Great thread, Channing
Here's a list of "fresh faces" and the movies in which they appeared, which
made an indelible impression on me, with performances that demanded one take
notice of them.
In no particular order:
Ray Liotta (and to a lesser degree Melanie) in Something Wild
John Turturro in Millers Crossing
Eric Roberts in Pope of Greenwich Village
Mickey Rourke in Body Heat
Leonardo DiCaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Charlize Theron in 2 Days in the Valley
An interesting footnote: even though the talents of all the above is
unquestionable, they didn't always progress to bigger and better things,
interestingly enough.
Zeev
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From: "channinglylethomson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 1:16 PM
Subject: [MOPO] Off Topic -- New Movie Actors and Actresses
I've been enjoying the remake thread going around now and had a thought
about something similar last night. I was watching JERRY MAGUIRE on cable
and remembered how great and refreshing it was to see a new actress on the
screen when it first came out. Renee Zellwegger was smart, pretty, sweet,
and and a brand new face on the Hollywood scene. She held her own with Tom
Cruise and really made the movie work in ways that another more familiar
actress wouldn't have been able to achieve. This is one of the few times
when a new personality came along recently that really "lit up the
screen." For those of you who yawn at the thought of another vehicle with
Ben Affleck or Tom Cruise or Charlize Theron or Julia Roberts or Cameron
Diaz -- can you think of other times when a new face has come along and
really improved a film or the movie industry in general -- out of the
blue?
Channing Thomson in San Francisco
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