http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/02/20/contemporary-character-actors/ MovieMorlocks.com is the official blog for Turner Classic Movies (TCM). No topic is too obscure or niche to be excluded from our film discussions. And we welcome your comments on our blogs and bloggers. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:59:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/02/20/contemporary-character-actors/#comment-337 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:31:14 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/contemporary-character-actors/#comment-337 I am another fan of Pantoliano and Buscemi.Let me highlight Macy's work in The Cooler, which also featured Alec Baldwin, who could arguably fit this category as well.  Baldwin's best work seems to be in supporting roles.And one of my favorite Walken roles is as a twisted exterminator in the demented movie Mouse Hunt.

]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/02/20/contemporary-character-actors/#comment-336 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:18:06 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/contemporary-character-actors/#comment-336 Of course Philip Seymour Hoffman SHOULD have been nominated this year for Best Actor in BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD which I think is even better than his Oscar winning performance as CAPOTE. Glad to see you give honorable mentions to Steve Buscemi who is so great in THE BIG LEBOWSKI and GHOST WORLD, Joe Pantoliano (really creepy in BOUND) and Richard E. Grant who is brilliant in that neglected black comedy HOW TO GET AHEAD IN ADVERTISING.

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