tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post1961016541003093047..comments2024-03-13T06:28:44.715-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: In Character: Don CheadleAlex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-87471160843488747282012-11-13T09:51:01.668-05:002012-11-13T09:51:01.668-05:00Thanks dude! Cannot recommend Flight and especiall...Thanks dude! Cannot recommend Flight and especially Manic highly enough. Both great films.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-24281038552078512622012-11-12T19:51:43.159-05:002012-11-12T19:51:43.159-05:00Damn, I am a fan of Cheadle but I have only seen t...Damn, I am a fan of Cheadle but I have only seen three of the films you highlighted. I'm going to try to catch Flight before it leaves theaters, and I need to find a way to see Manic, too. Good stuff, man!Erichttp://twscritic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-72746956124550153382012-11-12T09:42:53.538-05:002012-11-12T09:42:53.538-05:00Thanks! Cheadle is SO underrated and underused. Da...Thanks! Cheadle is SO underrated and underused. Dan O. made a comment here: what is actually <i>happening</i> with Cheadle's career? I really hope he gets bigger and better roles soon.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-30021515589241957112012-11-12T09:41:51.603-05:002012-11-12T09:41:51.603-05:00I think a lot of people haven't seen Manic bec...I think a lot of people haven't seen Manic because it's sooo small. Hell, I actually ran into Gordon-Levitt at Sundance one year and told him how much I loved Manic. <br /><br />His response: "So you're the one."<br />Me: "The one what?"<br />Him: "The one person who saw it."<br /><br />Really too bad that never reached a wider audience. I thought it was very very real.<br /><br />Ha, sorry your watch list is ever-growing!! There's so much great stuff out there.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-59965119715173258032012-11-11T05:29:03.302-05:002012-11-11T05:29:03.302-05:00I am so glad you chose him for the In Character po...I am so glad you chose him for the In Character post, he is such a talented guy and, just like Stanley Tucci, he is, to me, one of the most underrated and underused actors out there! Great post!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333927581755884053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-32658961341039508652012-11-09T23:50:59.935-05:002012-11-09T23:50:59.935-05:00Oh, I loved Manic. Having worked as a therapist wi...Oh, I loved Manic. Having worked as a therapist with troubled youth -- and just as a movie viewer -- it felt very real. I'm surprised I haven't heard more people talking about it. So far, aside from my daughter and me, you and Josh are the only people I know who've seen it.<br /><br />Just watched and reviewed Traffic last week. Cheadle knocked it out of the ballpark there. Adding these other essential roles to my list. Alex, you are single-handedly driving my watch list out of control. :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-8320047585466107252012-11-08T16:47:18.735-05:002012-11-08T16:47:18.735-05:00Thanks man! Glad to hear you're a fan.Thanks man! Glad to hear you're a fan.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-46966208528919552802012-11-08T16:45:21.612-05:002012-11-08T16:45:21.612-05:00"The Power is Mine Bitches!!!"
And I al..."The Power is Mine Bitches!!!"<br /><br />And I also want to applaud your choice for <i>Manic</i>, very underrated film.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-67251764781125347332012-11-08T15:19:04.709-05:002012-11-08T15:19:04.709-05:00Ha, I kinda like that your comment had nothing to ...Ha, I kinda like that your comment had nothing to do with film, just how badass Cheadle is. Hole in one is legit.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-57987658525549352442012-11-08T15:02:26.265-05:002012-11-08T15:02:26.265-05:00I'm a great fan of Cheadle. Back in April he p...I'm a great fan of Cheadle. Back in April he played golf here in New Zealand for the Pro-Ams, which I went to see with my father as we do every year. He played terribly but incredibly got a hole-in-one on the 16th. Not sure how this anecdote is relevant, but there you go.Tylerhttp://magnoliaforever.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-43838640733719217632012-11-08T12:38:13.693-05:002012-11-08T12:38:13.693-05:00Great picks. Devil in a Blue Dress is a really goo...Great picks. Devil in a Blue Dress is a really good movie. Perfect, steamy thriller nior. Highly recommend it.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-89626597894963230622012-11-08T12:37:38.862-05:002012-11-08T12:37:38.862-05:00Ha, I heard that about McGregor too. I love him, b...Ha, I heard that about McGregor too. I love him, but I think Cheadle is the better choice there, but who knows. Everything that dude says in those movies is gold.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-34478106285510977522012-11-08T12:36:50.767-05:002012-11-08T12:36:50.767-05:00Another Manic fan - I'm loving this. He's ...Another Manic fan - I'm loving this. He's damn fine in Talk to Me as well. That's a pretty solid flick right there.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-61981594735845232862012-11-08T12:35:47.178-05:002012-11-08T12:35:47.178-05:00I actually didn't think that at all, but that&...I actually didn't think that at all, but that's an interesting point. Do you think you are, in part, making the correlation because they're played by the same actors? That may seem obvious, but I dunno.<br /><br />Oh man, DEFINITELY check out Manic if you can. I don't know if you have Netflix, but it's there ready to be streamed.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-80995747642461703572012-11-08T12:25:36.093-05:002012-11-08T12:25:36.093-05:00So glad to hear your kind words about Manic, that ...So glad to hear your kind words about Manic, that movie deserves a much wider audience. Goddamn shame.<br /><br />You know what, that's a really fair point you brought up: <i>where</i> exactly is his career going? He deserves another role as big and marketed as his Hotel Rwanda performance. He man deserves Oscar gold, no doubt.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-83492701091120141222012-11-08T12:24:10.003-05:002012-11-08T12:24:10.003-05:00Oh really? That's so cool. I love being surpri...Oh really? That's so cool. I love being surprised upon seeing who's in a flick. Love that role, love that movie.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-77764888948085854482012-11-08T12:23:34.172-05:002012-11-08T12:23:34.172-05:00You can't go wrong with ol' Buck. Whatta c...You can't go wrong with ol' Buck. Whatta classic character.<br /><br />And in answer to your question: "Captain Planet, Mothafucka."Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-88026661183086581532012-11-08T00:21:59.745-05:002012-11-08T00:21:59.745-05:00I really need to get around to watching Devil in a...I really need to get around to watching Devil in a Blue Dress. My favourite of his performances are: Hotel Rwanda, Crash, Talk to Me and Boogie Nights.Shane Slaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04527212913193906828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-3741039412818902752012-11-08T00:12:02.775-05:002012-11-08T00:12:02.775-05:00LOVE him as Basher in the Oceans series, and appar...LOVE him as Basher in the Oceans series, and apparently Ewan McGregor, who is one of my most favourite actors ever, was originally considered for it, and I still would prefer Cheadle. That's how awesome Don Cheadle is.<br /><br />"So unless we intend to do this job in Reno, we're in barney."<br />"Barney Rubble."<br />"Trouble!"Nikhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379713171889712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-12323905949876753032012-11-07T23:29:44.589-05:002012-11-07T23:29:44.589-05:00Great picks here. Manic! Nice call man. I agree th...Great picks here. Manic! Nice call man. I agree that's his best performance, and Gordon-Levitt's too. Love seeing his underrated performance in Talk to Me on here as well.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-7069012201025906612012-11-07T23:27:44.107-05:002012-11-07T23:27:44.107-05:00When you saw "Flight", did you kind of s...When you saw "Flight", did you kind of see Cheadle's character as a more legal eagle version of Mouse? Like he was kind of swooping in there at just right the moments to try and help out Denzel? That kept popping up in my mind. Wanted to work into my review but couldn't make it feel like it wasn't forced. I just wanted to point it out.<br /><br />When you see those six roles lined up right in a row...man, that's something. What a versatile guy. And "Manic"! Never heard of it! I'm on the case! Thank you!Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-78743836791511249872012-11-07T23:13:31.687-05:002012-11-07T23:13:31.687-05:00Manic is a great role for Cheadle, and a very unde...Manic is a great role for Cheadle, and a very underrated piece of work that not many people have seen, and definitely should. As for Cheadle himself, the guy is great but I really want to know where his career is going. He's good in everything he does, but he rarely ever gets the real chance to head-line a movie anymore and I just wish that he would try and comeback to leading movies again, because the guy can knock it out of the park when he wants. He just hasn't been in much as of late. Great post buddy, as always. Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-87437475039279728182012-11-07T22:07:22.183-05:002012-11-07T22:07:22.183-05:00Before seeing it, I had no idea that Cheadle was i...Before seeing it, I had no idea that Cheadle was in <i>Boogie Nights</i>. He would end up becoming one of the many reasons for why I love that film.MovieNut14https://www.blogger.com/profile/17250239873504510289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-12663556748718797542012-11-07T21:15:55.323-05:002012-11-07T21:15:55.323-05:00Don Cheadle. Such a great actor. My favorite per...Don Cheadle. Such a great actor. My favorite performance of his is definitely Buck Swope. Only he can make a black cowboy cool yet so misunderstood. Plus, Buck seems like a nice guy.<br /><br />Say, have you seen Don Cheadle as Captain Planet? My God, he was a riot.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com