I'll offer this speculation about Drew Barrymore. She's not dumb. She either is or behaves as though she's weird or flaky in part because she knew from the time she was a child that she would not be able to pull off the glamorous waif look that might otherwise keep her popularity high enough to get her hired.
Tracy On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 9:40 PM, Daryle Lockhart <dar...@darylelockhart.com>wrote: > > > Wow, I'm gonna search for that interview, because until you typed > this, I had Drew written off as very "Madonna" ish, in that if 'being > smart' is what's up, then she's all in. Until being dumb is what's up. > Then she's at that party. > > You may have singlehandedly changed my view of her. > > Daryle > > > > On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:24 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > > One of the most successful acting families in history is the Barrymore > family, with actors going back to the early 20th century. Drew has been > very successful in her own right since her days as the cute kid actor. While > one may argue about the types of movies she does, or debate her acting > ability, she's undeniably able to get and create work, having been a > producer as well as an actress. Besides, she really is a student of film > history, and after i heard her on NPR's "Fresh Air" saying how "honored" she > was to speak to host Terry Gross, I upped her assessment in my book. Any > actress who regularly listens to NPR and counts being on it an honor is okay > in my book. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daryle Lockhart" <dar...@darylelockhart.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 8:41:14 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood > wisdom > > > > The SON of Clint is in "Invictus" and is a pretty weak actor...so far. So > far the most successful Coppola besides Francis doesn't use the name (he > uses Nick Cage). Robert Downey Jr is WAY more successful than his dad ever > was, pre-and post rehab. > > As has been mentioned already, Michael Douglas is really one of the best > actor's kid example. > > > On Jun 21, 2010, at 1:20 PM, Omari Confer wrote: > > > > The daughter of Clint went out of her way to not use her dads rep....and > has gotten her nowhere. The foundation of hollywood is in the genes man. Ask > the Baldwins...the Barrymores, The Arquettes, the Copalas...etc.... > > > > > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Daryle Lockhart < > dar...@darylelockhart.com> wrote: > >> >> >> ...just ask the Eastwoods. >> >> Another thing to factor in is that Will's son's LAST picture was a >> remake, and was horrible. This film succeeded, as much as nobody wants to >> admit it, BECAUSE of Jaden Smith. And I love me some Jackie Chan. But Jaden >> made this character work! >> >> >> On Jun 21, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Kelwyn wrote: >> >> >> >> Nothing in Hollywood is a slam dunk. Before hand everybody was picking >> "The A-team," another remake, as the "slam dunk." Further, conventional >> wisdom is that a major movie must be helmed by a white person. Lastly, what >> does Will Smith's track record have to do with his son? Hollywood dominance >> is not hereditary. >> >> ~rave! >> >> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, Omari >> Confer <clockwork...@...> wrote: >> > >> > Its also a remake...with Will Smith's kid....and the most prolific >> action >> > star on the planet....slam dunk. >> > >> > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Kelwyn <ravena...@...> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > Jaden Smith's "The Karate Kid" wasn't supposed to score a huge $55.7 >> > > million opening (and $112 million in two weeks). >> > > >> > > It is done so by defying conventional Hollywood wisdom. Amazingly, it >> has >> > > an almost entirely nonwhite cast. This something "The Prince of >> Persia" and >> > > "The Last Airbender" were too timid to try. >> > > >> > > ~rave! >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > READ MY BLOG >> > http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com >> > STRING THEORY >> > http://stringtheory.podbean.com >> > >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > READ MY BLOG > http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com > STRING THEORY > http://stringtheory.podbean.com > > > > > > > >
