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Christian Bale? I didn't know that was him as a child. I loved that film! "> Christian Bale was a superb juvenile actor. "Empire of the Sun" was his first film. In the documentary made during the filming, Bale is crawling through a swampy spot near the camp's fences avoiding the armed guards. Spielberg remarks to one of his assistants, "This kid's a Steve McQueen." According to Bale, he hated the after-filming hype and used to hide in restrooms to avoid press people and panting young fans. Bale subsequently gave an excellent performance as a young squire in Kenneth Branagh's "Henry V." His "dead" body is carried across the bloody battlefield by Branagh as King Harry in one of the most amazing tracking shots in late-20th-Century cinema. He is also an amazingly taciturn Jim Hawkins in Fraser Heston's excellent (where's the damned DVD?!!) "Treasure Island"-- very faithful to the book and with a surprisingly effective performance by Chuck Heston himself as Long John Silver. These films helped make Bale the most searched "cult" actor on the internet throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s. It's the strength of these juvenile performances that make me expect that one day Bale will live up to his potential, put the guns and the cape down and give ANOTHER Oscar-worthy performance -- he should have had one for "Empire..."-- in something besides flashy special effects extravaganzas. (And, yes, I think he's teriffic as Batman/Bruce Wayne.) Joe B in NOLA --- On Mon, 7/13/09, Roland Lataille <[email protected]> wrote: From: Roland Lataille <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOPO] FAVORITE FILM THAT YOU HAVE TO DEFEND To: [email protected], "Joseph Bonelli" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 11:57 AM Christian Bale? I didn't know that was him as a child. I loved that film! My first VCR was a Sony Beta and it had stereo sound - VHS did not it at that time, and it came with a demo tape to show off the stereo sound and included a clip from Empire of the Sun. Roland --- On Mon, 7/13/09, Joseph Bonelli <[email protected]> wrote: From: Joseph Bonelli <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOPO] FAVORITE FILM THAT YOU HAVE TO DEFEND To: [email protected] Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 10:58 AM "EMPIRE OF THE SUN" (1987-- Spielberg, directing Christian Bale in possibly the greatest performance by a child actor ever!) Joe B in NOLA --- On Sun, 7/12/09, Michael B <[email protected]> wrote: From: Michael B <[email protected]> Subject: [MOPO] FAVORITE FILM THAT YOU HAVE TO DEFEND To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, July 12, 2009, 8:46 AM most of our favorite films that we watch over and over, again, share tons of loyalty by others. (CASABLANCA, DOUBLE INDEMNITY, VERTIGO, etc. is on everyone's list.) BUT, what is a favorite film of your that you need to defend? that is, what film do you believe is GREAT but lacks the enthusiasm of others? my answer is THE PARADINE CASE. michael Summer concert season is here! Find your favorite artists on tour at TourTracker.com. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
