Spotlight: Glenn Close

Glenn Close has always been one of my favorite actresses, and i've recently fallen back in love with her in ''Damages''! I'm obsessed with the show now!
Here is a selection of Glenn's work:
The World According To Garp, The Big Chill, Jagged Edge, Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, Reversal Of Fortune, Hamlet, Hook, The Paper, Mary Reilly, 101 Dalmatians, Mars Attacks!, Air Force One, Cookie's Fortune, 102 Dalmatians, South Pacific, The Safety Of Objects, ''Will & Grace'', Le Divorce, The Lion In Winter, ''The West Wing'', The Stepford Wives, ''The Shield'', Evening, ''The Simpsons'', ''Damages'', Albert Nobbs.

Spotlight: John Goodman

John Goodman is one of my favorite character actors. He always chooses great roles, in great films and his TV work is superb also. Here is some of his work:
Revenge Of The Nerds, The Big Easy, Raising Arizona, ''Moonlighting'', Arachnophobia, Barton Fink, Matinee, ''Grace Under Fire'', The Flintstones, ''Roseanne'', Fallen, Blues Brothers 2000, ''Soul Man'', The Big Lebowski, ''Saturday Night Live'', Bringing Out The Dead, ''The Simpsons'', ''Futurama'', ''Now And Again'', What Planet Are You From?, O Brother Where Art Thou?, The Adventures Of Rocky & Bullwinkle, Coyote Ugly, ''Normal, Ohio'', ''Ed'', One Night At McCool's, Monsters Inc., Masked And Anonymous, The Jungle Book 2, ''The West Wing'', Beyond The Sea, Cars, ''Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip'', ''King Of The Hill'', Evan Almighty, Bee Movie, Speed Racer, Confessions Of a Shopaholic, You Don't Know Jack, ''Treme'', ''Damages''.

Damages

The Glenn Close legal drama ''Damages'' DVD's just went on sale (22$ instead of 50$) so i bought season one, knowing that i would love it, and lo and behold i did!
The writing is spectacular and the performances are top notch! I can't wait to watch the other seasons.
For some stupid reason though, no one is watching this show on tv. After season 3 FX cancelled the show, luckily for us, DirecTV bought the rights and are now producing and running season 4! Thank God!
Glenn Close can do no wrong, and this show has the best cast on television, here are some of the actor's who've appeared on the show:
Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Tate Donovan, Ted Danson, Zeljko Ivanek, Peter Facinelli, Garret Dillahunt, Anastasia Griffith, Marcia Gay Harden, Timothy Olyphant, William Hurt, Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa, Ty Burrell, Darrell Hammond, Greta Van Susteren, Lynn Cohen, Campbell Scott, Martin Short, Lily Tomlin, Ben Shenkman, Miriam Shor, Tara Summers, John Goodman, Chris Messina & Dylan Baker.

Musto's Performance Picks

The New York Village Voice write Michael Musto agrees with me that this year will be a great one for female performances at the movies. Here he lists what women he thinks could possibly get a nomination at this years oscars:
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet - Carnage
Jodie Foster - Carnage
Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Vera Farmiga - Higher Ground
Keira Knightley - A Dangerous Method
Rooney Mara - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Charlize Theron - Young Adult
Anne Hathaway - One Day
Anna Paquin - Margaret
Rachel Weisz - The Whistleblower
Tilda Swinton - We Need To Talk About Kevin

Rolling Stone's Best Of 2011

Rolling Stone magazine picks the best of 2011 so far.
Movies: The Tree Of Life, Midnight In Paris, Meek's Cutoff, Win Win, Hanna, Bridesmaids, Source Code, Limitless, The Lincoln Lawyer, Super 8, X-Men: First Class, Beginners, Cedar Rapids & The Conspirator.
Acting: Kate Winslet in ''Mildred Pierce'', Peter Dinklage in ''Game Of Thrones'', Brad Pitt & Hunter McCracken in ''The Tree Of Life'', Christopher Plummer in ''Beginners'', Michael Fassbender in ''X-Men: First Class'', Mel Gibson in ''The Beaver'', Jessica Chastain in ''The Tree Of Life'', Mia Wasikowska in ''Jane Eyre'', Elle Fanning in ''Super 8'', Kristen Wiig & Melissa McCarthy in ''Bridesmaids''.
Worst Movie of 2011: Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

Spotlight: William Hurt

William Hurt is one of those actors that always does good work but mostly goes unrewarded. Here is some of his most known work:
''Kojak'', Body Heat, The Big Chill, Kiss Of The Spider Woman, Children Of a Lesser God, Broadcast News, The Accidental Tourist, Trial By Jury, Jane Eyre, Michael, Dark City, Lost In Space, One True Thing, ''Dune'', A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Changing Lanes, ''The King Of Queens'', Tuck Everlasting, The Village, The King, A History Of Violence, Syriana, The Good Shepherd, Mr.Brooks, Into The Wild, Vantage Point, The Incredible Hulk, ''Damages'', Robin Hood, Too Big To Fail

May-December Romances

Flavorwire has put together a list of their top 10 best may-december romances on film, May-December romances of course are between an older man and younger woman, or older woman and younger man, just how i like 'em. Here is the list, with the age difference!
-The Big Sleep (1946), Humphrey Bogart (25) Lauren Bacall
-Lolita (1962), James Mason (37) Sue Lyon
-Harold and Maude (1971), Ruth Gordon (52.5) Bud Cort
-Last Tango In Paris (1972), Marlon Brando (28) Maria Schneider
-Manhattan (1979), Woody Allen (26) Mariel Hemingway
-Paris, Texas (1984), Harry Dean Stanton (24.5) Nastassja Kinski
-As Good As It Gets (1997), Jack Nicholson (26) Helen Hunt
-Ghost World (2001), Steve Buscemi (24) Thora Birch
-Lost In Translation (2003), Bill Murray (34) Scarlett Johansson
-Milk (2008), Sean Penn (18) James Franco

Furious Love

I had no idea this was happening but apparently Martin Scorsese is planning a biopic of the relationship between Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton, called ''Furious Love''. Sounds Exciting. Thompson on Hollywood blog had made lists of some of the actresses and actors he would like to see playing the famous couple, my choice however, because of ressemblance and because i think the could do a great job are: Catherine Zeta-Jones & Julian McMahon.
Elizabeth: Mia Kirshner, Olivia Wilde, Evangeline Lilly, Rachel Weisz, Kate Beckinsale, Natalie Portman, Catherine Zeta-Joines, Rachel McAdams, Scarlett Johansson, Anna Friel
Richard: James Purefoy, Eric Bana, Karl Urban, Clive Owen, Russell Crowe, Gerard Butler, Leonardo DiCaprio, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Julian McMahon

Pitt's Performances

Here is New York's Village Voice writer Michael Musto's take on Brad Pitt's five best performances in order of greatness!
05. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (2008)
04. Burn After Reading (2008)
03. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
02. Fight Club (1999)
01. Inglourious Basterds (2009)

De-Glamorized Stars

Here are 15 movie stars who have successfully de-glamorized themselves for a part, according to A.V. Club. Wether it was for critical acclaim or simply to push themselves a little bit further, they went there.
Charlize Theron, Monster (2003)
Joaquin Phoenix, I'm Still Here (2010)
Johnny Depp, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (1998)
Jack Nicholson, About Schmidt (2002)
Henry Fonda, Once Upon a Time In The West (1968)
Anna Faris, Smiley Face (2007)
Katharine Hepburn, Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
Mariah Carey, Precious (2009)
Christian Bale, The Machinist (2004) The Fighter (2010)
Cameron Diaz, Being John Malkovich (1999)
Catherine Deneuve, Dancer In The Dark (2000)
Brad Pitt, 12 Monkeys (1995)
Jean-Claude Van Damme, JCVD (2008)
Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men (2007)
Sylvester Stallone, Cop Land (1997)

De-Glamorizing Fails

Sometimes actors consciously take on roles that will make them look somewhat unattractive, in hopes of attracting oscar buzz or simply make their performances more ''worthy & serious'', and sometimes that just falls flat, because they still end up looking somewhat like themselves or even glamorous. Here are 16 unsuccessful attempts to de-glamorize movie stars, from A.V. Club:
Natalie Portman, Hesher (2011)
Christine Lankin, The Hottie and The Nottie (2008)
Orlando Bloom, Haven (2006)
Michelle Pfeiffer, Frankie and Johnny (1991)
Jessica Biel, Home Of The Brave (2006)
Lindsay Lohan, I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
Jared Leto, Chapter 27 (2008)
Jason Schwartzman, Spun (2003)
Bradley Cooper, Limitless (2011)
Kate Winslet, Little Children (2006)
Uma Thurman, My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
Rachael Leigh Cook, She's All That (1999)
Keanu Reeves, The Watcher (2000)
Jennifer Aniston, Just Go With It (2011)
Nicole Kidman, The Human Stain (2003)
Mel Gibson, The Man Without a Face (1993)

Top Female Performances Of The Decade

You know i love making list and i love making list of female performances even more! I was very glad when i came across this list from Trespass magazine, of the top 11 female performances of the last decade, because i agree with the choices, and if you haven't seen one or a few of these performances, do yourself a favor and WATCH!
Nicole Kidman - Birth
Bjork - Dancer In The Dark
Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Tilda Swinton - Julia
Laura Dern - Inland Empire
Charlize Theron - Monster
Naomi Watts - Mulholland Drive
Mo'Nique - Precious
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem For a Dream
Penélope Cruz - Volver

Lady Caca Presents The Therapy Tour

I Don't know what possessed me to watch ''The Monster Ball'' on HBO, but holy shit! I wasn't at all prepared for the mess that it was!
First off, bitch has no stage presence at all, we knew this, but this HBO special just confirms this.
The dancing is sub-par, kinda tough to understand why there is so much dancing, when it's clear to them that she can't hit all the moves or simply doesn't care.
But the worst part of this train wreck is the banter between songs! My god! it was almost fucking uncomfortable at times. She has absolutely no self-esteem and no confidence, and feels that telling us this will make us love her? What's up with that? And all the Jesus references? Bitch please! Give it a rest!
I'm kind of offended that this woman gets to do what she does, she's not cut out for it, and the fact that she's a good song-writer barely makes up for everything else.
let's see what happens next.