While most people probably think primarily of his strange cadence and his big hair, it's important to remember that Christopher Walken is a damn great actor (see his brief but memorable turn in "Dune: Part Two" as a recent reminder). Sure, Walken has achieved a sort of "living meme" status at this point in his career, but when he's on, he's on, and he's bound to turn in a killer performance. While his "Saturday Night Live" appearances have proven Walken is skilled at comedy, there's something inherently sinister about the actor, which means he's played a lot of villains throughout his career. He's one of our best movie bad guys. Think his cameo as a ruthless mobster in "True Romance," his turn as Donald Trump stand-in Max Shreck in "Batman Returns," and of course, one of his very best performances: drug lord Frank White in Abel Ferrara's nihilistic "King of New York.
- 5/27/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Warning: contains spoilers for Constellation episodes one to three.
Astronauts come back different. Leaving Earth’s atmosphere and seeing our planet from a distance is a perspective-altering experience. There’s even a name for it, as coined by writer Frank White in the title of his 1987 non-fiction book The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution.
White interviewed astronauts who reported feeling transcendent awe at the sight of Earth outlined against the backdrop of the cosmos. Some described the feeling as religious, others called it a deep sense of empathy for the planet and its inhabitants, others found it such a paradigm shift that it was extremely difficult to reintegrate into life on Earth – as if they, or the planet, had irretrievably changed.
That’s part of the premise for Apple TV+’s eight-part sci-fi series Constellation, starring Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks. Rapace plays Johanna Eriksson, a European Space...
Astronauts come back different. Leaving Earth’s atmosphere and seeing our planet from a distance is a perspective-altering experience. There’s even a name for it, as coined by writer Frank White in the title of his 1987 non-fiction book The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution.
White interviewed astronauts who reported feeling transcendent awe at the sight of Earth outlined against the backdrop of the cosmos. Some described the feeling as religious, others called it a deep sense of empathy for the planet and its inhabitants, others found it such a paradigm shift that it was extremely difficult to reintegrate into life on Earth – as if they, or the planet, had irretrievably changed.
That’s part of the premise for Apple TV+’s eight-part sci-fi series Constellation, starring Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks. Rapace plays Johanna Eriksson, a European Space...
- 2/21/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Actor Christopher Walken has had many highly praised performances in his career, from The Deer Hunter to horror films like The Prophecy.
But his often lauded role in King of New York was one film Walken felt he dropped the ball on.
How Christopher Walken got started as a child actor Christopher Walken | Stephane De Sakutin/Getty Images
Acting has always been a part of Walken’s life since his childhood years. The Batman Returns actor was a devoted fan to movies growing up. To him, the theater-going experience was much different in his time than it was for more modern audiences.
“I was a religious moviegoer. In those days, going to the movies was different. You never went to see a movie. You always went to see at least two movies and on Saturday, usually three features, 27 cartoons. Wasn’t any particular movie or actors but it was that...
But his often lauded role in King of New York was one film Walken felt he dropped the ball on.
How Christopher Walken got started as a child actor Christopher Walken | Stephane De Sakutin/Getty Images
Acting has always been a part of Walken’s life since his childhood years. The Batman Returns actor was a devoted fan to movies growing up. To him, the theater-going experience was much different in his time than it was for more modern audiences.
“I was a religious moviegoer. In those days, going to the movies was different. You never went to see a movie. You always went to see at least two movies and on Saturday, usually three features, 27 cartoons. Wasn’t any particular movie or actors but it was that...
- 4/26/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Hollywood star William Shatner felt a sense of “grief” when he went up to space.
The actor, who is known for his starring role as Captain Kirk in the ‘Star Trek’ franchise, became the oldest person ever to reach space when he blasted off on Jeff Bezos’s New Shepard Ns-18 rocket in October 2021 but has revealed that the experience wasn’t as “beautiful” as he thought it was going to be, reports aceshowbiz.com.
He said: “I had thought that going into space would be the ultimate catharsis of that connection I had been looking for between all living things–that being up there would be the next beautiful step to understanding the harmony of the universe.
“I discovered that the beauty isn’t out there, it’s down here, with all of us. Leaving that behind made my connection to our tiny planet even more profound. It was...
The actor, who is known for his starring role as Captain Kirk in the ‘Star Trek’ franchise, became the oldest person ever to reach space when he blasted off on Jeff Bezos’s New Shepard Ns-18 rocket in October 2021 but has revealed that the experience wasn’t as “beautiful” as he thought it was going to be, reports aceshowbiz.com.
He said: “I had thought that going into space would be the ultimate catharsis of that connection I had been looking for between all living things–that being up there would be the next beautiful step to understanding the harmony of the universe.
“I discovered that the beauty isn’t out there, it’s down here, with all of us. Leaving that behind made my connection to our tiny planet even more profound. It was...
- 10/10/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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