Showing posts with label Owen Wilson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Owen Wilson. Show all posts

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Up in the Link

My Modern Met fun film art for the BAFTA best pic nominees. Speaking of... I will be live-blogging or rather tape-delay blogging the BAFTAs tomorrow night. Be here, 8 PM ESTish.
New York Magazine have you heard the murmurs about Walter Kirn, the Up in the Air novelist? He ain't happy about the lack of an Oscar invite.
Geekologie disturbing Spider-Man fetish video. I wonder if Tobey Maguire ever spent time in his trailer doing this.
I Watch Stuff Owen Wilson to star for Woody Allen next. I could see that pairing working, couldn't you? The film is called... wait, you guessed it, Untitled Woody Allen Project.
Cinema Blend Kristin Scott Thomas to seduce Ethan Hawke in Paris. Can't wait! Parisians are totally into Ethan Hawke, haven't you heard?
Situated Laundry picks 10 favorite frames from 2009 movies (inspired by In Contention)

Vulture Christoph Waltz on The Green Hornet and working with Quentin Tarantino. I love this bit
I said to Quentin once, “Why is it that I’ve never seen a bad performance in one of your movies?” Even from actors — well, you know my belief is there’s no such thing as great actor, good actor, bad actor. And Quentin’s movies are the perfect proof for that. Because when someone is right, he or she is right. And only then can she be good. And with Quentin, I don’t know the way he casts, the way he looks at people, but also, you know, the way he writes his parts, every single part is a great part. There are no lousy parts in Quentin’s movies.
That's so so true. Even the bit players have fun/interesting parts to work with.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Birthday Suits and a Ballsy Actress

Today's stars! Well not literally today's but November 18th. Get a little history. Celebrate one of these cinematic entities today in whatever way occurs to you.

Senors Gilbert, Hemmings and Infante

1836 W.S. Gilbert of 'Gilbert & Sullivan' legend. If you've never seen Mike Leigh's exceptional biopic of this creative giant, Topsy-Turvy, drop everything right now and do so.
1908 Imogene Coca beloved comic actress, mostly known for TV roles
1917 Pedro Infante Mexico's biggest movie star ever. Here he is singing. Pedro Almodóvar fans will recognize this one immediately



1939 Margaret Atwood, best-selling much-awarded author. Strangely Hollywood doesn't seem to have taken to her in a big way. The Handmaid's Tale (1990) starring Natasha Richardson is one of the few adaptations
1939 Brenda Vaccaro, Midnight Cowgirl and she of one of the oddest Oscar nominations of all time... seriously, have you seen Once Is Not Enough? Here's StinkyLulu's look at that Oscar year.
1941 David Hemmings, actor. Star of Michelangelo Antonioni's riveting Blow-Up (1966). Also: Camelot, Barbarella and Gladiator...
1942 Linda Evans, silver helmeted TV diva, Mrs. Blake Carrington.
1952 Delroy Lindo Spike Lee regular, the voice of "Beta" in Up and fine stage actor -- recently saw him on stage with Garrett Dillahunt.
1953 Alan Moore, eccentric comicbook genius: From Hell, Watchmen, etc...
1960 Kim Wildeyoujustkeepmehanginon
1960 Elizabeth Perkins Weeds has cast a long shadow backwards but remember when she was Wilma Flintstone or Demi Moore's bitchy BFF in About Last Night or Tom Hanks's girl in Big?
1968 Owen Wilson to me he'll always be Hansel. And Eli Cash. (mmmm, The Royal Tenenbaums). That scene where he describes the rules of Whack Bat in Fantastic Mr. Fox is pretty choice, too. "It's real simple..."

Finally, a happy 35th birthday to Chloë Sevigny who has never been shy about wearing suits, birthday or otherwise, in her rampage through fashion and film. It seems strange to me that this actress who debuted in the savage Kids and was no stranger to provocations (Brown Bunny, Boys Don't Cry, Gummo) would end up best known for television work (Big Love) ... but at least her excellence is within a semi subversive TV show.

Next Up: Mr. Nice starring Rhys Ifans and Barry Mundy starring Patrick Wilson without his balls. Won't anyone leave Patrick Wilson's private parts alone? I'm talking to you Kate Winslet, Malin Akerman, Ben Shenkman and especially Ellen Page !!!

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Re: Owen Wilson

I haven't posted anything about Owen Wilson's recent hospitalization --apparently from a suicide attempt -- because I don't post about the personal lives of celebrities unless it's somehow related to their screen work or unless I just can't help myself (gay celebs and Lindsay Lohan obviously fall into this second category --I'm not perfect)

In this case all I really want to say is "get well soon"

But if you've been thinking about this wonderful actor these past few days as I have, I point you to a beautiful piece by Matt Zoller Seitz called "A sunbeam in the abyss". He states super eloquently what I've expressed in the past (albeit awkwardly) whenever the subject of biopics rears its head: People have complicated emotional lives. Let's not reduce.

Sunday, May 21, 2006

Leo. Owen. Liam. Joaquin. Jeff.

The Top 100 Actors of the Aughts Countdown continues with numbers #35 ~ #31.
Wilson "Re: The Brothers Wilson. I've read in more than one place of delusion that Luke is the more attractive sibling..."
Phoenix "The world spins in bizarre ways..."
Bridges "It doesn't matter if an actor is sweating blood or tossing it off, a great performance is a great performance is a great performance."
Neeson "Always knew he would age well..."
DiCaprio "That "King of the World" moment still haunts me... (and not in the good way)"

Read the rest... then discuss right here in the comments! It's so easy and good for you, too. #30 through #26 will be up on Tuesday with the new poll for more of your ranking pleasure.

tags: Owen Wilson, Joaquin Phoenix, Jeff Bridges, Liam Neeson, Leonardo DiCaprio, movies, celebrities, actors, lists

Leo. Owen. Liam. Joaquin. Jeff.

The Top 100 Actors of the Aughts Countdown continues with numbers #35 ~ #31.
Wilson "Re: The Brothers Wilson. I've read in more than one place of delusion that Luke is the more attractive sibling..."
Phoenix "The world spins in bizarre ways..."
Bridges "It doesn't matter if an actor is sweating blood or tossing it off, a great performance is a great performance is a great performance."
Neeson "Always knew he would age well..."
DiCaprio "That "King of the World" moment still haunts me... (and not in the good way)"

Read the rest... then discuss right here in the comments! It's so easy and good for you, too. #30 through #26 will be up on Tuesday with the new poll for more of your ranking pleasure.

tags: Owen Wilson, Joaquin Phoenix, Jeff Bridges, Liam Neeson, Leonardo DiCaprio, movies, celebrities, actors, lists