Tag: Daniel Day-Lewis

Colin Firth and the Strategy of Actors

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Cindy Bruchman

Colin Firth is a British actor I never tire watching even if his films are tiresome. His vulnerable, winning portrayals are due to his inquisitive eyes, expressive facial features, and an overall countenance that is understated yet pervasive. His gift combines the trials of…

Category: actors, Comedy, Film Spotlight, History in Films, In My Opinion, movies, oscarsTags: actors, Anthony Hopkins, Colin Firth, Daniel Day-Lewis, Eric Lomax, Kingsman: Secret Service, Leonardo DiCaprio, movies, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgard, The Railway Man

Psychopaths in Film

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Cindy Bruchman

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The power of ambivalence. How is it I am repelled and drawn to stories about the psychopath? Do you believe there’s a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde inside all of us? Perhaps that’s the allure of this anti-hero–his cleverness and seductive power. If one focuses upon the…

Category: actors, moviesTags: Daniel Day-Lewis, Glenn Close, Ian Holm, Javier Bardem, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Douglas, Psycho, psychotics in film, Ralph Fiennes, Robert DeNiro, Silence of the Lambs

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Tag: Daniel Day-Lewis

Colin Firth and the Strategy of Actors

Psychopaths in Film

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