Slumdog Millionaire)
David Fincher - (Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Clint Eastwood â€" (Mystic River, Gran Torino)
Wong Kar Wai â€" (In the Mood for Love, 2046, and because I like him!)
Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood)
Woody Allen (Match Point, Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill series)
Guillermo Del Toro (Devil's Backbone, Pan's Labyrinth)
Actor
Javier Bardem (Before Night Falls, The Sea Inside, No Country, Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Ryan Gosling (The United States of Leland, Half-Nelson, Lars and the Real Girl)
Bill Murray (Lost in Translation)
Viggo Mortensen (Rings Trilogy, work with D. Cronenberg)
David Straithairn (Good Night and Good Luck, and just because I dig him)
Heath Ledger (Brokeback, Dark Knight)
Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Capote, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead)
Tony Leung (In the Mood for Love, Infernal Affairs, Hero, 2046, Lust/Caution)
Daniel Day Lewis (Gangs, There Will Be Blood)
Leo DiCaprio â€" (Gangs, Aviator, Departed)
Actresses
Cate Blanchett (Aviator, Notes on a Scandal, I'm Not There, Benjamin Button, Babel)
Kate Winslet (Little Children, Revolutionary Road, Eternal Sunshine)
Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream)
Judi Dench (Notes on a Scandal
Melissa Leo (Frozen River)
Michelle Williams (Wendy and Lucy, Brokeback Mountain)
Naomi Watts (21 Grams, Mulholland Drive)
Penelope Cruz (Volver)
Patricia Clarkson (The Station Agent, Lars and the Real Girl)
Laura Linney (You Can Count on Me, The Squid and the Whale, The Savages)
10 films from the last decade...
Here are some that I like, they are in no particular order:
The Departed (I also like the HK flick it's based on, Infernal Affairs)
Lars and the Real Girl
No Country for Old Men
Donnie Darko
Slumdog Millionaire
Brokeback Mountain
The Machinist
In the Mood for Love
The Devil's Backbone
Half-Nelson
Little Children
Frozen River
The Royal Tennenbaums
There Will Be Blood
Hero
almost anything with Cate Blanchett
| Jump to top |
