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"The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

"The One Thing That Ties My Roles Together..." - Jamie Bell

Peter Parker chills, waiting to see WHO will play him in the upcoming
SPIDER-MAN REBOOT...

And here's MY guess as to WHY Jamie Bell might be interested -
"Peter Parker was orphaned at the age of 6..."

Ever notice how many roles Jamie has played where at least one parent is dead...
OFTEN BOTH!

He talks about that in this Scotland On Sunday article...

"THE one thing that ties my roles together is that all of them are orphans," a shrewd Jamie Bell tells me. "I find it bizarre, and I'm sure Freud would have a good look at it."



Thursday, June 24, 2010

The Making Of 'DEAR WENDY' - Jamie Bell

Building the set of Dear Wendy

Jamie Bell talks about his role as Dick Dandelion
in the 2005 film dircted by Thomas Vinterberg...





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(to listen turn MUSIC OFF at the video in the right hand column below)

Friday, June 11, 2010

The Mirror Effect: How Celebrity Narcissism Is Seducing America


Their core finding was that individuals who become celebrities are more likely to have certain kinds of psychological damage—narcissistic personality issues, often rooted in childhood trauma, with attendant mood disturbances, melodramatic tendencies, and substance abuse problems—than average individuals. And those issues, in turn, lead to the private—and increasingly public-struggles of celebrities that ultimately command public attention.

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Thursday, June 3, 2010

Jane Eyre Premiere at Venice Film Fest? - Jamie Bell

Jane Eyre Director Cary Fukunaga

is reporting on Twitter that Jane Eyre will have its premiere
at the Venice Film Festival in September 2010
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

David Gordon Green - A 'Poem' on UNDERTOW - Jamie Bell

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"On Undertow, I made a list of things for the various departments to get a sense of what we were gonna get into. It's like a gross poem:"

Director David Gordon Green
offers a 'Poem'
on the pre-production process of
UNDERTOW

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