31 ordspråk av Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin
Nobody ever puts a seat belt on in a movie. It's 'uncool.' I think that's incredibly irresponsible.
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She could be dogmatic, of course and Lord help you if you disagreed -- that was the tone of many of her reviews. But she spoke with great authority and great love. She loved movies and that was crystal clear every time you read her.
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She does the same reliable job you'd expect her to do. ... She has a track record that is long and solid enough that it can withstand the usual ups and downs of a starring career.
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She was an actress of enormous skill and versatility.
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She was one of these character actresses who could fill any number of roles. She played a lot of 'earth mother' types, especially in later years.
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She's quite wonderful in that role. She's totally convincing as the mother who has to walk a fine line in raising that little boy. She's a terrific actress; there's never any sense that she's acting. She commits to any character she plays.
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The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang.
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The man responsible for the original 'King Kong,' Willis O'Brien, started experimenting with stop-action animated films for Thomas Edison in 1916 and 1917. A whole generation of special effects people grew up on these films.
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The movie is in some uncharted waters, because it shows what it's like for two men to feel that kind of longing and passion for each other, and people aren't used to that. No one movie is going to turn things around, but they can be building blocks. That could be this movie's legacy.
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The year of 'Saving Private Ryan,' everybody was certain it was a lock. People thought it was a sure thing to win best picture given the subject matter (D-Day heroics) and the people behind it (Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks), until the middle of December.
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Tim pays homage to Ray Harryhausen and George Pal and people whose films he saw growing up and who also used this technique.
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We know Jodie Foster is a smart woman. But it's always tough for women to find leading roles in commercial Hollywood movies. She looks for the best material she can find, and if it happens that it's thrillers, then it's thrillers. What ultimately matters is that she's always good. Movie audiences not only like her, but respect her.
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What she said seemed to matter. She provoked response, discussion, arguments. She was so passionate.
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When you've had a career as long and as varied and as celebrated as Maureen Stapleton, it's hard to pick just one thing.
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You accept the characters Davis plays because you're not thinking about her [as a star],
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