Posted: June 23, 2017 | Author: Donald | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Brett Haley, Johnny O’Reilly, Krysten Ritter, Laura Prepon, Marc Basch, Moscow Never Sleeps, Nick Offerman, Sam Elliott, The Hero | 1,076 Comments »
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Warning: SPOILERS
Sam Elliott, the go to guy to cast as a love interest for older women, has a somewhat limited acting range. His technique, generally speaking, is of him taking a stance, cocking his head a bit, and delivering a line with a twinkle his eye. And there often seems to be very little variation on this approach.
But you know what?
I don’t care. I just love seeing him on the screen. Maybe it’s his mellifluous voice that could calm a tornado (somewhat satirized here in the opening and closing as he does a voice over for a BBQ ad). Maybe it’s his sincerity. Maybe it’s just his ability to be on the screen with seemingly little effort.
Posted: June 25, 2015 | Author: Donald | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Amy Poehler, Blythe Danner, Brett Haley, Diane Lane, Inside Out, I’ll See You In My Dreams, Josh Cooley, June Squibb, Kyle MacLachlan, Lewis Black, Marc Basch, Martin Starr, Mary Kay Place, Meg LeFauve, Pete Docter, Phyllis Smith, Pixar, Rhea Perlman, Ronaldo Del Carmen, Sam Elliot | 6,859 Comments »
First, a word from our sponsors. Ever wonder what a reader for a contest or agency thinks when he reads your screenplay? Check out my new e-book published on Amazon: Rantings and Ravings of a Screenplay Reader, including my series of essays, What I Learned Reading for Contests This Year, and my film reviews of 2013. Only $2.99. http://ow.ly/xN31r
and check out my Script Consultation Services: http://ow.ly/HPxKE
Warning: SPOILERS
I’m not really sure what to say about the new independent movie I’ll See You In My Dreams, written by Marc Basch and Brett Haley and directed by Haley, except that it is quite a lovely, little film filled with acute observations about life as one enters one’s golden years.
Is that enough for a film these days? I don’t know. But in this particular case, I found it more than ample. Read the rest of this entry »
