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Daniel Plainview drinks up Anton Chigurh's role in Rob Marshall's NINE! He drinks it up!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Javier Bardem had to drop out of the musical NINE, set to be directed by CHICAGO's Rob Marshall and it looks like his fellow heavily mimicked actor Daniel Day-Lewis is in talks to take the role. It's about a director who is overwhelmed trying to balance the women in his life.
Already in the cast are Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench. Jeez, this film feels like the audience of an Oscar telecast... Now we just need to find a role for Jack Nicholson somewhere in there...
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That's quite a line-up. Marion Cotillard didn't waste any time going for the Oscar-bait movies, did she? Well, being a Broadway fan, I'm definitely interested in this one, though while I've heard of the musical, I'm pretty unfamiliar with it.
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i thought I'd be waiting four years plus before i saw him in something new.
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gets that part. Hotties all (OK, sorry not Dame Dench)
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Both actors are so different from each other it should be really interesting. A musical? Daniel Day Lewis singing and dancing?...sure, why not! As long as he's sporting another one of those fine moustaches who's gonna argue/not give him an Oscar?
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this is your milkshake, and this one is mine, and my straw goes aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall the way across the room, you see? and i drank out of your milkshake! SLUUUURP! all gone!
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Daniel Day-Lewis in a musical? I never thought I'd see the day. But it could be a perfect change of pace and yet another brilliant turn in one of the best screen acting careers of all time.
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... overrated performances ever. Like, seriously. Overacting galore. Oscar? My ass! There Will Be Bore (and yes, I know I'm on the minority with this one, but I'm sick of the hip guys loving anything related to Radiohead or the Andersons (Paul T. and Wes))
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aka PEED RACER - THE BEGINNING
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It's inarguably one of the greatest screen performances that has ever been put to film. Easily one of the most complete psychological examinations of a character ever in a film. If you read some of the old talkbacks you'll see deconstructions of that character that stretch on for miles and enough still hasn't been said about it. The fact that the only thing you can muster in defense of your point of view is that it was "boring" says an awful lot. Not to mention the random slagging of "hipsters". I guess intelligent art is only for "hipsters" now.
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One million flies can't be wrong, shit may be good.
Anderson's film, while in the end a good and interesting one, doesn't really know what to be in the end, either a caricature or a serious artistic one. The "I drink your milkshake" scene, I concede it's a risky one, but contrasts way too much with all that we've seen before... and frankly, all through the movie I thought Anderson and Lewis were selling me "air" instead of "meat"... that finale didn't - to me - come out as either ironic, logichal or coherent in tone with the rest of the film, and Dano's and Lewis' performances while good, where way over the top on too many points of the movie to be considered as "one of the greatest". I guess you'd have to rewatch Kurosawa's Ikiru to learn about the power of subtlety in acting. -
Luckily I spat in it first so fuck you Daniel Day Lewis, you milkshake stealer. Next time buy your own damned milkshake.
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too often, I felt I was watching Bill the Butcher mining for oil, sans the wooden eye and top hat.
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one of the most iconic scenes ever. up there with Deniro talking to himself in front of a mirror.
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disagree cifra. that scene was iconic. and you suck cock.
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..but i'm in anyways
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There was a lot more to Day-Lewis' brilliant role than just that. It was certainly the most memorable part of that iconic performance(unfortunately, it's also why some morons think he was overacting), but I think it deserves more praise than just some idiotic parody. Okay, I'm moaning.
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P.T. Anderson must have telepathy to have stolen those words of yours that NO ONE ELSE could've transcribed in any other manner more appropriately.
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I can't wait for this fade to end. It was fucking stupid in the 50's and 60's and it's fucking stupid today.
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Come on man, let that line go.
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Otherwise, it's just not fair to everyone else.
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...does this mean that Day-Lewis will have to sing instead of speaking while he's working on the film?
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That's DDL's performance in a nutshell. Damn I need to have it for Thanksgiving. Ham. Ham.
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...isn't Thanksgiving a ways off? We've got a whole summer of ham to get through.
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It's a shame Javier had to drop out. He was perfect for the part. I saw Antonio Banderas do it on Broadway a few years ago and he was fantastic. By far the best thing I've ever seen him do, which I know isn't a difficult feat. At least I know Antonio can do it. Not certain about DDL.
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it's because the show was inspired by 8 1/2.
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It's a very serious and interesting retelling of "8 1/2" and probably isn't like much of what you've seen onscreen. The closest thing I can think of American-wise (and it's still a stretch) is "All That Jazz" with Roy Scheider.
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with both Daniel Day Lewis and Javier Bardem? it could be them remodling a kitchen for 2 hours for all i care, id still be there.
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we're talking about this news, and Danny's performace in Blood. All great stuff, but I'm just stoked that he's decided to do a movie SO soon after his last one. That's great news in itself. Lewis is our Olivier.
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is that sarcasm i sense? sure, I was just saying what I remembered, but whatever. that scene will be in film books. count on it.
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Period. NO COUNTRY was cool, but TWBB is a fucking masterpiece.
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I'll pass. Unless its one of those hip, ironic, sarcastic, and exploitative musicals, then maybe I'll go see it.
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Ikiru is a total classic. I'm pretty sure Lewis' acting is on par with Takashi Shimura's portrayal. They are two of my favorite actors, along with Gary Oldman, Toshiro Mifune, and Gordon Liu. There Will Be Blood is a great film, even if it's just us Radiohead-lovin "hipsters" that are willing to drink up the milkshake.
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I do believe my portrayal was pretty good. maybe I should get into acting and I'll just type all my lines.
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and Messi, yes, I do suck cock. And lick ass. I'm gay and proud, and I love the fact that homophobes have to swallow today that California is having gay MARRIAGE too really really soon. I'm big, bearded, hairy, manly and homosexual. Deal with that.
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... someone who's drinking the milkshake could be telling me that I suck cock? Lol.
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Here goes my long ass rant on this. I hope i'm not the only one who feels this way. I read around forums how he has become one of the best onscreen villains ever, and Javier Bardem's oscar-winning performance was really worthy of that award, it truly was a mesmerizing performance. But what's funny is after reading Cormac's novel i couldnt believe how different he was perceived in there. Of all the characters in th Coen movie, Chigurh was the only one that seemed weaker than the book, the rest of the actors really felt right for their parts though.
In the book there was this impression that he is this unflinching, fear-inducing, menacing force of nature. While watching the movie he seemed more creepy than anything else, with the occaional facial tic or smile. There are many mentions of this "creepy psycho" in folks describing him, but i never got that reading the book except once which wasnt even in the movie, the part where he sat up watching the TV and never changed channels for days while healing his leg. the creepy factor was a shortcoming by the filmmakers in transferring this intimidating character from text to screen. In the movie he seemed like a machine-like Terminator, in the book he came off like a badass ex special-ops type. Bardem's outlandish haircut where he has it because 'he's so insane', that went against the book's point that he doesnt stick out and blends in. "How did he look?" "Why he had a big bowl-like haircut and foreign accent, you cant miss him Sheriff!" I know this is all eye-candy for cinematic purposes, but sometimes people can forfeit these type of details and still have the character's power.
On his demeanor he's made to look like a slow-walking mannequin with a dour face. i always thought he had a pantherish demeanor in the book, appearing in places with lightning smoothness. his eyes being mentioned a lot seemed like blue flickers catching every impossible detail like a person's breathing rate, eye dilation and heart beat through neck arteries. In the book he seemed very casual/normal in walking around when asking for information or doing anything for that matter, which makes it all the more scarier that he could kill so instntly. And then suddenly being still to think and calculate for minutes on end.
One of the highlights of the story was when Moss and Chigurh confront each other in the motel and have a shootout. In the movie Moss jumps out the window after Chigurh enters, and they shoot it out with Moss hittimg him in his leg and Chigurh is gone (???). he not would stand up against the book guy no fucking way. In the book the whole episode was much more intense and badass. Chigurh enters and Moss surprises him from behind the bed, ordering his gun dropped to which he does yet remains completely mute and relaxed "as if it were all part of his day" showing just how much he is slave to fate. Moss runs away but Chigurh hits him 3 times across the street anyway, but he still gets hit in his leg. and a bunch of hitmen in trenchcoats (think the matrix) drive up! does he run off like a pussy?? fuck no! He calmly limps his way around the machinegun fire and shit getting shred by machine guns/shotguns, and wipes out all of those fuckers, with a pistol! then he hobbles to the wreck and grabs an uzi and pockets their magazine clips then sees a wounded hitman "do you speak english?" "dont look away, i want you to look at me" and shoots him right in the forehead while staring at the veins burstingin his eyes. hard!! Another thing which added a whole other element to his character was a part omitted from the movie, when he dresses up in suit and tie and personally gives the money to its rightful owner, some rich guy in an office. even comments on how nice and lowkey his office is, and if a painting is original or not.
It was surprising to see just how far the Coens went to go so true to the book, to grab that atmosphere and tone, to get that wonderful Cormac dialogue, but weird how the most interesting element in there didnt reach the heights in the book. -
I seriously disagree. the movie has a great deal of soul. I think you mistake lack of spirit for subtlety. Consider the scene where Plainview and his "brother" are swimming in the ocean and he talks about the house he once wanted. The cinematography and the acting in this scene are incredible, and the dialogue is a very telling insight into the nature of Plainview. And I wouldn't really say DDL is overacting in the end of the film. He is a man at the end of his rope, his son has abandoned him, and he has been living alone, wallowing in his own rage and hatred for years. The priest was a perfect outlet for him to finally release his contempt, which DDL shows brilliantly. And about only having gray hairs, I think putting a bunch of make-up on DDL or aging him with CG would have been a little excessive. DDL is older in his posture and in his behavior, and making him look older with movie magic would just distract from his performance.
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Cut that homophobic bull shit out and shut the fuck up. You're embarassing.
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Case closed. As for this project.. I can't picture DDL singing, but I wish someone would mix him into Kelis' Milkshake song, whatever it's called. Not sure how much we need a musical version of 8 1/2, which I think is damn near flawless, but hey Woody Allen basically remade it with Stardust Memories so I guess I'm open to new interpretations. Rob Marshall is far from being a Fellini or Woody Allen though, so I'm going to have to say that this does not bode well.
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http://tinyurl.com/62x66k
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"You're a bastard in basket."
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it's an insult, not homophobic.
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Thanks for that. I think a better job could be done though. Needs more Plainview scattered throughout, punctuating the chorus like Lil Jon yelling YEA
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I agree. The film is truly great, but the book is without any doubt a masterpiece. I was also slightly disappointed with the Coens for not including the young hitchhiker that Moss picked up. She seemed to add some meaning and nobility to his death. Anyhoo, minor complaints. Who am I to argue with the Coens? As for the TWBB haters (especially the ones calling the rest of us "posers"), I wish you all the best in your search for good taste.
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