Villains have come in all shapes and sizes over the past century, displaying the very best of bad. They have permeated the very best of the films that have astonished and amazed us over the past fifteen years and are sometimes only matched by their depth and complexity. These offered the actors to display great […]
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The 12 Greatest Final Movie Performances in Hollywood History
They say in the movies you’re only as good as your last performance. While this claim might be a touch unreasonable – disregarding or selling short some excellent breakthrough or mid-career performances – a truly memorable final performance has the undeniable benefit of leaving a lasting impression. Some iconic actors rose to stellar heights in […]
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The 25 Greatest Movie Performances in The Films of Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock is purported to have famously said: “Actors are cattle.” Hitchcock claimed to have been misquoted, saying only that he said that ‘Actors should be treated like cattle!’ It was something of a subtle difference, but irregardless, Hitchcock’s films contain many wonderful and varied acting performances throughout his fifty plus year career. Although he […]
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The 15 Greatest Cross-Gender Performances in Movie History
Throughout the history of acting, cross-gender performances used to be a common thing. From ancient Greek chorus to Japanese theater kabuki, the performers used to cross-dress and portray a character of the opposite sex. Nowadays, many things may have changed but cross-gender portrayals are not extinct from theatrical nor filmic representations and are very likely […]
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The 20 Greatest Performances in an Ingmar Bergman Film
Film aficionados really like talking about Ingmar Bergman. They like talking about Sven Nykevist almost as much. The discussion about Bergman’s filmmaking always seems to be centered on either the the dense thematic qualities of Bergman’s screenplays or the breathtakingly beautiful shots his long partnership with Nykevist produced. Rarely does anyone address just how actor […]
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The 10 Most Significant Artistic and Philosophical Influences to Stanley Kubrick
Everyone has to start somewhere. Geniuses are not born with knowledge, but come to it by their ability to absorb, retain, and apply that which they learned. We all know Kubrick was the typical ne’er-do-well who did poorly in school. His loathing for institutionalized learning was legendary. Home movies show he was affable — even […]