Angels in America easily – he's hilarious and poignant and gets a lot of screen time.
He's never been bad though.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 14:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV - 1993) -- Sidney Bechet
^^ really curious about this!
― goole, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 14:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
Saw him first on Broadway as Nurse Belize, so that's gotta be it.
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 15:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
i can't remember what ilx opinion of basquiat is, so run the risk of being considered gauche for going there, but basquiat, in which i saw him first & in which he's so innocent and hazy. shuffling around in his pajamas. he is one of my favs. angels is a sensible choice; what's he like in W?
― blossom smulch (schlump), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 15:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
i saw him in basquat first too (to my knowledge) but idk what my vote is yet
peoples hernandez is such a crazed and detailed role but it's not a good enough movie
― goole, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 15:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
My gf thinks he's one of the best ever American actors; great performances, broad range, etc...
Voted AiA(TV), but he's been good in everything I've ever seen him in and I would love to see him on stage.
― Love Max Ophüls of us all (Michael White), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 17:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
house easy
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 17:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
Same problem with Basquiat as schlump: liked it at the time, just don't remember much now. I watched Angels in America much more recently, so that. He did okay in W, though I don't think he actually reminded me of Colin Powell much. He's pretty florid in Shaft.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 21:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
tempted to vote Basquiat even though i only saw it the one time a million years ago. it was the first time i saw him in anything and i was awed. but i haven't seen him in much since then--only W. and Angels the miniseries. i guess he was fine in both but yeah, he's not very colin powell-y in W and for some reason i thought he was only okay in Angels.
it's sort of a disappointing career so far, in the sense that a lot of these movies maybe haven't given him enough to do. wish i could have seen some of the plays.
― horseshoe, Thursday, 10 May 2012 01:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
He was fine in Basquiat; the movie was the hip thing to see in fall '96. Ah, youth.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 May 2012 01:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
i used to watch basquiat as my like easy (sorry) buddy movie kinda movie, just on a saturday morning when i wasn't doing anything. because the soundtrack was really great and it was so cut and glued and it was poppy and easy. his performance is v affecting though. him & benicio. jeffrey wright's soft eyes. & the weird mythical coda about the boy & the crown, i still think about it.
horseshoe otm, would love to see him on stage
― blossom smulch (schlump), Thursday, 10 May 2012 09:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
he's undoubtedly done better, but I'm voting for Shaft cuz that's the first time I said "woah, who's that guy"
― da croupier, Thursday, 10 May 2012 10:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
shut your mouth
― blossom smulch (schlump), Thursday, 10 May 2012 10:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Thursday, 17 May 2012 00:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
the answer probably is angels in america but i voted boycott, which can get a little 'tv movie' at times but his king is incredible, really brings the man to life and goes beyond any elements of mere impression to an extent i don't think i've ever seen before w/ a figure that iconic, more than denzel's malcolm x even i think. plus erik dellums as bayard rustin and reg e. cathey as e.d. nixon w/ clark johnson directing - david simon affiliations all over this thing! plus CCH POUNDER is in it. high recommendation.
― balls, Thursday, 17 May 2012 03:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
basquiat isn't great for sure but it has a pretty great soundtrack and it works as a smarter (maybe) and more fun midnight in paris, it's pleasures are similar - o man there's rene ricard! and there's mary boone! and uh there's julian schnabel!
― balls, Thursday, 17 May 2012 03:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
Warhol and Basquiat shopping for caviar is my favorite scene.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 17 May 2012 12:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
I heard Cale's version of "Hallelujah" and PiL's "Public Image" for the first time thanks to its soundtrack, which was a cognoscenti-type purchase in the late nineties.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 17 May 2012 12:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
i still haven't voted! super curious about "boycott" now. reg e cathey! CCH POUNDER!!
― goole, Thursday, 17 May 2012 17:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
He poured his heart out along side Mos Def in Topdog/Underdog. One of my most memorable theater experiences.
― Playoff Starts Here (san lazaro), Thursday, 17 May 2012 19:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 18 May 2012 00:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
wait is that hamlet the same present day setting ethan hawke one that sontag was into? maybe i'll finally check it out. should i?
― balls, Friday, 18 May 2012 00:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yes. Nobody embarrasses himself.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 May 2012 00:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
Ethan Hawke's Hamlet is pretty good. Sam Shepard! Bill Murray!Wright is BARELY in it though.
― crab lifting a goat (weatheringdaleson), Friday, 18 May 2012 01:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
well he is the gravedigger. is bill murray polonius? not sure i can picture him in any other role. i played polonius and claudius in high school (in tom stoppard's 15 minute hamlet).
― balls, Friday, 18 May 2012 01:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah Bill is Polonius. They really did gut the graveyard scene. And Casey Affleck is Fortinbras and he appears only in a PICTURE ON A WALL haha.
― crab lifting a goat (weatheringdaleson), Friday, 18 May 2012 01:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
fortinbras is the whole point of the play wtf
― balls, Friday, 18 May 2012 01:47 (1 year ago) Permalink