Films/DVD Asylum

Movies from comedy to drama to your favorite Hollyweird Star.

Use this form to submit comments directly to the Asylum moderators for this forum. We're particularly interested in truly outstanding posts that might be added to our FAQs.
You may also use this form to provide feedback or to call attention to messages that may be in violation of our content rules.

You must login to use this feature.

Inmate Login

By default, logging in will set a session cookie that disappears when you close your browser. Clicking on the 'Remember my Moniker & Password' below will cause a permanent 'Login Cookie' to be set.

Moniker/Username: The Name that you picked or by default, your email. Forgot Moniker?	Examples "Rapper", "Bob W", "joe@aol.com".
Password:	Forgot Password?
	Remember my Moniker & Password ( What's this?)

If you don't have an Asylum Account, you can create one by clicking Here.

Our privacy policy can be reviewed by clicking Here.

Inmate Comments

From:
Your Email:
Subject:

Message Comments

Original Message

RE: 'Sinatra' the movie.......

Posted by onetrick on August 19, 2009 at 19:49:07:
Clooney and DiCaprio would BOTH be terrible choices.

I agree that Depp's great imagination as an actor could make for an intriguing performance ... and also that Connick, who has great empathy and experience with the performer's life, could also be a good choice.

Jaquin Phoenix did a bang up job on Johnny Cash (though somehow dodged and Oscar) ... perhaps a case study arguing in favor of Depp.

Interestingly, Connick, at one point in his career, was widely considered the heir apparent to the great Sinatra. I remember a televised special in which Sinatra deigned to sit in the audience, and, n effect, bless the coronation. Sinatra, on this occasion (and quite generously I thought) made it obvious that he admired Connick's ability as a vocalist. Whether or not Connick actually had the talent (and at times, he seemed to have), it was a promotion he ultimately rejected, deciding at that point to concentrate on his acting career.

Was he actually more interested in acting? Was he simply reluctant to cast himself in Sinatra's shadow? I wonder if he is even on the radar scope for the role.