tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post8254368048852988002..comments2024-02-25T09:45:48.931-05:00Comments on Lally's Alley: DELIGHTFUL FILM PERFORMANCES LISTLallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-79584241851236604722008-09-02T12:43:00.000-04:002008-09-02T12:43:00.000-04:00I'll add 'Monsoon Wedding' as a movie I can watch ...I'll add 'Monsoon Wedding' as a movie I can watch over and over, and which I know will become one of your favorites, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-14642342915971135342008-09-01T23:06:00.000-04:002008-09-01T23:06:00.000-04:00Yeah Toby, Lancaster in THE RAINMAKER was terrific...Yeah Toby, Lancaster in THE RAINMAKER was terrific to watch. That performance always reminded me of his role in ELMER GANTRY. I learned a lot of early moves from watching him in those two flicks when I was young. He is always a gas to watch on screen, including as you say Bob in BRUTE FORCE and FIELD OF DREAMS and as Toby said ATLANTIC CITY. <BR/>I also just caught A FAMILY THING on one of the cable networks, another bunch of delightful performances, of course from the always terrific James Earl Jones and Robert Duvall, but Irma P. Hall as the aunt stole the movie. One of those performances that was so real, she was probably overlooked for an Oscar because people just accepted her as the actual aunt. A total tour de force performance. If you never saw that film, check it out, you won't be sorry.Lallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-65224033412252273302008-09-01T20:56:00.000-04:002008-09-01T20:56:00.000-04:00One shouldn't overlook or underestimate Burt Lanca...One shouldn't overlook or underestimate Burt Lancaster's roles in two film at the opposite ends of his career: a convict in a jailbreak scheme in "Brute Force," and the old doctor, Archie, in "Field Of Dreams."<BR/> Bob BernerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-55893401508871021952008-09-01T16:39:00.000-04:002008-09-01T16:39:00.000-04:00I caught "The Rainmaker" on TCM Saturday night, an...I caught "The Rainmaker" on TCM Saturday night, and what a strange and enjoyable film. K. Hepburn as the farm daughter who can't get married, Lloyd Bridges as the protective, anal older brother, and Burt Lancaster as Starbuck, the rainmaker who's life is a dream that he encourages others to share (for a buck). It's written and choreographed like a musical without music, and over the top in a delightful way. Not on anyone's greatest list, but worth a look. And as usual, you can't take your eyes off Burt Lancaster. He moves like the acrobat/hoofer he was. And that grin. Couldn't help but think of "The Swimmer," when he'd aged but his body hadn't. And of course "Atlantic City."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-13670390880685359532008-09-01T10:11:00.000-04:002008-09-01T10:11:00.000-04:00Yeah, everyone was great in that flick, including ...Yeah, everyone was great in that flick, including Stephen, who first impressed me as one of the j.d.s in the film version of LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN. Another incredibly delightful performance I forgot to mention (and will add to the list because it's so good) was William H. Macey's in WILD HOGS. Every line or action he has in that flick makes me laugh out loud.Lallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-28502807163783204712008-08-31T21:36:00.000-04:002008-08-31T21:36:00.000-04:00Michael, a very enjoyable list, especially for the...Michael, a very enjoyable list, especially for the ways in which your preferences and mine coincide and differ (I don't like the term "taste"). I loved Benicio Del Toro in The Usual Suspects, and also loved the greatly under-appreciated Stephen Baldwin's work in that film.douglanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045305196252862765noreply@blogger.com