By: padre

padre — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:37 +0000

Jen Yamato has the early screening report on Bel Ami. It may be one of the finest articles ever written. I rarely visit Movieline, but damn, if they are always this frisky I may have to start.

By: Kay

Kay — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:37 +0000

had to repost this, comment from Alt Film Guide:
Page Mackinley
December 22, 2011 | Permalink
Present company excepted, it's interesting watching some critics bend themselves around the reality that they don't define or get to tell the market what they should enjoy or support. Stephanie Meyers books hooked a nation â but Pattinson and Stewart did the rest.
It really has been extraordinary watching Pattinson in particular navigate his way through a notoriously difficult industry and the complications that must have attended. One can only imagine the countless times, Pattinson may have wished he could clarify, change or do-over certain aspects of his experience, but through it all he has remained authentic. And it is that quality that is the real touchstone of why people have reacted to him as they have.
Media, being the soundbite merchant that it is loves to rhapsody about teen "rabid fansâ or âmenopausal momsâ as being the (undiscerning) extent of audience-goers interested in Pattinson. Certainly these are present â and their money's as good as anyone's â but they are not the whole picture.
I am a mid-30's screenplay writer from the UK who loves movies and complex characters, but I have seen little in recent years in terms of actually interesting, fresh âscreen presenceâ that has impressed me as much as Pattinson has. Do his looks have something to do with that? Of course. But wasnât it the same with Newman, Taylor (Elizabeth), Redford and Bogarde â amongst others?
Reverse prejudice based on Pattinsonâs physical appeal are both limited and churlishly motivated, especially considering Pattinson did not enter the fray thinking a great deal of himself, and further, whose previous roles did not play up that component. Looks may get you a knock on the door, but only talent and depth holds interest. Megan Fox, case in point.
Movie-making isnât just big business, itâs epic monster-making business. Funded by financiers who make the Koch brothers look like Greenpeace activists, Pattinson (and Stewartâs) teams made canny business decisions to position their âtalentsâ in a film which â if it worked â would advance their charges considerably in the player stakes.
That no-one could have anticipated the ensuing success would become as exponential as it has, is now the topic of countless talking-heads and avid note-taking by other agents. Itâs probably a tad sweeping to say it comes down to one or even two factors, but really itâs self-evident.
As we close out 2011, Patterson and Stewart â deservedly â emerge as the names to watch and invest in. Undeniably, the presence and depth both brought to their roles elevated an over-mined genre. Add an outstanding supporting cast, innovative soundtracks and scores, plus what can only be described as hardcore promotion on multiple levels, a great solid base to start with (due to Meyerâs previous book success) to the mix â and one arrives at the TS phenomenon.
Unassailable fact: A relatively inexperienced young man with no discernible media training, or seemingly any desire to be the next typical âstar-from-a pod,â stormed America with a charm inoffensive not seen in a very long time.
It was Pattinsonâs astonishing funniness, openness, undeniable sweetness and originality on the horrifically gruelling press junkets he undertook â not to mention his iconic turn in Twilight et al âthat enabled him to capitalize on the expert way his team have handled his rise.
One hopes Pattinson never loses the qualities that first made people sit up and take notice. Paradoxically, it is the very doubts, fears and âhumanityâ that all creatives feel, that is the fuel and portal through which they can connect with a role, audience â and indeed themselves. If, as Brosnan advises, Pattinson âkeeps his wits about him,â he will follow his own compass, choosing and writing roles with dimension and nuance.
One hears so many women in the industry talk about how limited roles are for female actors, but the same could equally be said for their male counterparts and the fare they are offered. The very different male actor âtemplateâ Pattinson embodies has the potential to pack more than 45's and glib one-liners â simply by bringing the totality of who he is to the moment.
If critics could put the tall poppy scythes down long enough to realize the TS saga does not define Pattinson or Stewart â they would see what the insightful can: The faces at the top of the tree have reshuffled and the determined consumer power of a denigrated demographic has spoken.
Loudly.

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:37 +0000

cant wait

By: Ola

Ola — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:37 +0000

He's going to do great job in this film, 'cause he really is fabulous in this trailer,just perfect Duroy.

By: grace

grace — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:37 +0000

looks incredible…

By: Guest

Guest — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:37 +0000

It looks great and he ( Rob) will convince all of you (OMG, he is EDWARD) that he has the Talent of an outstanding Actor….by the way, if anybody would have just seen, that he played that Vampire exactly like he was portrayed in the Book he wouldn't have to fight the TRash writers like Littleton made it out to be. Robert Pattinson has the Presence of a deNiro ,Brando, Newman and Downey…with better roles like Cosmopolis he will be the next SUPERSTAR

By: emma

emma — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:37 +0000

Looks good.