Sunday, September 3, 2006
new fan
I hereby declare myself a fan of actor Peter Mullan. A Scotsman with a craggy, brooding look that lights up like something utterly wonderful when he smiles, he's becoming quite the star, with two Venice Golden Prizes (for acting (My Name is Joe) and directing (The Magdalene Sisters)), a Cannes pris d'or (for directing the Magdalenes), Toronto awards and various others. Several reviews of his work online and interviews galore (here, here, here, here, for starters) make it evident that he's quite interesting. But the real pleasure is in watching him onscreen - which is the point, after all, right? I saw On a Clear Day last night, a 2005 film about which he said, in an interview with SF Gate, "I quite like this film at its core -- it's quite sloshy, quite sentimental in that regard" which isn't a bad description except that it's sentimental only in the sense that it doesn't leave you wanting to slit your wrists, like many of the harder-edged films he's made. Which isn't to demean those, just that since I'm all too aware that human beings can be dreadful, sometimes I quite enjoy a film that makes me feel good about human nature.

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Anonymous Anonymous — at 7:29 AM, October 28, 2006:
PETER MULLAN I SEE IS GETTING FRISKY IN HIS OLD AGE NEWS OF THE WORLD SAYS HES LEFT HIS PARTNER OF 16 YEARS AND IS GOING OUT WITH HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNER ROBINA QURESHI IF YOU GOOGLE HER SHE HAS FILM STAR LOOKS. I KNOW HES A MOVIE ACTOR BUT WHAT IS SHE DOING GOING OUT WITH OLD CRAGGY PETER.
 

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Blogger jau — at 11:30 AM, October 28, 2006:
Drat. If even "craggy Peter" has succumbed to movie-star-itis, there may be no chance for anyone in "the business". If David Strathairn or James Earl Jones do it, too, I'll have to admit that being a movie star makes it impossible for anyone to keep their character in balance.
 

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