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KeepersBurns — 9 years ago(December 13, 2016 05:28 AM)
so is Craig still Bond??
Wish I knew the answer before I go to bed!
I thought it was announced they're looking for a new Bond, or that's what friends have told me and the internet went up with rumors of a cutting edge more controversial and modern Bond Idris and Matt Bomer were rumored. or is that all over with?
I'll also throw in my hat for the Welsh actor from Hobbit and Fast and Furious and the latest Dracula in Dracula Untold Luke Evans as Bond.
Glad you're well. Losing people is the worst and inevitable, which makes it something we must accept. Hilary taking time for her family member, that's really nice to hear. That's sort of where I am too with my Mom. Must find time for film and art, my creative loves too. And we all worry about Gerry maybe he's just a kindred spirit who's always in trouble who maybe hasn't 'grown up' the way women want him to and settled down (which I don't think is necessarily a mature thing if you fear you can't hold a marriage together it's better to be honest about it because that is really tough and the damage often isn't pretty), but he has shown vast improvement since his staring at random women days. This is why I don't subscribe to Canberry2's "beard" theory. I don't want to start a flame war with anybody, and everybody is entitled to their own opinion but I was on the receiving end of the Gerry stare-down at the RockNRolla premiere in Hollywood years ago, just handing him my 300 DVD to sign it, instead he held my DVD and did his staring thing. So I am 99.5% sure he's not gay and doesn't need a beard, because I don't work for him, I don't know him, I wasn't paid by him, I said nothing to him, there was no camera on us (I was standing with the fans 20 feet down from the red carpet and he came over to sign even for all us late arrivals on the end of the street). This staring thing really got him in trouble on TMZ where they made a spoof of 300 calling it 300 Girls when he was out at clubs staring at women and they drew laser beams and arrows to the woman's belly. That was a career killer. The pap photos are PDA and I think that's just really him he's "fresh" and grabs ass. Cheeky, literally. Can look tacky, but hey, at least he's stopped staring! Improvement. Step at a time.
I don't see Gerry getting married by any stretch. He's like Clooney was for years. Yes Clooney had a pivot, but I don't think it was planned. Keanu Reeves talked about kids and marriage so everyone expected him to but nope. And then people wanted to say Keanu is gay for that reason. Hey, marriage is tough. I haven't done it myself, and frankly I'm afraid to. So I can imagine what they're thinking in their public career situations.
In an interview about living here, Gerry said American reaction to staring is different than home since Americans go "what's the matter with you?" You're rude. He learned something and stopped.
He's moved on to his girlfriend babe PDA, and Gerry will lose some fans who go 'ick' but I'm thankful he grew out of staring at women he doesn't know which TMZ crucified him for. Yes, American men can stare too but it's more subtle.
Take care, I Better get to sleep,
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KeepersBurns — 9 years ago(December 13, 2016 08:19 PM)
I liked the film Othello with Fishburne. did you see Macbeth with Fassbender and Cotilliard? Good too. Are you in NYC? I loved seeing Proof and Phantom of Opera on my trips there.
So Daniel Craig is a Shakespearean like Timothy Dalton did you like Dalton's Bond? I thought Timothy gorgeous and he could really act but fanboys, fo1354r instance my brother, did not like his classical air.
Check the thread for my next post with links about Timothy, Daniel and Pierce as Bond The Rolling Stone list of Bond films is really funny - he spares no man as Bond. But he's too mean to Dalton. I liked his movies. He was not dull to me.
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joe16vind — 9 years ago(December 19, 2016 12:35 PM)
lucaskidi
missed Fassbender/Cotilliard's Macbethwhen my mom was alive, we had wanted very much to see the original Phantom with Crawford/Brightman but were unable to get tickets so we went instead to see the film version and were pleasantly surprised at how tender/vulnerable Butler was - my mom always said he had a nice body and he does haha
I travel to NYC to attend the theater but haven't been in awhile nothing I've wanted to see but would kill to see McKellen/Stewart in a play
Was fortunate enough to see the full text w/Fiennes as Hamlet and gosh he was beautiful yet when he opened his mouth it was like he was running to catch the subway! but he was pretty effective
my mom always enjoyed the BOnds more than me- her fave was always Connery w/Brosnan a close second. My dad thought Craig was not bad in Casino Royale and for me Craig was best in Skyfall
annie
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barberry2 — 9 years ago(December 19, 2016 08:57 PM)
when my mom was alive, we had wanted very much to see the original Phantom with Crawford/Brightman but were unable to get tickets so we went instead to see the film version and were pleasantly surprised at how tender/vulnerable Butler was
You have certainly had a change of heart, considering your scathing review of the 'Phantom' movie and Butler's voice on this site. I liked the movie, but it pales in comparison to Michael Crawford's incredible live performances, which I had the pleasure of experiencing several times. -
joe16vind — 9 years ago(December 20, 2016 12:19 PM)
barberry2
this is what I wrote re:Butler in April 2016
I didn't follow him since PS I Love You (remembered the ads/poster seemed a bit maudlin to me, generating no interest) or Phantom or 300- I tagged along with my brother to see 300 and my mom and I saw Phantom 1) we were unable to see the original Broadway production with Crawford and Brightman and 2) my mom reasoned how bad could this cast ruin this beautiful music? We were very much surprised at how beautiful he sounded (capturing the wounded vulnerability of the Phantom), singing Music of the Night. Sometimes when I can't sleep, I listen to him/Brightman/Mathis. I find him comforting to listen to. His version of L.A. Woman doesn't compare with Morrison's- the band I grew up alongside of) but its infectious fun.
In looking at his filmography, I had seen him in few other things and he was just there for me/or failed to register altogether. Sometimes when I am intrigued by an actor, I will look to see what other things he has done (thanks Computerbunny for recommending Dear Frankie- he was tenderly effective and HeadHunter's Calling. Am looking foward to the latter if only to see him as a totally different "badass" ). Sometimes you like an actor in one role and not in others. To each his own.
I've a different perspective of him than most here as I work at a local film studio and have tried to share some insight into how studios work. Critical approbation is/can be important/Oscar noms and acknowledgment by one's peers is/maybe crucial to how one measure's success. The bottom line is earning money and making profit. And there have been a few times when Butler's work has fuffilled that requirement.
I haven't changed my opinion of him ( yes I find some of his comments to be a bit superificial and if would be awesome if he could work with the Villeneuves/Sheridans of the world. He's not a bad actor and I like to think he could give a performance that would be criticially well received as well as a solid box office performer) I read somewhere someone remarked maybe he doesn't have artistic ambiitons as a possible reason )so if that quote is scathing..
annie -
barberry2 — 9 years ago(December 20, 2016 01:36 PM)
We were very much surprised at how beautiful he sounded (capturing the wounded vulnerability of the Phantom), singing Music of the Night
Yes, I remember these types of remarks when you starting posting about GB earlier this year, and I was puzzled, because I had read your review of the movie and it was not complimentary as to the cast or his singing.
I'm not going to quote from that review, and anyone can change opinions over time. It is just quite a turnaround. In this case, I'm not criticizing him as a person, but rather suggesting that his vocal abilities are really quite limited. -
joe16vind — 9 years ago(December 20, 2016 04:46 PM)
barberry2
I still feel the same way about the film but when my mom and I attended a private screening a few days later, it was my opinion of his singing that changed not my mom's
annie
"Only I own me.If we've only got this life"