fave actors
> I am starving for a little superficiality. I miss posting interactive
> threads like "Who is your favorite actress and actor?"
> My answers to the questions would be Kate Winslet and Ed Norton.
> What about U?
Kate is great! I always go see her movies.
My fave actor of all-time is Paul Newman, both for his work on screen and how he conducts himself as a "celebrity" off-screen.
My current fave actor is probably Samual Jackson, but I'm influenced by the fact that I watched "Jackie Brown" this weekend. And he gets extra points for being able to appear in any genre or size of film without losing respectability as an actor (unlike Robert DeNiro of late).
On the female side, I regret to say it's difficult to pick a current stand-out. I'm not into the Julia Robertses and Hillary Skanks that seem to be the rage nowadays. (Why did we allow butt-ugly women to be our top stars?) But I am taken with Monica Bellucci. Sadly, none of her movies are as good to watch as she is. (That's how I feel about so many of the non-butt-ugly actresses of today, from Angelina Jolie to Ashley Judd). "Irreversible", Bellucci's most noteworthy and best made film, is too barbaric and harsh to watch more than once...or to even like on any level outside of the technical. In fact, if you watched that back-to-back-to-back with "Malena" and "Passion of the Christ," you'd wonder if she has some weird torture fantasies. Nevertheless, I respect that, unlike contemporary American actresses, Bellucci doesn't stick no-nudity clauses into her contracts.
Hmm. I guess I'll have to second your Kate Winslett choice. She's got beauty, talent, AND a solid body of work. I especially like Eternal Sunshine and Quills.
