FS #286: A Single Man / Top 5 Lead Performances of 2009
2. Digest the Top 5 Lead Performances of 2009, as determined by Adam, Matty and Steve Prokopy, the devilishly-handsome film critic from Ain't It Cool News (also known by his net d'plume Capone).
If your New Year's resolutions for 2010 read as above, then you're in luck. You can clean them out in one fell swoop by listening to this week's episode of Filmspotting (perhaps even by listening on the treadmill while at the gym because, come on, we all know that pair of jeans didn't really shrink). In related news, Matty's resolution of "writing the blandest show descriptions ever in the hopes that Adam relieves him of his show description writing duties" seems to be in full effect.
Also on the show: Music by Puerto Muerto and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice.
Filmspotting #286
:13-13:35 - Review: "A Single Man"
Music: Puerto Muerto, "Vermilion Sky"
14:12-18:38 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: R. Treuer)
18:39-40:38 - Top 5 Male Leads
Music: Puerto Muerto, "Goodbye to the End"
41:13-49:31 - New DVDs / Donations
49:32-1:07:24 - Top 5 Female Leads
1:07:25-1:10:54 - Close / Next Show / Outtake
NOTES
- Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here.
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Labels: A Single Man, Colin Firth, Top 5 Lead Performances of 2009
posted by Candace @ 10:52 AM
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I enjoyed the review, Adam and Matty. While not the most overtly artistic film of the year (for me, that would be 'Tetro'), I see a bright future for Tom Ford. And Colin Firth has never been better - almost unrecognizable here. I also like that Ford, as screenwriter, resisted the urge (in many films dealing with suicidal individuals) to draw Falconer as overly melancoly. That said, the film has some issues. From a stylistic standpoint, I found the color saturation effect to be distracting, more than effective. For a film that does so well with visuals, as as sheer technical matter, I had a really hard time believing from the flashbacks that Falconer and his lover had been together for 16 years. Finally, the irony of the ending was too derivative of 'American Beauty', but I thought it was more effective in that film than it is here. (I know there are a lot of 'American Beauty' haters out there, but I'm not one of them.)
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