I watched Inside the Actors Studio: Sissy Spacek, this morning.
I think Spacek (Coal Miner's Daughter, Carrie, Badlands) is an amazingly solid actress (and a native Texan), and though I think she's an attractive woman, she's inspirational in her success as a self-labeled "Hollywood ugly duckling". This gives me hope.
Though I like Spacek, this ItAS wasn't all that engaging.
Could have been me, though ...
Saturday, November 05, 2005
Inside the Actors Studio: Robin Williams
I caught up the Inside the Actors Studio with Robin Williams.
The guy is brilliant and amazing, unstructured but rich in continuity ...
"Legalized insanity", he calls it.
The guy is brilliant and amazing, unstructured but rich in continuity ...
"Legalized insanity", he calls it.
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Bewitched
I watched Bewitched tonight.
OK, to put aside a bias real quick -- do we really need to remake these shows? Either it was good, and doesn't need to be redone (Bewitched), or they bit at the time, and shouldn't be redone (*cough* guilty-pleasure-Dukes-of-Hazard).
That said, Bewitched really wasn't bad.
The premise is clever -- it's a movie about trying to remake the 1960s series, and it's done pretty well.
It's a better SNL alumn film than Fever Pitch, which I watched the other night.
Will Ferrell is entertaining. Nicole Kidman is a joy to watch. Michael Caine is an inspiration, Jason Schwartzman is underused as Ritchie. And I'm not sure there could be better casting for Iris Smythson/Endora than Shirley MacLaine.
And though I felt this was a better film than Fever Pitch, it felt like the premise and story would have been better served as an episode (maybe a pilot episode) of a TV series, rather than a movie.
What did strike me about both Bewitched and Fever Pitch is it is SNL alumns joining alumn Adam Sandler, acting along Hollywood leads.
Though it's not one of my explicit acting goals, I think if I had the chance to do a film with Drew Barrymore or Nicole Kidman or Michael Caine, I'd experience a of version of, "Huh. I've sort of arrived."
OK, to put aside a bias real quick -- do we really need to remake these shows? Either it was good, and doesn't need to be redone (Bewitched), or they bit at the time, and shouldn't be redone (*cough* guilty-pleasure-Dukes-of-Hazard).
That said, Bewitched really wasn't bad.
The premise is clever -- it's a movie about trying to remake the 1960s series, and it's done pretty well.
It's a better SNL alumn film than Fever Pitch, which I watched the other night.
Will Ferrell is entertaining. Nicole Kidman is a joy to watch. Michael Caine is an inspiration, Jason Schwartzman is underused as Ritchie. And I'm not sure there could be better casting for Iris Smythson/Endora than Shirley MacLaine.
And though I felt this was a better film than Fever Pitch, it felt like the premise and story would have been better served as an episode (maybe a pilot episode) of a TV series, rather than a movie.
What did strike me about both Bewitched and Fever Pitch is it is SNL alumns joining alumn Adam Sandler, acting along Hollywood leads.
Though it's not one of my explicit acting goals, I think if I had the chance to do a film with Drew Barrymore or Nicole Kidman or Michael Caine, I'd experience a of version of, "Huh. I've sort of arrived."
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Fever Pitch
I just saw Fever Pitch on DVD the other night, and am a bit disappointed.
Overall, the flick isn't real strong, and though Jimmy Fallon's performance is pretty solid and believable throughout, I don't know what happened to Drew Barrymore.
This wasn't Never Been Kissed Drew. It wasn't 50 First Dates Drew. It wasn't even Titan A.E. Drew.
It was kind of ... wooden, unconnected Drew.
And I like Drew Barrymore. Just not in this film. Didn't feel like she was having fun. Or had anything to lose.
On the upside, watch Jimmy Fallon for some moments showcasing some neat acting chops for the guy.
And the DVD gag reel is lame, and the deleted scenes hurt to watch.
Overall, the flick isn't real strong, and though Jimmy Fallon's performance is pretty solid and believable throughout, I don't know what happened to Drew Barrymore.
This wasn't Never Been Kissed Drew. It wasn't 50 First Dates Drew. It wasn't even Titan A.E. Drew.
It was kind of ... wooden, unconnected Drew.
And I like Drew Barrymore. Just not in this film. Didn't feel like she was having fun. Or had anything to lose.
On the upside, watch Jimmy Fallon for some moments showcasing some neat acting chops for the guy.
And the DVD gag reel is lame, and the deleted scenes hurt to watch.
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