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Post by klenotka on Aug 12, 2014 14:31:08 GMT -5
It was the first news I read in the morning...what a sad way how to start a day. He was a part of my life, really, silly as it may sound. It hit me in a similar way as Patrick Swayze´s death. While Patrick Swayze was one of my first "crushes" when I was a girl, Robin Williams was a part of my childhood, growing up and my movie education. I was growing up in the 90s and I couldn´t imagine it without Robin Williams. It seems to be a curse of all comedians - they are brilliant artists in every possible way but this talent is followed by depression... I am going to watch Dead Poets Society tonight.
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Post by SueFB on Aug 12, 2014 21:46:46 GMT -5
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Post by SueFB on Aug 13, 2014 8:42:49 GMT -5
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Post by SueFB on Aug 14, 2014 13:26:07 GMT -5
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Post by SueFB on Aug 21, 2014 10:05:53 GMT -5
A fun way to spend 6 minutes and 19 seconds. Promo of sorts for this weekend's Emmys.
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Post by mamaleh on Aug 26, 2014 8:58:36 GMT -5
I was amused to see Hugh refer to Patrick Stewart as "PStew" on the former's Twitter account in reference to Stewart's bucket challenge. I'm assuming it was adapted from KStew...? I'm not overly fond of those silly nicknames (LiLo, JLo, Kimye).
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Post by narrows101 on Aug 26, 2014 9:48:55 GMT -5
I was amused to see Hugh refer to Patrick Stewart as "PStew" on the former's Twitter account in reference to Stewart's bucket challenge. I'm assuming it was adapted from KStew...? I'm not overly fond of those silly nicknames (LiLo, JLo, Kimye). I've seen him referred to as PStew before - it's the new thing, combining names!
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Post by SueFB on Sept 29, 2014 10:23:42 GMT -5
Stumbled across this list from earlier this year. I don't agree with all of them, but many on the list really do make me nod in agreement. And of course, Hugh's not on it, or we would have been all over this when the list first came out. www.rantlifestyle.com/2014/03/29/20-overrated-actors/
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Post by SueFB on Oct 8, 2014 8:26:54 GMT -5
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Post by SueFB on Oct 31, 2014 6:57:23 GMT -5
Hilarious Jim Carrey spoofs from SNL of the McConaughey Lincoln commercials. Love it.
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Post by mamaleh on Oct 31, 2014 7:31:40 GMT -5
Last week's SNL was the first one in a long time that I actually found mostly funny. Writing was better, and Carrey, whom I haven't seen in anything in quite a while, was hilarious--especially in the spoofs of those pretentious, pseudo-profound car commercials McC does.
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Post by SueFB on Nov 5, 2014 19:19:29 GMT -5
I haven't been paying much attention to Interstellar (although rumor has it the Chappie trailer will be attached, which would be good publicity, and I actually haven't decided whether to see it or not). But today I was driving and randomly heard a review of it on NPR. They played a clip of McConaughey's character speaking, and damned if he doesn't use the exact same effing accent and intonation that he has used in every frigging movie and commercial he's ever done. What range!
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Post by klenotka on Nov 5, 2014 19:49:53 GMT -5
I look forward to Interstellar because despite my reservations about Inception, Christopher Nolan is still one of my favourite directors and I knew him before it was cool to know him But I tend to agree about McCounaughey - I never really cared much about him but ever since that smug speech at the Oscars, there is something about him that just is not right. That said, I still think he was much better than Christian Bale in Kingdom of Fire (which doesn´t really say much )
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Post by Intergirl on Nov 6, 2014 3:25:26 GMT -5
I never got what people found so attractive in McConaughey. In August, a friend invited me to an outdoor cinema experience where they showed Dallas Buyers Club. I would have preferred another film, but that was the only evening she had tickets for. The story certainly was interesting, but I never really connected with the main character or cared for him. I liked Jared Leto's character much more. I understand why McConaughey got the Oscar, but apart from the extreme weight loss, I wasn't that much impressed. He just played a brash, Texan asshole and sorry if that is a bit superficial, but that's exactly how McConaughey comes across to me. So, basically, in my eyes, he played himself and for the extreme Oscar-worthy effect, they added the weight loss. There was quite some talk here in Europe, that it was a given beforehand that he would win and that the film was from the beginning planned to be a vehicle for him to win an Oscar. I guess, I just don't like him enough to want to connect with any of his characters and as Sue said, he sounds the same in every movie.
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Post by SueFB on Nov 6, 2014 6:36:09 GMT -5
Yes, there is not a lot of love for Matthew M among many Hugh fans. I think most people realize Hugh was mainly unlucky to have his Oscar nominated performance go up against Daniel Day-Lewis, one of the most respected actors of our time. But then to have it go the very next year to this fairly one-dimensional actor - and mostly because he lost so much weight and looked unrecognizable - was very, very annoying. I really shudder at the idea of Bradley Cooper winning a Tony or something.
But even Hugh seemed impressed in that London Times interview that McConaughey seemed to make a conscious career choice to get away from fluff and take serious, less commercial roles - and that it paid off. Even if Hugh makes some comments (in that article, in this most recent NYT interview) about wanting to do more serious types of roles, his movie choices - or perhaps it's what he's getting offered? - haven't reflected it much yet. Even Chappie, which I thought would be an edgier or different type of film, seems now like it might be more traditional fare, at least from that trailer. Maybe The River will help boost him in that direction.
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Post by Jamie on Nov 6, 2014 6:39:34 GMT -5
I haven't been paying much attention to Interstellar (although rumor has it the Chappie trailer will be attached, which would be good publicity, and I actually haven't decided whether to see it or not). But today I was driving and randomly heard a review of it on NPR. They played a clip of McConaughey's character speaking, and damned if he doesn't use the exact same effing accent and intonation that he has used in every frigging movie and commercial he's ever done. What range! This is what I was saying throughout the whole Oscar Season ... He always plays himself, only the clothes and dialogue change. Even when I really like him in something like True Detective, he's still McConaughey.
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Post by jean on Nov 6, 2014 9:30:23 GMT -5
But even Hugh seemed impressed in that London Times interview that McConaughey seemed to make a conscious career choice to get away from fluff and take serious, less commercial roles - and that it paid off. Even if Hugh makes some comments (in that article, in this most recent NYT interview) about wanting to do more serious types of roles, his movie choices - or perhaps it's what he's getting offered? - haven't reflected it much yet. Even Chappie, which I thought would be an edgier or different type of film, seems now like it might be more traditional fare, at least from that trailer. Maybe The River will help boost him in that direction.
Of course I have no idea what role offers he gets, but my personal impression after this New York Times article even reinforced that he just doesn't get (enough) serious, dark, different high-profile film roles offered which he wants to play. I actually can't imagine that he would decline a great role just because he isn't interested in or because it doesn't fit into the school vacation of his kids. He made Les Mis in England far away from NY and Prisoners while he had to campaign. Yes, there is this schedule for his X-Men shootings, but others and his co-stars also have their franchise schedules and still make enough other serious movies. It works for them, why it shouldn't work for him, too? Maybe he really gets only enough interesting and serious theatre roles, but unfortunately not movie roles of this type. I hope that he maybe gets one or two really great, difficult and different film roles, leading roles finally again, through The River!
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Post by jean on Nov 6, 2014 9:47:35 GMT -5
Another thought, could it be that also his frequent skin cancer treatments might keep film studios off from offering him more high-profile and leading roles now? If he is the main character in a film but have to get another cancer treatment during the shooting? Yes, there are make up artists and digital post production, but still ...
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Post by SueFB on Nov 6, 2014 9:53:03 GMT -5
I wonder if one of the goals of The River is to reinforce to the makers of certain kinds of movies that Hugh is NOT ABOUT THE MONEY. Do some producers for smaller films not even consider him for a part because they think they have no chance to attract such a big expensive star? Well, even if it's so, I guess it's up to his agency to try to change that mindset.
Here's hoping he has something on his radar that we've not even heard of yet.
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Post by SueFB on Nov 6, 2014 9:53:59 GMT -5
Another thought, could it be that also his frequent skin cancer treatments might keep film studios off from offering him more high-profile and leading roles now? If he is the main character in a film but have to get another cancer treatment during the shooting? Yes, there are make up artists and digital post production, but still ... Good point. That probably doesn't help his cause either.
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