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kdraut
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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 Posted - 01/19/2006 : 08:33:00 AM
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[url]http://www.thisislondon.com/showbiz/articles/21474716?source=PA[/url]
Interesting read. I agree with him about the current stars being chosen for looks over ability.
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MikeC
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 01/19/2006 : 1:02:59 PM
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Sir Christopher has a point, but don't think that the
phenomena of 'Looks over talet' is wholly new: back in
the days of the studio system they cast people for looks
all the time.
The difference is that being a studio star also got you
acting lessons and other coaching that built up their
talent (and in some cases it just didn't work). Not
to mention that a lot of actors had additional outlets
of radio and theatre to build up experience that just
don't exist anymore.
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UnknownSubject
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Australia
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Posted - 01/19/2006 : 7:31:09 PM
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It's a good point to make - Lee has probably seen lots of people hired for their looks, but in b-grade roles where if they sank, they didn't cause too much damage. However, someone like Jessica Alba (who is very pretty but acts as well as I do) gets paid millions for doing not very much. Her career is really going to suffer if her looks start to fade.
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Triviachamp
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 01/19/2006 : 9:05:54 PM
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| Also in the studio days they also tried to build up a fan base and a run of hits before labeling someone a "star" unlike today when everyone and his dog is a "star" who commands $20 Million after one hit movie. |
Edited by - Triviachamp on 01/19/2006 9:06:57 PM |
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Asta Kask
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Sweden
263 Posts |
Posted - 01/20/2006 : 07:10:50 AM
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I must say this Icke fellow looks interesting though. "...believes the world is run by 12 ft. lizards...Bush and Blair are controlled by a sinister network that controls our lives..."
Yeah. I'll buy that.
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zombiewhacker
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 01/21/2006 : 10:00:26 PM
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Originally posted by Triviachamp
Also in the studio days they also tried to build up a fan base and a run of hits before labeling someone a "star" unlike today when everyone and his dog is a "star" who commands $20 Million after one hit movie.
I'm sure the Golden Age of Hollywood had just as many manufactured stars as today. We probably don't remember them because they faded from the Hollywood scene... just as today's celebrity puff jobs will vanish in a few years. |
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Triviachamp
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 01/22/2006 : 1:26:14 PM
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Originally posted by zombiewhacker
quote:
Originally posted by Triviachamp
Also in the studio days they also tried to build up a fan base and a run of hits before labeling someone a "star" unlike today when everyone and his dog is a "star" who commands $20 Million after one hit movie.
I'm sure the Golden Age of Hollywood had just as many manufactured stars as today. We probably don't remember them because they faded from the Hollywood scene... just as today's celebrity puff jobs will vanish in a few years.
True, no one remembers Anna Sten today right? |
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zombiewhacker
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1475 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2006 : 2:50:55 PM
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Triviachamp
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 01/22/2006 : 11:32:28 PM
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Originally posted by zombiewhacker
Or Robert Francis.
But he died rather young before he could really prove himself. Not fair really unless every young actor who is tragically killed at a young age has to be a James Dean. |
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Pip
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
333 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2006 : 12:34:55 PM
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When I first looked at the title of this thread, my eyes thought--just for second--that it said "Christopher Lambert laments Hollywood 'stars'" and a mouthful of Diet Coke almost hit the keyboard.
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zombiewhacker
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 01/23/2006 : 2:05:35 PM
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Not to derail this thread, Triviachamp, but Robert Francis was one of the worst actors I've ever seen. And I've seen Chuck Norris. Forgive me, but invoking Francis in the same breath as James Dean is way off base. That would be like comparing Norris to Paul Newman.
Francis was a perfect example of Golden Age Hollywood trying to make somebody a star based on his looks, not his talent. |
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PaulaJohnson
Minister of the Sacraments of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 01/23/2006 : 2:30:38 PM
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Omigosh, Zombiewhacker! You've taken the name Chuck Norris in vain!
Don't you know that Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer? It's too bad he's never cried. EVER.
www.chucknorrisfacts.com
*sorry for the hijak, but this is one of the funniest websites I've seen in a long time*
I came, I saw, I was really too tired to deal with it so I just went to bed. |
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MikeC
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 01/24/2006 : 04:31:39 AM
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Well, as far as Christopher Lambert:
He has much respect from me for being able to wipe
out his accent for the HIGHLANDER films (in fact, he
took vocal coaching to create an indefinable accent
that melded many different ones into the unique
cadence he had as Connor McCloud).
That, and he was married to Diane Lane.
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zombiewhacker
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 01/24/2006 : 3:08:06 PM
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| And Lambert was also classy enough to appear in the first TV episode of Highlander despite the fact he was probably paid very little money and was mostly there to hold Adrian Paul's hat. If Lambert had any reservations about being on the set in those few days of shooting, he never let it show in any of the takes. |
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