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Cinderella Man (Full Screen Edition)Cinderella Man (Full Screen Edition)
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Russell Crowe (He gets all the scripts...amazing how humble a character he can play when we know he is a cocky prick...)
Rescue DawnRescue Dawn
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Christian Bale (the future of acting...not shown full range yet...)
Reservoir DogsReservoir Dogs
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Tim Roth (amazing...may be our best actor out there...)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (Special Collector's Edition)What's Eating Gilbert Grape (Special Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $8.04
Johnny Depp (a little quirky and loyal to Tim Burton films...limits self w/ select roles...)
The Usual Suspects (Special Editon)The Usual Suspects (Special Editon)
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Benicio Del Torro (amazing transformations and dedication...)
American History XAmerican History X
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Edward Norton (young face...good range...needs to pick better films...)
Sideways (Widescreen Edition)Sideways (Widescreen Edition)
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Paul Giamatti (awesome, awesome character or lead, can do everything, hilarious in Private Parts as Howard Stern's evil boss...pig vomit...)
CriminalCriminal
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John C. Reilly (Great character actor...)
Four Brothers [HD DVD]Four Brothers [HD DVD]
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Mark Wahlberg (showing better range, but better producer...)
We Own the Night [Blu-ray]We Own the Night [Blu-ray]
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Joaquin Phoenix (as Johnny Cash, really showed us something...not so much in Gladiator)
The Bronx is BurningThe Bronx is Burning
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John Turturro (great character actor, one of the best ever in that category; finally getting national recognition for playing Yankees mngr. Billy Martin)
The Big Lebowski (Widescreen Collector's Edition)The Big Lebowski (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
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John Goodman (absolutely amazing...can do anything, especially character acting...)
The Fisher KingThe Fisher King
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Jeff Bridges (Big Lebowski was surprising in range and Sea Biscuit too...)
A River Runs Through ItA River Runs Through It
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Brad Pitt (Screw the public image...this guy's intense; just watch Legends of Fall or 12 monkeys...you'll see...you might question his sanity, as well)
28 Days Later (Widescreen Edition)28 Days Later (Widescreen Edition)
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Cillian Murphy (not seen full range yet, usually plays serious, tense characters...young face)
Shallow GraveShallow Grave
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Ewan McGregor (Trainspotting is his benchmark...would love to see more range, star wars was a set back due to crappy script)
RavenousRavenous
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Robert Carlyle (funny, character, lead, humble...what ever is needed)
Black Hawk DownBlack Hawk Down
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Eric Bana (good range of work...exceptional in BlackHawk Down as Delta Force / Green Beret soldier with clear conscience...)
Munich (Widescreen Edition)Munich (Widescreen Edition)
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Daniel Craig (cold eyes, great skills...usually plays tough guy)
3:10 to Yuma (Widescreen Edition)3:10 to Yuma (Widescreen Edition)
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Ben Foster: awesome villian in 3:10 to Yuma and 30 Days of Night (vampire movie)...always steals show from the A-listers...bright future, big time...
The Last King of Scotland (Widescreen Edition)The Last King of Scotland (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $1.94
Forrest Whitaker (character actor, plays lead lately due to volume of work...has one of greatest cinematic scenes ever w/ Paul Newman in Color of Money...)
Lord of War (2-Disc Special Edition)Lord of War (2-Disc Special Edition)
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Nicolas Cage (The return of cool, like Frank Sinatra, baby...just watch Raising Arizona or Leaving Las Vegas for range...can do pop/funny/cool/serious...would make awesome character actor (see Moonstruck) but has too many leads at this point)
FargoFargo
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Steve Buscemi (Resevoir dogs is benchmark role...he's our Peter Lorre...amazing character actor)
Morgan Freeman: A BiographyMorgan Freeman: A Biography by Kathleen Tracy
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Morgan Freeman
Riff Raff.Riff Raff. by Laurence Fishburne
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Laurence Fishburne
Breaking the WavesBreaking the Waves
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Emily Watson
When the Sky Falls [VHS]When the Sky Falls [VHS]
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Joan Allen
P.S.P.S.
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Laura Linney
American Cinema of the 1980s: Themes and Variations (Screendecades)American Cinema of the 1980s: Themes and Variations (Screendecades) by Stephen Prince
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Danny Aiello
In the Name of the FatherIn the Name of the Father
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Pete Postelwaithe
The Manchurian Candidate (Widescreen Edition)The Manchurian Candidate (Widescreen Edition)
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Liev Schrieber
Shakespeare in LoveShakespeare in Love
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Joseph Fiennes
Wiseguy - Mel Profitt Arc (Season 1 Part 2)Wiseguy - Mel Profitt Arc (Season 1 Part 2)
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Kevin Spacey
Fargo (Special Edition)Fargo (Special Edition)
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Frances McDormand
The HurricaneThe Hurricane
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Denzel Washington
Strange DaysStrange Days
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Angela Bassett
Stephen King's ItStephen King's It
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Tim Curry (Awesome in Clue as butler and everything he does...)