tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post2989489331995828612..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: Todd Haynes' "I'm Not There"joe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-83351671963861471392007-11-27T19:24:00.000-05:002007-11-27T19:24:00.000-05:00I agree wholeheartedly with you about Blanchett in...I agree wholeheartedly with you about Blanchett in "The Aviator." I really dislike "impersonations," which such roles unfortunately demand. I think that's my least favorite Cate Blanchett performance.joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-71943457188285732002007-11-27T19:11:00.000-05:002007-11-27T19:11:00.000-05:00Franklin and Blanchett just picked up Indie Spirit...Franklin and Blanchett just picked up Indie Spirit nominations for this. As a fan of Haynes' "Safe" and "Far from Heaven," I'm interested. Though I enjoyed the admittedly formulaic "Ray" and "Walk the Line," I agree the genre can use a little experimentation. <BR/><BR/>As for Blanchett always being good, I'm not sure. I was a fan early on ("Oscar and Lucinda"), but I'm on the fence about her Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator." It's a thankless task, really, to play a woman whose face, voice and screen persona are so famous. Blanchett technically gets it "right," but the script's conception of Hepburn is so tied in to her public image, it's distracting -- even if it's true to Hepburn's real-life persona. Seeing Blanchett play the "Don't Look Back"-era Dylan should be fascinating, to say the least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com