Jul 15, 2012 We might disagree about few of them or the orders, but most movie experts I think will not argue that those are the best male actors ever to appear on the screen. Actors not on the list but worth. Hollywood being the center of entertainment in the world, mean producers and directors much cast their fim wisely. These Top 15 Most Popular Hollywood Actors In 2019 have starred in some of the most successful films of 2019.
After examining the whole list my assessment is people do not make a distinction between actors they like, actors in movies they like, and good actors. There are many movies I like whose main actor is good to mediocre. There are movies I do not like whose main actor is excellent.
Final comment: Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Clarke Gable always play the same personae in any of their movies. They are not versatile actors just well chosen for the roles.
Warren Beatty and Kevin Cosner are flat - hardly worthy of being called actors. It's not true that his movies are not good. If you saw his films in the last ten years, okay, they're not that good. But watch his films that He had made in the 80s and 90s! They have special and wonderful mood, like in Ed Wood, Gilbert Grape, Donnie Brasco, Blow, Dead Man, Edward Scissorhands and many other movies which people who don't like movies that really have message didn't see, and they're saying that his movies are not good. They are brilliant you've just watched the wrong ones and the new ones which are not as good as the actual Depp movies.
Everytime I think of Robin, I think of the Bobby McFerrin video; the first time I saw him interviewed on late night TV, Mork and Mindy, etc. You have to love the guy. His routine in the Bicentennial Man is a killer and then he tunrs around and plays a killer, a crazy salesman, a professor with a problem, a homeless man with troubles, a doctor who makes people laugh, etc. Brilliant stand up comedian and the kind of guy who you know if you share a beer withm, will have you in stitches all night long. Thanks for the laughs Robin! Does 'insane' better than any actor there has ever been, in my opinion, and has unbelievable screen presence, much like De Niro did in his heyday.
I think he has the potential to become the greatest British actor of all time. Surely it's time for a Brit to be the best - USA gave the world Brando, De Niro, Newman, Pacino, Hoffman, and the UK's population is a fifth of USA's. Maybe it's time for a British acting legend. Seriously, I think he might actually be that good. I agree with the previous comment saying that he was totally under-used in Inception, but at least the man's finally getting some recognition after being (criminally) overlooked in Hollywood for a decade, in part due to a nervous breakdown and other personal problems, to be fair, but he seems to have got over all that now. Yes, he was awesome in Bronson, I would very much like to see him doing more demanding, edgy roles like that once he's made a bit of money for himself in the US.
Toni Erdmann (2016)Maren Ade’s has been a favourite of audiences and critics alike since it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016, subsequently being shown as the Laugh Gala at the BFI London Film Festival., it swept the German and European film awards and was nominated for the Oscar for best foreign language film.While everyone has called it a comedy, Ade’s film is also a profoundly nuanced character study about a father and his attempts to win back the affections of his estranged daughter. It will make you laugh out loud (promise!), but it may also touch you deeply as it raises existential questions about the pursuit of happiness and, yes, the meaning of life. It’s a powerful movie about the clash between the generation of 1968 and their capitalist children. As its director pointedly remarked in an interview: it’s not a comedy, but a film about humour.Building on the acclaim for her second feature, (2009), which was sadly never released in the UK, now sits at the forefront of the young generation of daring and eclectic German filmmakers who’ve been making waves since the early 2000s. Given that most modern German films that have reached fame beyond the country’s borders have been directed by men, Ade’s success is especially notable.
Other exciting contemporary female directors include Nicolette Krebitz, Anne Zohra Berrached, Sonja Heiss and Maria Schrader, to name a few, though many of their standout films are still unavailable on DVD in Britain.With Toni Erdmann now available to, here are some of the finest German films to have emerged since the turn of the millennium. Good Bye Lenin! (2003)Director Wolfgang Becker. This from director became a smash hit earlier this century, both in Germany and in the English-speaking world. It’s the inspired story of a young man (played by in his breakthrough role) living in East Berlin whose socialist mother suffers a heart attack and slips into a coma. While she’s in an unconscious state, political events gather speed: the Berlin Wall is knocked down, the East German government is dismantled and capitalism invades from the west. Told to avoid any stress for his mum when she wakes up, Alex decides to conceal the big news.
He and his sister pretend that nothing has happened, starting a bizarre effort to keep the GDR alive within the four walls of their apartment – TV news and food included.While touching on important political and social issues, Becker constructs an elaborate and funny charade around the fall of socialism, brilliantly combining a satire of the communist state with the story of a boy’s love for his mother. Head-on (2004)Director Fatih Akin. ’s breakout film was the first German movie in 18 years to win the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, and its success was an important stepping stone in the rise of German auteur cinema. Born in Germany to Turkish parents, Akin often focuses on topics around ethnic identity and has thus become a spokesperson for second-generation immigrants in Germany.With Head-on, he made a film that lives up to its title in many ways.
Cahit and Sibel have both just attempted suicide when they meet in the psychiatric ward of a hospital in Hamburg and, after discovering that Cahit is of Turkish origin as well, Sibel begs him to join her in a marriage of convenience in order to break free from her strict Muslim family. Faked feelings slowly become real, but their love story is doomed to failure. In this raw, somewhat brutal and very provocative film, Akin presents an emotionally intense and visually explicit experience. Instead of offering solutions, he raises questions about identity and cultural stereotypes. The Edukators (2004)Director Hans Weingartner. This is a provocative movie about generational conflict, focusing on young people who are fighting against capitalism in a very distinctive way. Jan, Peter and Jule break into rich people’s houses while the owners are gone, carefully rearranging their possessions and leaving behind a note that their days of plenty are numbered.
When they get caught in the act, they have no choice but to kidnap the homeowner. The slow falling apart of their idealistic worldview begins. Shooting with a handheld camera, a former activist himself, raises the question of how fear can limit freedom.By introducing the concept of educating the supposed enemies, Weingartner adds a playful layer to a very political topic. Starring two of Germany’s top stars, and, was the first German film in 11 years to premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival and has become a cult movie for a new political generation.Requiem (2006)Director Hans-Christian Schmid.
Films such as Crazy (2000), a coming-of-age film about friendships and falling in love, and Distant Lights (2003), about life at the border between Germany and Poland, have established as one of the great German storytellers of recent times. He has a unique talent for combining the symbolic with reality. In, he focuses on the consequences of religious fanaticism and exorcism.Michaela (Toni Erdmann lead in another standout performance) grew up in a deeply religious family, and when she leaves for university she finds herself torn between two worlds. After a mental breakdown, a priest reinforces her conviction that she is possessed by demons. Hans-Christian Schmid tells Michaela’s gruesome story in a grippingly realistic way. What could have easily been a horror film becomes an intensely moving and disturbing portrait of a woman seeking her path in a world of moral ambiguity. It really gets under your skin.
The Lives of Others (2006)Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. To win the Oscar for best foreign film with a debut feature is quite astonishing, but so is, revolving around a celebrated couple from the theatre world.
In his film about morality, love and trust in times of surveillance, draws the viewer ever deeper into a spiral of ethical conflicts that is hard, if not impossible, to escape. By following Stasi commissar Wiesler, who submerges himself into the “the life of others”, we witness a gradual transition from loyal regime follower to human being – a transition that challenges our common understanding of good and evil.Straight out of film school, von Donnersmarck managed to gather an impressive ensemble of talented actors, and the result is an intensely gripping thriller of dramatic and psychological complexity, one that is equally demanding of our hearts and minds.Pina (2011)Director Wim Wenders. This film is an homage to the late, the great German choreographer who changed the nature of live performance with her blend of dance and theatre. When she died unexpectedly just before the filming commenced, was convinced by her ensemble of the even greater need to continue the project., he combines performances and interviews on and off stage, ushering the viewer on a visually stunning journey.
Although the story behind her choreography might not always be obvious, the emotions that lie beneath it are so familiar that we can all relate to them. Originally shot in 3D, Wenders’ film succeeds in creating an intimacy that draws you into a magical mix of dance, music and film.If you enjoy this film, you might want to see the ensemble’s live performance at Sadler’s Wells in February 2017. Stopped on Track (2011)Director Andreas Dresen.
Is a director who likes to tackle subjects that other filmmakers consider taboo. He did so in his remarkable film Cloud 9 (2008), a fairly explicit and moving movie about senior sex, and returned to do so again with Stopped on Track, a film about dying.Frank’s life seems to be pretty much on track when he gets diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour in his mid-40s and learns that he only has a few months left to live. We witness the challenging times ahead in his family home, and Dresen shows every step of this painful journey. Without a written script, and using only improvised dialogue, he creates an agonisingly authentic portrayal of Frank’s decline. But, despite its morbid topic, this is a film that celebrates life.
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)Director Jan-Ole Gerster. Shot in black and white, ’s debut film, A Coffee in Berlin, deals with the desire to participate in life and the difficulty of finding one’s place. At its centre is late-twentysomething Niko, who dropped out of law school two years previously and takes each day as it comes. When his father cuts off his allowance, he can suddenly no longer afford to buy a cup of decent coffee.
In episodic scenes, the film follows a day and a night of Niko’s aimless wandering through Berlin, as he has a series of chance encounters that have a lasting impact on his future.Effortlessly charming, and with a jazz soundtrack, A Coffee in Berlin comments on an entire generation simply by watching this young man try to figure things out. This tragicomedy about what we would now call a millennial was a surprise success at the 2013 German Film Awards, winning six awards, including best film and best director. Barbara (2012)Director Christian Petzold. Actor-turned-director, pulled off a coup with this daring, utterly compelling thriller: he shot the entire movie in one single uninterrupted take. The lone camera follows Victoria , a Spanish classical pianist, who is intrigued to find out what else Berlin has to offer, when she meets Sonne and his friends outside a club in the early hours. What starts as a flirtatious late-night adventure soon spirals out of control, and Schipper takes the viewer on an electrifying trip through a city that never sleeps.Based on a minimal 12-page script, and made with entirely improvised dialogue, Schipper leaves the conventional behind and subverts the role of the director: once the camera rolled, the actors were fully in charge. You marvel that no editor was needed to create such a dense and captivating story.
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