Just in case you forgot how terrifying Faye Dunaway is as psycho Hollywood icon Joan Crawford. I still can't watch this movie without having nightmares.
She was one of my 'female villains' I spotlighted last month and I reiterate that she is probably the most frightening. Seeing those clips again makes me a bit ill... Definitely nightmare inducing!
You know, for all the disdain that was heaped upon this film (and much of it was well deserved), and as bad as the script is (and it's pretty bad) - I still think that Faye Dunaway gave a terrific performance. Call it campy, but next to her performances in Network and Bonnie and Clyde, this is the one everyone remembers her for.
Yeah, the movie sucks but Dunaway's great in it. Interestingly, after really researching the part, and talking to those who knew her, Faye realized she wasn't playing a monster and sought to humanize J Crawford, much to christina Crawford's rage!
I totally agree with Pax and Rob. The pacing and direction are awful, as the film has no real sense of time or purpose, but in the hands of a better filmmaker, I really do think Dunaway could've won an Oscar. She goes all out, and as fun as it is to make fun of the performance now, it's actually great on its own.
“His irises tremble violently as the camera fixes on his glassy gaze, and before you know it, you've once again been entranced by the character with whom you're unsure if you should fear or sympathize.”— Actor Bio on Blockbuster Onlin e I just got finished watching Captivity , one of the After Dark Horrorfest films starring Elisha Cuthbert as a kidnapped supermodel with Daniel Gillies and Pruitt Taylor Vince as her captors. Vince gives an unsettling performance as the psychotic Ben Dexter, who owns his own catering business to finance his and his brother's hobby of capturing young women and keeping them in the basement. Vince’s roles always leave me with a feeling of lingering creepiness, so I thought I’d do a brief review of the weirdos he’s played in the past. Monster (2003) Vince plays Gene the stuttering "John" in Monster, one of the many victims of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute from Daytona Beach who became a serial killer. Identity (2003) Malcolm Rivers is
I was on MySpace when a Zombieland promo popped up with Woody Harrelson and that kid from Juno giving tips on how to survive a zombie apocalypse. This bit of fun seguewayed into the trailer and I was about to click off when I noticed the zombie stripper that chases the Asian businessman out of the nudie club (an image that has stuck with me since my first viewing of the redband trailer) was now wearing a digital bikini top! Check out the regular and restricted trailers at the Zombieland website to witness the hilarity.
Okay so I’m kinda riffing off Pax Romano’s gig over at Billy Love’s Stu , but imitation is the highest form of flattery right? Anyway here are the things about life I learned from Clash of the Titans, in theaters now. Have multiple fabulous costume changes—one outfit is never enough for one movie. I could not help but notice how many different looks Io, Perseus’s love interest, has in Clash—all of them fabulous of course. She starts off in a drapey number and pristine up-do, revealing only her face. This gives way an off-the-shoulder tunic and loose locks when she has to get down and dirty fighting giant scorpions. Io then ditches the cape and sets her look to stun with a fancy drape adorned with a knitted, faux fur accent. Just goes to show you girls, make your pieces multi-task and you can look better than Aphrodite herself. Accept gifts, they might come in handy Perseus persists (wow, that was a lot of s’s) in refusing the gifts of his father Zeus, like Pegasus and a magical
Wow, that really is scary!
ReplyDeleteShe was one of my 'female villains' I spotlighted last month and I reiterate that she is probably the most frightening. Seeing those clips again makes me a bit ill...
ReplyDeleteDefinitely nightmare inducing!
You know, for all the disdain that was heaped upon this film (and much of it was well deserved), and as bad as the script is (and it's pretty bad) - I still think that Faye Dunaway gave a terrific performance. Call it campy, but next to her performances in Network and Bonnie and Clyde, this is the one everyone remembers her for.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the movie sucks but Dunaway's great in it. Interestingly, after really researching the part, and talking to those who knew her, Faye realized she wasn't playing a monster and sought to humanize J Crawford, much to christina Crawford's rage!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Pax and Rob. The pacing and direction are awful, as the film has no real sense of time or purpose, but in the hands of a better filmmaker, I really do think Dunaway could've won an Oscar. She goes all out, and as fun as it is to make fun of the performance now, it's actually great on its own.
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