Day 03-Your favorite actor

This is going to be a too long list, lol

Hugh Jackman

-He's a good actor. He can do drama, comedy, you name it

Sylvester Stallone

-Like most actors, he can do almost any role. Play a big, tough mob guy, a soft, romantic role, a cartoon voice, etc. I think he's a good actor and also handsome for his age. Hard to believe that he also has a ton of tattoos on his shoulders and back. Even if he does have wrinkles and a little gray hair, who cares? He's still a good actor

Robert De Niro

-I think he's a good actor. He seems to do more drama than comedy. Although when he does comedy, it's hilarious. Like in Shark Tale, he did the voice of a shark mob boss and this shark even had the same mole on his cheek as De Niro does

Joe Pesci

-He can do drama perfectly and when he's being funny, it's funny. My favorite movie with him would have to be, WITHOUT A DOUBT, is My Cousin Vinny. He is hysterical in there, with his Brooklyn accent. Not only that, Joe Pesci just looks like an overall sweet, kind guy. But when he has a serious expression on his face, it makes you a little wary

Jet Li

-Most of his movies, not shockingly, feature martial arts. It still blows my mind how fast he moves. Mostly he does martial arts films, like Romeo Must Die, Cradle 2 the Grave, Kiss of the Dragon, The Forbidden Kingdom, etc and drama like War, Unleashed, etc. Most of the drama movies he does even seem to feature his freakishly fast martial arts skills. Not only that, but I think he's very handsome, which some would say is odd, saying a man of Chinese descent is handsome. I think he is very handsome. I love his eyes. Very beautiful

Chow Yun-fat

-Unlike other actors from Asia, who might specialize in martial arts like Jet Li or Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat is just a typical actor who happens to be from China. His movies are usually dark, moody dramas, where there is little or no martial arts. In fact, for his role as the Monk with No Name in Bulletproof Monk, he had to be taught martial arts and with that, he performed what is called "gun-fu", a mixture of creative gunplay and martial arts

Alan Rickman

-I've only seen a few movies with him in it, apart from the Harry Potter series. He was really good in the Alice In Wonderland series, playing the blue caterpillar Absolom. I can't even watch the Harry Potter series without wanting to cry knowing he's gone from this world. But, I figure watching movies with him in it sort of honor his life.

Cop Land

Cop Land

Summary
-During the 1970s, cops from New York wanted a safe haven from the every day hustle and bustle of police work. Garrison, New Jersey seems to fit the bill, although this town is affectionately nicknamed "Cop Land". Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of this town. Due to being deaf in one ear, he was prevented from becoming a police officer in New York. Suddenly, there seems to be a lot of suspicious corruption involving the NYPD and he's not the only one investigating. He soon finds an Internal Affairs rep named Moe Tilden is also on the case

Cast
-Sylvester Stallone: Freddy Heflin
-Robert De Niro: Moe Tilden
-Ray Liotta: Gary Figgis
-Peter Berg: Joey Randone
-Janeane Garofalo: Dep. Cindy Betts
-Robert Patrick: Jack Rucker
-Michael Rapaport: Murray 'Superboy' Babitch
-Annabella Sciorra: Liz Randone
-Cathy Moriarty: Rose Donlan
-Frank Vincent: PDA President Lassaro

Did You Know?
-Joey's motorcycle is a 900cc Hinckley Triumph Thunderbird
-The majority of the cast is either from New York or New Jersey
-Arthur J. Nascarella, who plays Frank, was an actual NYPD officer
-Sylvester Stallone gained 40 pounds for the movie to make it more realistic for playing a cop because he wanted to get away from the action movie hero stereotype

Sleepers

Sleepers

Summary
-Four boys-Michael Sullivan, John Reilly, Tommy Marcano and Lorenzo Carcaterra- live in Hell's Kitchen in 1960s New York. They run the streets like it's their own personal playground. One day, they pull a prank on an unsuspecting new hot dog vendor. While Lorenzo, the youngest and smallest, runs off with a hot dog in hand, the vendor chases him, leaving his cart unattended. The other boys push it to the edge of an open subway stairwell with the intention of letting it go. Unfortunately, a man gets hurt in the process and as a result, the four boys are sentenced to the Wilkinson Home for Boys, an upstate New York juvenile delinquents home. There the boys are systematically targeted for rape and abuse by the guards there. Two come out deadly as ever, while two try and forget the terror that occurred there

Cast
-Kevin Bacon: Sean Nokes
-Billy Crudup: Tommy Marcano
-Robert De Niro: Father Bobby Carrillo
-Ron Eldard: John Reilly
-Minnie Driver: Carol
-Vittorio Gassman: King Benny
-Dustin Hoffman: Danny Snyder (Danny O'Connor in the novel)
-Terry Kinney: Ralph Ferguson
-Bruno Kirby: Lorenzo 'Shakes' father
-Frank Medrano: Fat Mancho
-Jason Patric: Lorenzo 'Shakes' Carcaterra
-Joe Perrino: young Shakes
-Brad Pitt: Michael Sullivan
-Brad Renfro: young Michael
-Geoffrey Wigdor: young John
-Jonathan Tucker: young Tommy
-Eugene Byrd: Rizzo
-Jeffrey Donovan: Henry Addison
-George Georgiadis: Greek hot dog vendor
-Don Hewitt: James Caldwell
-Lennie Loftin: Adam Styler
Did You Know?
-Movie critic Roger Ebert criticized the movie as homophobic
-Part of the movie was filmed at the psychiatric hospital, Fairfield Hills, in Newton, C.T. after the state took possession of it
-During filming, Brad Renfro and Joe Perrino wore colored contact lenses so they would have the same color eyes as Brad Pitt and Jason Patric, who play the characters as adults


Joe Perrino as 'Lorenzo Carcaterra'



Brad Renfro as 'Michael Sullivan'

Jason Patric as adult Lorenzo and Brad Pitt as adult Michael

-When the characters need to send a coded message to one another, they use the name "Edmund". This is a reference to the main character, Edmund Dante, in the story The Count of Monte Cristo", which plays a heavy role in the movie
-Author Lorenzo Carcaterra claims his book is based on real life, based on an incident from his childhood. But the New York state legal community couldn't find evidence supporting the case that he and his friends were sent to a juvenile boys home and systematically raped and abused by the guards there

Robert De Niro

For anyone who has seen Goodfellas or Casino, he's the one who usually remains calm and may have an angry outburst occasionally

Robert De Niro
-Birth name: Robert Anthony De Niro Jr.
-DOB: 08/17/1943
-Where: New York City, New York
-Nickname: Bobby Milk (because of his pale complexion as a kid)

Trademark
-Usually plays characters who are prone to violence or borderline psychopaths
-Known for heavily studying the backgrounds of the characters he plays
-Mole on his right cheek
-Plays violently angry or extremely depressed characters
-Goes through intensive/mental preparation for the roles he takes
-New York accent
-Usually plays antiheroes/shifty people

Trivia
-He adopted Drena De Niro, the daughter of De Niro's former wife Diahnne Abbott, who was black. A lot of people are shocked by the fact that a lot of the women that De Niro was married to were black

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-In 1997, married actress Grace Hightower

-As a child, he read playwrights
-His mother, Virginia Admiral and father Robert De Niro Sr. were both talented artists
-In 1989, formed his own film company called Tribeca Productions
-Despite being referred to as 'Italian-American', he is only a quarter Italian. His father was half-Irish and half-Italian while his mother was of English, German, Dutch and French descent. He identifies with his Italian side while visiting his Italian paternal grandfather in Syracuse, N.Y.
-The Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter" has appeared in three movies he was in: Goodfellas (1990), The Fan(1996) and Casino (1995)
-Meryl Streep has been listed as his favorite actress to work with
-In October of 2003, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and was said to have made a full recovery
-He was in Ossining, New York, which is home to the famous Sing Sing Penitentiary to film three movies: Analyze This(1999), Analyze That(2002) and Hide and Seek(2005)
-Was good friends with comedian John Belushi before his death on March 5, 1982
-He rarely does interviews and is considered highly private
-Grew up blocks apart from future director Martin Scorsese. They met at a party and realized they had seen each other many times, but had not spoken
-Good friends with actor and fellow frequent co-star Joe Pesci
-During the making of Raging Bull, he accidentally broke one of Joe Pesci's ribs
-He has played characters that are Vietnam veterans on five occasions: Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Jacknife, Meet the Parents trilogy and Grudge Match

Filmography
1969
The Wedding Party
-Cecil

1970

Bloody Mama

-Lloyd Barker

Hi, Mom!

-Jon Rubin

1973

Bang the Drum Slowly

-Bruce Pearson

Mean Streets

-Johnny Boy

1974

The Godfather: part II

-Young Don Vito Corleone

1976

Taxi Driver

-Travis Bickle

The Last Tycoon
-Monroe Stahr
1977
New York, New York
-Jimmy Doyle

1978

The Deer Hunter

-Michael Vronsky

1980

Raging Bull

-Jake LaMotta

1981
True Confessions
-Father Des Spellacy
1984
Once Upon a Time in America
-David "Noodles" Aaronson

1987

Angel Heart

-Louis Cyphre

The Untouchables

-Alphonse 'Scarface' Capone

1988

Midnight Run

-Jack Walsh

1989
We're No Angels
-Ned

1990

Goodfellas

-Jimmy "The Gent" Conway

Awakenings
-Leonard Lowe
Guilty by Suspicion
-David Merill

1991

Backdraft

-Donald 'Shadow' Rimgale

Cape Fear

-Max Cady

1993

Mad Dog and Glory

-Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie

A Bronx Tale

-Lorenzo

1994

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

-The Creature

1995

Casino

-Sam "Ace" Rothstein

Heat

-Neal McAuley

1996

Sleepers

-Father Robert Carrillo

1997

Cop Land

-Moe Tilden

1998
Ronin
-Sam

1999

Analyze This

-Paul Vitti

2000
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
-Fearless Leader
Men of Honor
-Master Chief Billy Sunday
Meet the Parents
-Jack Byrnes
2002
Showtime
-Det. Mitch Preston
City by the Sea
-Vincent LaMarca
Analyze That
-Paul Vitti

2004

Shark Tale

-Don Lino (voice)

Meet the Fockers
-Jack Byrnes

2005

Hide and Seek

-David Callaway

2006

The Good Shepherd

-Bill Sullivan

2008

Righteous Kill

-Turk

2009
Everybody's Fine
-Frank Goode
2010
Little Fockers
-Jack Byrnes
2012
Silver Linings Playbook
-Pat Sr.

2013

Last Vegas

-Paddy

Grudge Match

-Billy "The Kid" McDonnen

Saturday Night Live

-Three Wise Guys