Unsung film performances

[BurtWorm]

This subject brought to you by my viewing and reviewing last night of Laura Dern in Citizen Ruth.



I can't believe such total submergence into the character of the glue sniffing homeless pregnant woman at the center of an abortion rights/right-to-life war in Omaha won her only one award (and only one nomination!).

(The film is also overlooked. Maybe people are leery of a fairly fearless satire on the subject of abortion?)

[swag]

1. She was a great huffer, agreed. So charmingly addled and hopeless.

[BurtWorm]

2. I was listening to her commentary on the film

and it was a pleasure to find out she enjoys watching the performance herself. It's like she watching someone else. You can tell she loves Ruth Stoops.

[BurtWorm]

3. Any unsung performances you want to sing the praises of

join in at any time...

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

4. I can't not mention Joseph Gordon-Levitt in last year's "Mysterious Skin"

Insanely strong performance. Simply stunning and I urge everybody to rent it.

Laura Dern is pretty underrated all round. I'm especially fond of her in Lynch's Blue Velvet & Wild at Heart.

[ghostsofgiants]

10. Definitely.

Great film, great performance.

Read this: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12088178/site/newsweek/

Pretty interesting.

[mitchum]

5. Any appearance by character actor G D Spradlin

[EstimatedProphet]

6. Jack Nicholson-any of his movies

I don't believe he ever sang in any of them.

[CanuckAmok]

7. Philip Seymour Hoffman in Boogie Nights.

I guess he's not that unsung anymore, but his tragically unloved, sexually repressed character in Boogie Nights was the best of the film, IMHO.

[graywarrior]

8. I'm digging Mary Lynn Rajskub aka. Chloe lately

[AngryAmish]

9. Melinda Dillon as Suzanne Hanrahan in Slapshot

Her unflinching performance exploring bisexuality and loneliness within marriage. Brings a tear to my eye every time.

[NV Whino]

11. Laura Dern

can remain unsung as far as I'm concerned.

[AmyDeLune]

12. Christian Bale in "The Machinist"

Dropped 63 pounds going from this:



to this:



Insane, but effective.:scared:

[bigwillq]

13. Bale in American Psycho as well.

He's an amazing actor.

[AmyDeLune]

15. Agreed! :-)

Werner Herzog called him one of the finest actors of his generation- high praise indeed! :)

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

17. He did it again for Werner Herzog in "Rescue Dawn"

(though not by quite as much) which should hopefully come out this year.




http://www.gibraltarfilms.com/projects/rescuedawn/index.htm

Agree completely about "The Machinist", although it's really painful to watch at times.

[AmyDeLune]

18. I'm looking forward to that one too. ;-)

It's being held up at the production level-- the production company hasn't paid anyone yet, apparently. :(

Bale reportedly lost about 40-50 pounds this time around. I hope he quits doing that before he does permanent damage to himself. :cry:

[Twillig]

14. Eamon Owens in "The Butcher Boy"

One of the THE best child performance ever. Fucking Brilliant.

[Redstone]

16. Burt Lancaster in "Valdez is Coming."

Redstone

[enigmatic]

19. Steve Railsback in "The Stuntman"

And Brad Dourif in "Chain Dance"; both are brilliant performances..