Arguably the biggest surprise of the 2011 Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 16 – aside from host Ricky Gervais’ acerbic wit and Natalie Portman’s maniacal cackle – came courtesy of a schlubby, balding, bespectacled actor. Paul Giamatti stunned the crowd with his upset win for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, for his performance as foulmouthed screw-up Barney Panofsky in BARNEY’S VERSION. Giamatti is no stranger to the Golden Globes, having won in 2008 for the HBO television miniseries, “John Adams.” However, his win at the 2011 Globes – over more ballyhooed stars like Johnny Depp and ...
It’s the “best performance since Brando in ‘The Last Tango in Paris’,” according to Sean Penn. “Javier is on another level from the rest of us,” said Ben Affleck. Granted, both of these thesps heaping praise on Javier Bardem’s quietly devastating performance in BIUTIFUL are more than a little biased – Penn starred in director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “21 Grams,” and Affleck just wrapped a new Terrence Malick film with Bardem in Paris – but many are calling Bardem’s performance in “Biutiful” the best of his career. Unfortunately, its been shut out of the awards so far due to the heavy-handedness ...
Whether or not you believe Ryan Gosling, the brooding, wounded 30-year-old actor, is the next Brando, he is undoubtedly one of the most exciting actors of his generation. The native of London, Ontario, Canada got his start as a cast member on “The Mickey Mouse Club” alongside cast mates Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and others. He dropped out of high school at 17 to shoot “Young Hercules” in New Zealand, and received his big break as a racially intolerant young cornerback in the 2000 film “Remember the Titans,” starring Denzel Washington. But it was his role as Danny Balint, ...
The talented acting vet talks about his starring role as George VI in director Tom Hooper’s historical drama – a role that many Oscar pundits say will win Firth the Academy Award for Best Actor.
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The acclaimed actress, best known for her comedy work, plays against type as a loving housewife who is convicted of murder, in the thriller directed by Crash helmer Paul Haggis, and starring Russell Crowe.
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The actor and “Slumdog Millionaire” director chat about the notorious amputation scene, how they portrayed trapped hiker Aron Ralston, and their own survival experiences.
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The Oscar-nominated actresses chats about her role as outed CIA operate Valerie Plame Wilson – alongside Sean Penn as her husband, Joe Wilson – in the spy-thriller from “The Bourne Identity” director Doug Liman.
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The Sopranos tough guy and chaste Twilight star chat about playing against type as a sensitive caretaker and a stripper in the New Orleans-set drama from Ridley Scott’s son, Jake Scott.
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