Abandon hollywood if you're smart?

Started by mister mister, September 25, 2003, 07:28:32 AM

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mister mister

I think there's some mainstream actors out there that have more potential than they're given credit for.

This is just the first I thought of, seeing someone's wonderboys avatar..

Anyway, I thought Katie Holmes was good  in The Ice Storm and Wonderboys..and Go. not brilliant, but good. But then, she puts her self through series after sickening series of dawsons creek..

can you think of any other mainstream actors that would be cool in independant type films?

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Quote from: heatherAnyway, I thought Katie Holmes was good  in The Ice Storm and Wonderboys..and Go. not brilliant, but good. But then, she puts her self through series after sickening series of dawsons creek..

I agree that she's a talented actor, but she is always type casted.

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She is typecasted as the cute girl next door.  I really like her...but her role in The Gift was not believable for me.  I do not see her as a naughty rich girl slut.  Thou it was nice seeing a little of her skin...

No matter what, when it come to Holmes...I see this:

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mister mister

I actually watched the gift yesterday for the first time, after i'd made that posted about katie. Yeah, she was weird in that.

Cate was good.. good 'ol cate.

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If you want to talk about a kick ass Hollywood movie, then I think George Clooney is the greatest thing alive now. His presence reminds me of Orson Welles and his coolness is the best going today. Thing is, I could see him playing so many other roles out there. He was the best thing in Solaris and his character in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind kept on reminding me of Orson Welle's entrance in The Third Man. I think he is the best person to affect someone right now by just looking into their face or seeing their most minor way of communicating. I am more likely to trust and be swayed by Clooney than anyone. Just this allows him a world of roles in indie world that he could dominate.

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I agree about Clooney, although he reminds me more of Cary Grant than Orson Welles.

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always  .   plays the same  .   character

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Quote from: Banky
Quote from: NEON MERCURYdenzel . washington.

always  .   plays the same  .   character
Training Day
Malcolm X
John Q
Glory
He Got Game
Mo' Better Blues
Out of Time
Antwone Fisher
Philadelphia
The Pelican Brief
The Bone Collector
The Hurricane

Oh yeah, he sure plays the same character all the time, alright.  ;)

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Quote from: NEON MERCURYdenzel . washington.

always  .   plays the same  .   character
Training Day
Malcolm X
John Q
Glory
He Got Game
Mo' Better Blues
Out of Time
Antwone Fisher
Philadelphia
The Pelican Brief
The Bone Collector
The Hurricane

Oh yeah, he sure plays the same character all the time, alright.  ;)


..thanks for that i agree.

and i was just answering the question:"..which mainstream actor would be cool in independant type films?"..no one can deny that he is a great actor and it would be  cool to see him in independant films..