Dustin Hoffman as Michael Dorsey as Dorothy Michaels Bruno Dariva discusses the dualities of Dustin Hoffman’s performance in Tootsie and how the film mirrors reality. There are certain moments in Hollywood history when life goes to the movies. That is true of Tootsie on different levels. On the one hand, Sydney Pollack’s film emerges out… Read more »
The Others (Amenábar, 2001) Chris Forrester describes the magic of Nicole Kidman’s performances, particularly her star-defining string of films from 1995 to 2005. One of the more remarkable decades in any recent performer’s career is Nicole Kidman’s turn-of-the-millennium output, a thrillingly versatile stretch of outings that took her from newly minted breakout star on the… Read more »
Guest post by Caleb Allison. The rules and regulations of the Depression-era dance marathon in They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? seem simple enough. Rocky (Gig Young), the film’s imperiously duplicitous emcee, runs through them with all the vigor and verve of a carnival barker to open the film. Contestants get a 10-minute break every… Read more »