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Post by Mattsby on Dec 4, 2017 4:23:59 GMT
Very brief teaser aired on HBO tonight (not online yet). 3-4 shots. One line from Pacino. Good bet that this'll be airing in the Spring (same as Wizard of Lies and YDKJ).
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 5, 2017 12:12:27 GMT
Can't come soon enough for me, I actually see this as a "last stand" for Pacino right now - basically needs a tour de force here - not a glorified stunt casting thing, and needs a performance that peaks your interest for The Irishman too where he has to deliver as well. I am always concerned with how he "goes out" nowadays - kind of obsessed with that actually - how many performances he has left in him and how many of those performances are also the opportunity to actually do something genuinely great.
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Post by Mattsby on Dec 5, 2017 19:16:26 GMT
Very brief teaser aired on HBO tonight (not online yet). 3-4 shots. One line from Pacino. Good bet that this'll be airing in the Spring (same as Wizard of Lies and YDKJ). So sandusky is a smaller piece in the movie I think yes they shrunk his role in the film. Could be what they were retooling in the script back when they "suspended" production. I'd think to focus more on the Riley Keough journalist character.
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Post by Mattsby on Dec 8, 2017 20:10:05 GMT
:44-:48 "Paterno"
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Post by Mattsby on Jan 11, 2018 22:40:48 GMT
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Post by Mattsby on Jan 11, 2018 22:50:32 GMT
@adude Yes, I mean Sandusky was def part of earlier versions; they casted John Carroll Lynch. Original writer David McKenna isn't even listed anymore in the press release; so they rewrote/reworked the script to limit Sandusky and bring more focus to the journalist played by Keough. Which is a smart move, agreed.
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Post by pacinoyes on Jan 11, 2018 23:00:16 GMT
"PATERNO is not a sprawling piece that spans years,” observes director and executive producer Barry Levinson. “It unfolds largely over a two-week period, when we watch the events play out."
Interesting, there's going to have to be some good writing there because at the end Paterno got sicker and passed - there's a lot of info to digest when that story broke and not a lot of time to cover it unless you do it really well.
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Post by Mattsby on Jan 12, 2018 0:11:29 GMT
Oh shit, God Looked Away happening on Broadway?
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Post by pacinoyes on Jan 12, 2018 0:32:02 GMT
Maybe he's workshopping it at the Actor's Studio or something - I mean he got a few passable reviews in LA (and some less kind ones for him and none were kind for the play) but on Broadway, coming off China Doll, playing an icon of the theater.........they will kill ya Al. But as long as you deliver in the Paterno/Hoffa , Emmy/Oscar double shot......ah fnck it, do whatever makes you happy
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Post by pacinoyes on Jan 19, 2018 23:43:06 GMT
One of the greatest things about Al Pacino is that for being the loudest actor, um, ever (lol) when he's on his game, no one can express more than he can without saying a single word.
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 23, 2018 19:37:11 GMT
April 7th air date btw, announced today
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Post by Mattsby on Feb 23, 2018 19:37:46 GMT
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Post by Viced on Feb 23, 2018 21:42:45 GMT
What else did she play a reporter in? And isn't that Sandusky around the 0:37 mark? Imdb credits doesn't show anyone playing Sandusky. I'm guessing they're just going to show real life clips of him. I don't know this for sure, but I didn't see the 'character' Sandusky anywhere in the trailer. I am 99.5% certain that's Sandusky from 0:33 to 0:37. It's pretty obvious. I don't think he'll be a main character in the movie, probably just flashbacks... also pretty sure there won't be any real life clips. You didn't answer my first question btw.
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Post by pacinoyes on Mar 15, 2018 1:00:07 GMT
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Post by Mattsby on Mar 28, 2018 19:10:29 GMT
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Post by Mattsby on Mar 28, 2018 19:15:56 GMT
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Post by Viced on Mar 28, 2018 19:19:37 GMT
Sounds like he hasn't seen You Don't Know Jack.
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Post by stephen on Mar 28, 2018 19:23:32 GMT
Sounds like he hasn't seen You Don't Know Jack. Or Angels in America.
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Post by pacinoyes on Apr 3, 2018 11:17:50 GMT
Early reviews are suggesting Pacino is aces, but the movie seems muddled in trying to be cover all the bases (I guess?) so I don't know if that's going to be enough to snag Al a 3rd Emmy win in this current TV landscape when he's got 2 already but we'll see. I come at everything as Pacino first, the project second so....
As for Roeper, I'd rank Angels in America is Pacino's top 3, YDK Jack in his top 10, Phil Spector in his top 15 and Insomnia around that top 15 mark. In general Pacino will always be associated with movies first so saying "his best since Insomnia" has a certain cache/ring to it I guess - even if it's not completely true.
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Post by stephen on Apr 3, 2018 13:33:39 GMT
Early reviews are suggesting Pacino is aces, but the movie seems muddled in trying to be cover all the bases (I guess?) so I don't know if that's going to be enough to snag Al a 3rd Emmy win in this current TV landscape when he's got 2 already but we'll see. I come at everything as Pacino first, the project second so.... As for Roeper, I'd rank Angels in America is Pacino's top 3, YDK Jack in his top 10, Phil Spector in his top 15 and Insomnia around that top 15 mark. In general Pacino will always be associated with movies first so saying "his best since Insomnia" has a certain cache/ring to it I guess - even if it's not completely true. I've always been intrigued to know how you'd rank Pacino's top ten. Glad to see Angels (my personal favorite performance of his) rates in your top three.
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Post by pacinoyes on Apr 3, 2018 14:22:29 GMT
I usually rank them like this - but everyone has their own faves of his, what I think is inarguable is the amount - to me no one runs deeper for good+/great performances for American actors at least. That would be a good thread sometime maybe, off the top of my head maybe Jeff Bridges is somewhat close(?)
The Godfather II Dog Day Afternoon Angels in America
Then in no order
The Godfather Local Stigmatic (which is really only 5 scenes and has a questionable accent to say the least but I think is just an inspired piece of work in every other way - to me this is genius level work) Donnie Brasco
Serpico Scarecrow Scent of a Woman YDK Jack
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Post by Mattsby on Apr 4, 2018 17:37:47 GMT
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Post by pacinoyes on Apr 4, 2018 17:50:56 GMT
Yeah I was going to comment on some of these, the Hollywood Reporter one is basically saying "the reporter should have a bigger role - why is it Paterno's story?" but that's not the film and that is kind of silly too, I know that's the "woke" attitude to have now but that's a real bad review of the piece and not reflective of the real life participants - it's not Spotlight or a newspaper procedural it seems to me, that's a different film.
I think the Vulture one is pretty straightforwardly positive though and that's by David Edelstein I think, the long time film critic.
In some ways you can't win with these controversial real life HBO type things anyway, between Wizard of Lies and this Levinson must be like oh wtf do you people want from me.
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Post by stephen on Apr 4, 2018 17:55:49 GMT
Yeah I was going to comment on some of these, the Hollywood Reporter one is basically saying "the reporter should have a bigger role - why is it Paterno's story?" but that's not the film and that is kind of silly too, I know that's the "woke" attitude to have now but that's a real bad review of the piece and not reflective of the real life participants - it's not Spotlight or a newspaper procedural it seems to me, that's a different film. I think the Vulture one is pretty straightforwardly positive though and that's by David Edelstein I think, the long time film critic. In some ways you can't win with these controversial real life HBO type things anyway, between Wizard of Lies and this Levinson must be like oh wtf do you people want from me. Yeah, I think it's okay to be critical of the filmmakers for taking the wrong tack of a story, but I also think that unfairly gives carte blanche to dismiss the work entire just because of that. Judge the work on its own merits, and if you want to take the screenwriter/director to task for not giving due focus to a character, make that argument separate from the analysis of the movie itself. I've vocalized my issues with Gangs of New York taking the wrong focus many times before, but in the end, I have to analyze the movie we wound up getting, not what we should've gotten.
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Post by Mattsby on Apr 4, 2018 18:48:10 GMT
In some ways you can't win with these controversial real life HBO type things anyway, between Wizard of Lies and this Levinson must be like oh wtf do you people want from me. He must've really been nettled after those recent theatrical features, The Bay and The Humbling and Rock the Kasbah. I don't think any of those made a profit or were favored by critics. (Wait, The Bay 77% RT? Might have to check it out.) On one of the recent podcasts - was it the Bill Simmons one? - Levinson he seemed kind of upset (and confused) why so few people saw The Humbling - after the positive word from Venice/Toronto - and how it's virtually nowhere. For one, someone should tell him it's on Netflix haha. But with HBO I think he knows at least he'll get viewers and the mixed response is sorta bound to happen for these projects. Side note - I've been revisiting a lot of Levinson's early stuff and man, that double whammy of Avalon and Bugsy is special. Can't imagine how let down people were with him following his imo career high with....Toys and Jimmy Hollywood (haven't seen them but seems like that's his career low).
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