Dannato Beh Affleck, di cui avevo già apprezzato molto Gone Baby Gone.
Sottolineare le sue scarse capacità attoriali è un po' sport nazionale del pianeta Terra, anche se personalmente non lo trovo neppure così catastrofico: ha due espressioni, ok, ma c'è anche di peggio (specie tra le nuovissime leve). Tutto ciò però ha ben poca importanza, perché quando passa dall'altro lato della macchina da presa, continua a dimostrarsi una delle persone cinematograficamente più intelligenti al momento in circolazione.
The Town narra la storia di una banda di rapinatori di banche che opera in un quartiere di Boston. Durante un colpo viene sequestrata la direttrice di una filiale; temendo di poter essere identificati la osserveranno anche dopo la rapina, ma questo non farà che intrecciare le loro vite con la sua, oltre che far nascere conflitti interni alla banda.
Un ultimo furto - che dovrebbe sistemare tutto - poterà all'inevitabile conclusione.
Dannato Ben Affleck, dicevo: come sceneggiatore è davvero bravo (qui si basa su un libro, ma partecipa all'adattamento) e sembra conoscere alla perfezione i tempi cinematografici.
Regia asciutta, quasi impeccabile sia sulle scene d'azione che nelle parti drammatiche; c'è poco da dire: ci sono film che vanno fatti in un certo modo, e The Town è un esempio quasi perfetto di thriller drammatico.
Ben è giovane e fa ancora ampiamente in tempo a mandare tutto in mona, ma se continua di questo passo... (io non ho detto "Clint Eastwood", perché è sicuramente prematuro fare simili paragoni, ma credo che le potenzialità le abbia).
Voto: 9.
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martedì 19 ottobre 2010
domenica 1 agosto 2010
Halloween II
Non riesco a spiegarmi, neppure ricorrendo al mio indubbio masochismo, perché mi tenga in pari con la fulgida carriera registica di Rob Zombie.
Davvero, è alquanto sconcertante pensare che gli unici due registi al mondo di cui ho visto proprio tutto sono Rob Zombie e Stanley Kubrick....png)
Suppongo di poter sempre dare la colpa alle pregiatissime natiche della consorte Sheri Moon Zombie, ed il fatto che in questo ultra-fetente Halloween II compaia solo allampanata e vestitissima in una manciata di visioni non credo abbia aiutato a migliorare il giudizio del film.
Diciamo le cose come stanno: Michael Myers inizia presto, finisce presto, fa un gran macello e di solito non pulisce il water. Ha inoltre la pessima abitudine di non riuscire a finire un lavoro che sia uno: lo ritroviamo infatti nuovamente intendo a dare la caccia alla sorella per un po' di sano ricongiungimento famigliare a suon di machete.
A contrastarlo, il solito branco di inetti e carne da macello, buoni giusto per allungare un po' il brodo.
Altro da segnalare? Proprio nulla, se non un colpo di schiena finale piuttosto prevedibile e che verosimilmente verrà presto cestinato dagli inevitabili sequel.
Ancora una volta Zombie fa tutto in famiglia, ed oltre alla moglie richiama i fedeli Tyler Mane, Brad Dourif e pure Malcolm McDowell (per la serie: "solo gente che non aveva proprio altro da fare").
A livello registico Rob si dimostra talento eclettico e fa un altro film brutto, ma di una bruttezza molto diversa da quella dei precedenti: oltre al consueto gore (gratuito e mal diretto), qui si punta forte sulla pura e devastante noia. Bella mossa, zio Rob!.png)
Ci vengono quindi presentati una trafila di avvenimenti tenuti assieme con lo sputo, messi lì al sol fine di far durare ancora un po' il film e consentirgli di passare da una scena più o meno disgustosa (specie all'inizio) all'altra.
Per il resto, il nulla più completo.
Voto: 1. Trashometro® 1/10:
(non è buono neanche come trash)
Tags: horror, ennesimo remake non richiesto, guarda mamma un film di Rob Zombie!, Halloween, Michael Myers, Malcolm McDowell, inseguimento, coltello, machete, omicidio, lotta, famiglia, psichiatra, libro, fama, intervista, adolescenti, sorella, sesso, un po' di tetta siliconata, gore, disgustorama, nudo, serial killer, ospedale, festa, trash, ma chi me lo fa fare?.
Nome di battesimo: Taylor, Malcolm John
Data di nascita: 13 June 1943
Altezza: 5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Coniuge: Kelley McDowell::(12 November 1991 - present) 3 children, Mary Steenburgen::(29 September 1980 - 1 October 1990) (divorced) 2 children, Margot Bennett::(21 April 1975 - 15 September 1980) (divorced)
Ultimi lavori:
Biografia:
Malcolm John Taylor was born on June 13, 1943, in Leeds, England, to working-class parents Charles and Edna Taylor. His father was a publican and an alcoholic. Malcolm hated his parents' ways and fought against it. His father was keen to send his son to private school to give him a good start in life, so Malcolm was packed off to boarding school at 11. He attended the Tunbridge Boarding School and the Cannock House School in Eltham, Kent. At school he was beaten with the slipper or cane every Monday for his waywardness. Whilst at school, he decided that he wanted to become an actor; it was also around this time that his love for race cars began. He attended the London Academy of Music and Art to study acting. Meanwhile, he worked at his parents' pub but lost his job when the pub went bankrupt, his father drinking all the profits. He then had a variety of jobs, from coffee salesman to messenger. His first big-screen role was in Poor Cow (1967), although his 2-minute scene was ultimately cut from the completed film. Soon after, he caught the attention of director Lindsay Anderson who cast him in the role of a rebellious student in his film If.... (1968). The film catapulted Malcolm to stardom in Britain but failed everywhere else. He was so enthusiastic about the film's success that he wanted to do another right away. He began writing what would become the semi-autobiographical O Lucky Man! (1973). Meanwhile, he starred as the infamous Alex DeLarge in Stanley Kubrick's controversial A Clockwork Orange (1971), a role that caused him to be typecast as a manic psychopathic villain. In early 1976, he spent nearly a year working on what would later be one of the most infamous films of all time, the semi-pornographic Caligola (1979), financed by Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione. Around that time, the British film industry collapsed, forcing him to flee to America to continue working. His first American film was Time After Time (1979). He then did Britannia Hospital (1982), the last part of Lindsay Anderson's working-class trilogy that started with If.... (1968). In the mid-1980s, the years of alcohol and drug abuse, including $1000 a week on cocaine, caught up with him. Years of abuse took its toll on him; his black hairs were now grey. Looking older than he really was, nobody wanted to cast him for playing younger roles. The big roles having dried up, he did many B-rated movies. The 1990s were kinder to him, though. In 1994, he was cast as Dr. Soran, the man who killed Captain Kirk in Star Trek: Generations (1994). He was back on the track, playing villains again. He played another in the classic BBC mini-series, "Our Friends in the North" (1996). Today, with more than 100 films under his belt, he is one of the greatest actors in America. He still doesn't have American citizenship, but he likes the no-nonsense American ways. He currently resides in the northern suburb of Los Angeles.
Trivia random: 13 of his films shown at retrospective tribute at NYC's Walter Reade Theatre in May 2002, where he introduces the least known of these, The Connection.
Citazione random: [On Rob Zombie] He's got a definite point of view. He has just done horror films because that's all they want him to make. For him to get out of that, which he will, is going to be tough. He is a far better director than a horror movie director. The way he looks at the material and the way he gives you reign but also gives you boundaries.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
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Nome di battesimo: Cummings, Robert Bartleh
Data di nascita: 12 January 1965
Altezza: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Coniuge: Sheri Moon Zombie::(31 October 2002 - present)
Ultimi lavori:
Trivia random: Is close friends with Horror Hostess Icon Cassandra Peterson (Elvira).
Citazione random: [on being asked if Halloween II (2009) is a remake of Halloween II (1981)] The answer is no. This movie has nothing to do with the movie that came out back in 1981. The only thing slightly the same is my film has a brief hospital scene at the top of the film and even that is 100% different. These are all new characters and all new situations. This is not a remake of a sequel, this is the continuing story of the Halloween (2007) I started. So hopefully that clears up that confusion.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Regista: Rob Zombie
Scrittore: Rob Zombie
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Valutazione: 4.9/10 (11763 voti)
Durata: 105 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
Trama:
Michael Myers is still at large and no less dangerous than ever. After a failed reunion to reach his baby sister at their old home, Laurie Strode is immediately taken to a hospital to be treated by the wounds that had been afflicted by her brother a few hours ago. However, Michael isn't too far off and will continue his murdering 'Halloween' rampage until he gets his sister all to himself.
Trivia random: First Halloween movie to include Michael clearly walking around without his mask on.
Citazione random: Annie Brackett: Look at me. What is going on? Let me just call my dad, okay? We can talk to him.
Laurie Strode: You know what? I have a message for your dad. Tell him that Angel says "fuck you"!
Annie Brackett: Who is Angel? Laurie!
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Nome di battesimo: Karolat, Daryl
Data di nascita: 8 December 1966
Altezza: 6' 9" (2.06 m)
Coniuge: Renae Geerlings::(3 September 2007 - present), Jean Goertz::(19 September 1988 - 21 August 2003) (divorced) 2 children
Ultimi lavori:
Trivia random: Watched all of the Halloween films but Halloween 3, to prepare for his role as Michael Myers.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Nome di battesimo: Dourif, Bradford Claude
Data di nascita: 18 March 1950
Altezza: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Coniuge: Joni Dourif::(? - ?) (divorced) 2 children
Ultimi lavori:
Biografia:
The character actor Brad Dourif was born in 1950 in Huntington, West Virginia, where his father owned and operated a dye factory. His father died when Dourif was 3 years old, after which his mother married Bill Campbell, a champion golfer, who helped raise Brad, his brother, and his four sisters. From 1963 to 1965, Dourif attended Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken, SC, where he pursued his interests in art and acting. Although he briefly considered becoming a professional artist, he finally settled on acting as a profession, inspired by his mother's participation as an actress in community theater. Starting in school productions, he progressed to community theater, joining up with the Huntington Community Players, while attending Marshall University of Huntington. At age 19, he quit his hometown college and headed to New York City, where he worked with the Circle Repertory Company. During the early 1970s, Dourif appeared in a number of plays, off-Broadway and at Woodstock, New York, including Milos Forman who cast him in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). Although this film is frequently cited as his film debut, in fact, Dourif made his first big-screen appearance with a bit part in W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975). Nevertheless, his portrayal of the vulnerable Billy Bibbit in Forman's film was undoubtedly his big break, earning him a Golden Globe Award for Best Acting Debut, a British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Skeptical of his instant stardom, Dourif returned to New York, where he continued in theater and taught acting and directing classes at Columbia University until 1988 when he moved to Hollywood. Despite his attempts to avoid typecasting, his intensity destined him to play demented, deranged, or disturbed characters, starting in Eyes of Laura Mars (1978), John Huston's Wise Blood (1979) (arguably his best performance to date), and Milos Forman's Ragtime (1981). Dourif then teamed up with director David Lynch for Dune (1984) and Blue Velvet (1986). His high-strung style also served him well in a number of horror films, notably as the voice of the evil doll Chucky in Child's Play (1988) and its sequels. Dourif broke from the horror genre with roles in Fatal Beauty (1987), Mississippi Burning (1988), Hidden Agenda (1990), and London Kills Me (1991). Recent film work includes the role of Grima Wormtongue in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Since his television debut in the PBS film The Mound Builders (1976) (TV), Dourif has made sporadic appearances in a number of television series, such as "The X Files" (1993), "Babylon 5" (1994), "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) and "Ponderosa" (2001) (in the recurring role of Frenchy).
Trivia random: Was considered for the role of Max Cady in Cape Fear (1991),.
Citazione random: I'm a whore. If they have a check and camera and a script and stuff for me to say, I am mostly there, unless I just can't take it. No, really, I do like to work. It just depends on whether there is a whole lot of stuff for me to choose from, because if there is I am choosy. If there's not a lot of work, then I try to find some redeeming value in the parts being offered. If it is awful, then, of course, I can't do it. But I have to say, I am pretty lucky in that there are usually things coming in. That said, sometimes it is slow.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Nome di battesimo: Skurkis, Sheri Lyn
Data di nascita: 26 September 1970
Altezza: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Coniuge: Rob Zombie::(31 October 2002 - present)
Ultimi lavori:
Trivia random: Has a personal clothing line, Total Skull. The hoodie Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton) wears in 'Halloween' is from the line.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Davvero, è alquanto sconcertante pensare che gli unici due registi al mondo di cui ho visto proprio tutto sono Rob Zombie e Stanley Kubrick...
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Suppongo di poter sempre dare la colpa alle pregiatissime natiche della consorte Sheri Moon Zombie, ed il fatto che in questo ultra-fetente Halloween II compaia solo allampanata e vestitissima in una manciata di visioni non credo abbia aiutato a migliorare il giudizio del film.
Diciamo le cose come stanno: Michael Myers inizia presto, finisce presto, fa un gran macello e di solito non pulisce il water. Ha inoltre la pessima abitudine di non riuscire a finire un lavoro che sia uno: lo ritroviamo infatti nuovamente intendo a dare la caccia alla sorella per un po' di sano ricongiungimento famigliare a suon di machete.
A contrastarlo, il solito branco di inetti e carne da macello, buoni giusto per allungare un po' il brodo.
Altro da segnalare? Proprio nulla, se non un colpo di schiena finale piuttosto prevedibile e che verosimilmente verrà presto cestinato dagli inevitabili sequel.
Ancora una volta Zombie fa tutto in famiglia, ed oltre alla moglie richiama i fedeli Tyler Mane, Brad Dourif e pure Malcolm McDowell (per la serie: "solo gente che non aveva proprio altro da fare").
A livello registico Rob si dimostra talento eclettico e fa un altro film brutto, ma di una bruttezza molto diversa da quella dei precedenti: oltre al consueto gore (gratuito e mal diretto), qui si punta forte sulla pura e devastante noia. Bella mossa, zio Rob!
.png)
Ci vengono quindi presentati una trafila di avvenimenti tenuti assieme con lo sputo, messi lì al sol fine di far durare ancora un po' il film e consentirgli di passare da una scena più o meno disgustosa (specie all'inizio) all'altra.
Per il resto, il nulla più completo.
Voto: 1. Trashometro® 1/10:
(non è buono neanche come trash)Tags: horror, ennesimo remake non richiesto, guarda mamma un film di Rob Zombie!, Halloween, Michael Myers, Malcolm McDowell, inseguimento, coltello, machete, omicidio, lotta, famiglia, psichiatra, libro, fama, intervista, adolescenti, sorella, sesso, un po' di tetta siliconata, gore, disgustorama, nudo, serial killer, ospedale, festa, trash, ma chi me lo fa fare?.
McDowell, Malcolm
Nome di battesimo: Taylor, Malcolm John
Data di nascita: 13 June 1943
Altezza: 5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Coniuge: Kelley McDowell::(12 November 1991 - present) 3 children, Mary Steenburgen::(29 September 1980 - 1 October 1990) (divorced) 2 children, Margot Bennett::(21 April 1975 - 15 September 1980) (divorced)
Ultimi lavori:
- First Platoon (2011) .... Rex Necro [attore]
- Suing the Devil (2011) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Barry Munday (2010) .... Mr. Farley [attore]
- DC Showcase: Green Arrow (2010) (V) .... Merlyn (voice) [attore]
- Easy A (2010) .... Principal Gibbons [attore]
- "Franklin & Bash" (2010) .... Stanton Infeld (unknown episodes) [attore]
- God of War III (2010) (VG) .... Daedalus (voice) [attore]
- Golf in the Kingdom (2010) .... Julian Lange [attore]
- L.A., I Hate You (2010) .... Harold Weintraub [attore]
- Monster Butler (2010) .... Roy Fontaine [attore]
Biografia:
Malcolm John Taylor was born on June 13, 1943, in Leeds, England, to working-class parents Charles and Edna Taylor. His father was a publican and an alcoholic. Malcolm hated his parents' ways and fought against it. His father was keen to send his son to private school to give him a good start in life, so Malcolm was packed off to boarding school at 11. He attended the Tunbridge Boarding School and the Cannock House School in Eltham, Kent. At school he was beaten with the slipper or cane every Monday for his waywardness. Whilst at school, he decided that he wanted to become an actor; it was also around this time that his love for race cars began. He attended the London Academy of Music and Art to study acting. Meanwhile, he worked at his parents' pub but lost his job when the pub went bankrupt, his father drinking all the profits. He then had a variety of jobs, from coffee salesman to messenger. His first big-screen role was in Poor Cow (1967), although his 2-minute scene was ultimately cut from the completed film. Soon after, he caught the attention of director Lindsay Anderson who cast him in the role of a rebellious student in his film If.... (1968). The film catapulted Malcolm to stardom in Britain but failed everywhere else. He was so enthusiastic about the film's success that he wanted to do another right away. He began writing what would become the semi-autobiographical O Lucky Man! (1973). Meanwhile, he starred as the infamous Alex DeLarge in Stanley Kubrick's controversial A Clockwork Orange (1971), a role that caused him to be typecast as a manic psychopathic villain. In early 1976, he spent nearly a year working on what would later be one of the most infamous films of all time, the semi-pornographic Caligola (1979), financed by Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione. Around that time, the British film industry collapsed, forcing him to flee to America to continue working. His first American film was Time After Time (1979). He then did Britannia Hospital (1982), the last part of Lindsay Anderson's working-class trilogy that started with If.... (1968). In the mid-1980s, the years of alcohol and drug abuse, including $1000 a week on cocaine, caught up with him. Years of abuse took its toll on him; his black hairs were now grey. Looking older than he really was, nobody wanted to cast him for playing younger roles. The big roles having dried up, he did many B-rated movies. The 1990s were kinder to him, though. In 1994, he was cast as Dr. Soran, the man who killed Captain Kirk in Star Trek: Generations (1994). He was back on the track, playing villains again. He played another in the classic BBC mini-series, "Our Friends in the North" (1996). Today, with more than 100 films under his belt, he is one of the greatest actors in America. He still doesn't have American citizenship, but he likes the no-nonsense American ways. He currently resides in the northern suburb of Los Angeles.
Trivia random: 13 of his films shown at retrospective tribute at NYC's Walter Reade Theatre in May 2002, where he introduces the least known of these, The Connection.
Citazione random: [On Rob Zombie] He's got a definite point of view. He has just done horror films because that's all they want him to make. For him to get out of that, which he will, is going to be tough. He is a far better director than a horror movie director. The way he looks at the material and the way he gives you reign but also gives you boundaries.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Stanley Kubrick
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Zombie, Rob
Nome di battesimo: Cummings, Robert Bartleh
Data di nascita: 12 January 1965
Altezza: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Coniuge: Sheri Moon Zombie::(31 October 2002 - present)
Ultimi lavori:
- Halloween III (2011) .... (characters) [scrittore]
- Halloween II (2009) .... (producer) [produttore]
- The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Michael Lives: The Making of 'Halloween' (2008) (V) .... [regista]
- Grindhouse (2007) .... (written by) (fake trailer segment "Werewolf Women of the S.S.") [scrittore]
- Halloween (2007) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Slither (2006) .... Dr. Karl (voice) [attore]
- The Devil's Rejects (2005) .... (producer) [produttore]
- House of 1000 Corpses (2003) .... (written by) [scrittore]
- "Pee-wee's Playhouse" (1986) .... (production assistant) (unknown episodes) [misc]
Trivia random: Is close friends with Horror Hostess Icon Cassandra Peterson (Elvira).
Citazione random: [on being asked if Halloween II (2009) is a remake of Halloween II (1981)] The answer is no. This movie has nothing to do with the movie that came out back in 1981. The only thing slightly the same is my film has a brief hospital scene at the top of the film and even that is 100% different. These are all new characters and all new situations. This is not a remake of a sequel, this is the continuing story of the Halloween (2007) I started. So hopefully that clears up that confusion.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Halloween II (2009)
Regista: Rob Zombie
Scrittore: Rob Zombie
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Valutazione: 4.9/10 (11763 voti)
Durata: 105 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Sheri Moon Zombie .... Deborah Myers
- Chase Wright Vanek .... Young Michael (as Chase Vanek)
- Scout Taylor-Compton .... Laurie Strode
- Brad Dourif .... Sheriff Lee Brackett
- Caroline Williams .... Dr. Maple
- Malcolm McDowell .... Dr. Samuel Loomis
- Tyler Mane .... Michael Myers
- Dayton Callie .... Coroner Hooks
- Richard Brake .... Gary Scott
- Octavia Spencer .... Nurse Daniels
Trama:
Michael Myers is still at large and no less dangerous than ever. After a failed reunion to reach his baby sister at their old home, Laurie Strode is immediately taken to a hospital to be treated by the wounds that had been afflicted by her brother a few hours ago. However, Michael isn't too far off and will continue his murdering 'Halloween' rampage until he gets his sister all to himself.
Trivia random: First Halloween movie to include Michael clearly walking around without his mask on.
Citazione random: Annie Brackett: Look at me. What is going on? Let me just call my dad, okay? We can talk to him.
Laurie Strode: You know what? I have a message for your dad. Tell him that Angel says "fuck you"!
Annie Brackett: Who is Angel? Laurie!
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Mane, Tyler
Nome di battesimo: Karolat, Daryl
Data di nascita: 8 December 1966
Altezza: 6' 9" (2.06 m)
Coniuge: Renae Geerlings::(3 September 2007 - present), Jean Goertz::(19 September 1988 - 21 August 2003) (divorced) 2 children
Ultimi lavori:
- Gunless (2010) .... Jack Smith [attore]
- Halloween II (2009) .... Michael Myers [attore]
- Halloween (2007) .... Michael Myers [attore]
- X-Men: The Official Game (2006) (VG) .... Sabretooth (voice) [attore]
- Hercules (2005/I) (TV) .... Antaeus [attore]
- The Devil's Rejects (2005) .... Rufus (uncredited) [attore]
- Troy (2004) .... Ajax [attore]
- Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002) .... Thorn [attore]
- Red Serpent (2002) .... [attore]
- The Scorpion King (2002) .... Barbarian Chieftain (uncredited) [attore]
Trivia random: Watched all of the Halloween films but Halloween 3, to prepare for his role as Michael Myers.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Dourif, Brad
Nome di battesimo: Dourif, Bradford Claude
Data di nascita: 18 March 1950
Altezza: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Coniuge: Joni Dourif::(? - ?) (divorced) 2 children
Ultimi lavori:
- Child's Play (2011) .... Chucky (voice) [attore]
- Halloween III (2011) .... Sheriff Lee Brackett (rumored) [attore]
- Priest (2011) .... Salesman [attore]
- Blood Shot (2010) .... Bob [attore]
- Catch .44 (2010) .... Sheriff Connors [attore]
- Chain Letter (2010) .... Mr. Smirker [attore]
- City of Shoulders and Noses (2010) .... Dr. Hodder [attore]
- Death and Cremation (2010) .... Stan [attore]
- Fading of the Cries (2010) .... Mathias [attore]
- Junkyard Dog (2010) .... Sheriff Holk [attore]
Biografia:
The character actor Brad Dourif was born in 1950 in Huntington, West Virginia, where his father owned and operated a dye factory. His father died when Dourif was 3 years old, after which his mother married Bill Campbell, a champion golfer, who helped raise Brad, his brother, and his four sisters. From 1963 to 1965, Dourif attended Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken, SC, where he pursued his interests in art and acting. Although he briefly considered becoming a professional artist, he finally settled on acting as a profession, inspired by his mother's participation as an actress in community theater. Starting in school productions, he progressed to community theater, joining up with the Huntington Community Players, while attending Marshall University of Huntington. At age 19, he quit his hometown college and headed to New York City, where he worked with the Circle Repertory Company. During the early 1970s, Dourif appeared in a number of plays, off-Broadway and at Woodstock, New York, including Milos Forman who cast him in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). Although this film is frequently cited as his film debut, in fact, Dourif made his first big-screen appearance with a bit part in W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975). Nevertheless, his portrayal of the vulnerable Billy Bibbit in Forman's film was undoubtedly his big break, earning him a Golden Globe Award for Best Acting Debut, a British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Skeptical of his instant stardom, Dourif returned to New York, where he continued in theater and taught acting and directing classes at Columbia University until 1988 when he moved to Hollywood. Despite his attempts to avoid typecasting, his intensity destined him to play demented, deranged, or disturbed characters, starting in Eyes of Laura Mars (1978), John Huston's Wise Blood (1979) (arguably his best performance to date), and Milos Forman's Ragtime (1981). Dourif then teamed up with director David Lynch for Dune (1984) and Blue Velvet (1986). His high-strung style also served him well in a number of horror films, notably as the voice of the evil doll Chucky in Child's Play (1988) and its sequels. Dourif broke from the horror genre with roles in Fatal Beauty (1987), Mississippi Burning (1988), Hidden Agenda (1990), and London Kills Me (1991). Recent film work includes the role of Grima Wormtongue in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Since his television debut in the PBS film The Mound Builders (1976) (TV), Dourif has made sporadic appearances in a number of television series, such as "The X Files" (1993), "Babylon 5" (1994), "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) and "Ponderosa" (2001) (in the recurring role of Frenchy).
Trivia random: Was considered for the role of Max Cady in Cape Fear (1991),.
Citazione random: I'm a whore. If they have a check and camera and a script and stuff for me to say, I am mostly there, unless I just can't take it. No, really, I do like to work. It just depends on whether there is a whole lot of stuff for me to choose from, because if there is I am choosy. If there's not a lot of work, then I try to find some redeeming value in the parts being offered. If it is awful, then, of course, I can't do it. But I have to say, I am pretty lucky in that there are usually things coming in. That said, sometimes it is slow.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Zombie, Sheri Moon
Nome di battesimo: Skurkis, Sheri Lyn
Data di nascita: 26 September 1970
Altezza: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Coniuge: Rob Zombie::(31 October 2002 - present)
Ultimi lavori:
- Halloween II (2009) .... Deborah Myers [attrice]
- The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009) .... Suzi X (voice) [attrice]
- Grindhouse (2007) .... Eva Krupp (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") [attrice]
- Halloween (2007) .... Deborah Myers [attrice]
- The Devil's Rejects (2005) .... Baby [attrice]
- Toolbox Murders (2004) .... Daisy Rain (as Sheri Moon) [attrice]
- House of 1000 Corpses (2003) .... Baby (as Sheri Moon) [attrice]
Trivia random: Has a personal clothing line, Total Skull. The hoodie Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton) wears in 'Halloween' is from the line.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
martedì 8 settembre 2009
Top Line (Alien Terminator)
Ah! Quali rischi corre il nostro pianeta, mentre ignaro orbita attorno al sole!
Top Line strapperà a forza l'ignoranza che avvolge l'incauto spettatore, rivelando il terribile complotto il cui fine tuttora mi sfugge, ma che è certamente letale, altrimenti non ci avrebbero mica fatto sopra un film, vi sembra?
Alleati (o giù di lì) contro l'umanità (o, anche qui, giù di lì), troviamo dei nazisti con un buffo accento ed un pessimo gusto per l'arredo, il club delle ex mogli (in combutta con quello degli editori), la CIA, il KGB, un po' di mafie assortite e gli immancabili alieni - stavolta con cyborg al seguito (già, già...)
Contro un simile spiegamento di forze non c'è speranza, direte voi!
Eh, no! Perché non bisogna dimenticare che in mezzo all'umanità - assieme a spore, muffe e funghi - prospera anche Franco Nero!.png)
In questo capolavoro di Nello Rossati, troviamo l'amato Nero, scrittore in crisi, intento ad ubriacarsi - che è sempre una bella alternativa al completare il libro per cui ti pagano.
Finiti i soldini, si arrangia come può e, con la gentile collaborazione del fidanzato dell'amante (che di suo sarebbe il più scadente narcotrafficante del mondo), si mette sulle tracce di squallida paccottiglia precolombiana o quel che è.
Tanti scimuniti bramano quei pezzi, a partire dal grande George Kennedy negli improbabili panni del gerarca nazista.
Non sarà però facile impossessarsene, perché dietro a tutto ciò si nasconde l'orrenda verità di cui sopra (credo che in tutto ciò l'alcool c'entri qualcosa, ma sorvoliamo): gli alieni sono tra noi, ed hanno piazzato i loro agenti su tutte le poltrone che contano - non ultima quella di una editrice così pirla da prendersi Franco Nero come autore nonché marito.
Potrei tornare a citare il fatto che hanno a disposizione dei cyborg malamente scopiazzati da Terminator, ma non vorrei conferire loro troppa dignità: l'unico che compare si fa arrotare da un toro in corsa come vero tordo...
Film a tratti soporifero ancorché di inaudita bellezza, rientra a pieno titolo tra i grandi capolavori trash del cinema italiano.
Tutto, dai dialoghi all'ambientazione, dall'abbigliamento alle musiche, concorre ad insultare lo spettatore, che non potrà restare indifferente di fronte a tanta meraviglia..png)
Ogni tanto passa per tv, per il resto non so quanto sia reperibile (alla peggio, potete cercare all'estero sotto l'imbarazzante nome di Alien Terminator).
Da vedere, ma solo per chi ha già un certo stomaco trash.
Voto: 1. Trashometro® 10/10:




Tags: fantascienza, horror, morte, alieno, cyborg, inseguimento, azione, thriller, nazisti, CIA, KGB, droga, narcotrafficante, scrittore, alcolismo, Nello Rossati, Franco Nero, Top Line, Alien Terminator, culto, reperto, precolombiano, UFO, astronave, travestimento, metamorfosi, trash.
Nome di battesimo: Sparanero, Francesco
Data di nascita: 23 November 1941
Altezza: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Coniuge: Vanessa Redgrave::(31 December 2006 - present) 1 child
Ultimi lavori:
Biografia:
Blue-eyed well-built Italian actor Franco Nero, once was a painting photographer, when he was discovered as an actor by director John Huston. Grew up in provincial northern Italian town in the family of a strict police sergeant, Nero got on the scene six years old. Studied economics and trade in Milan University and during that time he was appearing in popular italian photo-novels. This gave him a chance to gain a little role in Carlo Lizzani's 'La Celestina' (1964). Year later handsome face of Nero was noticed by John Huston who chose him for the role of Abel in 'La Bibbia' (1966). But success came after he got the role of lonely gunfighter, dragging a coffin in one of the best spaghetti-westerns; Sergio Corbucci's 'Django' (1966). Nero then filmed a few other westerns of that style as Ferdinando Baldi's 'Texas addio' (1966) and Lucio Fulci's 'Tempo di massacro' (1966) and furthered his career by filming in all genres of the cinema and TV. During filming Joshua Logan's 'Camelot' (1967) he met the actress Vanessa Redgrave, who become his long time partner. Played with Catherine Deneuve in Luis Bunuel's 'Tristana' (1970) and with Sergei Bondarchuk in the war drama 'Bitka na Neretvi' (1969). Later director Bondarchuk cast Nero for the role of famous American reporter John Reed in two parts 'Krasnye kolokola II' (1982). In the late 60s and during the 70s Nero played many different roles, but most of them connected with political and criminal genre, criticized Italian justice system. In the early 80s, Nero was chosen for the role of white ninja in 'Enter the Ninja' (1981) and in 1990 as terrorist Gen. Esperanza, opposite Bruce Willis in Renny Harlin's 'Die Hard 2' (1990). Being a personage from more than 25 different nationalities; from Russian to American, from Egyptian to Israeli, with 150 roles, Franco Nero now prefers to participate only in little movies in supporting roles.
Trivia random: His luggage always includes a suitcase full with medicines.
Citazione random: "I was working as a set photographer on De Laurentiis' The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966). Director John Huston had seen a photo of me and said, 'That's the face I want.'" (November 27, 1978)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Data di nascita: 15 July 1942
Ultimi lavori:
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Data di nascita: 18 February 1925
Altezza: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
Coniuge: Joan McCarthy::(24 August 1978 - present), Norma Wurman::(22 November 1973 - 11 August 1978) (divorced), Norma Wurman::(23 June 1959 - 1971) (divorced) 2 children, ?::(? - ?) (divorced)
Ultimi lavori:
Biografia:
A World War II veteran, sandy-haired, tall and burly George Kennedy at one stage in his career cornered the market at playing tough, no-nonsense characters who were either quite crooked or possessed hearts of gold. Kennedy has notched up an impressive 200+ appearances in both TV and film, and is well respected within the Hollywood community. He started out in TV westerns in the late 1950s and early 1960s ("Have Gun - Will Travel" (1957), "Rawhide" (1959), "Maverick" (1957), "Colt .45" (1957), among others) before scoring minor roles in films including Lonely Are the Brave (1962), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). The late 1960s was a very busy period for Kennedy, and he was strongly in favor with casting agents, appearing in Hurry Sundown (1967), The Dirty Dozen (1967) and scoring an Oscar win as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Cool Hand Luke (1967). The disaster film boom of the 1970s was kind to Kennedy, too, and his talents were in demand for Airport (1970) and the three subsequent sequels, as a grizzled cop in Earthquake (1974), plus the buddy/road film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) as vicious bank robber Red Leary. The 1980s saw Kennedy appear in a mishmash of roles, playing various characters; however, Kennedy and Leslie Nielsen surprised everyone with their comedic talents in the hugely successful The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), and the two screen veterans hammed it up again in, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991), plus Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994). Kennedy has remained busy in Hollywood and has lent his distinctive voice to the animated Cats Don't Dance (1997) and the children's action film Small Soldiers (1998). A Hollywod stalwart for nearly 50 years, he is one of the most enjoyable actors to watch on screen.
Trivia random: Has 4 adopted children
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Regista: Nello Rossati
Scrittore: Roberto Gianviti, Nello Rossati
Genere: Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 4.9/10 (78 voti)
Paese: Italy
Lingua: Italian
Cast:
Trama:
Author Ted Angelo discovers an UFO in the Columbian jungle. When he tries to spread the word, he earns more than the usual disbelief: suddenly he's hunted by almost every organization, like CIA, KGB, the mob, Nazis... and even extraterrestrials - Those ETs obviously do not want to go home.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Top Line strapperà a forza l'ignoranza che avvolge l'incauto spettatore, rivelando il terribile complotto il cui fine tuttora mi sfugge, ma che è certamente letale, altrimenti non ci avrebbero mica fatto sopra un film, vi sembra?
Alleati (o giù di lì) contro l'umanità (o, anche qui, giù di lì), troviamo dei nazisti con un buffo accento ed un pessimo gusto per l'arredo, il club delle ex mogli (in combutta con quello degli editori), la CIA, il KGB, un po' di mafie assortite e gli immancabili alieni - stavolta con cyborg al seguito (già, già...)
Contro un simile spiegamento di forze non c'è speranza, direte voi!
Eh, no! Perché non bisogna dimenticare che in mezzo all'umanità - assieme a spore, muffe e funghi - prospera anche Franco Nero!
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In questo capolavoro di Nello Rossati, troviamo l'amato Nero, scrittore in crisi, intento ad ubriacarsi - che è sempre una bella alternativa al completare il libro per cui ti pagano.
Finiti i soldini, si arrangia come può e, con la gentile collaborazione del fidanzato dell'amante (che di suo sarebbe il più scadente narcotrafficante del mondo), si mette sulle tracce di squallida paccottiglia precolombiana o quel che è.
Tanti scimuniti bramano quei pezzi, a partire dal grande George Kennedy negli improbabili panni del gerarca nazista.
Non sarà però facile impossessarsene, perché dietro a tutto ciò si nasconde l'orrenda verità di cui sopra (credo che in tutto ciò l'alcool c'entri qualcosa, ma sorvoliamo): gli alieni sono tra noi, ed hanno piazzato i loro agenti su tutte le poltrone che contano - non ultima quella di una editrice così pirla da prendersi Franco Nero come autore nonché marito.
Potrei tornare a citare il fatto che hanno a disposizione dei cyborg malamente scopiazzati da Terminator, ma non vorrei conferire loro troppa dignità: l'unico che compare si fa arrotare da un toro in corsa come vero tordo...
Film a tratti soporifero ancorché di inaudita bellezza, rientra a pieno titolo tra i grandi capolavori trash del cinema italiano.
Tutto, dai dialoghi all'ambientazione, dall'abbigliamento alle musiche, concorre ad insultare lo spettatore, che non potrà restare indifferente di fronte a tanta meraviglia.
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Ogni tanto passa per tv, per il resto non so quanto sia reperibile (alla peggio, potete cercare all'estero sotto l'imbarazzante nome di Alien Terminator).
Da vedere, ma solo per chi ha già un certo stomaco trash.
Voto: 1. Trashometro® 10/10:





Tags: fantascienza, horror, morte, alieno, cyborg, inseguimento, azione, thriller, nazisti, CIA, KGB, droga, narcotrafficante, scrittore, alcolismo, Nello Rossati, Franco Nero, Top Line, Alien Terminator, culto, reperto, precolombiano, UFO, astronave, travestimento, metamorfosi, trash.
Nero, Franco
Nome di battesimo: Sparanero, Francesco
Data di nascita: 23 November 1941
Altezza: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Coniuge: Vanessa Redgrave::(31 December 2006 - present) 1 child
Ultimi lavori:
- Letters to Juliet (2010) .... [attore]
- Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling (2009) .... Enrico Puzzo [attore]
- Bastardi (2008) .... Rene Iuvara [attore]
- Bathory (2008) .... King Mathias II [attore]
- Eine Nacht im Grandhotel (2008) (TV) .... Ferran Moreno [attore]
- La rabbia (2008) .... (executive producer) (producer) [produttore]
- Mein Herz in Chile (2008) (TV) .... Carlos Sanchez [attore]
- Márió, a varázsló (2008) .... (co-producer) [produttore]
- Ti stramo (2008) .... Il barbone [attore]
- Una storia di lupi (2008) .... Hermit [attore]
Biografia:
Blue-eyed well-built Italian actor Franco Nero, once was a painting photographer, when he was discovered as an actor by director John Huston. Grew up in provincial northern Italian town in the family of a strict police sergeant, Nero got on the scene six years old. Studied economics and trade in Milan University and during that time he was appearing in popular italian photo-novels. This gave him a chance to gain a little role in Carlo Lizzani's 'La Celestina' (1964). Year later handsome face of Nero was noticed by John Huston who chose him for the role of Abel in 'La Bibbia' (1966). But success came after he got the role of lonely gunfighter, dragging a coffin in one of the best spaghetti-westerns; Sergio Corbucci's 'Django' (1966). Nero then filmed a few other westerns of that style as Ferdinando Baldi's 'Texas addio' (1966) and Lucio Fulci's 'Tempo di massacro' (1966) and furthered his career by filming in all genres of the cinema and TV. During filming Joshua Logan's 'Camelot' (1967) he met the actress Vanessa Redgrave, who become his long time partner. Played with Catherine Deneuve in Luis Bunuel's 'Tristana' (1970) and with Sergei Bondarchuk in the war drama 'Bitka na Neretvi' (1969). Later director Bondarchuk cast Nero for the role of famous American reporter John Reed in two parts 'Krasnye kolokola II' (1982). In the late 60s and during the 70s Nero played many different roles, but most of them connected with political and criminal genre, criticized Italian justice system. In the early 80s, Nero was chosen for the role of white ninja in 'Enter the Ninja' (1981) and in 1990 as terrorist Gen. Esperanza, opposite Bruce Willis in Renny Harlin's 'Die Hard 2' (1990). Being a personage from more than 25 different nationalities; from Russian to American, from Egyptian to Israeli, with 150 roles, Franco Nero now prefers to participate only in little movies in supporting roles.
Trivia random: His luggage always includes a suitcase full with medicines.
Citazione random: "I was working as a set photographer on De Laurentiis' The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966). Director John Huston had seen a photo of me and said, 'That's the face I want.'" (November 27, 1978)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Rossati, Nello
Data di nascita: 15 July 1942
Ultimi lavori:
- Il giorno del giudizio (1994) .... [regista]
- La carne e il diavolo (1992) (TV) .... (screenplay) (story) [scrittore]
- Tides of War (1990) .... (as Neil Rossati) [regista]
- Top Line (1988) .... (writer) [scrittore]
- Django 2: il grande ritorno (1987) .... (writer) [scrittore]
- Fuga scabrosamente pericolosa (1985) .... [regista]
- Io zombo, tu zombi, lei zomba (1979) .... (writer) [scrittore]
- Le mani di una donna sola (1979) .... (screenplay) (story) [scrittore]
- Una donna di notte (1979) .... (writer) [scrittore]
- I figli non si toccano (1978) .... (writer) [scrittore]
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Kennedy, George (I)
Data di nascita: 18 February 1925
Altezza: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
Coniuge: Joan McCarthy::(24 August 1978 - present), Norma Wurman::(22 November 1973 - 11 August 1978) (divorced), Norma Wurman::(23 June 1959 - 1971) (divorced) 2 children, ?::(? - ?) (divorced)
Ultimi lavori:
- Mad Mad Wagon Party (2009) .... JB Scotch [attore]
- Six Days in Paradise (2009) .... Monty Crenshaw [attore]
- The Man Who Came Back (2008) .... Judge Duke [attore]
- Sands of Oblivion (2007) (TV) .... John Tevis [attore]
- Don't Come Knocking (2005) .... Director [attore]
- Three Bad Men (2005) .... Ed Fiske [attore]
- Truce (2005) .... Dr. Peter Gannon [attore]
- The Devil's Due at Midnight (2004) (V) .... Professor Zebediah Jones [attore]
- Monster Makers (2003) (TV) .... Dexter Brisbane [attore]
- View from the Top (2003) .... Passenger Requesting Vodka (uncredited) [attore]
Biografia:
A World War II veteran, sandy-haired, tall and burly George Kennedy at one stage in his career cornered the market at playing tough, no-nonsense characters who were either quite crooked or possessed hearts of gold. Kennedy has notched up an impressive 200+ appearances in both TV and film, and is well respected within the Hollywood community. He started out in TV westerns in the late 1950s and early 1960s ("Have Gun - Will Travel" (1957), "Rawhide" (1959), "Maverick" (1957), "Colt .45" (1957), among others) before scoring minor roles in films including Lonely Are the Brave (1962), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). The late 1960s was a very busy period for Kennedy, and he was strongly in favor with casting agents, appearing in Hurry Sundown (1967), The Dirty Dozen (1967) and scoring an Oscar win as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Cool Hand Luke (1967). The disaster film boom of the 1970s was kind to Kennedy, too, and his talents were in demand for Airport (1970) and the three subsequent sequels, as a grizzled cop in Earthquake (1974), plus the buddy/road film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) as vicious bank robber Red Leary. The 1980s saw Kennedy appear in a mishmash of roles, playing various characters; however, Kennedy and Leslie Nielsen surprised everyone with their comedic talents in the hugely successful The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), and the two screen veterans hammed it up again in, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991), plus Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994). Kennedy has remained busy in Hollywood and has lent his distinctive voice to the animated Cats Don't Dance (1997) and the children's action film Small Soldiers (1998). A Hollywod stalwart for nearly 50 years, he is one of the most enjoyable actors to watch on screen.
Trivia random: Has 4 adopted children
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Top Line (1988)
Regista: Nello Rossati
Scrittore: Roberto Gianviti, Nello Rossati
Genere: Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 4.9/10 (78 voti)
Paese: Italy
Lingua: Italian
Cast:
- Franco Nero .... Ted Angelo
- Deborah Moore .... June (as Deborah Barrymore)
- Mary Stavin .... Maureen De Havilland
- William Berger .... Alonso Kintero
- Shirley Hernandez .... Juanita
- Larry Dolgin
- Robert Redcross
- Rodrigo Obregón .... José / Robot
- Steven Luotto
- George Kennedy .... Heinrich Holzmann
Trama:
Author Ted Angelo discovers an UFO in the Columbian jungle. When he tries to spread the word, he earns more than the usual disbelief: suddenly he's hunted by almost every organization, like CIA, KGB, the mob, Nazis... and even extraterrestrials - Those ETs obviously do not want to go home.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
domenica 19 luglio 2009
gone baby gone
Gone Baby Gone, esordio alla regia di Ben Affleck, è un altro titolo penalizzato da una distribuzione italiana oscena, questa volta pare in relazione alla scomparsa della piccola Madeleine McCann (Portogallo, inizio 2007). Decisione francamente inconcepibile, perché se è vero che nel film una bambina bionda viene rapita, le somiglianze finiscono qui: il film è stato scritto e diretto prima del fatto, peraltro.
Zona degradata di Boston, una bambina viene rapita; la madre - tossica - sembra più interessata a sé stessa che alle sorti della piccola, ma ovviamente il caso suscita grande clamore e la polizia indaga sulla scomparsa. Gli zii della bambina ingaggiano una giovane coppia di detective privati nella speranza di ritrovarla al più presto.
Inizia una discesa in un mondo di criminali, spacciatori e pedofili, ma la soluzione del caso non sarà né semplice né indolore per nessuno.
Film crudo alla Clint Eastwood, deve probabilmente gran parte dei suoi meriti all'omonimo libro di Dennis Lehane (lo stesso che scrisse Mystic River, per dire...)
Non è però il caso di sminuire il buon lavoro di adattamento fatto da Ben Affleck, che firma anche una regia che magari non riscrive le regole del cinema, ma è più che degna e perfetta per il genere.
Povero Ben, denigrato da tutti: sono il primo ad ammettere che come attore fa quel che può, ma se il co-autore di Good Will Hunting fosse il peggio che c'è ad Hollywood, avremmo 4 capolavori la settimana, invece della merda che ci viene propinata quasi quotidianamente.
Se proprio vogliamo trovare qualche nota stonata, va cercata nella recitazione di Casey Affleck e di Michelle Monaghan; niente da dire su Morgan Freeman e - soprattutto - Ed Harris.
Poi, a ben guardare, soffre anche di qualche dialogo un po' troppo impostato e della complessiva inverosimiglianza della storia in sé (ed anche alcuni passaggi logici sono un tantino azzardati), ma in fondo questo genere di film è bello anche per quello.
Voto: 9- e chapeau a Ben Affleck.
Tags: drammatico, crimine, poliziesco, mistero, Ben Affleck, scomparsa, rapimento, Boston, polizia, degrado, tossicodipendenza, madre, zio, investigatore, spacciatore, poliziotto, agguato, droga, sparatoria, fucile, pistola, irruzione, indagine, pedofilia, corruzione, detective, bar, minaccia, cocaina, televisione, tradimento, funerale, sangue, omicidio, moralità.
Nome di battesimo: Monaghan, Michelle Lynn
Data di nascita: 23 March 1976
Altezza: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Coniuge: Pete White::(August 2005 - present) 1 child
Ultimi lavori:
Biografia:
Michelle Lynn Monaghan was born on March 23, 1976, in Winthrop, Iowa. She is the youngest of three children and the only daughter of Sharon and Robert John Monaghan. After graduating from high school in Iowa, she studied journalism for three years at Chicago's Columbia College. In order to pay for college, she took a job as a model. In 1999, she quit college and moved to New York to work full-time as a fashion model. She traveled the world doing stints on the runways in Milan, Singapore, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and also enjoyed appearances in a number magazines and catalogs. In 2000, she made her TV debut in two episodes of "Young Americans" (2000), then appeared in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999). She made her big screen debut with a small role of Henrietta in Perfume (2001). Monaghan shot to fame in 2002 when she co-starred as Kimberly Woods for one season on the TV series "Boston Public" (2000). After appearances in several supporting roles, she starred opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer in the black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005). Later in 2005, Monaghan was filming in China, Italy, and the United States on Mission: Impossible III (2006), as the female lead opposite Tom Cruise. In August of 2005, in Sydney, Australia, Michelle Monaghan married her long-time sweetheart, Peter White, a New York based graphic designer, whom she met at a Manhattan party five years earlier.
Trivia random: Has two older brothers.
Citazione random: "You don't grow up in a town of 700 thinking you're going to be an actress. I loved doing [school] plays, but it was just something to keep me busy."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Data di nascita: 4 August 1965
Coniuge: Sheila::(? - ?) (divorced)
Ultimi lavori:
Trivia random: Teaches advanced fiction writing at Harvard
Citazione random: "I found that I could write two kinds of short stories: I could write very absurd, kind of surrealistic, funny stories; or I could write very dark, realistic -- hyper- realistic -- stories. I was never happy with that, because I couldn't meld the two. And my view of life is that it's both." - August 1999
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Nome di battesimo: Affleck, Caleb Casey
Data di nascita: 12 August 1975
Altezza: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Coniuge: Summer Phoenix::(3 June 2006 - present) 2 children
Ultimi lavori:
Trivia random: Appeared with brother Ben Affleck in the movies Chasing Amy (1997), Good Will Hunting (1997) and 200 Cigarettes (1999).
Citazione random: I believe veganism can be beneficial for the individual and the world, and of course the animal, but belief is like laying in the dark with someone and telling them you love them and hearing nothing back. So I've never had the confidence to get on a soapbox and tell someone else what to do
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Nome di battesimo: Harris, Edward Allen
Data di nascita: 28 November 1950
Altezza: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Coniuge: Amy Madigan::(21 November 1983 - present) 1 child
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Biografia:
By transforming into his characters and pulling the audience in, Ed Harris has earned the reputation as one of the most talented actors of our time. Born in Tenafly, New Jersey, Harris grew up as the middle child. After graduating high school, he attended New York's Columbia University, where he played football. After viewing local theater productions, Harris took a sudden interest in acting. He left Columbia, headed to Oklahoma, where his parents were living, and enrolled in the University of Oklahoma's theater department. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to find work. He started acting in theater and television guest spots. Harris landed his first leading role in a film in cult-favorite George A. Romero's Knightriders (1981). Two years later, he got his first taste of critical acclaim, playing astronaut John Glenn in The Right Stuff (1983). Also that year, he made his New York stage debut in Sam Shepard's "Fool for Love", a performance that earned him an Obie for Outstanding Actor. Harris' career gathered momentum after that. In 2000, he made his debut as a director in the Oscar-winning film Pollock (2000).
Trivia random: He has a brother living in Norman, Oklahoma - where Ed attended the University of Oklahoma.
Citazione random: Acting is not a competition to me. One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Nome di battesimo: Jr., Morgan Porterfield Freeman
Data di nascita: 1 June 1937
Altezza: 6' 2½" (1.89 m)
Coniuge: Myrna Colley-Lee::(16 June 1984 - present) (filed for divorce) 2 children, Jeanette Adair Bradshaw::(22 October 1967 - 1979) (divorced) 2 children
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With an authoritative voice and calm demeanour, this ever popular African American actor has grown into one of the most respected figures in modern US cinema. Born in June 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, the young Freeman attended Los Angeles Community College before serving several years in the US Air Force as a mechanic between 1955 and 1959. His first dramatic arts exposure was on the stage and he appeared in an off-Broadway production of "The Nigger Lovers" and also in an all-African American production of the exuberant musical Hello, Dolly! (1969). Freeman first appeared on TV screens as several characters including "Easy Reader", "Mel Mounds" and "Count Dracula" on the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) show "The Electric Company" (1971). He then moved into feature film with another children's adventure, Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (1971). Next, there was a small role in the thriller Blade (1973); then he played "Casca" in Julius Caesar (1979) (V) and the title role in Coriolanus (1979) (V). Regular work was coming in for the talented Freeman and he appeared in the prison dramas Attica (1980) (TV) and Brubaker (1980), the slow-moving Eyewitness (1981), and portrayed the final 24 hours of slain Malcolm X in Death of a Prophet (1981) (TV). For most of the 1980s, Freeman continued to contribute decent enough performances in films that fluctuated in their quality. However, he really stood out, scoring an Oscar nomination as a merciless hoodlum in Street Smart (1987) and, then, he dazzled audiences and pulled a second Oscar nomination as the patient and dignified chauffeur assisting moody pensioner Jessica Tandy in the delightful Driving Miss Daisy (1989). The same year, Freeman teamed up with youthful Matthew Broderick and fiery Denzel Washington in the epic Civil War drama Glory (1989) about freed slaves being recruited to form the first all-African American fighting brigade. His star continued to rise, and the 1990s kicked off strongly with roles in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and The Power of One (1992). Freeman's next role was as gunman "Ned Logan", wooed out of retirement by friend "William Munny" to avenge several prostitutes in the wild west town of Big Whiskey in Clint Eastwood's de-mythologized western Unforgiven (1992). The film was a critical and box-office smash and scored an acting Oscar for Gene Hackman, a directing Oscar for Eastwood, and the Oscar for best picture. Freeman's work did not go unnoticed, more strong scripts came in, and he was back behind bars depicting a knowledgeable inmate (and obtaining his third Oscar nomination), befriending falsely accused banker Tim Robbins in the uplifting The Shawshank Redemption (1994). He was then back out hunting a religious serial killer in Se7en (1995), starred alongside Keanu Reeves in Chain Reaction (1996), and was pursuing another serial murderer in Kiss the Girls (1997). Further praise followed for his role in the slave tale of Amistad (1997), he was a worried US President facing Armageddon from above in Deep Impact (1998), appeared in the loopy Neil LaBute black comedy Nurse Betty (2000), and reprised his role as "Alex Cross" in Along Came a Spider (2001). Now highly popular, he was much in demand with cinema audiences, and he co-starred in the terrorist drama The Sum of All Fears (2002), was a military officer in the Stephen King-inspired Dreamcatcher (2003), gave divine guidance as "God" to Jim Carrey in the very funny Bruce Almighty (2003), and played a minor role in the uneven comedy The Big Bounce (2004). However, 2005 was finally to be Morgan Freeman's year, when again he teamed up with good friend Clint Eastwood to appear in the heart-wrenching drama, Million Dollar Baby (2004). Freeman's on-screen performance is simply world-class as ex-prize fighter Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris, who works in a run-down boxing gym alongside grizzled trainer "Frankie Dunn", as the two work together to hone the skills of never-say-die female boxer Hilary Swank. Freeman received his fourth Oscar nomination and, finally, impressed the Academy's judges enough to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance. In addition to his film work, his commanding yet mellifluous voice has also led Freeman to be cast to narrate or host dozens of first-rate television specials covering topics from the American Civil War, the American Film Institute, blues music, the White House and many commemorative events involving the US film industry, most recently as the narrator of the American version of La marche de l'empereur (2005).
Trivia random: Has recorded a new radio public service announcement about the national parks.
Citazione random: Upon getting work as an off-Broadway actor in 1967: I made $70 a week as an actor and I'd been making $60 in LA. Making more than that as an actor was just unbelievable to me. I never went back to typing but had some real lean times in-between. But I didn't have to go to work for anybody else. I didn't have to wash dishes, I didn't have to wait tables, I didn't have to drive a cab or wash cars. I deliberately left myself nothing to fall back on. If you've got a cushion, where you land, you stay. You can't climb a mountain with a net. If you've got the net, you'll let go.
Salario massimo: $5,000,000, per Kiss the Girls (1997)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Regista: Ben Affleck
Scrittore: Ben Affleck, Aaron Stockard
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Crime
Valutazione: 7.9/10 (52025 voti)
Durata: 114 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
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When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detective freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons - they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Kenzie and Gennaro face drug dealers, gangs and pedophiles. When they finally solve the case, they are faced with a moral dilemma that tears them apart.
Trivia random: Broadway actress Amy Ryan looked and sounded so convincing as a low class Dorchester mom that a security guard mistook her for a fan on the first day of location filming, and wouldn't let her on the set. One of the producers finally noticed her on the other side of one of the barricades, and said she should be let through. The incident made Ryan twenty minutes late, but convinced her the Boston accent she'd prepared was realistic.
Citazione random: Big Dave: Listen, I ain't saying a fucking word. I already talked to the fucking cops.<br />Patrick Kenzie: All right. Dave, right?<br />Big Dave: Big Dave.<br />Patrick Kenzie: Big Dave. All right. I'm Medium Patrick. Nice to meet you.<br />Big Dave: You're a little fucking light in the ass to be talking shit, ain't ya?
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Nome di battesimo: Jr., Clinton Eastwood
Data di nascita: 31 May 1930
Altezza: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Coniuge: Dina Eastwood::(31 March 1996 - present) 1 child, Maggie Johnson::(19 December 1953 - 14 May 1984) (divorced) 2 children
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Like most superstars, Clint Eastwood's success can be attributed to equal parts good fortune, tenacity, and talent. Eastwood may have been too young to fight in World War II, but he managed to miss out on action in Korea too. On leave as a G.I., his plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean and steely-eyed Clint swam three miles to shore. He later was made boot camp swimming instructor and missed out on action in Korea (confined to base). Encouraged to try acting by two of his Army buddies, David Janssen and Martin Milner, he landed a contract at Universal Studios in 1954, earning 75 USD a week playing bit parts in B-grade movies like Revenge of the Creature (1955) and Tarantula (1955). He was dropped when some studio execs decided his Adam's apple was too big. The determined Eastwood swallowed his pride and, over the next few years, he dug swimming pools between playing bit parts in movies and on TV. While visiting a friend at CBS, Eastwood was spotted by a network exec who cast him as cattle driver Rowdy Yates in the long-running western series "Rawhide" (1959). That, in turn, led to spaghetti stardom in a string of Sergio Leone westerns, beginning with Per un pugno di dollari (1964) ("A Fistful of Dollars"). Eastwood has seven children from five different women. He is divorced from Maggie Johnson and had a long time relationship with frequent co-star Sondra Locke. He lives in Carmel and has been married to Dina Eastwood since 1996.
Trivia random: Presented the Golden Globe Award for Best Director to Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain (2005).
Citazione random: You have to trust your instincts. There's a moment when an actor has it, and he knows it. Behind the camera you can feel the moment even more clearly. And once you've got it, once you feel it, you can't second-guess yourself. You can find a million reasons why something didn't work. But if it feels right, and it looks right, it works. Without sounding like a pseudointellectual dipshit, it's my responsibility to be true to myself. If it works for me, it's right.
Salario massimo: $12,000,000 (15% of gross), per Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Regista: Clint Eastwood
Scrittore: Dennis Lehane, Brian Helgeland
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Valutazione: 8.0/10 (99378 voti) [#236 nella top250]
Durata: 137 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
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Childhood friends Jimmy Markum, Sean Devine and Dave Boyle reunite following the death of Jimmy's oldest daughter, Katie. Sean's a police detective on the case, gathering difficult and disturbing evidence; he's also tasked with handling Jimmy's rage and need for retribution.
Trivia random: The movie was named as one of "The 20 Most Overrated Movies Of All Time" by Premiere.
Citazione random: Whitey Powers: The girl just wants to bed you; she don't wanna wed you. You don't even blink? She wants to worship at the temple of Sean Devine.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Nome di battesimo: Affleck-Boldt, Benjamin Geza
Data di nascita: 15 August 1972
Altezza: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
Coniuge: Jennifer Garner::(29 June 2005 - present) 2 children
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Benjamin Geza Affleck was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California, USA but raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He was born to parents Tim Affleck, a social worker, who is now divorced from Ben's mother Chris Affleck, a school teacher. Ben also has a younger brother, actor Casey Affleck, who was born in 1975. Ben wanted to be an actor ever since he could remember and his first acting experience was for a Burger King commercial, when he was on the PBS mini-series "The Voyage of the Mimi" (1984). It was also at that age when Ben met his lifelong friend and fellow actor, Matt Damon. They played little league together and took drama classes together. Ben's teen years consisted of mainly TV movies and small television appearances including Hands of a Stranger (1987) (TV) and "The Second Voyage of the Mimi" (1988). He made his big introduction into feature films in 1993 when he was cast in Dazed and Confused (1993). After that, he did mostly independent films like Kevin Smith's Mallrats (1995) and Chasing Amy (1997) which were great for Ben's career, receiving renowned appreciation for his works at the Sundance film festival. But the success he was having in independent films didn't last much longer and things got a little shaky for Ben. He was living in an apartment with his brother Casey and friend Matt, getting tired of being turned down for the big roles in films and being given the forgettable supporting ones. Since Matt was having the same trouble, they decided to write their own script, where they could call all the shots. So, after finishing the script for Good Will Hunting (1997), they gave it to their agent Patrick Whitesell, who showed it to a few Hollywood studios, finally being accepted by Castlerock. It was great news for the two but Castlerock wasn't willing to give Ben and Matt the control over the project they were hoping for. It was friend Kevin Smith who took it to the head of Miramax who bought the script giving Ben and Matt the control they wanted and, in December of 1997, Good Will Hunting (1997) was released, making the two unknown actors famous. The film was nominated for 9 Academy Awards and won two, including Best Original Screenplay for Ben and Matt. The film marked Ben's breakthrough role, in which he was given for the first time the chance to choose roles instead of having to go through grueling auditions constantly. He chose such roles in the blockbusters Armageddon (1998/I), Shakespeare in Love (1998) and Pearl Harbor (2001). With these hits to his credit, Hollywood can't seem to get enough of Ben, with directors wanting him in their movies and companies wanting his screenplays. His inspirational story of hard work and amazing climb to the top has brought him what he deserves and Ben Affleck has shown no sign of slowing down.
Trivia random: Majored in Middle Eastern affairs in college.
Citazione random: I've finally learnt how to say, "No comment". To appear in the tabloids is a real learning curve and a steep one at that. You had better learn quick or you get burnt.
Salario massimo: $300,000 (split $600,000 script sale with Matt Damon), per Good Will Hunting (1997)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Regista: Gus Van Sant
Scrittore: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
Genere: Drama, Drama
Valutazione: 8.0/10 (127639 voti) [#238 nella top250]
Durata: 126 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
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A janitor at MIT, Will Hunting has a gift for maths that can take him light-years beyond his blue-collar roots, but to achieve his dream he must turn his back on the neighborhood and his best friend. To complicate matters, two strangers enter the equation: a washed-up shrink who starts to coach Will through his transformation, and a med student who shows him that there can be a pretty face along with his life of the mind.
Trivia random: At a WGA seminar in 2003, William Goldman denied the persistent rumor that he was the actual writer of Good Will Hunting: "I would love to say that I wrote it. Here is the truth. In my obit it will say that I wrote it. People don't want to think those two cute guys wrote it. What happened was, they had the script. It was their script. They gave it to Rob [Reiner] to read, and there was a great deal of stuff in the script dealing with the F.B.I. trying to use Matt Damon for spy work because he was so brilliant in math. Rob said, "Get rid of it." They then sent them in to see me for a day - I met with them in New York - and all I said to them was, "Rob's right. Get rid of the F.B.I. stuff. Go with the family, go with Boston, go with all that wonderful stuff." And they did. I think people refuse to admit it because their careers have been so far from writing, and I think it's too bad. I'll tell you who wrote a marvelous script once, Sylvester Stallone. Rocky's a marvelous script. God, read it, it's wonderful. It's just got marvelous stuff. And then he stopped suddenly because it's easier being a movie star and making all that money than going in your pit and writing a script. But I did not write [Good Will Hunting], alas. I would not have written the "It's not your fault" scene. I'm going to assume that 148 percent of the people in this room have seen a therapist. I certainly have, for a long time. Hollywood always has this idea that it's this shrink with only one patient. I mean, that scene with Robin Williams gushing and Matt Damon and they're hugging, "It's not your fault, it's not your fault." I thought, Oh God, Freud is so agonized over this scene. But Hollywood tends to do that with therapists."
Citazione random: Lambeau: Yeah, you were smarter than me then, and you're smarter than me now. So, don't blame me for how your life turned out.<br />Sean: I don't blame you! It's not about you, you mathematical dick! It's about the boy! He's a good kid! And I won't see you fuck him up like you're trying to fuck up me right now! I won't let you make feel like a failure too!
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Zona degradata di Boston, una bambina viene rapita; la madre - tossica - sembra più interessata a sé stessa che alle sorti della piccola, ma ovviamente il caso suscita grande clamore e la polizia indaga sulla scomparsa. Gli zii della bambina ingaggiano una giovane coppia di detective privati nella speranza di ritrovarla al più presto.
Inizia una discesa in un mondo di criminali, spacciatori e pedofili, ma la soluzione del caso non sarà né semplice né indolore per nessuno.
Film crudo alla Clint Eastwood, deve probabilmente gran parte dei suoi meriti all'omonimo libro di Dennis Lehane (lo stesso che scrisse Mystic River, per dire...)
Non è però il caso di sminuire il buon lavoro di adattamento fatto da Ben Affleck, che firma anche una regia che magari non riscrive le regole del cinema, ma è più che degna e perfetta per il genere.
Povero Ben, denigrato da tutti: sono il primo ad ammettere che come attore fa quel che può, ma se il co-autore di Good Will Hunting fosse il peggio che c'è ad Hollywood, avremmo 4 capolavori la settimana, invece della merda che ci viene propinata quasi quotidianamente.
Se proprio vogliamo trovare qualche nota stonata, va cercata nella recitazione di Casey Affleck e di Michelle Monaghan; niente da dire su Morgan Freeman e - soprattutto - Ed Harris.
Poi, a ben guardare, soffre anche di qualche dialogo un po' troppo impostato e della complessiva inverosimiglianza della storia in sé (ed anche alcuni passaggi logici sono un tantino azzardati), ma in fondo questo genere di film è bello anche per quello.
Voto: 9- e chapeau a Ben Affleck.
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Monaghan, Michelle
Nome di battesimo: Monaghan, Michelle Lynn
Data di nascita: 23 March 1976
Altezza: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Coniuge: Pete White::(August 2005 - present) 1 child
Ultimi lavori:
- Eagle Eye (2008) .... Rachel Holloman [attrice]
- Made of Honor (2008) .... Hannah [attrice]
- Trucker (2008) .... Diane Ford [attrice]
- Gone Baby Gone (2007) .... Angie Gennaro [attrice]
- The Heartbreak Kid (2007) .... Miranda [attrice]
- Mission: Impossible III (2006) .... Julia [attrice]
- Constantine (2005) .... Ellie (uncredited) [attrice]
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) .... Harmony Faith Lane [attrice]
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) .... Gwen [attrice]
- North Country (2005) .... Sherry [attrice]
Biografia:
Michelle Lynn Monaghan was born on March 23, 1976, in Winthrop, Iowa. She is the youngest of three children and the only daughter of Sharon and Robert John Monaghan. After graduating from high school in Iowa, she studied journalism for three years at Chicago's Columbia College. In order to pay for college, she took a job as a model. In 1999, she quit college and moved to New York to work full-time as a fashion model. She traveled the world doing stints on the runways in Milan, Singapore, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and also enjoyed appearances in a number magazines and catalogs. In 2000, she made her TV debut in two episodes of "Young Americans" (2000), then appeared in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999). She made her big screen debut with a small role of Henrietta in Perfume (2001). Monaghan shot to fame in 2002 when she co-starred as Kimberly Woods for one season on the TV series "Boston Public" (2000). After appearances in several supporting roles, she starred opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer in the black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005). Later in 2005, Monaghan was filming in China, Italy, and the United States on Mission: Impossible III (2006), as the female lead opposite Tom Cruise. In August of 2005, in Sydney, Australia, Michelle Monaghan married her long-time sweetheart, Peter White, a New York based graphic designer, whom she met at a Manhattan party five years earlier.
Trivia random: Has two older brothers.
Citazione random: "You don't grow up in a town of 700 thinking you're going to be an actress. I loved doing [school] plays, but it was just something to keep me busy."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Lehane, Dennis (II)
Data di nascita: 4 August 1965
Coniuge: Sheila::(? - ?) (divorced)
Ultimi lavori:
- Shutter Island (2009) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Until Gwen (2009) .... (short story) [scrittore]
- Gone Baby Gone (2007) .... (novel) [scrittore]
- Mystic River (2003) .... (novel) [scrittore]
Trivia random: Teaches advanced fiction writing at Harvard
Citazione random: "I found that I could write two kinds of short stories: I could write very absurd, kind of surrealistic, funny stories; or I could write very dark, realistic -- hyper- realistic -- stories. I was never happy with that, because I couldn't meld the two. And my view of life is that it's both." - August 1999
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Affleck, Casey
Nome di battesimo: Affleck, Caleb Casey
Data di nascita: 12 August 1975
Altezza: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Coniuge: Summer Phoenix::(3 June 2006 - present) 2 children
Ultimi lavori:
- The Killer Inside Me (2010) .... Lou Ford [attore]
- The Kind One (2010) .... Danny Landon [attore]
- Untitled Joaquin Phoenix Documentary (2010) .... [regista]
- Gone Baby Gone (2007) .... Patrick Kenzie [attore]
- Ocean's Thirteen (2007) .... Virgil Malloy [attore]
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) .... Robert Ford [attore]
- The Last Kiss (2006) .... Chris [attore]
- Lonesome Jim (2005) .... Jim [attore]
- Ocean's Twelve (2004) .... Virgil Malloy [attore]
- All Grown Up (2003) (TV) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
Trivia random: Appeared with brother Ben Affleck in the movies Chasing Amy (1997), Good Will Hunting (1997) and 200 Cigarettes (1999).
Citazione random: I believe veganism can be beneficial for the individual and the world, and of course the animal, but belief is like laying in the dark with someone and telling them you love them and hearing nothing back. So I've never had the confidence to get on a soapbox and tell someone else what to do
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Harris, Ed (I)
Nome di battesimo: Harris, Edward Allen
Data di nascita: 28 November 1950
Altezza: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Coniuge: Amy Madigan::(21 November 1983 - present) 1 child
Ultimi lavori:
- The Way Back (2010) .... Mr. Smith [attore]
- Once Fallen (2009) .... Liam [attore]
- Appaloosa (2008) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Touching Home (2008) .... Charlie Winston [attore]
- Cleaner (2007) .... Eddie Lorenzo [attore]
- Gone Baby Gone (2007) .... Remy Bressant [attore]
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) .... Mitch Wilkinson [attore]
- Copying Beethoven (2006) .... Ludwig van Beethoven [attore]
- Two Tickets to Paradise (2006) .... Melville [attore]
- A History of Violence (2005) .... Carl Fogarty [attore]
Biografia:
By transforming into his characters and pulling the audience in, Ed Harris has earned the reputation as one of the most talented actors of our time. Born in Tenafly, New Jersey, Harris grew up as the middle child. After graduating high school, he attended New York's Columbia University, where he played football. After viewing local theater productions, Harris took a sudden interest in acting. He left Columbia, headed to Oklahoma, where his parents were living, and enrolled in the University of Oklahoma's theater department. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to find work. He started acting in theater and television guest spots. Harris landed his first leading role in a film in cult-favorite George A. Romero's Knightriders (1981). Two years later, he got his first taste of critical acclaim, playing astronaut John Glenn in The Right Stuff (1983). Also that year, he made his New York stage debut in Sam Shepard's "Fool for Love", a performance that earned him an Obie for Outstanding Actor. Harris' career gathered momentum after that. In 2000, he made his debut as a director in the Oscar-winning film Pollock (2000).
Trivia random: He has a brother living in Norman, Oklahoma - where Ed attended the University of Oklahoma.
Citazione random: Acting is not a competition to me. One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Freeman, Morgan (I)
Nome di battesimo: Jr., Morgan Porterfield Freeman
Data di nascita: 1 June 1937
Altezza: 6' 2½" (1.89 m)
Coniuge: Myrna Colley-Lee::(16 June 1984 - present) (filed for divorce) 2 children, Jeanette Adair Bradshaw::(22 October 1967 - 1979) (divorced) 2 children
Ultimi lavori:
- The Last Full Measure (2010) .... Jimmy Burr (rumored) [attore]
- Invictus (2009) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- The Maiden Heist (2009) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Thick as Thieves (2009/I) .... Keith Ripley [attore]
- A Raisin in the Sun (2008) (TV) .... Narrator (uncredited) [attore]
- The Dark Knight (2008) .... Lucius Fox [attore]
- Wanted (2008) .... Sloan [attore]
- Evan Almighty (2007) .... God [attore]
- Feast of Love (2007) .... Harry Stevenson [attore]
- Gone Baby Gone (2007) .... Jack Doyle [attore]
Biografia:
With an authoritative voice and calm demeanour, this ever popular African American actor has grown into one of the most respected figures in modern US cinema. Born in June 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, the young Freeman attended Los Angeles Community College before serving several years in the US Air Force as a mechanic between 1955 and 1959. His first dramatic arts exposure was on the stage and he appeared in an off-Broadway production of "The Nigger Lovers" and also in an all-African American production of the exuberant musical Hello, Dolly! (1969). Freeman first appeared on TV screens as several characters including "Easy Reader", "Mel Mounds" and "Count Dracula" on the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) show "The Electric Company" (1971). He then moved into feature film with another children's adventure, Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (1971). Next, there was a small role in the thriller Blade (1973); then he played "Casca" in Julius Caesar (1979) (V) and the title role in Coriolanus (1979) (V). Regular work was coming in for the talented Freeman and he appeared in the prison dramas Attica (1980) (TV) and Brubaker (1980), the slow-moving Eyewitness (1981), and portrayed the final 24 hours of slain Malcolm X in Death of a Prophet (1981) (TV). For most of the 1980s, Freeman continued to contribute decent enough performances in films that fluctuated in their quality. However, he really stood out, scoring an Oscar nomination as a merciless hoodlum in Street Smart (1987) and, then, he dazzled audiences and pulled a second Oscar nomination as the patient and dignified chauffeur assisting moody pensioner Jessica Tandy in the delightful Driving Miss Daisy (1989). The same year, Freeman teamed up with youthful Matthew Broderick and fiery Denzel Washington in the epic Civil War drama Glory (1989) about freed slaves being recruited to form the first all-African American fighting brigade. His star continued to rise, and the 1990s kicked off strongly with roles in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and The Power of One (1992). Freeman's next role was as gunman "Ned Logan", wooed out of retirement by friend "William Munny" to avenge several prostitutes in the wild west town of Big Whiskey in Clint Eastwood's de-mythologized western Unforgiven (1992). The film was a critical and box-office smash and scored an acting Oscar for Gene Hackman, a directing Oscar for Eastwood, and the Oscar for best picture. Freeman's work did not go unnoticed, more strong scripts came in, and he was back behind bars depicting a knowledgeable inmate (and obtaining his third Oscar nomination), befriending falsely accused banker Tim Robbins in the uplifting The Shawshank Redemption (1994). He was then back out hunting a religious serial killer in Se7en (1995), starred alongside Keanu Reeves in Chain Reaction (1996), and was pursuing another serial murderer in Kiss the Girls (1997). Further praise followed for his role in the slave tale of Amistad (1997), he was a worried US President facing Armageddon from above in Deep Impact (1998), appeared in the loopy Neil LaBute black comedy Nurse Betty (2000), and reprised his role as "Alex Cross" in Along Came a Spider (2001). Now highly popular, he was much in demand with cinema audiences, and he co-starred in the terrorist drama The Sum of All Fears (2002), was a military officer in the Stephen King-inspired Dreamcatcher (2003), gave divine guidance as "God" to Jim Carrey in the very funny Bruce Almighty (2003), and played a minor role in the uneven comedy The Big Bounce (2004). However, 2005 was finally to be Morgan Freeman's year, when again he teamed up with good friend Clint Eastwood to appear in the heart-wrenching drama, Million Dollar Baby (2004). Freeman's on-screen performance is simply world-class as ex-prize fighter Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris, who works in a run-down boxing gym alongside grizzled trainer "Frankie Dunn", as the two work together to hone the skills of never-say-die female boxer Hilary Swank. Freeman received his fourth Oscar nomination and, finally, impressed the Academy's judges enough to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance. In addition to his film work, his commanding yet mellifluous voice has also led Freeman to be cast to narrate or host dozens of first-rate television specials covering topics from the American Civil War, the American Film Institute, blues music, the White House and many commemorative events involving the US film industry, most recently as the narrator of the American version of La marche de l'empereur (2005).
Trivia random: Has recorded a new radio public service announcement about the national parks.
Citazione random: Upon getting work as an off-Broadway actor in 1967: I made $70 a week as an actor and I'd been making $60 in LA. Making more than that as an actor was just unbelievable to me. I never went back to typing but had some real lean times in-between. But I didn't have to go to work for anybody else. I didn't have to wash dishes, I didn't have to wait tables, I didn't have to drive a cab or wash cars. I deliberately left myself nothing to fall back on. If you've got a cushion, where you land, you stay. You can't climb a mountain with a net. If you've got the net, you'll let go.
Salario massimo: $5,000,000, per Kiss the Girls (1997)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Gone Baby Gone
Regista: Ben Affleck
Scrittore: Ben Affleck, Aaron Stockard
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Crime
Valutazione: 7.9/10 (52025 voti)
Durata: 114 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Casey Affleck .... Patrick Kenzie
- Michelle Monaghan .... Angie Gennaro
- Morgan Freeman .... Jack Doyle
- Ed Harris .... Remy Bressant
- John Ashton .... Nick Poole
- Amy Ryan .... Helene McCready
- Amy Madigan .... Bea McCready
- Titus Welliver .... Lionel McCready
- Michael K. Williams .... Devin (as Michael Kenneth Williams)
- Edi Gathegi .... Cheese
Trama:
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detective freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons - they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Kenzie and Gennaro face drug dealers, gangs and pedophiles. When they finally solve the case, they are faced with a moral dilemma that tears them apart.
Trivia random: Broadway actress Amy Ryan looked and sounded so convincing as a low class Dorchester mom that a security guard mistook her for a fan on the first day of location filming, and wouldn't let her on the set. One of the producers finally noticed her on the other side of one of the barricades, and said she should be let through. The incident made Ryan twenty minutes late, but convinced her the Boston accent she'd prepared was realistic.
Citazione random: Big Dave: Listen, I ain't saying a fucking word. I already talked to the fucking cops.<br />Patrick Kenzie: All right. Dave, right?<br />Big Dave: Big Dave.<br />Patrick Kenzie: Big Dave. All right. I'm Medium Patrick. Nice to meet you.<br />Big Dave: You're a little fucking light in the ass to be talking shit, ain't ya?
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Eastwood, Clint
Nome di battesimo: Jr., Clinton Eastwood
Data di nascita: 31 May 1930
Altezza: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Coniuge: Dina Eastwood::(31 March 1996 - present) 1 child, Maggie Johnson::(19 December 1953 - 14 May 1984) (divorced) 2 children
Ultimi lavori:
- Invictus (2009) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Changeling (2008) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Gran Torino (2008) .... (producer) [produttore]
- You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) (V) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Flags of Our Fathers (2006) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) (TV) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Budd Boetticher: An American Original (2005) (V) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Million Dollar Baby (2004) .... (producer) [produttore]
Biografia:
Like most superstars, Clint Eastwood's success can be attributed to equal parts good fortune, tenacity, and talent. Eastwood may have been too young to fight in World War II, but he managed to miss out on action in Korea too. On leave as a G.I., his plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean and steely-eyed Clint swam three miles to shore. He later was made boot camp swimming instructor and missed out on action in Korea (confined to base). Encouraged to try acting by two of his Army buddies, David Janssen and Martin Milner, he landed a contract at Universal Studios in 1954, earning 75 USD a week playing bit parts in B-grade movies like Revenge of the Creature (1955) and Tarantula (1955). He was dropped when some studio execs decided his Adam's apple was too big. The determined Eastwood swallowed his pride and, over the next few years, he dug swimming pools between playing bit parts in movies and on TV. While visiting a friend at CBS, Eastwood was spotted by a network exec who cast him as cattle driver Rowdy Yates in the long-running western series "Rawhide" (1959). That, in turn, led to spaghetti stardom in a string of Sergio Leone westerns, beginning with Per un pugno di dollari (1964) ("A Fistful of Dollars"). Eastwood has seven children from five different women. He is divorced from Maggie Johnson and had a long time relationship with frequent co-star Sondra Locke. He lives in Carmel and has been married to Dina Eastwood since 1996.
Trivia random: Presented the Golden Globe Award for Best Director to Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain (2005).
Citazione random: You have to trust your instincts. There's a moment when an actor has it, and he knows it. Behind the camera you can feel the moment even more clearly. And once you've got it, once you feel it, you can't second-guess yourself. You can find a million reasons why something didn't work. But if it feels right, and it looks right, it works. Without sounding like a pseudointellectual dipshit, it's my responsibility to be true to myself. If it works for me, it's right.
Salario massimo: $12,000,000 (15% of gross), per Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Mystic River (2003)
Mystic River
Regista: Clint Eastwood
Scrittore: Dennis Lehane, Brian Helgeland
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Valutazione: 8.0/10 (99378 voti) [#236 nella top250]
Durata: 137 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Sean Penn .... Jimmy Markum
- Tim Robbins .... Dave Boyle
- Kevin Bacon .... Sean Devine
- Laurence Fishburne .... Sgt. Whitey Powers
- Marcia Gay Harden .... Celeste Boyle
- Laura Linney .... Annabeth Markum
- Kevin Chapman .... Val Savage
- Tom Guiry .... Brendan Harris (as Thomas Guiry)
- Emmy Rossum .... Katie Markum
- Spencer Treat Clark .... Silent Ray Harris
Trama:
Childhood friends Jimmy Markum, Sean Devine and Dave Boyle reunite following the death of Jimmy's oldest daughter, Katie. Sean's a police detective on the case, gathering difficult and disturbing evidence; he's also tasked with handling Jimmy's rage and need for retribution.
Trivia random: The movie was named as one of "The 20 Most Overrated Movies Of All Time" by Premiere.
Citazione random: Whitey Powers: The girl just wants to bed you; she don't wanna wed you. You don't even blink? She wants to worship at the temple of Sean Devine.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Affleck, Ben
Nome di battesimo: Affleck-Boldt, Benjamin Geza
Data di nascita: 15 August 1972
Altezza: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
Coniuge: Jennifer Garner::(29 June 2005 - present) 2 children
Ultimi lavori:
- The Company Men (2010) .... Bobby Walker [attore]
- Turning It Over (2010) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Extract (2009) .... Dean [attore]
- He's Just Not That Into You (2009) .... Neil [attore]
- Reporter (2009) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- State of Play (2009) .... Rep. Stephen Collins [attore]
- Gimme Shelter (2008) (V) .... [regista]
- Gone Baby Gone (2007) .... (screenplay) [scrittore]
- Clerks II (2006) .... Gawking Guy [attore]
- Hollywoodland (2006) .... George Reeves [attore]
Biografia:
Benjamin Geza Affleck was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California, USA but raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He was born to parents Tim Affleck, a social worker, who is now divorced from Ben's mother Chris Affleck, a school teacher. Ben also has a younger brother, actor Casey Affleck, who was born in 1975. Ben wanted to be an actor ever since he could remember and his first acting experience was for a Burger King commercial, when he was on the PBS mini-series "The Voyage of the Mimi" (1984). It was also at that age when Ben met his lifelong friend and fellow actor, Matt Damon. They played little league together and took drama classes together. Ben's teen years consisted of mainly TV movies and small television appearances including Hands of a Stranger (1987) (TV) and "The Second Voyage of the Mimi" (1988). He made his big introduction into feature films in 1993 when he was cast in Dazed and Confused (1993). After that, he did mostly independent films like Kevin Smith's Mallrats (1995) and Chasing Amy (1997) which were great for Ben's career, receiving renowned appreciation for his works at the Sundance film festival. But the success he was having in independent films didn't last much longer and things got a little shaky for Ben. He was living in an apartment with his brother Casey and friend Matt, getting tired of being turned down for the big roles in films and being given the forgettable supporting ones. Since Matt was having the same trouble, they decided to write their own script, where they could call all the shots. So, after finishing the script for Good Will Hunting (1997), they gave it to their agent Patrick Whitesell, who showed it to a few Hollywood studios, finally being accepted by Castlerock. It was great news for the two but Castlerock wasn't willing to give Ben and Matt the control over the project they were hoping for. It was friend Kevin Smith who took it to the head of Miramax who bought the script giving Ben and Matt the control they wanted and, in December of 1997, Good Will Hunting (1997) was released, making the two unknown actors famous. The film was nominated for 9 Academy Awards and won two, including Best Original Screenplay for Ben and Matt. The film marked Ben's breakthrough role, in which he was given for the first time the chance to choose roles instead of having to go through grueling auditions constantly. He chose such roles in the blockbusters Armageddon (1998/I), Shakespeare in Love (1998) and Pearl Harbor (2001). With these hits to his credit, Hollywood can't seem to get enough of Ben, with directors wanting him in their movies and companies wanting his screenplays. His inspirational story of hard work and amazing climb to the top has brought him what he deserves and Ben Affleck has shown no sign of slowing down.
Trivia random: Majored in Middle Eastern affairs in college.
Citazione random: I've finally learnt how to say, "No comment". To appear in the tabloids is a real learning curve and a steep one at that. You had better learn quick or you get burnt.
Salario massimo: $300,000 (split $600,000 script sale with Matt Damon), per Good Will Hunting (1997)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Will Hunting - Genio ribelle
Regista: Gus Van Sant
Scrittore: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
Genere: Drama, Drama
Valutazione: 8.0/10 (127639 voti) [#238 nella top250]
Durata: 126 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Robin Williams .... Sean Maguire
- Matt Damon .... Will Hunting
- Ben Affleck .... Chuckie Sullivan
- Stellan Skarsgård .... Prof. Gerald Lambeau
- Minnie Driver .... Skylar
- Casey Affleck .... Morgan O'Mally
- Cole Hauser .... Billy McBride
- John Mighton .... Tom - Lambeau's Teaching Assistant
- Rachel Majorowski .... Krystyn
- Colleen McCauley .... Cathy
Trama:
A janitor at MIT, Will Hunting has a gift for maths that can take him light-years beyond his blue-collar roots, but to achieve his dream he must turn his back on the neighborhood and his best friend. To complicate matters, two strangers enter the equation: a washed-up shrink who starts to coach Will through his transformation, and a med student who shows him that there can be a pretty face along with his life of the mind.
Trivia random: At a WGA seminar in 2003, William Goldman denied the persistent rumor that he was the actual writer of Good Will Hunting: "I would love to say that I wrote it. Here is the truth. In my obit it will say that I wrote it. People don't want to think those two cute guys wrote it. What happened was, they had the script. It was their script. They gave it to Rob [Reiner] to read, and there was a great deal of stuff in the script dealing with the F.B.I. trying to use Matt Damon for spy work because he was so brilliant in math. Rob said, "Get rid of it." They then sent them in to see me for a day - I met with them in New York - and all I said to them was, "Rob's right. Get rid of the F.B.I. stuff. Go with the family, go with Boston, go with all that wonderful stuff." And they did. I think people refuse to admit it because their careers have been so far from writing, and I think it's too bad. I'll tell you who wrote a marvelous script once, Sylvester Stallone. Rocky's a marvelous script. God, read it, it's wonderful. It's just got marvelous stuff. And then he stopped suddenly because it's easier being a movie star and making all that money than going in your pit and writing a script. But I did not write [Good Will Hunting], alas. I would not have written the "It's not your fault" scene. I'm going to assume that 148 percent of the people in this room have seen a therapist. I certainly have, for a long time. Hollywood always has this idea that it's this shrink with only one patient. I mean, that scene with Robin Williams gushing and Matt Damon and they're hugging, "It's not your fault, it's not your fault." I thought, Oh God, Freud is so agonized over this scene. But Hollywood tends to do that with therapists."
Citazione random: Lambeau: Yeah, you were smarter than me then, and you're smarter than me now. So, don't blame me for how your life turned out.<br />Sean: I don't blame you! It's not about you, you mathematical dick! It's about the boy! He's a good kid! And I won't see you fuck him up like you're trying to fuck up me right now! I won't let you make feel like a failure too!
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
sabato 17 gennaio 2009
lasciami entrare
Dopo aver letto svariate recensioni entusiastiche di Lasciami Entrare, devo dire che le mie aspettative piuttosto alte sono andate in parte deluse. 
Non un brutto film, per carità, ma mi ha lasciato un po' la sensazione di occasione parzialmente sprecata.
Perché le idee ci sono, i personaggi anche e non mancano neppure le scene davvero ben costruite (la piscina, nel finale, è un gioiellino, ma anche tutti gli assalti della protagonista), dove pecca a mio avviso è nel ritmo e nel contorno alla storia.
Dodicenne svedese, vittima dei bulli locali, fa amicizia con una ragazzina (più o meno) coetanea che ha la peculiare caratteristica di essere una vampiressa; staccandosi da molti altri film del genere, qui si evitano battute di caccia al mostro e pure smancerie adolescenziali: solitudine e paura sono i temi portanti del film.
Dicevo del ritmo, non esattamente brillante: non sarebbe neanche un problema in sé, ma i tempi morti andrebbero riempiti con qualcosa che contribuisca all'atmosfera del film - qui invece abbiamo uno sfondo poco interessante e poco comprensibile. Certo, periferia degradata, ok, ma alcuni dei personaggi sono troppo abbozzati per far presa sullo spettatore.
Il vero problema è che si ha la sensazione che molte cose siano state solo accennate, ma ci si sia sentiti in dovere di mettercele comunque perché c'erano nel libro. Passi per l'accompagnatore di Eli, ma il resto degli abitanti della zona sono figure bidimensionali, così come il padre di Oskar (per tacere del suo misterioso ospite - chi è? quale il suo ruolo nell'economia della storia?)
E potrei continuare: i litigi tra i due coniugi di mezz'età? Le stesse intenzioni del marito, che cerca vendetta dopo la morte della moglie e dell'amico, sono mal strutturate.
Non dubito che sulla carta tutto funzioni ed abbia un senso, ma non è così che si fa un film: se ci metti un personaggio, devi fare in modo che abbia un senso.
Per il resto, discretamente diretto nelle sua parti d'azione (tutti gli attacchi sono notevoli, e torno a ricordare la scena in piscina), ma con alcune cadute di stile: penso all'incendio all'ospedale e all'attacco dei gatti.
Menzione di merito per Eli, interpretata e resa in maniera davvero stupenda.
Voto: 6. Ma-mi-mo... resta la sensazione che senza aver letto il libro molti pezzi non li si riesca a cogliere (ma a quel punto...)
Tags: horror, drammatico, amore, Svezia, neve, vampiro, sangue, omicidio, grida, bullismo, scuola, dodicenne, madre, padre, vendetta, coltello, ferita, orecchio, bullo, divorzio, cadavere, bosco, cubo di Rubik, pubertà, amicizia, baby-gang, polizia, omicidi, serial killer, lago, periferia, vomito, attacco, gatti, incendio, auto-combustione, contagio, paura, disperazione, fuga, abbandono, solitudine, aiutante, alfabeto morse.
Regista: Tomas Alfredson
Scrittore: John Ajvide Lindqvist, John Ajvide Lindqvist
Genere: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller, Drama
Valutazione: 8.3/10 (10456 voti) [#190 nella top250]
Durata: Sweden:114 min
Paese: Sweden
Lingua: Swedish
Cast:
Trama:
John Nordling, Producer
Trivia random: The title of the film (as well as the novel upon which it was based) refers to the Morrissey song "Let the Right One Slip In".
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Ultimi lavori:
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Non un brutto film, per carità, ma mi ha lasciato un po' la sensazione di occasione parzialmente sprecata.
Perché le idee ci sono, i personaggi anche e non mancano neppure le scene davvero ben costruite (la piscina, nel finale, è un gioiellino, ma anche tutti gli assalti della protagonista), dove pecca a mio avviso è nel ritmo e nel contorno alla storia.
Dodicenne svedese, vittima dei bulli locali, fa amicizia con una ragazzina (più o meno) coetanea che ha la peculiare caratteristica di essere una vampiressa; staccandosi da molti altri film del genere, qui si evitano battute di caccia al mostro e pure smancerie adolescenziali: solitudine e paura sono i temi portanti del film.
Dicevo del ritmo, non esattamente brillante: non sarebbe neanche un problema in sé, ma i tempi morti andrebbero riempiti con qualcosa che contribuisca all'atmosfera del film - qui invece abbiamo uno sfondo poco interessante e poco comprensibile. Certo, periferia degradata, ok, ma alcuni dei personaggi sono troppo abbozzati per far presa sullo spettatore.
Il vero problema è che si ha la sensazione che molte cose siano state solo accennate, ma ci si sia sentiti in dovere di mettercele comunque perché c'erano nel libro. Passi per l'accompagnatore di Eli, ma il resto degli abitanti della zona sono figure bidimensionali, così come il padre di Oskar (per tacere del suo misterioso ospite - chi è? quale il suo ruolo nell'economia della storia?)
E potrei continuare: i litigi tra i due coniugi di mezz'età? Le stesse intenzioni del marito, che cerca vendetta dopo la morte della moglie e dell'amico, sono mal strutturate.
Non dubito che sulla carta tutto funzioni ed abbia un senso, ma non è così che si fa un film: se ci metti un personaggio, devi fare in modo che abbia un senso.
Per il resto, discretamente diretto nelle sua parti d'azione (tutti gli attacchi sono notevoli, e torno a ricordare la scena in piscina), ma con alcune cadute di stile: penso all'incendio all'ospedale e all'attacco dei gatti.
Menzione di merito per Eli, interpretata e resa in maniera davvero stupenda.
Voto: 6. Ma-mi-mo... resta la sensazione che senza aver letto il libro molti pezzi non li si riesca a cogliere (ma a quel punto...)
Tags: horror, drammatico, amore, Svezia, neve, vampiro, sangue, omicidio, grida, bullismo, scuola, dodicenne, madre, padre, vendetta, coltello, ferita, orecchio, bullo, divorzio, cadavere, bosco, cubo di Rubik, pubertà, amicizia, baby-gang, polizia, omicidi, serial killer, lago, periferia, vomito, attacco, gatti, incendio, auto-combustione, contagio, paura, disperazione, fuga, abbandono, solitudine, aiutante, alfabeto morse.
Låt den rätte komma in (2008)
Lasciami entrare
Regista: Tomas Alfredson
Scrittore: John Ajvide Lindqvist, John Ajvide Lindqvist
Genere: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller, Drama
Valutazione: 8.3/10 (10456 voti) [#190 nella top250]
Durata: Sweden:114 min
Paese: Sweden
Lingua: Swedish
Cast:
- Kåre Hedebrant .... Oskar
- Lina Leandersson .... Eli
- Per Ragnar .... Håkan
- Henrik Dahl .... Erik
- Karin Bergquist .... Yvonne
- Peter Carlberg .... Lacke
- Ika Nord .... Virginia
- Mikael Rahm .... Jocke
- Karl-Robert Lindgren .... Gösta (as Karl Robert Lindgren)
- Anders T. Peedu .... Morgan (as Anders Peedu)
Trama:
John Nordling, Producer
Trivia random: The title of the film (as well as the novel upon which it was based) refers to the Morrissey song "Let the Right One Slip In".
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Moran, Shannon (I)
Ultimi lavori:
- Directing Rye (2004) .... Fancy Dancer [attrice]
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
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