This category is dedicated to all people in front of classic movie cameras.
From the big shots everyone knows to supporting performers.
From small-part joy to a crowd of extras.
If an actress or actor interests me and there´s a fascinating movie related story behind it, there´s a good chance I´ll write about them.
After clicking on this category you´ll definitely learn more about my favorite actresses and actors. I also reveal who they are. One at a time from post to post and how their performances affected them.
This will establish a ranking of my favorites which can change over time and will be published after minimum ten legends received a separate post as part of this category.
The ratings work exactly as the system explained in following post: Classic Ratings & Reviews: The Heart of the Website
Just the criterias are different:
- Physical Acting
- Voice and Performances in Dialogues / Monologues
- Fame Factor
- Style
- Influence on movies to get timeless
‘Good performances go a long way.’ What would Robert Donat said about that punch line during filming ‘The 39 Steps (1935)?’
His alter ego Richard Hannay is chased from London to the Scottish Highlands and back again. A fast and hectic performance. Often with long takes. But did you know that he had chronic asthma which made this performance an extraordinary challenge?
Please do not expect that I only write about people I like or admire.
There will be plenty of content dedicated to controversial actors or people whose acting talent seems more than questionable and how they managed to get successful nevertheless.
Actresses & Actors Explained – Performances Filled with Drama
You´ll discover the main focus very soon during reading:
- In which movies did they appear?
- What´s the most memorable performance?
- Was their acting good or bad?
- How they felt on set?
- Typecasted or not? Good guy or villain?
- How was their live during a long period of shooting? Drinks in a strip club or reading a book quitely in an expensive hotel room?
Those are just some examples.
And know comes the stuff which is very different to the majority of posts related to actresses and actors you´ll find buzzing around the web.
The personal life will barely be touched.
Confused movie girl: “Wait! What? I want to know what Joan Fontaine had to dinner each Friday. How many affairs? Did she had a cat? Or a dog? Was the dogs name Rebecca?”
Shoutouts to Joan Fontaine´s amazing performance as ‘The Second Mrs. de Winter’ in Hitchcock´s ‘Rebecca (1940).’
Therefore I don´t intend to use a side track for this category. It´s not a boulevard magazine. It´s a website for movie fans all over the world.
Some smaller execptions are possible if it serves the purpose of better understanding an actress or actor during the casting process or at the set.
But the main focus stays untouched: It´s all about movies!
Thanks for reading.
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