Favorite Actor and Actress

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 1:54 pm

name your fav actor and actress and maybe a movie or 2 that you really enjoy from them

Me.....

Denzel Washington

Man on Fire, The Book of Eli

Jodi Foster

The Brave One, Flightplan

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:10 pm

I gotta agree about Denzel,I love most of his movies.

RaisinCain · Post by **RaisinCain** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:57 pm

Denzel, De Niro, Pacino and Nicholson for sure.

Streep, Bates, Taylor (not Swift LoL) and a few others.

Too many to mention actually.

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:05 pm

Dan wrote:I gotta agree about Denzel,I love most of his movies.

I concur.

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:06 pm

RaisinCain wrote:Taylor (not Swift LoL)

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:35 pm

my latest new actress like is Noomi,if you haven't seen the Swedish versions of the "girl with the dragon tattoo" trilogy dubbed in english,it's a must see IMO.We watched all 3 in a row and still wanted more.

besides Noomi,I like Anne Hathaway,Julianne Moore,Halle Berry,& for comedy Tina Fey.

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:39 pm

oooh I like Julianne Moore, she's got a sexiness to her

minir · Post by **minir** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 10:48 pm

Hi cybotron r_9

There are so many fine ones it's had to list them all. Here are a few that jump to mind.

Helen Mirren: (Age of Consent, young girl at the time with wicked body & a very sensual persona.) Many films thereafter and always willing to play her age like in The Queen. TV Series: Prime Suspect 1,2,&3.

Meryl Streep: The Greatest of our time imho. She is a real chameleon and simply becomes the person in question. A Prairie Home Companion, Out of Africa & Silkwood to name a few of her movies

Jodie Foster: Something about this girl that simply grabbed me in Taxi Driver and i knew she would be a star right then and for the most part hasn't disappointed too often. Movies like Contact, The Silence of the Lambs & Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.

Natalie Portman: The Professional, Closer, V for Vendetta & Heat amongst the many

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Jack Nicholson: About Schmidt, Terms of Endearment, The Shining & One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He's simply the best

Tommy Lee Jones: The Executioner's Song, No Country for Old Men & Cobb to name a few.

Russell Crowe: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, The Insider, L.A. Confidential & Cinderella Man to name a few of his movies. Talented who has a very large screen presence.

Al Pacino: Donnie Brasco, Scarface, Dog Day Afternoon, The Godfather 1/3, he is a fine actor but sometimes chooses his parts in movies badly and makes some stinkers.

Robert De Niro: Killer Elite, Jackie Brown, Casino & GoodFellas, Once Upon a Time in America & The Deer Hunter just to name some of his biggest and i am sure many more I've forgotten. A very talented actor.

Then of course the gold standards of the past: Jimmy Stewart, Bogart, John Wayne, James Cagney, Gregory Peck, Lee Marvin & Richard Widmark amongst those i much enjoyed.

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Larry

Faust · Post by **Faust** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 10:55 pm

I cannot narrow it down to singles....

Actors: Harvey Keitel, Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper

Actresses: Glenn Close, Sigourney Weaver, Holly Michaels.

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:54 am

minir wrote:Hi cybotron r_9
Larry

The Deer Hunter...yah love that movie!

Christopher Walken

I agree with your opinion of Meryl Streep...she is awesome.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:14 am

cybotron r_9 wrote:The Deer Hunter...yah love that movie!

Christopher Walken

I agree with your opinion of Meryl Streep...she is awesome.

my uncle won an academy award for sound on that movie.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:56 am

There are so many great actors and actresses, I find it so hard to name a "favorite". Heck I'd have a hard time narrowing down a top 10 list. My answer would depend on the moment and what particular movie or role I'm thinking about, and I could sit here coming up with dozens and dozens as I think about it.

Some of my favorites for the time being..and this list is subject to change and certain will grow...

*Clint Eastwood...just because of his tough guy casting....from the early westerns, to the Dirty Harry series, to some touching roles like Bridges of Madison, and back to grumpy old tough guy with a heart in some recent ones like Gran Torino, and Million Dollar Baby.

*I do enjoy Denzel as an actor, will try to catch any of his flicks.

*Also love Sam Elliot and how he is "old school cool" in so many of his roles. Especially in Road House.

*For immersing themselves in a role....it's hard to beat Dustin Hoffmans work in Rainman.

*Similar with Will Smith. Love his comedy touch in most of his movies.....but he and his boy in "Pursuit of Happyness" just gets your eyes watering and heart aching.

*Jack Nicholson....love his roles

Actresses...
*Jodie Foster

...I'll come up with more later, gotta jump back to work

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:32 pm

Dan wrote:my uncle won an academy award for sound on that movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-XgvHPt1cg

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:39 pm

YeOldeStonecat

What you said about Eastwood, I concur....love Gran Torino and Million Dollar Baby.

The wife loves Sam Elliot and Nicholson too.

Hoffman....Papillon & Midnight Cowboy

SlyOneDoofy · Post by **SlyOneDoofy** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 12:16 am

arnold schwarzenegger.

Only because I was 11 and my dad took me to see Conan the Barbarian and it has death and naked girls.

My dad after the movie told me to shut up about it around mom or I'd never see a movie like it again with him.

I shut up, lol

"crush the enemy, see them driven before you, and listen to the lamentation of the women"

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 12:31 pm

cybotron r_9 wrote:name your fav actor and actress and maybe a movie or 2 that you really enjoy from them

Me.....

Denzel Washington

Man on Fire, The Book of Eli

Jodi Foster

The Brave One, Flightplan

I agree with Denzel being great, but The Book of Eli is what you put out there? God that movie was trash.

Mandy Patinkin, Micheal C Hall, and Aidan Gillen are really great as well.

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:02 pm

TV Series Ladies

Cote De Pablo (NCIS) She plays the role so well, doesn't hurt she is a sexy beast.
Peggie Lipton (Mod Squad)
Tina Fey

Action Stars

Bruce Willis
Kurt Russell
Ving Rhames
Wesley Snipes
Liam Neeson

Drama Ladies

Jody Foster
Greta Garbo
Ingrid Bergman

Ladies Action

Vanessa Williams
Linda Hamilton
Tia Carrere
Jessica Biel
Jennifer Garner
Michelle Rodriguez
Yancy Butler

Comedy

Chris Rock
Martin Lawrence
Seann William Scott
Tina Fey
David Spade
Steve Buscemi

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:58 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote: but The Book of Eli is what you put out there? God that movie was trash.

hey it's cybo, I'm not Roger Ebert...I loved it, had no clue he was blind.

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:01 pm

SlyOneDoofy wrote:arnold schwarzenegger.

Only because I was 11 and my dad took me to see Conan the Barbarian and it has death and naked girls.

My dad after the movie told me to shut up about it around mom or I'd never see a movie like it again with him.

I shut up, lol

"crush the enemy, see them driven before you, and listen to the lamentation of the women"

haha, good story....who don't like the Terminator? or Twins.....

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:08 pm

Lefty

Bruce Willis, Liam Neeson

"Taken" one of my favorites

Love Martin Lawrence too...funny guy for sure.

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:12 pm

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Tom Hanks yet.

Also
Ashton Kutcher "The Butterfly Effect" which I saw recently is great.

Mad_Haggis · Post by **Mad_Haggis** » Sun Jul 28, 2013 3:06 am

Kevin Costner

David · Post by **David** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:35 am

While I enjoy many actors, a special place in my heart goes out to those who can play outside their typecasting.

I realize that these are predominantly American actors

Joe Pesci
John Lithgow
Johnny Depp
John Hurt