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Nicalicious

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Date: 9:25 PM, 03/12/11

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It is a well written article, read it all if you're interested, or just the last part relating directly to Nic, if you're not. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/movies/20scott.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&smid=fb-nytimes&adxnnlx=1298635221-KFVw+ynNauq9AvJfCVDhMA 'And it is what good actors bring to movies, even bad ones: discipline, conviction, the ability to help us suspend our disbelief by persuading us that they believe in what they are doing. The more preposterous the situation, the more impressive the feat of seeming to take it utterly seriously. There are other measures of excellence of course — emotional subtlety, psychological acuity, wit — but this kind of unwavering, fanatical commitment is surely a sign of greatness. You might almost say that greatness shows itself precisely in the discrepancy between the performance and the material. If that is true, then it is something like a mathematical certainty that the greatest actor in the world today is Nicolas Cage.' __________________

clcdmb

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Date: 6:36 PM, 03/13/11

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Nice post and great read.......glad to see Nicolas still has some critics and writers on his side and understand there is a method to his acting style in any role he chooses. Nic can bring out the good in a character no matter how weak a screenplay is and tries to make each films as complimentary as he can. __________________

Lula Argante

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Date: 6:47 PM, 03/14/11

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interesting! some i agree with some not...i think it still has that hollywood intellientsia bias going on...about 'the material'. Intelligently written though thank you for posting Lady T! __________________

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