tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503600729210165670.post3159192289633612053..comments2024-01-04T14:18:19.821-05:00Comments on FreeTime: The Last Movie Star?Keatanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417469078442517914noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503600729210165670.post-63201342955030954272008-04-02T07:25:00.000-04:002008-04-02T07:25:00.000-04:00Sorry for the late reply -- I saw a link to you fr...Sorry for the late reply -- I saw a link to you from kottke, and this has been rattling around ever since. The thing is, I've found a star who has a comparable track record in box office, and who I think few people would disagree is also a movie star.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=michellepfeiffer.htm" REL="nofollow">Michelle Pfeiffer</A>.<BR/><BR/>Yes, she's Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06611171451570627041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503600729210165670.post-25294707967392530322008-03-03T14:35:00.000-05:002008-03-03T14:35:00.000-05:00I don't care how much money his movies are making ...I don't care how much money his movies are making -- and he may not either. I respect Clooney for making interesting and relevant films instead of popcorn movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503600729210165670.post-68899574750247644152008-02-27T23:01:00.000-05:002008-02-27T23:01:00.000-05:00I think it's much simpler than all this analysis. ...I think it's much simpler than all this analysis. I suspect that if you asked a whole bunch of people, men or women, in America (or Canada, where I'm from) to name a current "movie star," a significant chunk of them would answer "George Clooney" without hesitation. I think I would.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305726604191188040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503600729210165670.post-24342127594585138392008-02-26T23:45:00.000-05:002008-02-26T23:45:00.000-05:00Taking the whole quote/thesis in context:"Maybe th...Taking the whole quote/thesis in context:<BR/><BR/>"Maybe the only one we have now. There are plenty of huge box-office draws (Will Smith, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, Johnny Depp) and even more famous celebrities (Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Lindsay Lohan), but no one besides Clooney is so gracefully both."<BR/><BR/>I think his being a famous chriscainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310938978298447380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503600729210165670.post-37516131141698302902008-02-26T18:36:00.000-05:002008-02-26T18:36:00.000-05:00Check this:http://www.the-numbers.com/people/recor...Check this:<BR/>http://www.the-numbers.com/people/records/index.phpPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017401172952111915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503600729210165670.post-83109081306119429282008-02-26T17:34:00.000-05:002008-02-26T17:34:00.000-05:00Clooney's gold. He's not the only or the last mov...Clooney's gold. He's not the only or the last movie star, there's just a notably classic feel to him. He has the kind of effortless grace and wit we associate with an older idea of what it meant to be a star.<BR/><BR/>Will Smith is no slouch, either; I think he should be justifiably proud of a number of his movies. But he doesn't convey the same easy savoir faire that Clooney does.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643882243333252787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503600729210165670.post-88571011610848932392008-02-26T17:08:00.000-05:002008-02-26T17:08:00.000-05:00"The thing about Clooney is that he's making movie..."The thing about Clooney is that he's making movies that will stick in the canon of important films for decades to come".<BR/><BR/>Yes, like his greatest work, Return of the Killer Tomatoes. (I'm not even kidding. That was a great movie.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503600729210165670.post-24456340929913222282008-02-26T16:36:00.000-05:002008-02-26T16:36:00.000-05:00Anonymous #1,Yes, in fact your rationale is exactl...Anonymous #1,<BR/><BR/>Yes, in fact your rationale is exactly correct. Nowitzki and Duncan are not NBA stars. They are NBA players. Kobe Bryant, Shaq, Kareem, etc., those are STARS. Those are the guys that people come to see - road or home. <BR/><BR/>Much the same as George Clooney is an actor, not a movie star. It is possible to be in a heavily star-laden profession and not be considered aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503600729210165670.post-65923911820330343302008-02-26T15:37:00.000-05:002008-02-26T15:37:00.000-05:00The difference is that Smith makes more profitable...The difference is that Smith makes more profitable movies teenagers want to see and Clooney makes movies with an older-skewed audience. There's nothing wrong with either's choices, but in the Serious Movie Thinker crowd, Smith's successes aren't counted the same way. Or, conversely, Clooney is given more credit as a movie star because since Batman & Robin he hasn't cashed in and made a lowbrowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503600729210165670.post-12296211779094429812008-02-26T15:19:00.000-05:002008-02-26T15:19:00.000-05:00I agree with Jonh. I'm sure that one of the reason...I agree with Jonh. I'm sure that one of the reason that not so many people watch his movies is the fact that they are not made for mainstream US movie goers.Jirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663101390240953108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503600729210165670.post-24523373930771407262008-02-26T14:03:00.000-05:002008-02-26T14:03:00.000-05:00The thing about Clooney is that he's making movies...The thing about Clooney is that he's making movies that will stick in the cannon of important films for decades to come.<BR/>His success (or lack thereof) shouldn't be measured by box office take... Could Will Smith's Wild Wild West be remembered in any other company besides Howard the Duck? Yet it grossed over $100 million. What does that say about the tastes of the US movie-going audience? <BR/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851932950333271574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503600729210165670.post-58323042940677775842008-02-26T13:50:00.000-05:002008-02-26T13:50:00.000-05:00So, by the same rationale, Dirk Nowitzki and Tim D...So, by the same rationale, Dirk Nowitzki and Tim Duncan couldn't be considered legitimate NBA stars becuase the average road attendance for their games runs somewhere around 10th in the league. Please, there's no question that Clooney is a bonafied superstar. Is he the last? Of course not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com