Not exact matches
The
actors put it all across
with flair — especially Bateman and McAdams, who complete each
other's thoughts so gracefully that they really do seem as if they've been married forever, and Plemons, who steals every
scene he's in through deft underplaying.
Recruited by an old chum (Peter Boyle) to help find an exotic prostitute missing in Chinatown, Hammett enlists his implausibly gorgeous neighbor (Marilu Henner) to play Girl Friday as he matches wits
with colorful
actors including Jack Nance («Eraserhead» and
other David Lynch works), David Patrick Kelly (whose strangled voice is an interesting counterpart to his iconic «Come out to play - yi - yay» taunt from «The Warriors»), Roy Kinnear and a few old - timers from film noir's heyday (the
scene with Sylvia Sidney is especially good).
Absolutely no effort is shown in any one
scene other than from the
actors, none of which deserve to have their names associated
with a movie of this nature.
The
other supporting
actors have their moments,
with Caine getting a few terrific
scenes in, but Bentley and
other actors like Casey Affleck, Topher Grace, David Oyelowo, and John Lithgow all have their talents somewhat wasted in smaller parts.
Aside from the well - noted fact that more superior long - form drama (and comedy) can be found on television than in cinemas, the two most interesting motion picture experiences I had in 2012 were in galleries: The Clock (Christian Marclay, 2010), a staggering and hypnotic achievement of which I still have some of its 24 hours to catch up
with, and two multi-screen installations by Candice Breitz: «Him» and «Her» in which many
scenes from the films of Jack Nicholson (in Him) and Meryl Streep (in Her), isolate the
actors from their filmic background leaving the
actors to speak to and interrogate each
other across space and time on many themes of character, identity, success, failure, anger and disappointment.
Scene in new film
with Annette Bening gracefully expresses characters» «sexual gravitation'toward each
other, says
actor.
All the
other actors are trying to do their job seriously and trying to portray theirs characters at least as believable but you can tell that any time Adam, David, Rob, Chris, and Kevin where in a
scene together they where just goofing off
with each
other rather than make a movie.
Features both the American and British versions of the film, commentary track by creator /
actor Richard O'Brien and co-star Patricia Quinn, an audience participation picture - in - picture track
with a live version of the show and a «callback» subtitle track that cues viewers to classic audience responses, featurettes, two deleted musical
scenes, outtakes, alternate opening and ending, and
other celebrations of the culture of «Rocky Horror.»
The
other actors that impressed me here
with the two child
actors, far more impressive than anyone else hanging around the movie
scene these days.
The
scenes between Downey Jr and Duvall are as good as you'd expect,
with two great
actors sparking off each
other in fine style, while Billy Bob Thornton is effective but underused as Hank's sleek courtroom rival.
Then the second is stabilising the
other actor who is having a nervous breakdown because they're in a
scene with Meryl Streep.»
Seeing how he works
with dogs the way he works
with other actors is a really beautiful
scene to see.
Extras: Audio commentary
with film producer and historian Bruce Block; new appreciation of the film and select
scene commentary by film historian Philip Kemp; «The Flawed Couple,» a new video essay by filmmaker David Cairns on the collaborations between Billy Wilder and Jack Lemmon; «Billy Wilder ABC,» an overview by David Cairns on the life and career of the filmmaker, covering his films, collaborators and more; new interview
with actress Hope Holiday; «Inside the Apartment,» a half - hour «making - of» featurette from 2007 including interviews
with Shirley MacLaine, executive producer Walter Mirisch, and
others; «Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon,» an archive profile of the
actor from 2007; original screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond (BD - ROM content); theatrical trailer; special collector's packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Ignatius Fitzpatrick; collector's 150 - page hardcover book featuring new writing by Neil Sinyard, Kat Ellinger, Travis Crawford and Heather Hyche, generously illustrated
with rare stills and behind - the -
scenes imagery.
-- «A Personal Journey: The Making of The Big Sick» Featurette — «The Real Story» Featurette — 2017 SXSW Film Festival Panel — Cast & Filmmaker Commentary
with Actor - Writer Kumail Nanjiani, Writer Emily V. Gordon, Producer Barry Mendel and Director Michael Showalter — The Big Sick: The
Other Stuff — Deleted
Scenes — The Bigger Sick: Stick Around for More Laughs
(How can any of these
other actors, making their impressions
with just a handful of
scenes, compete against one of the top - billed stars of an August Wilson adaptation?)
The audio commentary
with writer / director Guy Ritchie and
actor Mark Strong is a good listen, but it would have been nice to include a few more commentaries
with the
other actors, while the sole deleted
scene was best left on the cutting room floor.
The
other extras are the same as on the DVD: much - coveted deleted
scenes, including one
with legendary character
actor Dick Miller, a «Siskel & Ebert» TV special on Tarantino, short documentaries, and much more.
Slither Bonus Features: · NEW Audio Commentary
with writer / director James Gunn and
actors Nathan Fillion and Michael Rooker · NEW The Genesis of SLITHER — an interview
with writer / director James Gunn · NEW The
Other MacReady — an interview
with actor Gregg Henry · Audio commentary
with James Gunn and Nathan Fillion · Deleted and extended
scenes with optional commentary by James Gunn · Visual Effects: Step by Step · Slithery Set Tour
with actor Nathan Fillion · The Sick Minds and Slimy Days of SLITHER · Brewing the Blood — How to Make Blood · Bringing SLITHER's Creatures to Life · Lloyd Kaufman's Video Diary · Gag Reel · Who is Bill Pardy?
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scene you've seen in a comedy?
If I am not mistaken, Carrell actually allowed Apatow to film him have a real chest wax and everything that happens in that
scene are Carrell, as well as the
other actors standing and watching, creating the jokes
with whatever feels natural.
Okay, snark aside, the director of Tower Heist (and a bunch of
other movies that were never meant to be smart) gave up his plum gig after using a homophobic slur to describe something as silly and unnecessary as rehearsing
scenes with actors.
Features two commentary tracks (one
with director Shelton and actress Delmore and members of the production crew, the
other with actor Duplass and Leonard), a very brief behind - the -
scenes featurette, seven deleted
scenes and a collection of unused endings.
Although the three lead
actors are all working under serious impediments — Travolta has been equipped
with a singularly ridiculous soul patch and a Boston accent that runs the gamut from non-existent to «SNL» sketch broadness, oftentimes in the same
scene, Plummer has a role that all but insists on being played in the hammiest manner imaginable and Sheridan (whose previous films have included such better projects as «The Tree of Life,» «Mud» and «Joe») is playing a contrivance instead of a character — they are not without a certain innate charm, and indeed, the best
scenes here are the ones in which they are simply allowed to interact and bounce off of each
other in a relaxed manner before having to return to the mechanics of the increasingly forced plot.
Finally, we get ten amusing Behind - the -
Scenes shorts (27:37), which collect
actors» thoughts, set tours, and more bloopers,
with just a tad of overlap
with the
other extras.
(Though I should note that a concert
scene with actors portraying Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh and
others is rather awkward).
Included in the bonus extras are a collection of uncut and / or deleted
scenes, the theatrical trailer and the featurette Dead Poets (which offers a look back at the making of the film
with director Peter Weir, as well as new interview footage
with actors Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, and many
others).
The
actor's have a
scene together in which each attempts to intimidate the
other with insight and that serves as a turning point for both of their characters.
We could mention the heap of establishing shots of San Francisco that make no sense to the story, the out of place football throwing
scene, the rooftop set
with such painfully atrocious green screen work that words escape us, or the character of Peter — whose role is replaced midway after the
actor left production due to
other commitments, but like many things, the monstrosity that is The Room needs to be seen to be believed.
The virtues essentially stop
with the shot design and the work of Edward Norton (himself being a sort of walking meta joke, as his character arrives on
scene and immediately begins armchair directing and taking control, something for which Norton himself has been infamous on set), and while the
other actors are fine, they do not manage to separate themselves as anything
other than puppets for Inarritu's agenda, who looms over every frame like some petulant child
with a grudge and a budget that allowed him to force his opinions on an unwitting public.
This new edition includes all the original supplements plus two bonus discs
with even more deleted
scenes,
actor auditions (see Linda Cardellini and Busy Phillips swap roles) and
other raw footage and behind - the -
scenes clips (including the complete table reads of three episodes).
Other decent bonuses on the DVD include a behind - the -
scenes Still Gallery, Advertising Gallery, 4 postcard still / lobby card reproductions, and a short featurettes that briefly chronicles Tyrone Power's appearances in various swashbuckling actioners,
with clips from a number of films extant on DVD, and a few likely on the horizon (like the CinemaScope epic King of the Kyber Rifles), plus comments from the son of director John Cromwell —
actor James Cromwell (the benevolent father figure in Babe, and Jack Bauer's monster dad in Season 6 of Fox» TV series 24).
The voice
actors would act out the
scenes with each
other with set pieces and full out blocking.
The crowd: Among
others on
scene were «Saturday Night Live» alum Mike Myers;
actor Julian Sands of «The Girl
with the Dragon Tattoo;» Oscar - winning screenwriter Stephen Gaghan; director Mira Nair of «Monsoon Wedding;» MOCA director Philippe Vergne and Sylvia Chivaratanond; LACMA director Michael Govan and Katherine Ross; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art director Neal Benezra, LAXART director Lauri Firstenberg; MOCA curator Helen Molesworth; Hammer curator Ali Subotnick; artists Matthew Barney, Catherine Opie, Sergej Jensen, Thomas Demand and Liz Glynn; plus collectors Edye and Eli Broad, Mandy and Cliff Einstein, Jeanne and Arthur Cohen, Susan and David Gersh, Nayla Audi, Cathy Vedovi, Linda Janger, Rosette Delug and Joyce Ostin.