It's like auteur overwhelms all else for some posters, with actors being almost interchangeable.
Too bad.
For me, I can appreciate brilliant directorship, cinematography, writing, editing, etc. but, perhaps, greatest of all enjoyments is seeing a truly charismatic human being fleshing out a great role.
Many of the greatest actors, luckily, have given us more than one characterization to underline their supremacy.
Brando, Bogart, Penn, Grant, Stewart, Davis (Bette!, though Judy is a fine actress), Belmondo, Bergman...
One needs only watch "Barry Lyndon," a pretty good film that, had Kubrick been a bit more discerning, could have been great (Ryan O'Neal? Puhleeese!).
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Topic - Star power certainly is missed on some here. - tinear 11:37:56 02/19/05 (30)
- Kubrick and great actors - edta 04:19:36 02/21/05 (6)
- Jack Lemmon!????? Mr. Puppy dog, please like me? - tinear 04:25:15 02/21/05 (5)
- Re: He's really good in... - Jeff Starrs 07:29:33 02/21/05 (0)
- Re: Jack Lemmon! A wimp? - patrickU 05:20:36 02/21/05 (3)
- The Apartment - Bulkington 06:30:09 02/21/05 (2)
- Re: The Apartment - patrickU 06:51:13 02/21/05 (1)
- "Days of Wine and Roses"... (nt) - orejones 10:41:21 02/21/05 (0)
- Re: Actors ar like cows. - patrickU 03:45:50 02/20/05 (4)
- Re: Hitchcock's British actors - Gee LP 14:04:40 02/20/05 (1)
- Re: Hitchcock's British actors - patrickU 00:58:04 02/21/05 (0)
- Re: Actors are like cows. - Gee LP 10:01:09 02/20/05 (1)
- Re: Actors are like cows. - patrickU 12:11:32 02/20/05 (0)
- Nice list but how could you have left out Daniel Day-Lewis? nt - jaiva 23:05:12 02/19/05 (1)
- I can always see him acting: he never convinced me he was - tinear 12:05:53 02/20/05 (0)
- Re: Star power - Gee LP 12:05:39 02/19/05 (15)
- Two examples of Penn's fine acting after your examples: - tinear 12:39:01 02/19/05 (14)
- Re: I really liked... - Jeff Starrs 02:29:20 02/20/05 (0)
- Re: Two examples of Penn's fine acting after your examples: - rico 13:54:02 02/19/05 (12)
- Better send him some mouthwash. - tinear 16:35:27 02/19/05 (11)
- Re: Okay, okay, there ARE a couple... - Gee LP 19:41:47 02/19/05 (10)
- You're absolutely correct about current females, - tinear 12:13:38 02/20/05 (1)
- Re: I agree! - Gee LP 14:08:44 02/20/05 (0)
- See Penn in Bad Boys, Fast Times, and At Close Range - tinear 12:09:57 02/20/05 (7)
- Re: Do I HAVE to see any more Penn films? - Gee LP 14:18:01 02/20/05 (6)
- At Close Range showed a complete actor in - tinear 04:34:33 02/21/05 (3)
- Re: Bob Dylan's hobo period - Gee LP 10:37:14 02/21/05 (2)
- Re: "...narrow range..."? - rico 02:55:32 02/22/05 (1)
- Re: Rico, what about "I am Sam", too? - Gee LP 10:19:44 02/23/05 (0)
- Yes, you must see All The Kings Men this fall w/Penn starring. *nt* - Road Warrior 17:01:28 02/20/05 (1)
- Re: Yes, I am planning to see All The Kings Men this fall w/Penn starring. *nt* - Gee LP 22:31:32 02/20/05 (0)