James Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Mine: Ben Kingsley , "Ghandi" Denzel Washington , Malcolm X Mike Myers , the movie "Studio 54" was just ok but Myers performance playing the owner/ringleader of the club stood out as exceptional.Lastly, in " Ben-Hur ", the portrayal of the Jesus character was minimal and subtle..was accomplished without an actor playing the part....but was the most moving portrayal by far of any of the Jesus stories (caveat: I still have not seen "Passion Of The Christ")You Guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockerreds Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 An obscure but great one is Warren Oates as G.T.O. in Two Lane Blacktop-a film which also features the late Dennis Wilson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raspberrywine Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Wasnt James Taylor also in that film? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockerreds Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Yes,rasberrywine,James Taylor was in Two Lane Blacktop,and is the only of the four leads(Laurie Bird,who was in Annie Hall,is the other)still extant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Anthony Hopkins in anything. Kirk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierson Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 just a few...orson welles "citizen kane" or "third man" or "touch of evil"james dean "east of eden" & "rebel w/out a cause"peter finch "network"jimmy stewart "it's a wonderful life"jason robards "all the president's men" & "magnolia"natalie portman "beautiful girls"anne bancroft "the graduate" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Charlize Theron in "Monster". Every nuance of a lonley-misfit-psycho-turned-serial-killer...She nailed it!Eric Roberts in "Star 80". A slimy husband was never more convincing.Terry O'Quinn in "The Stepfather" Creepy, Campy, Convincing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Bill Murray in "Caddyshack" and Crispin Glover in "Back To The Future" (George McFly). 2 totally original sad comedy characters that no one else could copy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Natalie Portman in "The Professional," when she was only about 12 or 13 years old. Riveting, mature performance from a little girl. And she was beautiful. Very edgy film--I don't know if I would let a 13 year old daughter do it if I had one, but she performed brilliantly and showed her wealth of acting acumen at a very tender age. I believe there's a longer French (?) version with uncut scenes under an alternate French title, but I saw the cut American version as titled above, and it was haunting. --Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMMY TUNES Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Robert DiNiro in Raging BullAl Pacino in The Godfather I, II AND III. ScarfaceFrank Sinatra in From Here To EternityJames Dean in Rebel Without A Cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnO Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Forrest Whitaker in "Bird", and Robert Duvall in "The Apostle" - two of the most riveting and underrated performances ever, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 I agree JohnO, Duvall was tremendous in "The Apostle".And Kathy,...another great signature line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Shaft Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Christian Bale in "American Psycho". Of the new crop of actors out there he has to be one of my faves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kiwi Connection Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Kia ora everyone. I gotta say Sir Anthony Hopkins for "The Worlds Fastest Indian" (Bert Munro was a Kiwi for those of you who didn't know) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Allen Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Kip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Allen Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 oh - and Uncle Rico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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