Russell Crowe and
Master and Commander
Monthly Column
January
2003
 Happy New Year!
Some of you may have
already seen previews of Russell Crowe’s new
movie, Master and
Commander, The Far Side of the World, scheduled to open in June 2003.
The
preview shows many action shots of the ship in the stormy seas and in
battle. It also shows Crowe in full period uniform.
These are all things to look forward to, but what caught my
attention the most were the brief shots of Crowe's
depth-filled, brilliant,
facial expressions in close-up. Hopefully
there will be more of these in the film.
So from the preview, the movie will be a combination of action as
well as close-ups of Crowe at his best—acting.
This movie renewed my
interest in this genre. I
have seen the Clark Gable version of “Mutiny
on the Bounty.” And so
when the Marlon Brando version was on, I watched.
It also starred the late Richard Harris as one of the crew mates.
Unfortunately, this version did not have a happy ending for
Brando, but I enjoyed watching him at work.
I’ve seen Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront, A
Streetcar Named Desire, The Godfather movies, and even as the father
in Superman and yes, Marlon Brando has screen presence.
It’s the kind of
screen presence that makes me think of Crowe.
So whatever label you might give your favorite actors, I would agree with all who say that as far as screen presence,
Marlon Brando and Russell Crowe definitely have resemblance.
What are their many differences? For starters,
they have different birthdays.
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Congratulations to
Paul Newman’s Golden Globe nomination for his work in Road To
Perdition. Here is an
earlier article about the
movie. Here is incredible ebook on Paul
Newman, Joanne Woodward,
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston.
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Also, while watching
Larry King Live with James Lipton as the guest, it was revealed that
Paul Newman was the very first guest in Bravo’s “Inside the
Actors' Studio” series.
Also, after showing a
lengthy list of celebrities who have been guests in the "Inside The
Actors' Studio," it was
surprising to see that Larry King ends the segment by mentioning Russell
Crowe. He asks James Lipton
what Lipton thinks of Russell Crowe as an actor.
Lipton replies by saying that Russell Crowe is a very, very good
actor, who is British-trained because he is from Australia.
Lipton repeats by saying Russell Crowe is a very good actor who
went from being a warrior to a schizophrenic.
It will be interesting “when/if” Russell Crowe will appear in
“Inside the Actors' Studio.” If he does, it will be interesting what tidbits of
Russell
Crowe’s past Lipton will bring about. There's a good chance
we all may know it already. If not, Lipton continues to prove he
is really good at research.
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on Oscar winner and entertainment
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