"Contemporary screen acting in English is dominated by two key figures: Method acting guru Lee Strasberg and English theater titan Laurence Olivier. This book explores the work of screen actors in detail and charts the shift away from more internal Strasberg-based work in the 1970s into the more external way of working.]"-- Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Print version record.
Contents
Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction: Method and Meryl; Jack Nicholson: Dance with the Devil; Warren Beatty: Take Off Your Clothes; Al Pacino: Darkness on the Edge of Town; Dustin Hoffman: Midnight of the Method; Robert De Niro: Born to Lose; Harvey Keitel: Body Artist; Gene Hackman: Keep It Real; Albert Finney: Married People; Anthony Hopkins: High, Wide and Handsome; Daniel Day- Lewis: In Character; Jeff Bridges: Straight No Chaser; Nick Nolte: Crucified; Sean Penn: By Himself; River Phoenix: Only Once; Denzel Washington: The Duke in His Domain; Viggo Mortensen: Set Apart
Christian Bale: TransparencyLeonardo DiCaprio: Bad Influence; Michael Fassbender: Angel Eyes That Old Devil Sent; Ben Whishaw: Diamond in the Rough; Jane Fonda: The Search; Faye Dunaway: Touched to the Quick; Ellen Burstyn: The Shadow Self; Gena Rowlands: Love Streams; Maggie Smith: The Acid Queen; Julie Christie: Darling; Glenda Jackson: Tension Clenching; Diane Keaton: In the Moment; Sissy Spacek: Down Home; Debra Winger: Feathers in a Tornado; Sigourney Weaver: Above It All; Glenn Close: Command Performances; Kathleen Turner: Lust for Life; Alfre Woodard: Wait and See
Judy Davis: High AnxietyEmma Thompson: A Star Danced; Jennifer Jason Leigh: Hard Knocks; Julianne Moore: Lying in Wait; Samantha Morton: Chaos/Control; Patricia Clarkson: On a Dare; Conclusion: Chaos Theory; Bibliography; Index