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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2019 22:21:23 GMT
Following my "Dolly Parton as an actor" thread, we'll continue with the musician-turned-film star theme with another beloved legend, David Bowie.  Cool, measured, and elegant, I love his presence in films - I've yet to see Roeg's The Man Who Fell to Earth, but from what I've seen (which is pretty much everything else  ), his own singular brand of charisma lent itself perfectly to film. What do you think? |
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Post by cherry68 on Dec 28, 2019 22:27:26 GMT
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 28, 2019 22:31:49 GMT
All the attributes that made him a dubious Rock star - and he was the first Rock star "phony" in a way, the first to argue convincingly you precisely didn't have to "mean it" at all. So, with that he was an actor before he acted - an outsider, dilettante looking in to Punk rock from the outside (he could never be as feral as Reed or Iggy in "reality") and that made him in some ways a better actor. That persona is how he acted in film - outsider looking in.
The Man Who Fell To Earth is his best work but you really saw his acting if you saw him live - his mime portrayals of "Cracked Actor" and his "performance" in the Ashes To Ashes song video especially are haunting stuff.
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Post by thomasjerome on Dec 28, 2019 23:13:01 GMT
I always thought he was an excellent actor. He's terrific in "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence", "Man Who Fell to Earth" and obviously, "Labyrinth". Cool presence in "The Hunger", basically the only thing that worked in "Into the Night", charming in "Linguini Indicent", great Warhol in "Basquiat" and has a lovely minor role in "Mr. Rice's Secret".
And of course...
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Post by TerryMontana on Dec 29, 2019 15:19:11 GMT
Pretty decent but nothing really special.
He was very good in Man Who Fell to Earth and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence.
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), his own singular brand of charisma lent itself perfectly to film.
