All About Eve - Bumpy Night urinetownresearch 2008-03-02 | Character Study - Bette Davis as Margo Channing
The Women - Pt 2 urinetownresearch 2008-03-03 | Great example of high-class gals. Look how they move/talk. (And what fabulous costumes!)
The Women - Part 1 urinetownresearch 2008-03-03 | THE WOMEN is based on a play by the same title. It is supposedly about what women are like when men aren't watching. (Hmmph.) Anyway, check out the smooth physicality and speak. You might notice a young Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell and Norma Shearer. (Google them!)
Stolen Jools - Joe E. Brown urinetownresearch 2008-03-03 | Joe E. Brown was an actor and comedian from Holgate, Ohio. In 1902 at the age of 10, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvellous Astons which toured the country on both the circus and vaudeville circuits. His best known postwar role was in Some Like It Hot (1959) comedy directed by Billy Wilder in which he played the aging millionaire, Osgood Fielding III.
Scrooge - Tiny Tim 2 urinetownresearch 2008-03-03 | Exaggerated acting -- but a good example of a lot but not too much. (No English accents please!) Are they really that excited by the things they say? (Try it! It certainly makes you listen to what they have to say.)
Scrooge - Tiny Tim 1 urinetownresearch 2008-03-03 | They used to show this every Christmas. I could strangle Tiny Tim, but he does have a way of speaking that is interesting to watch. Also, obviously the model for Tiny Tom.
Public Enemy - James Cagney Grapefruit urinetownresearch 2008-03-03 | Cagney was a very distinctive character actor throughout his lifetime. (Do not try this at home.)
Margaret OBrien - Elephant urinetownresearch 2008-03-03 | I like O'Brien's reaction to the elephant. Both obvious and fresh, she shows a stylized kid (type of) excitement.
Mildred Pierce - Vida & Mildred fight urinetownresearch 2008-03-03 | The classic ice queen, Joan Crawford never let's up. Her Mildred is focused and unflappable. What style and grace and meanness! Listen to how she phrases her lines.
Little Ceasar - Edward G. Robinson urinetownresearch 2008-03-03 | Robinson, like Cagney, had a very distinctive character style. Check it out.
Laura 1944 urinetownresearch 2008-03-03 | Does this man remind you of Cladwell? Is the character of Laura anything like Hope? Hmmm.
Dudley Do-Right urinetownresearch 2008-03-03 | Now, this is a cartoon, and I don't want you to create a cartoon. However, look at how Dudley's character quality is physicalized -- how he points and moves. It shows who he is just as his name tells who he is.
Gone With The Wind - Kiss urinetownresearch 2008-03-03 | Character study - Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) & Scarlett O'Hara (Vivian Leigh). Watch this before you watch Carol Burnett.
Double Indemnity - Innuendo urinetownresearch 2008-03-03 | This is the best dialogue you will EVER hear. Note the SUBTEXT of the dialogue. Note the SMOOTH AS SILK delivery and the phrasing of lines.
Dead End Boys - Pick Pocket urinetownresearch 2008-03-03 | Examples of young thugs with dirty noses, an unsuspecting cop and Cagney once again.
Citizen Kane - Speech urinetownresearch 2008-03-03 | Ah, a politician "type." We are seeing a lot of those these days. What Orson Welles created here was a type of a "type." (Think about it!) He softly blurs the line.
Gone With The Wind Parody - Carol Burnett urinetownresearch 2008-03-02 | Character Study - exagerration of GONE WITH THE WIND. How do they create "type." How do they create caricature/character?
Bringing Up Baby - Major & Auntie urinetownresearch 2008-03-02 | Great screwball comedy. Exaggerated characters. Interesting patterns of speaking. Interesting "types."
Bringing Up Baby - Phone Call to Zoo urinetownresearch 2008-03-02 | Check out the overlapping line delivery and screwball comic-phrasing. The scene content is less important than the style.
Bringing Up Baby - Gardender & Leopard urinetownresearch 2008-03-02 | Watch the physical comedy and physicalized reaction to the leopard.
Auntie Mame - Top Drawer urinetownresearch 2008-03-02 | Patrick's girlfriend Gloria Upson is strictly "top drawer." Check out her ability to exude classism while she talks with her mouth closed. Also, check out how she phrases her lines and creates emphasis.
Andy Hardy - Drugstore Scene urinetownresearch 2008-03-02 | Character Study - Mickey Rooney as Andy Hardy and Judy Garland as Betsy.
All About Eve - Eve on Acting urinetownresearch 2008-03-01 | Watch how "Eve" moves in and out of character herself. She almost parodies wanting to be an actress but doesn't go that far.
