BRIAN PENDREIGH
Peter Cushing, born on this day in 1913, was one of the most respected and important actors in the horror and fantasy film genres. To his many fans, the British star, who died in 1994, was known as ‘The Gentle Man of Horror’ and is recognized for his work with Hammer Films which...
Whether called The Monster, The Creation, or simply Frankenstein, several famous actors have played Frankenstein's Monster in horror films and comedies in both films and TV series. Many of the best Frankenstein characters were portrayed by Academy Award winners - though none hav...
Nowadays, the casting choices seem fated in the stars, but it wasn't always so. Among those who was approached about the role was Christopher Plummer, one of Hollywood's most esteemed actors. Plummer's motivation for declining the major role in the trilogy was very practical: he didn't ...
With this in mind, Redditors recently got together onr/movies, the largest film subreddit, to discuss which actors are most well-known for a role that was out-of-character for them. Some of cinema'smost iconic performances were actually actors playing against type. ...
When the societal outcast is lashing out rather than an expendable victim (see the myriad movies referenced in The Celluloid Closet, many of which had LGBT characters who were tertiary and pointlessly introduced only to be immediately killed), it’s a lot easier to take despite any errors. Now...
"The entire experience was wonderful. It was like a chance to play cowboy and Indians for me, you know, to really have a good time in a shoot 'em-up style. And we were the first western actors to ever try this, the wires and the stunts," he says. "It felt really satisfying to...
Maybe I didn't look hard enough, but I'm trying to figure out how the news on this wasn't shoved in front of me more. Swifties are always on top of each and every move of Taylor Swift so I am sure more, if not all of you already know that Taylor Swift is going on tour. Th...
achieve their ends, or fighting one another’s actions to get there, far too often these actors brought about their own ends. “It is a curious trendin human affairs that our hearts often do us in.” Ferrante once againprovides a gloriously lurid history of the era, showing how the ...
And, three, the acting is decent. The acting is done in the main by child-actors and Bill Skarsgard, and they do their best with the (limited) script that they have been given. But they cannot save the film. The dialogue, the plot and the film’s sense of timing are too poor for...