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Post by RhodoraO on Mar 14, 2019 18:53:51 GMT
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Post by RhodoraO on Aug 21, 2019 5:17:30 GMT
John Campea finds Bale The Actor of The Decade based on major actors' resumes:
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Post by RhodoraO on Nov 17, 2019 0:16:54 GMT
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Post by RhodoraO on Jan 21, 2020 5:39:20 GMT
I liked this analysis of Bale's preference for weight gains/losses--a fresh and rare view by a movie critic from his The Fighter days: from: nationalpost.com/arts/culture-club-body-image-method-acting-and-the-case-of-christian-bale"Nina (Arsenault): Obviously, body modification is part of Bale’s process. Emotional memory and states of being are stored in our muscle tissues, in our autonomic nervous systems. The actor wants to mine impulses that begin beneath conscious mind and allow that magic moment to be captured on film. Altering his body is clearly a strategy that Bale, as well as other actors like Charlize Theron and Daniel Day Lewis, have used to alter their own psychological make-up."
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Post by RhodoraO on May 19, 2020 5:55:23 GMT
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Post by RhodoraO on Dec 15, 2020 1:56:51 GMT
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Post by RhodoraO on Dec 16, 2020 1:25:37 GMT
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Post by RhodoraO on Dec 20, 2020 0:32:50 GMT
A real nice analysis of Bale's cinematic talents by, what sounds like a fellow Balehead
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Post by RhodoraO on Dec 21, 2020 7:52:49 GMT
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Post by RhodoraO on Dec 27, 2020 23:31:47 GMT
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Post by RhodoraO on Dec 28, 2020 0:00:15 GMT
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Post by RhodoraO on Dec 29, 2020 23:05:30 GMT
That rare career perspective that even finds worthy insights to share on some of Bale's most obscure, rarely highlighted performances! Definitely worth your time, especially if you long to get nice reads on his less-often talked about perfs in Laurel Canyon, Velvet Goldmine, 3:10 to Yuma, and Harsh Times. theplaylist.net/essentials-christian-bale-best-performances-20191113/
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Post by RhodoraO on Jan 21, 2021 0:46:56 GMT
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Post by RhodoraO on Jan 28, 2021 4:21:33 GMT
Such an endearinlgy reverant, sweet and affectionate brief on Christian, c. 2013 right after his American Hustle and Out of the Furnace two-fer. A British journalist attempts to express CB's greatness while expressing surprise at the British obliviousness to him. Also, a mention of JG Ballard connection, in the beginning, is a gem: www.thegentlemansjournal.com/love-christian-bale/‘Hello…’ An engaging 12-year-old with a slim face and mature eyes stood in front of me, wearing Turkish slippers, spangled vest and trousers. He introduced himself confidently: ‘I’m you…’’ – J. G. Ballard The Kindness of Women This excerpt from Ballard’s semi-autobiographical novel refers to the author meeting Bale for the first time. Steven Spielberg had invited Ballard to appear in a cameo of the film version of Empire of the Sun which he was directing. Ironically The Kindness of Women is the sequel to Empire of the Sun and Ballard was reflecting on the film version of his wartime memoir. The great author was quite taken with Bale and was one of many figures that praised Bale’s brilliant portrayal of a boy incarcerated in a Japanese internment camp during the Second World War. Ballard was known for his authorial foresight and it is with the most charming prescience that the only three words Bale says to Ballard are ‘Hello… I’m You.’ How apt a mantra for the man who is now the greatest proponent of method acting since De Niro. Christian Bale is British – something that is easy to forget given that he will often utilise an American accent when giving interviews. His lack of coverage in the British press is inexplicable, given his calibre as an actor. Yet for all the preposterous fawning and hysteria that surrounds say Benedict Cumberbatch – essentially a TV actor – those really in the know are carving out a path to mega-stardom for Bale. After his post-Batman quiet spell, he has released two major films recently – the Oscar nominated American Hustle, for which he has been nominated for best actor and Out of the Furnace a bafflingly underrated film, that will surely gain recognition in the future. He has just finished filming two Terrence Malick films: one called Knight of Cups and another, as yet untitled. The plots of the films have been kept tightly under wraps but what is known is that both films have all-star casts with at least five ‘A-listers’ on each cast list. Aside from the Malick projects, he also has the small task of playing Moses in Ridley Scott’s biblical epic of the same name – clearly an absolute juggernaut of a project. Do I think Christian Bale definitively is the most technically gifted actor of all time? Probably not – there are actors as talented as him. Guy Pearce, Meryl Streep, Marlon Brando, Daniel Day Lewis, Edward Norton, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are all actors with brilliant versatility, but it is the complete package with Bale that sets him apart. All the aforementioned actors had lulls in their careers, chose to avoid serious filmmaking at a point during their careers and/or did not get into serious acting until their late twenties. Bale has been consistently cast in high quality, popular cinema since the mid 80’s and has thirty years of industry experience – despite the fact that he has only just turned forty. Bale is so popular that his fans even have a name: ‘Bale heads’, an on-set rant of his was recorded and remixed, resulting in a hit song called Bale Out – this is attention that is unprecedented for an actor, especially for one who shuns celebrity as much as Bale. To top it all off, his future projects looks as strong as ever and, assuming he continues to operate at the very high level that we have all come to expect of him, there is good reason to speculate that he will become the greatest screen actor of all time. By Guy de Vito
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Post by RhodoraO on Dec 22, 2022 16:39:56 GMT
Bale has been voted by the public among the Empire Magazine's Top 50 Greatest Actors of All Time list that they are announcing these days.
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