Ramana lobbed another softball with this topic. It is a welcome respite from our recently concluded presidential election.
Like many things, my favorite movie star is not etched inn stone - more like water. I am old enough to have lived through several generations of actors/actresses.
When I was a kid my favorite actors were Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall. That's hall in the black shirt and Gorcey in the hat with the upturned bill - better known as Slip (Gorcey) and Satch Hall).
The Bowery boys evolved from the movies Dead End Kids and East Side Kids. I used to see the Bowery Boys almost every Saturday at the Uptown Theater in Pueblo, Colorado.
The Uptown is also significant for this clip, an early example of the popular Clint Eastwood - easily one of my all time favorites in a film called Tarantula - horror fun in the fifties.
As I aged and developed a taste for more serious film fare my fave was Robert Mitchum, a self professed journeyman actor. Check his bio and credits here. He never failed to entertain - and he was an interesting character in real life. Heaven Knows Mr. Allison has always been a fave movie of mine along with Thunder Road, Cape Fear, The Night of the Hunter, Farewell My Lovely, El Dorado and many others.
Evolution led me to my current favorite -actor/director extraordinaire Clint Eastwood. From Rawhide on TV to the Italian spaghetti westerns he captured my eye. His western pedigree is nearly unmatched and who doesn't love Harry Callahan. Those movies certainly made my day.
One of my favorite early Eastwood films is 1971s Play Misty for Me. It was also his directorial debut. It was clear he had directorial chops. I still get chills when I see Jessica Walter in anything to this day.
Clint's last movie as an actor is Trouble With the Curve. Not surprisingly I loved it - the story of an aging baseball scout and his relationship with his daughter.
My favorite female movie star is Helen Mirren. No question, she has been for decades. She has had a long, diverse career and can do comedy, heavy drama and action. Check her out in the Hundred Foot Journey
That's it for this weeks fun topic. Check out my partners at their blogs - Ramana and Pravin
Play Misty For Me is easily my psycho thriller movie and yes, CE was brilliant in it. Helen Mirren in the Indo American movie too was outstanding. I like your choice of stars but some of them are totally new to me and I intend exploring them.
ReplyDeletemy dad always got a kick out of the bowery boys! especially slick. the way he butchered words! LOL.
ReplyDeletethanks for the fun reminder of a simpler time.
and eastwood is good. my favorite of his was 'paint your wagon.' though he's not my all time favorite. he IS so talented in every way.
and yes. helen mirren can do no wrong!!!