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@mikemovies John Hawkes

Who is a character actor who has delivered consistently excellent, scene-stealing work for years without ever becoming a household name, and deserves far more recognition?

@Fcsnva @mikemovies My god, yes.

@mikemovies I have to say the legend that was Warren Oates.

@Stewey444 @mikemovies Yes.

@mikemovies Austin Pendleton

@Mgleclair @mikemovies Notorious for sexing up a randy Nancy Reagan (then still Nancy Davis) backstage nightly in a production they were performing in summer stock.

@mikemovies James Karen

@ihateclaims @omacolt I’m still not entirely convinced he’s not his real son

@omacolt #JulyMovieChallenge 24-spy in movie SPY GAME Bob AND Brad?!?!?!

@ihateclaims @roger_bakes @Freelineorlando @AMclenon @BrambleJim @stonemonkts @fillups44 @Anne2ZeReturn @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @PatrickC895106 Frank certainly looks good with Bing …

@roger_bakes @Freelineorlando @AMclenon @BrambleJim @stonemonkts @fillups44 @Anne2ZeReturn @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @Windix3 @PatrickC895106 He looks good with bling

@stonemonkts @ihateclaims @fillups44 @Freelineorlando @Anne2ZeReturn @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @roger_bakes @Windix3 @PatrickC895106 @AMclenon Oh wait, how did I forget Holdovers? That one is my favorite of that year. IT was a great year though.

@Freelineorlando @PeteJohnso43288 @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @roger_bakes @ihateclaims @BrambleJim @stonemonkts @PatrickC895106 @performativeUtt I got the Blu-ray of The Whisperers in one of the Kino sales. I’d never seen it. Edith Evans blew me away with that performance. So sad, and so convincing. One of the things being established in this thread is how good he was in extracting great things from actresses.

@PeteJohnso43288 @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @roger_bakes @ihateclaims @BrambleJim @Windix3 @stonemonkts @PatrickC895106 @performativeUtt Yes. I could easily have included The L Shaped Room and The Whisperers, two other favorites of mine

Why no scholarly analysis of the films of Bryan Forbes (#BOTD)? In the 1960s he made some terrific dramas: King Rat is a provocative prisoner of war story, and Seance On A Wet Afternoon is a chilling horror tale about a touchy subject, child abduction. His work deserves scrutiny

@PatrickC895106 @Freelineorlando @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @roger_bakes @ihateclaims @BrambleJim @stonemonkts @performativeUtt I can’t speak with any authority as to its worth because I think the last time I saw it I was still in single digits. But I’m never not amazed at how they got that amazing cast assembled. But it had to have some following to be made into a musical.

@Windix3 @Freelineorlando @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @roger_bakes @ihateclaims @BrambleJim @stonemonkts @performativeUtt Stacked cast for sure but this was panned when it came out and certainly has not improved with age.

@roger_bakes @Freelineorlando @CarloDallapicc1 @BrambleJim @stonemonkts @ihateclaims @fillups44 @Anne2ZeReturn @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @PatrickC895106 @AMclenon I’d argue that The Fugitive is an exception

@Freelineorlando @CarloDallapicc1 @BrambleJim @stonemonkts @ihateclaims @fillups44 @Anne2ZeReturn @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @Windix3 @PatrickC895106 @AMclenon Non-stop action is, paradoxically, boring. Like those Marvel superheroes movies.

@Fcsnva @Freelineorlando @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @roger_bakes @ihateclaims @BrambleJim @PatrickC895106 @stonemonkts @performativeUtt Growing up, my parents had the original soundtrack album of Spartacus, and then another album of Count Basie interpreting the themes. Not only were they both entertaining, they provided an entire musical lesson in similarities and differences.

@Freelineorlando @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @roger_bakes @ihateclaims @BrambleJim @Windix3 @PatrickC895106 @stonemonkts @performativeUtt All of North's movie scores are memorable, though my favorite might be the one he composed for Spartacus.

Commuting CD: The Soundtrack to Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Wolf. Heard outside the film, Alex North’s lyrical score hints at the tragedy lurking behind the night of heavy drinking; it has a sad, wistful feel that contrasts the film’s loud vulgarities. The score is truly captivating

Hunter Biden on Trump: “We’re living under a dictatorship right now. It’s less Adolf Hitler because he’s not as concentrated as that. It’s more Idi Amin. It’s buffoonery, complete and utter incompetence. On top of a giant grift of the likes no one in the world has ever seen”

If Andy Beshear has 2028 aspirations, he's giving us a pretty good indication of the type of president he would be. Those who cannot meet this moment need not apply.

@Freelineorlando @DARWINCURRY5 @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @roger_bakes @ihateclaims @BrambleJim @stonemonkts @PatrickC895106 @performativeUtt She was especially memorable as the one Stepford wife who just, “ … had to get that recipe.”

@Windix3 @DARWINCURRY5 @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @roger_bakes @ihateclaims @BrambleJim @stonemonkts @PatrickC895106 @performativeUtt I agree on Perry, I didn’t know Forbes collaborated with his wife

@Freelineorlando @DARWINCURRY5 @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @roger_bakes @ihateclaims @BrambleJim @stonemonkts @PatrickC895106 @performativeUtt His wife is actress Nanette Newman. She’s in almost every film he did.

@BrambleJim @Freelineorlando @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @roger_bakes @ihateclaims @stonemonkts @PatrickC895106 @performativeUtt Definitely check out Seance on a Wet Afternoon. Kim Stanley’s performance is straight off of Mt. Olympus.

@Freelineorlando @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @roger_bakes @ihateclaims @Windix3 @stonemonkts @PatrickC895106 @performativeUtt I don’t know his films. Sounds like o should check them out

@Freelineorlando @DARWINCURRY5 @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @roger_bakes @ihateclaims @BrambleJim @stonemonkts @PatrickC895106 @performativeUtt I give you this. He’s in the same territory as Frank Perry. And both worked with their wives.

@DARWINCURRY5 @OldCarLongRoad @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @roger_bakes @ihateclaims @BrambleJim @Windix3 @stonemonkts @PatrickC895106 @performativeUtt And those are both excellent films. I don't think Forbes has ever gotten the recognition he deserves, especially for his first rate 1960s movies

@Freelineorlando @coloneljen @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @roger_bakes @ihateclaims @BrambleJim @stonemonkts @PatrickC895106 @performativeUtt @AMclenon As one of the local natives in this group, I proffer gratitude. George and the rest of the “family” always had a lot of fun putting Pittsburgh BACK on the cinematic map.

@coloneljen @hermannkarlovic @CarloDallapicc1 @roger_bakes @ihateclaims @BrambleJim @Windix3 @stonemonkts @PatrickC895106 @performativeUtt @AMclenon I've always associated Romero with Pittsburgh

I continue to champion Monkey Shines (out today, 1988) as one of George Romero’s best non-zombie films. The tale of a raging paraplegic who develops a psychic link with a service monkey is horror for those who like smart ideas over gore or violence. Ella the🐒 is adorable & scary

@ATRightMovies I always post Chinatown for this. I’ll switch it up a bit.

Drop some of your favourite movie posters?

@ErnestBoehm @ATRightMovies I love that they designed both a minimalist version, and a florid one.