Right on time, here we go with the second actor I am focussing on this one! I got that idea because of a trailer I just saw couple of hours ago for Larry Crowne and so I thought why not about one of the most acclaimed actors in Hollywood.
1. Philadelphia - One of the many memorable dramas that Hanks has done over the career. A great story with a great performance by Hanks and the other lead in Denzel Washington. A great drama that showed discrimination and the danger of a virus that wasn't known that broad until that movie showed what it can do. Starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Antonio Banderas and Jason Robards. Directed by Jonathan Demme.
2. Apollo 13 - Another great drama and pretty much a Tom Hanks Show in outer space. Some of the old folks I talked to are saying that it is a seriously great drama that showed the passion and the coverage of the Apollo 13 mission very good. I am too young to say something like that but it is still a great story that is based on true events. It has drama, love and of course friendship in it. Starring Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris. Directed by Ron Howard.
3. Saving Private Ryan - Maybe one of the most critically and award wise acclaimed movie with Tom Hanks and one of those movies that are putting tears into my eyes pretty much everytime. It is a passionate project that is focussing on the herorism in war and is showing what a group of people working together as a unit are capable of doing, and it also shows what burden you take on yourself when your mates died in the battle and you are visiting them years after it. Starring Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore and Edward Burns. Directed by Steven Spielberg.
4. Forrest Gump - Just saw that every movie on this list is gonna be a drama so lets honor the more "comedic" part and the more historic importance of this movie. I mean it shows so many great steps in American History all covered in a great love story and the part of narrations to fill the viewer in. I mean some punch lines about the history...hidden parts like the Watergate Affair and so on! Really awesome performance by Hanks and a great script. Deserving of the Academy Awards. Starring Tom Hanks. Robin Wright, Gary Sinise and Sally Field. Directed by Robert Zemeckis.
5. The Green Mile - One of the most emotional movies I have ever seen. The story of a warden in the death department in a jail who has an inmate who seems to be pretty nice and is lighting up some magic here and there. This all filled in with a ruthless warden who doesn't care about the dignity of the inmates who are about to get killed. Starring Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan and David Morse. Directed by Frank Darabont.
And here are the other notable mentions as usual! The DaVinci Code, Angels and Demons, Cast Away, War of Charlie Wilson, Terminal, Catch me if you can, Cast Away and Turner & Hooch.
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Sonntag, 3. April 2011
Donnerstag, 24. März 2011
Top Five Lists! DiCaprio Movies
Hey guys,
I am not available this weekend so I will post this list prior to the weekend so you guys can enjoy it! I will start off a little feature with actors and directors about their best movies and all that stuff, this will be only interrupted if a new top movie is hitting the theater that SCREAMS for a special edition!
So here we go with one of my favorite actor Leonardo DiCaprio, sadly never awarded with an Academy Award.
1. The Departed - Alright this list will of course open with the amazing picture that Martin Scorsese created and won him an Academy Award in 2006. Amazing picture about the weird and paradox life of a cop infiltrating the mafia and a mafia member infiltrating the cops, awesome performances by every cast member and one of my favorite films of the decade and probably overall! Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Jack Nicholson, Vera Farmiga and Alec Baldwin. Directed by Martin Scorsese.
2. Inception - Academy Awards have also hitted this movie but no nomination for Leo on this one. Still this is a great movie with some stunning visuals and one of the best designed story inside a Sci-Fi world that I have ever seen. Just everything is tied together greatly and the suspense that is created and the mystery of the Leo character that is wooven into the story is just great! Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ken Watanabe. Directed by Christopher Nolan.
3. Shutter Island - Returning back to the Scorsese pics. And here we go with a great movie that is creating suspense and mystery and has an atmosphere and sound design to it, that I am still shocked that it hasn't scored a single nomination in the Academy Awards. The story of the Federal Marshall that comes to Shutter Island investigating the disappearance of a violant murder out of an Insane Asylum is great, the twist and the twist of the twist is awesome and the way you can interpret the ending in so many different ways is just an awesome achievement! Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley and Mark Ruffalo. Directed by Martin Scorsese.
4. catch me if you can - This picture based on the true story of Frank Abagnale Jr. is one of the more comedic takes that Leonardo has done in his career. This movie is an awesome "heist" movie that features not only just two great actors and a great director but also features a great story and humourous dialogues that are simply refreshing and enjoyable. Just a great watch! Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. Directed by Steven Spielberg.
5. Gangs of New York - Ok it started with a Scorsese and I will end with a Scorsese. With the epic project that brought in a couple of nominations at the Academy Awards and it is one of the most underrated movies in the entire movie horizon. The epic story of Gangs rivalring in New York with a lot of hate, blood and of course some love here! Great performances and a nice story. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis. Directed by Martin Scorsese.
And other notable mentions that I will throw at you before I go into an exciting weekend with football ONLY here you go :
Titanic, Aviator, Body of Lies, Blood Diamond and The Beach!
Follow me on twitter twitter.com/fanthaiza :) Enjoy your weekend!
I am not available this weekend so I will post this list prior to the weekend so you guys can enjoy it! I will start off a little feature with actors and directors about their best movies and all that stuff, this will be only interrupted if a new top movie is hitting the theater that SCREAMS for a special edition!
So here we go with one of my favorite actor Leonardo DiCaprio, sadly never awarded with an Academy Award.
1. The Departed - Alright this list will of course open with the amazing picture that Martin Scorsese created and won him an Academy Award in 2006. Amazing picture about the weird and paradox life of a cop infiltrating the mafia and a mafia member infiltrating the cops, awesome performances by every cast member and one of my favorite films of the decade and probably overall! Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Jack Nicholson, Vera Farmiga and Alec Baldwin. Directed by Martin Scorsese.
2. Inception - Academy Awards have also hitted this movie but no nomination for Leo on this one. Still this is a great movie with some stunning visuals and one of the best designed story inside a Sci-Fi world that I have ever seen. Just everything is tied together greatly and the suspense that is created and the mystery of the Leo character that is wooven into the story is just great! Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ken Watanabe. Directed by Christopher Nolan.
3. Shutter Island - Returning back to the Scorsese pics. And here we go with a great movie that is creating suspense and mystery and has an atmosphere and sound design to it, that I am still shocked that it hasn't scored a single nomination in the Academy Awards. The story of the Federal Marshall that comes to Shutter Island investigating the disappearance of a violant murder out of an Insane Asylum is great, the twist and the twist of the twist is awesome and the way you can interpret the ending in so many different ways is just an awesome achievement! Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley and Mark Ruffalo. Directed by Martin Scorsese.
4. catch me if you can - This picture based on the true story of Frank Abagnale Jr. is one of the more comedic takes that Leonardo has done in his career. This movie is an awesome "heist" movie that features not only just two great actors and a great director but also features a great story and humourous dialogues that are simply refreshing and enjoyable. Just a great watch! Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. Directed by Steven Spielberg.
5. Gangs of New York - Ok it started with a Scorsese and I will end with a Scorsese. With the epic project that brought in a couple of nominations at the Academy Awards and it is one of the most underrated movies in the entire movie horizon. The epic story of Gangs rivalring in New York with a lot of hate, blood and of course some love here! Great performances and a nice story. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis. Directed by Martin Scorsese.
And other notable mentions that I will throw at you before I go into an exciting weekend with football ONLY here you go :
Titanic, Aviator, Body of Lies, Blood Diamond and The Beach!
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Sonntag, 20. März 2011
Top Five Lists! War Movies
Alright guys,
as promised here is the new Top 5 List and this week the topic is War Movies. And not only WAR Movies where the war is actually shown, also movies were the WAR is a pretty huge part of the movie.
1. Saving Private Ryan - A great movie that shows not only the cruelty of war, but also the heroism and the companionship in the troops. Great scenes, great dialogues and nice action paired with a lot of great emotions and an ending that is just great and awesome and shows you, what a military mission can mean for you and your further life! Starring Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore and Matt Damon, directed by Steven Spielberg.
2. Schindlers List - Not a typical war movie that shows you the violence of the war, but it shows you heroism in a different kind. An awesome movie shot in B/W with great actors, lots of drama and visuals that are great in a melodramatic way not in a stunning way! Starring Liam Neeson and Sir Ben Kingsley, directed by Steven Spielberg.
3. Inglourious Basterds - WWII an band of jewish americans are landing in France with the purpose of killing as many Nazis as possible. This basic story is mixed up with great dialogues that are purely smart constructed, great acting, above ALL Christoph Waltz and typical flashbacks that are making this movie a great enjoyable movie. Starring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Melanie Laurent, Diane Kruger and Daniel Brühl, directed by Quentin Tarrantino.
4. The Downfall - This time end of WWII. A rare and emotional look at the last days in the Bunker of Hitler. It shows the fanatism of Hitler and his servants and the will to force the Third Reich or go down with it, no matter how many neutral victims there are. A great german movie that deals with our history in a great way. Starring Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Ullrich Matthes and Heino Ferch, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel.
5. Platoon - Maybe one of the most accomplished war movies, but not good enough to be higher on this list. A good movie that shows what it is like to be a newbie in a troop and what it is like to fight a war that has absolutly no reason or purpose! Starring Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe and Tom Berrenger, directed by Oliver Stone.
And here we go with the normal other stuff that didn't made the list for whatever reason but still are a great watch!
Rambo, Flag of our fathers, Letters from Iwo Jima, Black Hawk Down, Apocalypse Now, Pearl Harbor, All quite on the western front.
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as promised here is the new Top 5 List and this week the topic is War Movies. And not only WAR Movies where the war is actually shown, also movies were the WAR is a pretty huge part of the movie.
1. Saving Private Ryan - A great movie that shows not only the cruelty of war, but also the heroism and the companionship in the troops. Great scenes, great dialogues and nice action paired with a lot of great emotions and an ending that is just great and awesome and shows you, what a military mission can mean for you and your further life! Starring Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore and Matt Damon, directed by Steven Spielberg.
2. Schindlers List - Not a typical war movie that shows you the violence of the war, but it shows you heroism in a different kind. An awesome movie shot in B/W with great actors, lots of drama and visuals that are great in a melodramatic way not in a stunning way! Starring Liam Neeson and Sir Ben Kingsley, directed by Steven Spielberg.
3. Inglourious Basterds - WWII an band of jewish americans are landing in France with the purpose of killing as many Nazis as possible. This basic story is mixed up with great dialogues that are purely smart constructed, great acting, above ALL Christoph Waltz and typical flashbacks that are making this movie a great enjoyable movie. Starring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Melanie Laurent, Diane Kruger and Daniel Brühl, directed by Quentin Tarrantino.
4. The Downfall - This time end of WWII. A rare and emotional look at the last days in the Bunker of Hitler. It shows the fanatism of Hitler and his servants and the will to force the Third Reich or go down with it, no matter how many neutral victims there are. A great german movie that deals with our history in a great way. Starring Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Ullrich Matthes and Heino Ferch, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel.
5. Platoon - Maybe one of the most accomplished war movies, but not good enough to be higher on this list. A good movie that shows what it is like to be a newbie in a troop and what it is like to fight a war that has absolutly no reason or purpose! Starring Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe and Tom Berrenger, directed by Oliver Stone.
And here we go with the normal other stuff that didn't made the list for whatever reason but still are a great watch!
Rambo, Flag of our fathers, Letters from Iwo Jima, Black Hawk Down, Apocalypse Now, Pearl Harbor, All quite on the western front.
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Mittwoch, 16. März 2011
The Next Three Days : Prison Break,Drama and Romance
After directing "Crash" and writing "Million Dollar Baby" THE NEXT THREE DAYS are the most recent movie from Paul Haggis, and in this one he is working with the star and Academy Award winner Russel Crowe and Elizabeth Banks. Also in a weird way this movie features Liam Neeson (Schindlers List) and Olivia Wilde (Tron Legacy).
Basically the story is about the married couple John and Lara Brennan and their son Luke. After an argument with her boss Lara Brennans Boss is found dead at a parking lot with Lara Brennans finger prints on the weapon. She gets convicted for the crime and has to spend a life-long sentence at the County Jail. The only person who believes that she is innocent is her husband John, who fights through courts to get her out of jail. After that fails he sees one last chance and that is a prison break and after that a departure out of the United States.
Basically the story is about the married couple John and Lara Brennan and their son Luke. After an argument with her boss Lara Brennans Boss is found dead at a parking lot with Lara Brennans finger prints on the weapon. She gets convicted for the crime and has to spend a life-long sentence at the County Jail. The only person who believes that she is innocent is her husband John, who fights through courts to get her out of jail. After that fails he sees one last chance and that is a prison break and after that a departure out of the United States.
The most prison break movies have a basic structure that is pretty much the same throughout those kind of movies. One person gets convicted, is send to jail and then he or the friends/family outside the jail are working on a plan to get her/him out of there. The Next Three Days are not inventing anything new with the movie, but this movie is adding some great things to the basic structure, that is making this movie so good.
The time span and the methods that John Brennan is using are looking fresh and modern, like the Youtube clips and the way of preparing every single step and evaluating all the important facts that are neccessary for a prison break. Also the fact that John Brennan as a English Teacher at a Community College is not really familiar with the conversation to drug dealers and other criminals is well done.
What is well done aswell is the relationship that is build in the family of the Brennans. You have John, who loves his child and loves his wife so much that he would actually do EVERYTHING to have her close to him. You have Lara, who is loving her family alright but is kind of realizing that the conversation through bars and inside a room with tons of guards are the closest thing she will ever get with her beloved ones. Last but not least you have little Luke who loves his father but is realizing that his mother is getting convicted of a horrible crime and therefor he turns away from her. This kind of family drama is well done because it comes to a full circle at the end, which is always great, when little details are mentioned at some place and then are getting picked up again in the end. (The Town does that in great fashion)
The time span and the methods that John Brennan is using are looking fresh and modern, like the Youtube clips and the way of preparing every single step and evaluating all the important facts that are neccessary for a prison break. Also the fact that John Brennan as a English Teacher at a Community College is not really familiar with the conversation to drug dealers and other criminals is well done.
What is well done aswell is the relationship that is build in the family of the Brennans. You have John, who loves his child and loves his wife so much that he would actually do EVERYTHING to have her close to him. You have Lara, who is loving her family alright but is kind of realizing that the conversation through bars and inside a room with tons of guards are the closest thing she will ever get with her beloved ones. Last but not least you have little Luke who loves his father but is realizing that his mother is getting convicted of a horrible crime and therefor he turns away from her. This kind of family drama is well done because it comes to a full circle at the end, which is always great, when little details are mentioned at some place and then are getting picked up again in the end. (The Town does that in great fashion)
The actual plan and execution of the plan (without getting into some kinds of spoiler here) is great. The cops are good, the frustration of the cops is really great, the twist and retwist is nice and the action are really spot on! Actually it is also great to see how his entire plan is unravelling after you see just fragments at the beginning and throughout the movie.
The acting jobs that Crowe and Banks are giving is pretty good as well. Crowe is great as a teacher who is getting more and more into a criminal and really determind guy and Banks is really good with herself losing every piece of faith in a reunion with her family. Weird in the actor column is just the casting of Olivia Wilde and Liam Neeson. I might get that Olivia Wilde is not a huge star with a huge name yet, but still she was in the movie for like 4 minutes and for that kind of role they could have casted a really unknown actress. And Liam Neeson is even weirder because he is really only in the movie in two scenes, two short scenes. Ok he is the one supporting Crowe with some much needed information, but still his acting ability is never shown because of the lack of time he is on the screen.
Still the movie is an enjoyable Prison Break Romance with lots of drama and some action. If you like stories that are well told and have a "suprising" and unfolding ending this movie is a great watch for you. Definitly worth checking out!
The acting jobs that Crowe and Banks are giving is pretty good as well. Crowe is great as a teacher who is getting more and more into a criminal and really determind guy and Banks is really good with herself losing every piece of faith in a reunion with her family. Weird in the actor column is just the casting of Olivia Wilde and Liam Neeson. I might get that Olivia Wilde is not a huge star with a huge name yet, but still she was in the movie for like 4 minutes and for that kind of role they could have casted a really unknown actress. And Liam Neeson is even weirder because he is really only in the movie in two scenes, two short scenes. Ok he is the one supporting Crowe with some much needed information, but still his acting ability is never shown because of the lack of time he is on the screen.
Still the movie is an enjoyable Prison Break Romance with lots of drama and some action. If you like stories that are well told and have a "suprising" and unfolding ending this movie is a great watch for you. Definitly worth checking out!
Rating : 8 out of 10
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Sonntag, 13. März 2011
Top Five Lists! Movies with a Narrator
Ok here we go...I thought about a new topic throughout the entire week and I looked through my shelf and I realized that I have tons of movies, with a narrator guiding you through the movie. Then I saw a movie on TV and I knew, that this would be my new category for this week. And to clear this out before...technically GOODFELLAS would again top this list, since it topped pretty much every other list of mine...so many fascinating techniques are used in that movie and it fits into so many categoryies, that it would top about 50% of all my lists...so from now on, I will see Goodfellas as a given one! I will say is is No.1 and I will go through the list naming 5 additional movies!
1. Goodfellas
2. Fight Club - David Finchers "first" huge success is the story of a bored person, who tells the story of how he is bored, looking for a thrill and discovering many different interesting persons in his environment. Don't wanna spoil anything so I just say, that the movie is awesome and wouldn't effect in the way it does without the narration of Edward Norton. Starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham-Carter, directed by David Fincher.
3. Shawshank Redemption - I always like it, when the main actor is not narrating the story for himself. Shawshank Redemption is delivering superb in this fashion. Red is narrating the entire thing for his buddy Andy. Cool thing about this is, that some points leave room for speculation, cause even Red can't know all the motives behind Andys actions! Perfectly narrated by Morgan Freeman. Starring Tim Robbins, and Morgan Freeman, directed by Frank Darabont.
4. Million Dollar Baby - This one is completly comparable with the Shawshank Redemption - the main actor is not speaking for himself, leaving room for speculations and adding opinions about certain things! This is the movie that got me the idea for this list, coz it made me think about that stuff. So pretty much a great movie by my idol Clint Eastwood. Perfect drama! Oh and hey - Morgan Freeman is narrating! Starring Hillary Swank, Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman, directed by Clint Eastwood.
5. Casino - Second Martin Scorsese in this list. And second Robert DeNiro in this list! The story of the "owner" of a Casino with connections to not that legal friends is a great story, and the narration aspect gives you a great inside of what DeNiro's character thinks in various situations. Great way of letting the audience know, what the main character thinks about the actions you see on the screen! Narrated by Robert DeNiro. Starring Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci and Sharon Stone, directed by Martin Scorsese.
6. Forrest Gump - I love the technique, when the story is already onreveled and the main person is sitting somewhere and is telling his story. I even love that thing when it is not with a narration like in Saving Private Ryan or so. This one here is a masterpiece because of the narration, the clever story and TOM HANKS! He is narrating, playing and he is playing in a total lovable way, just great! Narration by Tom Hanks. Starring Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise and Robin Wright, directed by Robert Zemeckis.
And business as usual here are some other movies with a narrator that are worth checking out at least for some laughs!
The Usual Suspects, Taxi Driver, Kill Bill I+II, Gangs of New York, American Beauty and The Men who stare at Goats.
I am sure I forgetting TONS of movies! If you have a great movie, that I totally forgot comment please! Also make sure you follow me on twitter twitter.com/fanthaiza. And of course subscribe to this blog if you like it!
And last but not least - The Next Three Days review will not be on today or so, coz I couldn't get my hands on that movie YET. I will go to the theater Tuesday to Rango so this review might be up Wednesday of Thursday.
1. Goodfellas
2. Fight Club - David Finchers "first" huge success is the story of a bored person, who tells the story of how he is bored, looking for a thrill and discovering many different interesting persons in his environment. Don't wanna spoil anything so I just say, that the movie is awesome and wouldn't effect in the way it does without the narration of Edward Norton. Starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham-Carter, directed by David Fincher.
3. Shawshank Redemption - I always like it, when the main actor is not narrating the story for himself. Shawshank Redemption is delivering superb in this fashion. Red is narrating the entire thing for his buddy Andy. Cool thing about this is, that some points leave room for speculation, cause even Red can't know all the motives behind Andys actions! Perfectly narrated by Morgan Freeman. Starring Tim Robbins, and Morgan Freeman, directed by Frank Darabont.
4. Million Dollar Baby - This one is completly comparable with the Shawshank Redemption - the main actor is not speaking for himself, leaving room for speculations and adding opinions about certain things! This is the movie that got me the idea for this list, coz it made me think about that stuff. So pretty much a great movie by my idol Clint Eastwood. Perfect drama! Oh and hey - Morgan Freeman is narrating! Starring Hillary Swank, Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman, directed by Clint Eastwood.
5. Casino - Second Martin Scorsese in this list. And second Robert DeNiro in this list! The story of the "owner" of a Casino with connections to not that legal friends is a great story, and the narration aspect gives you a great inside of what DeNiro's character thinks in various situations. Great way of letting the audience know, what the main character thinks about the actions you see on the screen! Narrated by Robert DeNiro. Starring Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci and Sharon Stone, directed by Martin Scorsese.
6. Forrest Gump - I love the technique, when the story is already onreveled and the main person is sitting somewhere and is telling his story. I even love that thing when it is not with a narration like in Saving Private Ryan or so. This one here is a masterpiece because of the narration, the clever story and TOM HANKS! He is narrating, playing and he is playing in a total lovable way, just great! Narration by Tom Hanks. Starring Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise and Robin Wright, directed by Robert Zemeckis.
And business as usual here are some other movies with a narrator that are worth checking out at least for some laughs!
The Usual Suspects, Taxi Driver, Kill Bill I+II, Gangs of New York, American Beauty and The Men who stare at Goats.
I am sure I forgetting TONS of movies! If you have a great movie, that I totally forgot comment please! Also make sure you follow me on twitter twitter.com/fanthaiza. And of course subscribe to this blog if you like it!
And last but not least - The Next Three Days review will not be on today or so, coz I couldn't get my hands on that movie YET. I will go to the theater Tuesday to Rango so this review might be up Wednesday of Thursday.
Donnerstag, 10. März 2011
[News] J.Edgar Project gets another cast member!
I am so excited about this upcoming project that I will announce ANY new news about this movie, that I will see!
So here we go with the first one. Apparently the actor of the US Network Show "Burn Notice" Jeffrey Donovan got casted, as an addition for the already illustrious cast. He will be the addition to Leonardo DiCaprio (playing J. Edgar Hoover), Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Lucas, Ed Westwick and Judy Dench.
J. Donovan will portray the arch rival of J.Edgar hoover in this biopic, Robert F. Kennedy.
Also casted this week was Miles Fisher (known for Superhero Movie). Fisher will play an agent who repeatledly will interview J. Edgar throughout the movie.
Still the style of the movie is not revealed, but I truely trust Clint Eastwood to give this one a great direction to maybe make this one of the best movies in 2012!
So here we go with the first one. Apparently the actor of the US Network Show "Burn Notice" Jeffrey Donovan got casted, as an addition for the already illustrious cast. He will be the addition to Leonardo DiCaprio (playing J. Edgar Hoover), Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Lucas, Ed Westwick and Judy Dench.
J. Donovan will portray the arch rival of J.Edgar hoover in this biopic, Robert F. Kennedy.
Also casted this week was Miles Fisher (known for Superhero Movie). Fisher will play an agent who repeatledly will interview J. Edgar throughout the movie.
Still the style of the movie is not revealed, but I truely trust Clint Eastwood to give this one a great direction to maybe make this one of the best movies in 2012!
Samstag, 5. März 2011
Top Ten List! Series
I was a bit quite with the Top-Lists, but now here is another extended list this time focussing on Series. I watch a lot of series and here are my Top Ten of those I watch/watched or took and extended look at, but haven't watched everything yet!
1. How I met your mother : I start off with a sitcom and man what a sitcom. The story of Ted Mosby telling the story of how he met his wife to his children is so funny and so great, with a lot of funny jokes and suprisingly for a sitcom some drama as well! Just a complete series with great characters just like Barney Stinson who is just..classic! Starring Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Neil Patrick Harris, Coby Smulders and Alyson Hannigan.
2. House M.D. : Pretty much the first doctor-hospital series I have ever watched and it was an awesome experience for me. Just a great story of a narcicist genius doctor, that is an icon concerning diagnosisis. Of course he has some issues like drug addiction, sarcasm and a general hate toward patience. Starring Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard, Lisa Edelstein, Jennifer Morrison, Olivia Wilde and Jesse Spencer.
3. The Sopranos : I said it earlier on this blog and I will say it again - I LOVE mafia gangster stories, and series wise The Sopranos is THE one for me for that matter. The story of a modern mafia family in New Jersey is pure gold. It might drag a little bit to long, but it has action, awesome dialogues and of course FUCKING great characters. Starring James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Dominic Chianese, Tony Sirico, Steve Van Zandt and Robert Iler.
4. Entourage : Might be a weird choice to have this one up so high, but this is really really a great and funny series about the life and career start of Vincent Chase and upcoming star on the Hollywood Sky. Great dialogues, a great chemestry between the characters AND a different set of characters all the way. Just a very interesting series to watch. The fact that sold it for me is that it is loosely based on the life and career of Mark Wahlberg, nough said! Starring Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and JEREMY PIVEN!!!
5. Glee : Golden Globes honor this series every year and rightfully so. A great musical series, that has some comedy, some drama and the struggle of young teenagers at high school when you are not in the cool society of the school. Great songs, great acting and sometimes a little bit of cheesy things! Great series. Starring Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch, Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Lea Michele and Jayma Mays.
6. Boardwalk Empire : Prohibition, a city of lust and corrupt politics. All the ingredients you need for an entertaining watch. HBO is investing so much into this series to make it so authentic with great atmosphere that really kicks you back into the 1920s on the screen! I really love that series because it features not only fictional characters but also real characters like Al "Scarface" Capone at the start of his career. Starring Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham and Aleksa Palladino.
7. Bones : I don't know exactly why I love this series so much, but I just do. It is the story of a forensic anthropologist who works for the FBI in order to get informations out of skeletons. She is joining forces with a confident FBI Agent and together they form a great team with great dialogues that sometimes seem to be a bit out of the world! Also with the team the conversations are great and the cases are sometimes so smartly constructed, that it is just a pleasure to watch this series. Starring Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, T.J. Thyne, Tamara Taylor and John Francis Daley.
8. The Big Bang Theory : Once again a sitcom makes my list and this time a bit of a nerdy one. This nerdy tho is selling this series for me, because you have so many clichees and so great dialogues and jokes that this is a series that really made me laugh so hard the first watch, that it had to made my list! Starring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar.
9. Scrubs : I thought with the departure of J.D. this series is loosing a bit of it's stride, but fortunatly I still enjoy the series even after the departure. Still the series is one of the kind. It has some comedy, huge amounts of drama and a moral aspect, that can not be counted out. Starring Zach Braff, Donald Faison, John C. McGinley, Ken Jenkins, Sarah Chalke, Neil Flynn and Judy Reyes.
10. Lights Out : I wanna honor this amazing new FX Series. The story of a former World Champion, who finds himself in all kinds of trouble. Every episode is great, no lows so far and the characters are developed so great, that this is a series, that is a must-watch in my opinion! Starring Holt McCallany, Stacy Keach, Chatherine McCormack, Pablo Schreiber, Meredith Hagner and Ryann Shane.
Thats it for the Top Ten...leave comments if you like it or not. And here is a list of more series, that are recommendable. (They are in no paticular order!)
Rules of Engagement, Mad Men, The Office (US and UK), Two and a half Men, 30 Rock, Castle, Boston Legal, Family Guy, Simpsons, Modern Family, Lie to me, Burn Notice, The Wire and King of Queens!
Next week a new review will come to this side, I am not sure exactly which film I will review...I am currently thinking about reviewing some film of my DVD shelf but I will see about that.
So thats it for today, subscribe to my blog and follow me on twitter twitter.com/fanthaiza for the latest news and some thoughs about films I recently watch...definitly worth it guys! :)
1. How I met your mother : I start off with a sitcom and man what a sitcom. The story of Ted Mosby telling the story of how he met his wife to his children is so funny and so great, with a lot of funny jokes and suprisingly for a sitcom some drama as well! Just a complete series with great characters just like Barney Stinson who is just..classic! Starring Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Neil Patrick Harris, Coby Smulders and Alyson Hannigan.
2. House M.D. : Pretty much the first doctor-hospital series I have ever watched and it was an awesome experience for me. Just a great story of a narcicist genius doctor, that is an icon concerning diagnosisis. Of course he has some issues like drug addiction, sarcasm and a general hate toward patience. Starring Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard, Lisa Edelstein, Jennifer Morrison, Olivia Wilde and Jesse Spencer.
3. The Sopranos : I said it earlier on this blog and I will say it again - I LOVE mafia gangster stories, and series wise The Sopranos is THE one for me for that matter. The story of a modern mafia family in New Jersey is pure gold. It might drag a little bit to long, but it has action, awesome dialogues and of course FUCKING great characters. Starring James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Dominic Chianese, Tony Sirico, Steve Van Zandt and Robert Iler.
4. Entourage : Might be a weird choice to have this one up so high, but this is really really a great and funny series about the life and career start of Vincent Chase and upcoming star on the Hollywood Sky. Great dialogues, a great chemestry between the characters AND a different set of characters all the way. Just a very interesting series to watch. The fact that sold it for me is that it is loosely based on the life and career of Mark Wahlberg, nough said! Starring Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and JEREMY PIVEN!!!
5. Glee : Golden Globes honor this series every year and rightfully so. A great musical series, that has some comedy, some drama and the struggle of young teenagers at high school when you are not in the cool society of the school. Great songs, great acting and sometimes a little bit of cheesy things! Great series. Starring Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch, Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Lea Michele and Jayma Mays.
6. Boardwalk Empire : Prohibition, a city of lust and corrupt politics. All the ingredients you need for an entertaining watch. HBO is investing so much into this series to make it so authentic with great atmosphere that really kicks you back into the 1920s on the screen! I really love that series because it features not only fictional characters but also real characters like Al "Scarface" Capone at the start of his career. Starring Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham and Aleksa Palladino.
7. Bones : I don't know exactly why I love this series so much, but I just do. It is the story of a forensic anthropologist who works for the FBI in order to get informations out of skeletons. She is joining forces with a confident FBI Agent and together they form a great team with great dialogues that sometimes seem to be a bit out of the world! Also with the team the conversations are great and the cases are sometimes so smartly constructed, that it is just a pleasure to watch this series. Starring Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, T.J. Thyne, Tamara Taylor and John Francis Daley.
8. The Big Bang Theory : Once again a sitcom makes my list and this time a bit of a nerdy one. This nerdy tho is selling this series for me, because you have so many clichees and so great dialogues and jokes that this is a series that really made me laugh so hard the first watch, that it had to made my list! Starring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar.
9. Scrubs : I thought with the departure of J.D. this series is loosing a bit of it's stride, but fortunatly I still enjoy the series even after the departure. Still the series is one of the kind. It has some comedy, huge amounts of drama and a moral aspect, that can not be counted out. Starring Zach Braff, Donald Faison, John C. McGinley, Ken Jenkins, Sarah Chalke, Neil Flynn and Judy Reyes.
10. Lights Out : I wanna honor this amazing new FX Series. The story of a former World Champion, who finds himself in all kinds of trouble. Every episode is great, no lows so far and the characters are developed so great, that this is a series, that is a must-watch in my opinion! Starring Holt McCallany, Stacy Keach, Chatherine McCormack, Pablo Schreiber, Meredith Hagner and Ryann Shane.
Thats it for the Top Ten...leave comments if you like it or not. And here is a list of more series, that are recommendable. (They are in no paticular order!)
Rules of Engagement, Mad Men, The Office (US and UK), Two and a half Men, 30 Rock, Castle, Boston Legal, Family Guy, Simpsons, Modern Family, Lie to me, Burn Notice, The Wire and King of Queens!
Next week a new review will come to this side, I am not sure exactly which film I will review...I am currently thinking about reviewing some film of my DVD shelf but I will see about that.
So thats it for today, subscribe to my blog and follow me on twitter twitter.com/fanthaiza for the latest news and some thoughs about films I recently watch...definitly worth it guys! :)
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