I went to Grauman's last night to see Terminator Salvation, yes AGAIN! I had to go support McG and Christian on opening weekend. We were treated to the Sherlock Holmes trailer. I can't wait!
In theaters December 25,2009
Showing posts with label Mark Strong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mark Strong. Show all posts
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Friday, October 3, 2008
Another Rocknrolla Screening
Although the people at the Montalban put on a excellent event on Tuesday night, I’m happy I had another opportunity to watch Rocknrolla last night. My experience hadn’t been the best, mostly because of me, the excitement of seeing the highly anticipated movie for the first time plus having to pee badly for the last half hour and didn’t want to leave my seat, and then add to that the bad sound quality.
Last night’s screening was low key, with all negative factors removed, I understood the storyline more. Guy Richie really packs in a lot of information in the first fifteen minutes, so you really have to pay attention. The whole cast is wonderful, but three stood out the most.
Toby Kebbell:
Even though it was hard to watch his drug-induced-trip-seizure performance, there’s just one word, BRILLIANT! I hope Guy Richie expands his character in the sequels.
Mark Strong:
I know Mark Strong has been around for a long time, I first saw him in the British mini series the Jury, but I hated his character even though his performance was terrific. After seeing him twice within four days, Body of Lies and now Rocknrolla, I’m hooked. I think he had me with the way he said “My Dear” in Body of Lies. I came away thinking I have to add Mark Strong to my list of favorites (ya that’s all I need!).
Gerard Butler:
As I mentioned before, happily his Scottish brogue is back. My favorite storyline throughout is with Handsome Bob (Tom Hardy) and One Two (Gerard Butler). The interaction between the two after my favorite scene, when Handsome Bob tells One Two what he really wants, is hysterically funny with how Handsome Bob antagonizes homophobic One Two. Make sure you stay through the credits, I guarantee you'll laugh out loud!
All that said, I loved it, I can’t wait for the sequel!
Rocknrolla opens in limited release October 8th, wide release October 31st
Last night’s screening was low key, with all negative factors removed, I understood the storyline more. Guy Richie really packs in a lot of information in the first fifteen minutes, so you really have to pay attention. The whole cast is wonderful, but three stood out the most.
Toby Kebbell:
Even though it was hard to watch his drug-induced-trip-seizure performance, there’s just one word, BRILLIANT! I hope Guy Richie expands his character in the sequels.
Mark Strong:
I know Mark Strong has been around for a long time, I first saw him in the British mini series the Jury, but I hated his character even though his performance was terrific. After seeing him twice within four days, Body of Lies and now Rocknrolla, I’m hooked. I think he had me with the way he said “My Dear” in Body of Lies. I came away thinking I have to add Mark Strong to my list of favorites (ya that’s all I need!).
Gerard Butler:
As I mentioned before, happily his Scottish brogue is back. My favorite storyline throughout is with Handsome Bob (Tom Hardy) and One Two (Gerard Butler). The interaction between the two after my favorite scene, when Handsome Bob tells One Two what he really wants, is hysterically funny with how Handsome Bob antagonizes homophobic One Two. Make sure you stay through the credits, I guarantee you'll laugh out loud!
All that said, I loved it, I can’t wait for the sequel!
Rocknrolla opens in limited release October 8th, wide release October 31st
Monday, September 29, 2008
Russell Crowe @ The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
I went to Leno Monday to see Russell Crowe, one of my friends, Marcy is a long time fan so I was able to get tickets. We had such a great time. Russell was sooo happy to see Marcy in the audience he waved several times and had such a huge smile on his face! We had the best seats, different from the last times I have gone. We were center, above where John Melendez sits, a straight view from Russell and Jay. It was perfect, I had never noticed that the cameras on the floor block the audience sitting at the front at floor level.
Watch Russel Crowe on Jay Leno:
http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/video/episodes/?vid=711004#vid=711004
Before Jay showed the trailor to Body of Lies, which Russell was there to promote, Russell mentioned Mark Strong who is also in Rocknrolla. I was sooo excited, I almost yelled, "YAY!"
I said to Marcy, "I question my sanity, making myself crazy with the effort to see my favorite actors. But then when he sees you and makes a special effort to acknowledge that he knows you are there supporting him, you know why you do it! He has a way of hooking you right back in! LOL!"
You should have seen the huge smile on Marcy's face at dinner... Priceless!
Watch Russel Crowe on Jay Leno:
http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/video/episodes/?vid=711004#vid=711004
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Body of Lies ~ Movie Review
I had the opportunity to see a prescreening of Body of Lies last night with a group of friends. Leo's performance was amazing as always, as well as Russell Crowe's, but Mark Strong was fabulous and almost stole the show. The storyline was very similar to the Traitor, but from a different view, very action packed and graphic. Spoiler: For a moment I thought Leo would die yet again, which would have disappointed my daughter who loves Leo, but he does survive!
Body of Lies opens October 10, 2008.
Body of Lies opens October 10, 2008.
Afterwards we had a late dinner at Greenblatt's Deli on Sunset. We sat at a booth next to a group of men. I recognized one of the men as Dee Snider, the lead singer to the band Twisted Sister, most know for the song, "We're Not Gonna Take It". Never a dull moment in Hollywood!
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