Comments on: The Essentials: Gary Oldman’s Best Performances https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/ Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:32:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 By: Kenny Ritchie https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-152953 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 23:50:00 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-152953 State of Grace is so under-rated. Sublime supporting cast with Ed Harris, John C. Reilly, John Turturro, and Burgess Meredith.

]]> By: Paul https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-83985 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-83985 Saw 'Wettest County' in a pre-screening. He played the celebrity mobster role well, but was only in the movie for a few scenes, which he wasn't able to steal. Guy Pierce, as the slithering villain who comes to Indiana from Chicago, really steals the show. I'd venture to guess he borrows a few functions from Oldman's past villainous performances.

]]> By: Merson https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-83992 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-83992 State of Grace was overshadowed by Goodfellas, Miller's Crossing and The Godfather Part III in 1990 even though I think it was better than those films.
Gary Oldman wanted The Contender to be a politically balanced film with no clear hero or villain which it is until right at the end when it becomes a pro-Democrat, anti-Republican film and made his character out to be a clear villain.

]]> By: Will Brandt https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-83991 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-83991 I'm glad to see Gary Oldman doing more mainstream movies now. A lot of people don’t know that some of his films ten years ago were going straight to DVD films which no one saw.
He was good in Interstate 60 (2002) which was overlooked.
I am looking forward to his films out next year – Guns, Girls and Gambling, Wettest Country, The Dark Knight Rises, Criminal Empire for Dummy's.

]]> By: rotch https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-83990 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-83990 While I agree that Bram Stoker's Dracula is kind of a mess, it is a glorious and triumphant mess. It is the last Coppolla film I would call worthy of watching. Te visuals are tremendous; it feels like no film before it, and no film after. And while Oldman is the best of the actors by far, let's not forget Tom Waits' great Renfield.
Also a mess, but also worth mentioning for his performance alone is the Nicolas Roeg/Dennis Potter film Track 29. I still don't get how that pair of great minds came up with such a lackluster result, but Oldman definitely started crafting his 90's brand of psychopaths on this one.

]]> By: cory https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-83989 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-83989 Yeah, still love "Bram Stoker's Dracula" and will defend it forever. It rules.

]]> By: StephenM https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-83988 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-83988 Just gotta disagree with True Romance–I don't think that role is very memorable, and I find Walken, Hopper, and Gandolfini all to be better/more memorable/more entertaining than Oldman in that role. I know, I'm all alone, but I don't understand the worship of this silly little role.

I do love Oldman, though. I would have chosen him in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, though that movie has its problems–the play is much better.

]]> By: Cirkusfolk https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-83987 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-83987 I'm so glad u included state of grace, and I will back his performance in true romance. I was so pissed that he got killed cause I wanted a whole movie about Drexel. Every line he says is great. "I know I'm pretty, but I'm not as pretty as a couple of titties. " and "you must've thought it was white boy day. " classic.

]]> By: Bone https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-83986 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-83986 In STATE OF GRACE, Oldman is quite obviously channeling John Heard's perfomance in CUTTER'S WAY, one of Phil Joanou's favorite films. Oldman is fun to watch in SOG, but Heard is even better in CW.

]]> By: spassky https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-83977 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-83977 His turn as Drexl is the most embarrassing thing he's ever done. I feel embarrassed for him everytime I watch "True Romance". But perhaps that's the appeal?

"You want some f*cking sushi" haha oh god it's awful

]]> By: Nik Grape https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-83984 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-83984 Great choices. I would definitely put "The Contender" as an honorable mention though. The man can do no wrong even in cliched shite like "Book of Eli".

Can't wait for "Tinker" already.

]]> By: yoohoo https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-83983 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-83983 certainly "Murder in the First" and "Chattahoochie" deserve honorable mention

]]> By: Brandon DeLaurentiis https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-83982 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-83982 1. JFK- LEE HARVEY OSWALD
2. DRACULA- VLAD THE IMPALER/DRACULA
3. THE PROFESSIONAL- NORMAN STANSFIELD
4. TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY- GEORGE SMILEY
5. IMMORTAL BELOVED- LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

]]> By: Obient https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-83981 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-83981 Mike Leigh's Meantime – Coxy, A skinhead boy ..

]]> By: Lisa-Marie https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-83980 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-83980 I agree with Jackie being one of his best performances. State Of Grace is a fantastic movie and it is a shame not many people know of it; at least not Oldman fans anyway. I would have included Emmett Foley from Chattahoochee also, that was indeed an incredible performance.

]]> By: venus https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-83979 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-83979 Uh Gary Oldman was nominated for "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy".

]]> By: PatrickLA https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-20111208/#comment-83978 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-essentials-the-5-best-gary-oldman-performances-114189/#comment-83978 I could see Oldman doing Buscemi's character Nuk, in Boardwalk Empire, even better than Steve. He would bring more intensity and reality to that Gangster-type villain but alas Gary is a Movie-star and probably not going to do a series anytime soon! But if he could of, it would of been even BETTER!

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