Posts Tagged ‘The Bourne Identity’
The Filmdogs Podcast: Episode 22 – Cruise Control
The Filmdogs Podcast is back with an “Action” packed episode as we discuss that genre in detail in our Featured Topic of the week. We also chat about James Cameron‘s battle against bad 3D in the News. We defend actor Keanu Reeves for In Defense of and dicuss a one-liner from Point Break to wrap it up. This episode is so action packed it makes The Expendables look like Cocoon.
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Scene Stealer I “The Bourne Identity” Bourne vs. Castel
This weekend Angelina Jolie dodged government officials as CIA officer Evelyn Salt in Phillip Noyce‘s newest film Salt. Although I have yet to see the film, it got my cinematic wheels turning trying to figure out my favorite spy movie. De Palma‘s Mission Impossible? Hitchcock‘s Topaz? Noyce‘s Patriot Games? There are plenty of films to choose from; some dark and brooding and others fun and action packed. For my money the spy genre is at it’s best with Doug Liman and Paul Greengrass‘s memory deprived action hero, Jason Bourne. Read the rest of this entry »
Top 10 Matt Damon Performances
With Green Zone opening this weekend, I found it appropriate to profile the film’s star… Matt Damon. Matt Damon is an amazing actor who gets better with every role. I really do think he is one of the best actors (if not THE best) of his generation. He has played a wide variety of different characters, all the while bringing charisma and charm. He has been many things: an existential action star, a brilliant mind trapped in a thug’s body, a double crossing rat, a fat dopey whistle blower, a solider deciding who he fights next to are his brothers. He is all these things and so much more. Damon has taken us down an exciting road, and he isn’t stopping anytime soon. The following performances are my personal top 10. If I miss some of your favorites, please feel free to post them in the comments section. Read the rest of this entry »
