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NEWSIES aka THE NEWS BOYS (Dir: Kenny Ortega, 1992).
Disney’s fact-based musical based upon the New York newsboy's strike of 1899, with tunes courtesy of Oscar winner Alan Menkin and co-composer Jack Feldman. A youthful Christian Bale stars.
This old style Hollywood movie, with its big production numbers and lovingly recreated soundstage sets, is a quaintly quirky treat! Newsies should appeal to those with an appreciation for old fashioned musicals, fans of Disney Channel movies and anyone in between!
Read the full review on my blog JINGLE BONES MOVIE TIME! Link below.
87th Academy Awards : Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall as Judge Joseph Palmer in The Judge
Ethan Hawke as Mason Evans, Sr. in Boyhood
Edward Norton as Mike Shiner in Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance)
Mark Ruffalo as Dave Schultz in Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons as Terence Fletcher in Whiplash
For justice, we must go to Don Corleone.
THE GODFATHER (1972)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Robert Duvall being a human cue card for Marlon Brando on the set of The Godfather.
Robert Duvall being a human cue card for Marlon Brando on the set of The Godfather.
I'm terrible at reviews but I literally just finished watching this and it was amazing as I'd hoped it'd be. Robert Duvall plays Charley Parkes, a socially awkward introvert in his 30s who still lives at home with his overbearing Mother who treats him like a child. He's a regular visitor to the local museum where he becomes obsessed with a dolls house and falls in love with the lone wooden occupant, whom he's convinced is not a mere doll but real.
I don't want to say too much and spoil it but this has to be one of the earliest shows that I've seen deal with the subject of autism. It's never mentioned but Charley is clearly autistic and Robert Duvall plays the lonely outcast perfectly His acting was incredible and he clearly puts so much thought into every movement, every word and expression. His posture alone tells us so much about this sensitive and anxious man who himself is treated like a doll to be manipulated at will by his well-meaning but ultimately harmful family members.
This was a heartbreaking and difficult watch but it has its fun and charming moments too and worth seeing alone for an early depiction of someone with autism. The psychiatrist's words regarding Charley's condition, if not his attitude, seem rather forward thinking for the time.
It's definitely worth watching Even if you aren't normally a fan of The Twilight Zone.
The Twilight Zone - Miniature (1963) dir. Walter Grauman
I'm continuing to try to watch as many early shows and movies featuring the main Godfather cast as I can and I just watched an episode of the 1962-1963 tv show, Stoney Burke titled Joby.
I'd never heard of the show before but it's a Western series about a rodeo rider named Stoney Burke who is trying to make it big on the rodeo circuit.
Robert Duvall plays the aforementioned Joby in this episode. Joby is a somewhat developmentally delayed rodeo hand who assists at the rodeo. He finds unwanted fame when he stops a robbery in progress by assaulting the two would be thieves. Due to an incident in his past Joby, who was abandoned by his parents due to his developmental delays, fears that the attention will result in him being locked up again so Stoney tries to cover up for him but a determined news reporter who's hoping that the next big story will make him famous, is set on uncovering Joby's past, regardless of the cost.
I really enjoyed this but at the same time it completely ripped my heart out. It was devastating to watch at times, especially when you learn of Joby's backstory and see what lengths the reporter is willing to go to make a name for himself, even if it means having Joby locked up for the rest of his life.
I have honestly never hated a villain as much as I hated the reporter in this episode. His motives are understandable, wanting a better life for himself and his girlfriend, but the methods he use make him nothing less than a monster as he exaggerates stories and tries everything he can to paint Joby as a menace who belongs behind bars.
Robert Duvall as always is excellent as the good-natured rodeo hand Joby who has been bulled and tormented all his life, but has finally found a place where he belongs at the rodeo though he may be about to lose everything again. In the '60s Duvall seems to have been almost typecast on TV as a vulnerable outcast but he does it so extraordinarily well that it's difficult to complain.
It's an episode that I'll watch again at some point but I may need some time to recover first. I'd definitely recommend it if you're a fan of Robert Duvall or just want something to sob over.