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Anticipating: Rabbit Hole starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart and Dianne Wiest

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Rabbit Hole Movie starring Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart
Scene from Rabbit Hole starring Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart. Co-starring Dianne Wiest and Sandra Oh. Image via: 3.bp.blogspot.com

On the surface, Rabbit Hole doesn’t have a story we haven’t seen before. In fact, it is something we saw many, many times: a couple trying to cope with the death of their kid. But what does attract me to Rabbit Hole movie is the actors. The husband and wife are played by Aaron Eckhart and Nicole Kidman. With the exception one disappointment from Aaron Eckheart (Conversations with Other Women was a fairly boring, dialogue-heavy movie) and a couple more disappointments from Nicole Kidman (I mean- what the hell is she thinking with the movie Fur? And I really can’t stand Moulin Rouge), I like watching the works of these two.

Co-starring are Dianne Wiest and Grey’s Anatomy’s Christina- Sandra Oh.

Rabbit Hole is based on an award winning-play. Written for the screen by David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by John Cameron Mitchell. It looks like a good, heart-felt yet fairly depressing movie.

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Billy Bathgate with Dustin Hoffman and Nicole Kidman

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Billy Bathgate with Dustin Hoffman and Nicole Kidman
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I should be ashamed. I am a Hoffman and a Kidman fan, but I hadn’t even heard of this one. My bad. But then again, I have so many actors to follow. I missed the first 20 minutes or so, but it is a movie where the plot is pretty straight-forward so catching up was easy.

Dutch Schultz’ (Hoffman) is a gang leader. He is smart, quick and pretty ruthless. He is having his fun with the pretty, young and free-spirited Drew (Kidman). He also has a young rookie under his wing: Billy (Dean). Billy wants the glamor and the power. But there are two things wrong with him. 1) He is too nice to be a successful crook. 2) His admiration for Dutch gets overshadowed by his admiration for Drew.

As if these aren’t enough, anyone working for Dutch could be in danger because of a more powerful guy as well. ..

The movie is fun. It is not complicated or really orginal. I am not going to suggest you go running to the closest DVD store but you shouldn’t flip the channel if you run across this one either. I never saw a movie where Hoffman was any less than good. Kidman is so young here. I especially loved Loren Dean- casting him was the perfect choice because he portrays innocence, indecision and conflicts so well. The movie has another couple of niice surprises: It has Stanley Tucci and Steve Buscemi. Even Bruce Willis makes an appearance.

Entertaining experience with actors you like.


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40 Somethings That Would Make 20-year-olds Jealous

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Nicole Kidman (1967)

Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman

She is gorgeous, elegant and stylish. She always looked good but she just gets prettier everyday. I don’t know if she had any work done. She looks amazing and whatever she did or didn’t do, is working. She is a great actress and if I could ever get in the film business, I’d love to work with her.

Other Posts feat. Nicole Kidman:


Billy Bathgate starring Nicole Kidman and Dustin Hoffman

Top Nine Aussies in The Entertainment World: Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue and More

Edward Norton (1969)

Edward Norton.
Yeah, I love writing about Edward Norton. You go and make great movies and be that cute. I will write about you too. Promise.

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This guy is cool, cute and talented. He writes and directs. He picks great scripts to star in.  He dated Salma Hayek. He is a Yale graduate. He speaks Japanese and French and Spanish. So what can we do except admiring him? And how is this guy over 40 again? He could easisly pass for a classmate of mine (and I am 25!). Wow. Just, really wow!

Here is more on Edward Norton and his movies:

Pride and Glory:

https://pinartarhan.com/blog/pride-and-glory-with-edward-norton-and-colin-farrell/

25th Hour:

https://pinartarhan.com/blog/25th-hour-with-edward-norton/

The Illusionist:

https://pinartarhan.com/blog/the-illusionist-with-edward-norton-and-jessica-biel/

The Painted Veil:

https://pinartarhan.com/blog/the-painted-veil-with-naomi-watts-and-edward-norton/

Fight Club:

http://cinemaroll.com/cinemarolling/fight-club-overrated-really-good-but-not-perfect/


Jeffrey Dean Morgan (1966)

Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Jeffrey Dean Morgan. If anyone is wondering where my fascination for “older” men is coming from, here is the answer.

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I consider watching Grey’s Anatomy a guilty pleasure. And let’s face it, it is a modern soap opera. But when Jeffrey came on the show for some episodes,  I wasn’t keeping Grey’s Anatomy to myself. I was telling everyone (OK, to mostly girls) to watch it. Becasue Jeffrey Morgan was there and he made the whole show much, much better. He brought more depth to a show where the characters were acting like a bunch of teenagers in hormonal overdrive.

I stopped watching it after Jeffrey was gone and took it up again when he came back. Even though I am a big fan of Gerard Butler now, Jeffrey was the reason  I went to see P.S. I love you. This guy plays the ultimate sweetheart (Denny Duquette in Grey’s, the hunk of a fireman in The Accidental Husband) and a psychotic “superhero” (Watchmen) equally convincingly. I don’t think he is nearly as famous as he should be, but he is not that underrated either. Love him. He is so gorgeous, he doesn’t even look bad with a moustache. A good actor too. Guys, being jealous of Brad Pitt is so last decade…Did I mention Jeffrey is tall too?;)

More on Jeffrey:

P.S. I love you: https://pinartarhan.com/blog/p-s-i-love-you/

Watchmen: https://pinartarhan.com/blog/watchmen/

Allure of the older guy, part 2: https://pinartarhan.com/blog/allure-of-the-older-guy-part-2/

Jeffrey Dean Morgan and The Accidental Husband: https://pinartarhan.com/blog/hello-world-3/

Clive Owen (1964)

Clive Owen in King Arthur
Clive Owen is…I am running out of adjectives to describe the people in this post . Let’s just leave it at “he is hot”.

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Now, my man Clive here doesn’t look that youthful. But he is so handsome in such a manly way. And he can be cute if he wants. So, I’d say he, Butler and Jackman are totally in a league of their own. Jeffrey is just as hot but he is just not that popular yet.

Clive Owen is so charismatic, he makes Shoot ‘Em Up look believable. He is so persuasive in his performances that I totally hated him in Closer. He looks awesome. And he has such intensity, you could never blame Angelina Jolie’s character in Beyond Borders to fall for Owen’s character the way that she did. Clive was kinda lanky and ordinary-looking when he was much younger. Time and work-outs just really work very well for some men. Please Clive, do not give up on being a action hero any time soon. Yes, you are a great romantic/dramatic lead but you just look f***ing fantastic when you are shooting things up!!!

More on Clive:

Elizabeth The Golden Age:

https://pinartarhan.com/blog/elizabeth-the-golden-age/

(don’t worry, elizabeth post features links to other things Clive;) )

If you are wondering where Gerard Butler and Hugh Jackman are:

https://pinartarhan.com/blog/6-hollywood-stars-that-would-make-20-year-olds-jealous/

If you think I am missing out on anyone, please do share. And no, I didn’ t forget about: Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves, Jon Bon Jovi or Johnny Depp.

http://socyberty.com/people/who-do-you-like-more-keanu-reeves-or-brad-pitt/

http://socyberty.com/people/six-celebrities-that-aged-really-well/

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Choosing Movies According to the Actor

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I have a favorite video store and I just have to get in there and browse through their stuff. My friends do occasionally try to stop me so I just tell them to hang out somewhere and I go in the store anyway. Sometimes they come in and look around. Occasionally the store manages to catch up with my speed and has some promising movies I haven’t seen. When my friends ask why I pick on particular movie I give a simple answer like: “Oh, Christian Slater is in it! Can’t believe I haven’t seen this one before”. Or “it has Hugh Jackman! ” “you wouldn’t know him- but James Spader is a great actor.” One time one of my friends went: “What? You pick the movie according to the actor?” And I said yeah. I know he thought I was just being superficial and picked the movies where the leads are hot but I really didn’t bother correcting a guy whose favorite actress is Megan Fox.

A movie consists of many elements. It has the behind the scenes crew, the actors, the story…I always read the plot summary before I buy a movie but that’s hardly enough. This is the year 2009 and so many movies have been made that complete/partial originality is almost a luxury. I can follow a director but a director usually favors a genre and there are hardly many directors out there whose most work I enjoy. I mean I don’t like Quentin Tarantiono or Oliver Stone. I only liked one movie by Stone so far. I am not a fan of Brian De Palma and I like half of Spielberg’s work but I am not sure he mixes personal with entertainment well. I love Richard Donner- the guy directed a lot of my favorite Mel Gibson movies. Since directors usually shoot less movies than a famous actor appears in on average, it is statistically better to follow an actor if you like his movies. The style varies yet there is a possibility that you will enjoy his choices.
For the 90s and up until his “I- love- directing- so -much -more”- phase, Mel Gibson was a great choice. He did drama,thriller, romance,action,epic, adaptation and he did them all well. The 90s have great actors in that sense: Kevin Costner, Tom Cruise, Christian Slater… Keanu Reeves still makes good movies, and a recent fav. of mine is Gerard Butler. As for actresses, Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock have made some great movies, as well as Nicole Kidman. See how many movies it made in total? If you know the actors’ work, why not choose according to the cast?

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