Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Acting and good films

In case you wonder what an unemployed actor does all day, here is an insight.



-Get up late. Always. Unless you have a job or a meeting to go to.


-Cup of tea and glass of orange juice.


-Learn lines if there are any to learn. Better to do this now whilst your head is clear and before -other things get in the way. Food, tv, girlfriend etc.


-Take care of stuff. Shopping, banking, bills etc.


-Food. Not much. If you are sitting around all day you don't need to eat like an American.


-Enjoy the afternoon. Rented films. My own DVD's. Write stuff (own ideas etc).


-Check jobs online. As a member of several casting websites which are mostly shit, but even though they are you sort of have to be a member otherwise you might miss the one decent thing. Also, if you are not a member, are you doing anything to advance your own career other than watching actors in films you would rather be in?


-Read the news online.


-Prepare for and make dinner for arrival of lovely girlfriend. Relax and watch films/TV together.




Anyway. Here are some of the films i have seen recently that i would actually recommend. I am a harsh critic and have not even memtioned half the films i have seen as they are just distinctly averge.




You should see

The Persuit of Happyness - emotional "American dream" story with Will Smith and his real life son. Beautiful.

Zatoichi - early 90's martial arts movie about a blind samurai.

Il Postino - beautiful italian movie about...a postman...funnily enough

Breaking and Entering-written and directed by Anthony Minghella starring Jude Law, Juliet Binoche, Robin Wright Penn and Martin Freeman. Set in London. Well paced, nice story, emotional.

Reign Over Me - Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith and Liv Tyler. Sandler plays it straight in most of this film and it has a very enjoyable and emotional journey.

You should avoid

eXistenZ - like the plague. I saw Breaking and Entering and decided to see more Jude Law and Robin Wright Penn films. I searched and got this. Its so bad. I saw the cast list - Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ian Holm, Christopher Eccleston and Willem Dafoe. I saw that list of talent and was very excited. Within the hour i had fallen asleep and turned it off. Utter gash. What a waste.


As for poker

COMPLETE SHIT




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