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Post by Patcat on Aug 25, 2006 15:21:25 GMT -5
Brilliant actor. One of the best American actors of his generation, possible ever. If you can find them, check out THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING, THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING, THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER, THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION (he plays Sigmund Freud--if Freud wasn't really like this, he should have been), and the original and far superior version of THE IN-LAWS. He's currently getting great reviews for LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE.
Patcat
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Post by Cassie on Aug 25, 2006 16:37:21 GMT -5
The first time I ever recognized him was in the movie "Freebie and the Bean" with James Cann, I believe the TV series "Starsky and Hutch" came from that movie. I recognize his name, in many movies, and he has a couple of sons that are into acting too:
Adam Arkin - "Chicago Hope" fame, Dr. Aaron Shutt
Matthew Arkin - was in the LOCI episode "Probability" a small part, playing Ben Gergis, the son of the hobo dad, who was murdered for insurance
Anthony Arkin - has a role of Cousin Mike in "Pipe Dream", which also stars Jill Hennessey (L&O)
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Post by Techguy on Aug 25, 2006 17:56:43 GMT -5
I second what others have said, and would add "Little Murders," "Glengarry Glen Ross," and "Gattaca" (Arkin's part isn't as large as the two leads Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, but I do recommend the movie).
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Post by SarahIvy on Aug 28, 2006 17:04:09 GMT -5
I would like to second "Little Murders"...such a wonderful movie and cast!
I've always enjoyed Alan Arkin, he's one of those few actors who can make a crappy film worthwhile. He has a great but small part in one of my alltime favorite films, "Grosse Point Blanke."
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Post by Patcat on Aug 28, 2006 22:40:16 GMT -5
THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER is a beautiful, brilliant, very sad film based on the novel by Carson McCullers. I've only been able to sit all the way through it once--since then, I've only been able to watch it in small chunks. It's great, but be warned.
Patcat
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Post by Patcat on Sept 11, 2006 14:00:27 GMT -5
Janethyland;
You were sent the wrong movie: WAIT UNTIL DARK is one of Arkin's earlier movies where he plays a thug menacing a blind woman played by Audrey Hepburn. It's a good move and he's great, but it is very, very different from THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER. But both films are from early in his career.
A couple of friends of mine whose opinions I trust regarding films really liked LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE. I hope to see it soon.
Patcat
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Post by elizabethbay on Oct 6, 2006 10:54:47 GMT -5
Do not fail , I repeat, do not FAIL to get "The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming". It was perhaps the funniest film of its day, and 40 years later it STILL holds up. A classic. Arkin is slyly brilliant, and the rest of the cast are superb. Beautiful ensemble playing.
Throwing in one more Arkin accomplishment for which he first became known in the 60s: The famous drop-dead hilarious Second City Players ensemble, whose inventive routines push Saturday Night Live into the shade.
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Post by elizabethbay on Oct 6, 2006 16:33:13 GMT -5
Here's the Amazon link for TRACTRAC.http://www.amazon.com/Russians-Are-Coming/dp/B00006FDAX
Talk about pushy! (but someday you'll thank me ;-))))
Seriously, this little gem is that good. Carl Reiner and Alan Arkin are unbeatable, but this is one of those films where the characters at the margins are as good as the starring cast. Has that Shakespearean quality to it - every different level and sidebar of the action has a purpose, is terrifically scripted and performed, and feeds into the whole. (Oh shut up Betsy , leave the poor woman alone)
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Post by Techguy on Oct 7, 2006 1:17:50 GMT -5
Yikes! How could I have forgotten to mention TRAC, TRAC among Alan Arkin's movies? I'm going to have to search through my collection to view it now that I'm in a comedy-watching mood.
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Post by madger on Feb 5, 2007 10:57:39 GMT -5
They showed "The In-Laws" this weekend. LMAO
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Post by Techguy on Feb 25, 2007 22:05:02 GMT -5
This just in...in a major upset, Alan Arkin takes the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as the irascible heroin snorting grandpa in "Little Miss Sunshine."
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Post by Patcat on Feb 25, 2007 22:39:41 GMT -5
And gave a very classy speech. I'm sorry the others lost, but glad he won.
Patcat
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Post by Techguy on Feb 26, 2007 3:01:41 GMT -5
Eddie Murphy had the pre-Oscar buzz of being the odds-on favorite for his role in the bigger splashier movie "Dreamgirls" so in that sense AA's win is a major upset.
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Post by ragincajun on Feb 27, 2007 10:14:00 GMT -5
I have little miss sunshine coming on netflicks can't wait to see it. Loved his comment about not saying things in front of abigail unless she had her earplugs with her music playing. So they must have protected her from hearing some bad things. But then he said she saw the movie a few times.
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Post by Patcat on Feb 27, 2007 12:48:01 GMT -5
I saw an interview where Mr. Arkin commented that he hoped Abigail Breslin (the young actress in SUNSHINE) wouldn't win an Oscar so that she could keep her childhood.
I'm a bit annoyed the take on this story has been Eddie Murphy's loss rather than Mr. Arkin's win. The spin appears to be that Mr. Murphy lost because his film NORBIT is successful and paints large black women in a negative light. I'm not likely to see NORBIT (not my kind of funny and I am a large white woman), but my understanding is that the voting for the Oscars took place before NORBIT was released. Probably further proof, as if it's needed, the Oscars are pretty silly.
Patcat
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