Monday 7 October 2013

Week 3

Actor's who to my surprise have not yet won an Oscar:


 
Will Smith

''The Fresh Prince of Bel Air' has dominated both music charts and the big screen. While his song of the 90’s, “Parent’s Just Don’t Understand” was on everyone’s CD player; maybe “The Academy Just Don’t Understand” would have been more appropriate. Will Smith has been nominated for both "Ali" and "Pursuit of Happiness", but still seems to be in the pursuit of an Academy Award.'
I personally think that Will Smith has made some amazing performances; however not quiet up to the gold man standard.








Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise was nominated twice in 1989 and 1997 for his performances in "Born on the Fourth of July" and "Jerry Maguire". But the third time’s the charm right? Well, unfortunately not for Cruise, whose nomination for "Magnolia" still didn't lead to an Academy Award. When the time does come for Cruise to win his Oscar, someone should probably warn his couch before he comes home--we all remember what happened to Oprah's.
I am very torn with Tom Cruise as i loath him normally but i absolutely love him in 'Interview With The Vampire' as I think his portrayal of 'Lestat' was magnificent  he created a vampire that we love to hate and hate to love he has all the aspects of a rebellious,  evil vampire without being too sinister so we can still connect to him. So I think based on his performance in this film alone he deserves an Oscar.




Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio is an actor who is known for taking on diverse and challenging roles. His performances in films like "Inception" and "Titanic" have many categorizing DiCaprio as one of the best actors in his generation. Although he has received Oscar nods for his roles in "The Aviator", "What’s Eating Gilbert Grape" and "Blood Diamond", he still has never received an Academy Award.I personally believe that poor Leonardo DiCaprio kind of needs an Oscar  He has starred in too many amazing films, from 'Titanic' to 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Inception' I think he just damn well needs one.





Johnny Depp

While being an A-list celebrity can lead to your own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, it doesn't always lead to an Oscar. Surprisingly, Johnny Depp is among the list of actors who have yet to take home the gold man. The last decade has been filled with Oscar nods for Depp as his roles in "Sweeney Todd", "Finding Never land" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" have lead to three nominations. His films brought millions into the box offices but while money can buy most things—you can’t put a price on an Oscar.
Well what can I say? I am shocked, stunned and just plain curious as to how this man has not earned a Oscar in his long-lived career so far. He is one of my favorite actors and I just don't see how he has yet to have a little gold man. He has starred in,  and brought to life 'Edward Scissor hands', 'Sweeney Todd', 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' ( all four of them ), 'Charlie And The Chocolate factory', 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' and of course the incredible 'Legend Of The Sleepy Hollow'. Can you feel my frustration; I hope so.


Brad Pit

We can’t finish the list without mentioning Brad Pitt, another actor who has been snubbed by the golden statue. Pitt might be a heartthrob that has attracted ladies of all generations, but Oscar seems to be the only one not giving him a second look. As for nominations, Pitt has reeled in three for his roles in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", "Twelve Monkeys" and "Moneyball" but, as you guessed, still no Academy Award. Brad Pitt probably does deserve a Oscar, however I just don't see it personally. Apart from his excellent role in 'Interview With The Vampire' and 'World War Z' which I enjoy I just don't get the fuss about his appearance and talent  On the other hand it would be nice to see him achieve one of the best rewards an actor can hope to get.


What makes 'Interview with the Vampire' such a great film?


Personally I think that the story line of the film is just genius, so I decided to look online about it; turns out that the film was based off of a book series, which one intrigued me and two made a lot of sense. In my opinions films based off of books tend to have a great well thought out story line as long as the script writers don't ruin it. Here we see a flawless story made more enticing by the nature of the characters. First of all I don't think that Neil Jordan (director) could have selected a better cast. With Tom Cruise as 'Lestat' and Brad Pitt as 'Louis' and don't forget Kristen Dunst and 'Claudia' how could it have gone wrong; put simply it didn't. This film is full of family, friends, relationship, history, romance and evil, plus they chucked in some vampires so it possibly couldn't be better. Even the ending of the film was incredible as it creates enigmas as what happens to 'Louis', how the hell ‘Lestat’ survived (spoiler I guess, sorry) and what was going to happen to 'Daniel' (interviewer). Well i certainly enjoyed it and give if a 5/5 stars on all levels. Would i recommend it? Absolutely. 


Here's the trailer, enjoy:


A review of 'Interview With The Vampire' by Siskel and Ebert:

I agree with everything that they have to say as like I said before it is such an amazing film it is hard to criticize. I'm glad that everyone seems to like it just as much as I did. I urge you to watch it if you haven't yet managed too; you wont regret it.


'In the shadow of the Vampire':
This is behind the scenes and interviews with the cast and crew. I really enjoyed watching these videos as they gave a great insight to what went on through the film making process and how the cast and crew felt about the film and the way it turned out.








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