Got this from Colby from my other blog:
Take this list of actors and replace the movie next to their names with your favourite film that they are in (if it is different to the one already there). Then add one more on the end alongside your favourite film of theirs. (eg; is Sleepless in Seattle isn't your favourite Tom Hanks movie, change it to the one that is)
Tom Hanks - Sleepless in Seattle
Jim Carrey - The Truman Show
Tobey Maguire - Pleasantville
Mel Gibson - Signs
Ben Affleck - Shakespeare in Love
Harrison Ford -
Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
Edward Norton - Everybody Says I Love You
John Cusack - (Excluding Sixteen Candles) Bullets Over Broadway
Johnny Depp - Edward Scissorhands
Will Smith - I, Robot
Matthew Broderick - The Lion King (if that doesn't count, then The Producers)
Brad Pitt - Thelma & Louise
Keanu Reeves - Speed
George Clooney - Good Night, and Good Luck.
Christian Bale - American Psycho
Ethan Hawke - Before Sunset
Adam Sandler - The Wedding Singer
Robin Williams - The Birdcage
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Bruce Willis - Pulp Fiction (although I do have a massive soft spot for Die Hard 3: With A Vengeance)
Eddie Murphy - Bowfinger (sorry, i've never been a fan of Murphy)
Morgan Freeman - The Shawshank Redemption
Nicholas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas
Russell Crowe - Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
Ben Stiller - Flirting With Disaster
Rodney Dangerfield - Natural Born Killers
Al Pacino - Dick Tracy
Robert De Niro - GoodFellas
Tim Curry - Clue & Rocky Horror Picture Show (tie)
Denzel Washington - Oh god, i dunno... Remember The Titans? I'm not really a fan of Denzel's, and I haven't seen many of his early great stuff. Let's say Philadelphia.
John Travolta - Pulp Fiction
Kevin Bacon - Wild Things (for shits and giggles) or JFK (for seriousness)
Alan Rickman - Galaxy Quest
Kenneth Branagh - Rabbit-Proof Fence
Hugh Jackman - X2
Patrick Stewart - X2
Christian Slater - Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (but that's a really small part, so I'll say The Contender)
and, my addition:
Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain
About Me
- Glenn Dunks
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Glenn is a twentysomething freelance writer from Melbourne, Australia. Apart from this blog he is the film editor for Onya Magazine and writes regularly for Trespass Magazine. His work has appeared in The Big Issue, Encore Magazine, Forte Magazine, The Film Experience Blog and was the film correspondent for The Outland Institute radio program on JOY 94.4.
Stale Popcorn, noun, 1. A veritable cornucopia of movie geekdom, celebrity worship, Australian film discussion and all with occasional musical interludes! All wrapped up in the salty buttery taste of movie popcorn that's been sitting in the box for too long. What's not to love?
Films of 2007:
- 'The Hitcher', 2007, dir. Meyers, C-
- 'Hairspray', (x2), 2007, dir. Shankman, B+ / A- (review)
- 'Stardust', 2007, dir. Vaughn, B-
- 'The Jammed', 2007, dir. McLachlan, B+
- 'The Host', 2007, dir. Bong, C / C+ (review)
- '300', 2007, dir. Snyder, C- (review)
- 'Becoming Jane', 2007, dir. Jarrold, C+ (review)
- 'Hairspray', 2007, dir. Shankman, B+ (review)
- 'Ratatouille', 2007, dir. Bird, A (review)
- 'Diggers', 2007, dir. Dieckmann, B-
- (x# = number of viewings)
Miscellaneous Viewings:
- 'The Great New Wonderful', 2006, dir. Leiner, C
- 'Wings of Desire', 1987, dir. Wenders, A
- 'The Fluffer', 2001, dir. Glatzor & Westmoreland, C
- 'Bringing Out the Dead', 1999, dir. Scorsese, B
- 'Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream', 2005, dir. Samuels, B+
- 'The Interpreter', (x2), 2005, dir. Pollack, B+
- 'Notorious C.H.O.', (x10+) 2002, dir. Machado, A
- 'I'm the One that I Want', (x10+) 2000, dir. Coleman, A
- 'Funny Games', 1997, dir. Haneke, C- (review)
- 'Sleepless in Seattle', (xCountless), 1993, dir. Ephron, A (so shoot me!)
- (x#) = Multiple (#) Viewing
Cinema of the Absurd
- 'Glitter', 2001, dir. Hall
- 'How to Deal', 2003, dir. Kilner
- 'The Black Dahlia', 2006, dir. De Palma
- 'Friday the 13th: Part III - 3D, 1982, dir. Miner
- 'Staying Alive', 1983, dir. Stallone
- More to come...
In Cinemas Now:
- Movies, which are currently screening near me, that I would like to see
- 'Away From Her', 2007, dir. Polley
- 'Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus', 2006, dir. Shainberg
- 'Once', 2007, dir. Carney
- 'Superbad', 2007, dir. Mottola
- 'This Is England', 2007, dir. Meadows
- 'Red Road', 2006, dir. Arnold
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2 comments:
Is this definitely your favorite FILM they're in, or your favorite PERFORMANCE of theirs? Cause it's different.
Man, I'd do this, but here on the comments page, there is no list of those names, and I can't memorize all those names. Also, I'm tired. But it sounds fun.
A few different ones:
John Cusack: Being John Malkovich
Adam Sandler: Punch-Drunk Love
Jim Carrey: Eternal Sunshine
Tobey Maguire: (tough call) Wonder Boys or Spider-Man 2
Tom Hanks - Cast Away
Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tobey Maguire - Spider-Man 2
Mel Gibson - Signs
Ben Affleck - Shakespeare in Love
Harrison Ford - Six Days Seven Nights
Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
Edward Norton - American History X
John Cusack - Being John Malkovich
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean
Will Smith - ew
Matthew Broderick - can't think of one were I really like him
Brad Pitt - Fight Club
Keanu Reeves - The Matrix
George Clooney - Ocean's 11
Christian Bale - American Psycho
Ethan Hawke - Great Expectations
Adam Sandler - The Wedding Singer
Robin Williams - Mrs. Doubtfire
Arnold Schwarzenegger - True Lies
Bruce Willis - hmm Pulp fiction
Eddie Murphy - ugh none
Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby
Nicholas Cage - Adaptation
Russell Crowe - Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
Ben Stiller - Meet the Parents
Rodney Dangerfield - dunno
Al Pacino - The G-dfather
Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
Tim Curry - Rocky Horror...
Denzel Washington - hmmm nah sorry I don't like him
John Travolta - Pulp Fiction
Kevin Bacon - Mystic River
Alan Rickman - Love Actually
Kenneth Branagh - Hamlet
Hugh Jackman - X2
Patrick Stewart - X2
Christian Slater - The Name of the Rose
Audrey Hepburn - Breakfast at Tiffany's
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