#kevin dunn

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you ever feel like something's missing in your life?

yeah, me neither.

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OK PUTTINg some of these together so i dont spam the styletown tag QUITE so much like i usually do (i know it's been a looot today)

i know she's there for like two seconds in the regina DLC but i think evelynne's a really funny character

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Kevin Dunn as Ben Cafferty in Veep S2

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Kevin Dunn

Physique: Husky Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)

Kevin Dunn (born August 24, 1955-) is an American actor who has appeared in supporting roles in a number of films and television series since the 1980s. Dunn's roles include White House Communications Director Alan Reed in the political comedy Dave, U.S. Army Colonel Hicks in the 1998 version of Godzilla, Sam Witwicky's father Ron in the Transformers film series, Oscar Galvin in the 2010 action thriller Unstoppable, and misanthropic White House Chief of Staff Ben Cafferty in Veep. He has also had recurring roles on True Detective in 2014 and on the TV series adaptation of The Mosquito Coast in 2021.

Genial, slightly stocky with a pleasant (if unremarkable) countenance, Dunn cut his chops playing everymen in movies and one-shot television episodes. Although clean-shaven for most roles, he can grow an surprisingly cute beard on him. I normally don't like beards but he just has the sweetest face I have ever seen with or without it.

Other than being married with a child, I know absolutely nothing else of his personal life. Anyway, he may be straight, but he does look every inch a big fuckable bear.

RECOMMENDATIONS: Veep (TV Series) - shirtless Law & Order (TV Series) S15.E21 Publish and Perish (2005) - shirtless 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) - shirtless

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GODZILLA PROMO HAT - 1998

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Blue Steel (1990) Kathryn Bigelow

December 25th 2024

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Snake Eyes will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on December 17 via Kino Lorber. The 1998 thriller is directed by Brian De Palma (Carrie, Mission: Impossible, Scarface).

Nicolas Cage stars with Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino, John Heard, Stan Shaw, and Kevin Dunn. David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible) wrote the script from a story he conceived with De Palma.

The film has been newly restored in 4K from the origian camera negative with Dolby Vision/HDR. Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson (new)

Theatrical Trailer

Flamboyant Atlantic City police detective Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage) has come to watch the fight and cash in on the hectic betting action. Suddenly, gunfire cuts down a ringside government official, and 14,000 fans become 14,000 suspects. What eyewitnesses saw, what a casino-wide spycam network reveals and what a mysterious woman in white (Carla Gugino, Sin City) knows—all lead to a shattering truth Santoro does not want to believe.

Pre-order Snake Eyes.

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"THE BLACK DAHLIA" (2006) Review

"THE BLACK DAHLIA" (2006) Review

Judging from the reactions among moviegoers, it seemed quite obvious that director Brian DePalma’s adaptation of James Ellroy’s 1987 novel had disappointed them. The ironic thing is that I do not share their feelings.

A good number of people – including a relative of mine – have told me that they had expected "THE BLACK DAHLIA" to be a docudrama of the infamous 1947 murder case. Others had expected the movie to be an epic-style crime drama similar to the 1997 Academy Award winning film, "L.A. CONFIDENTIAL" - another Ellroy adaptation. ”THE BLACK DAHLIA” proved to be neither for many fans. For me, it turned out to be an entertaining and solid film noir that I enjoyed.

Told from the point-of-view of Los Angeles Police detective Dwight “Bucky” Bleichert (Josh Harnett), ”THE BLACK DAHLIA” told the story of how the January 1947 murder of Hollywood star wannabe, Elizabeth Short aka “The Black Dahlia” (Mia Kershner) affected Bleichert’s life and the lives of others close to him – especially his partner, Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart). The story began over three years before Short’s murder when Bleichert saved Blanchard’s life during the Zoot Riots in 1943. After World War II, the pair (who also happened to be celebrated local boxers) participated in an inter-departmental boxing match to help raise support for a political bond issue that will increase pay for the LAPD, but with a slight tax increase. Although Bleichert lost the match, both he and Blanchard are rewarded by Assistant District Attorney Ellis Loew (Patrick Fischler) with promotions and transfers to the Warrants Department and the pair became partners. Bleichert not only became partners and friends with Blanchard, he also became acquainted with Blanchard’s live-in girlfriend, a former prostitute and artist named Kay Lake (Scarlett Johansson). Although Bleichert fell in love with Kay, he kept his feelings to himself, due to his relationship with Blanchard. Thanks to Blanchard’s penchant for publicity, the two partners eventually participated in the murder investigation of Elizabeth Short (nicknamed the Black Dahlia). The case not only led the pair to a rich young playgirl named Madeleine Linscott (Hillary Swank) and her family, but also into a world of prostitution, pornography, lesbian nightclubs and the dark underbelly of Hollywood life.

Written by James Ellroy and originally published in 1987, ”The Black Dahlia” became the first of four novels about the Los Angeles Police Department in the post-World War II era (”L.A. Confidential” was the third in the quartet). In my opinion, it was the best in Ellroy’s L.A. Quartet. I believe that it translated quite well to the movie screen, thanks to DePalma’s direction and Josh Friedman’s screenplay. Like the movie ”L.A. CONFIDENTIAL”, ”THE BLACK DAHLIA” turned out to be superior to its literary version. Not only did DePalma and Friedman’s screenplay recapture the ambiance of the novel’s characters and 1940s Los Angeles setting, the plot turned out to be an improvement over the novel. Especially over the latter’s chaotic finale. Despite the improvement, ”THE BLACK DAHLIA” never achieved the epic style and quality of ”L.A. CONFIDENTIAL”. If I must be frank, I really do not care. Movies like the 1997 Oscar winner are rare occurrences of near perfect quality. Just because ”THE BLACK DAHLIA” was another film adaptation of an Ellroy novel, did not mean that I had expected it to become another ”L.A. CONFIDENTIAL”.

Mark Isham’s score for the film did not turn out to be that memorable to me. All I can say is that I am grateful that he did not attempt a remake of Jerry Goldsmith’s scores for ”L.A. CONFIDENTIAL” and ”CHINATOWN”. On the other hand, I was very impressed with Vilmos Zsigmond’s photography for the film. One sequence stood out for me – namely the overhead shot that featured the discovery of Elizabeth Short’s dead body in the Leimert Park neighborhood in Los Angeles. Ironically, part of the movie was shot in Sofia, Bulgaria substituting as 1946-47 Los Angeles. Production Designer Dante Ferretti and Art Director Christopher Tandon did a solid job in disguising Sofia as Los Angeles. But there were a few times when the City of Angels seemed like it was located on the East Coast. And I could spot a few palm trees that definitely looked false. However, I really loved the set designs for Kay’s home and the lesbian nightclub where Bleichert first met Madeline. I loved Jenny Beavan’s costume designs for the film. She did an excellent job of recapturing the clothing styles of the mid-to-late 1940s and designing clothes for particular characters.

One of the movie’s best strengths turned out to be its very interesting characters and the cast of actors that portrayed them. Characters that included the ambitious and sometimes malevolent ADA Ellis Loew, portrayed with great intensity by Patrick Fischler; Rose McGowan’s bitchy and shallow Hollywood landlady/movie extra; Elizabeth Short’s frank and crude father Cleo Short (Kevin Dunn); Mike Starr’s solid portrayal of Bleichert and Blanchard’s immediate supervisor Russ Millard; and Lorna Mertz, the young Hollywood prostitute portrayed memorably by Jemima Rooper. John Kavanagh and Fiona Shaw portrayed Madeline Linscott’s parents – a Scottish-born real estate magnate and his alcoholic California society wife. Kavanagh was charming and fun in a slightly corrupt manner, but Shaw hammed it up in grand style as the alcoholic Ramona Linscott. I doubt that a lesser actress could have pulled off such a performance.

Not only were the supporting characters memorable, so were the leading characters, thanks to the performances of the actors and actresses that portrayed them. I was very impressed by Mia Kershner’s portrayal of the doomed Elizabeth Short. She managed to skillfully conveyed Short’s desperation and eagerness to become a Hollywood movie star in flashbacks shown in the form of black-and-white audition clips and a pornographic film clip. At first, I found Scarlett Johansson as slightly too young for the role of Kay Lake, the former prostitute and artist that both Bleichert and Blanchard loved. She seemed a bit out of her depth, especially when she used a cigarette holder to convey her character’s sophistication. Fortunately, Johansson had ditched the cigarette holder and Kay’s so-called sophistication and portrayed the character as a warm and pragmatic woman, who turned out to be more emotionally mature than the other characters. I found Aaron Eckhart’s performance as the passionate, yet calculating Lee Blanchard great fun to watch. He seemed funny, sharp, verbose, passionate and rather manic all at once. There were times when his character’s growing obsession toward the Black Dahlia case seemed to border on histrionics. But in the end, Eckhart managed to keep it all together. Another performance I truly enjoyed was Hillary Swank’s portrayal of the sensual, rich playgirl Madeline Linscott. Just by watching Swank on screen, I got the impression that the actress had enjoyed herself playing Madeline. I know I had a ball watching her reveal the charming, yet dark facets of this interesting character.

Ellroy’s novel had been written in the first person – from the viewpoint of LAPD detective, Dwight “Bucky” Bleichert. Which meant that the entire movie had to focus around the actor who portrayed Bleichert. I once heard a rumor that Josh Harnett became interested in the role before casting for the movie actually began. In the end, many critics had either dismissed Hartnett’s performance or judged him incapable of portraying a complex character. Personally, I found their opinions hard – even impossible – to accept. For me, Harnett did not merely give a first-rate performance. He ”was” Dwight “Bucky” Bleichert. One must understand that Bleichert was a difficult role for any actor – especially a non-showy role that also had to keep the story together. Throughout the movie, Harnett, DePalma’s direction and Friedman’s script managed to convey the many complexities of Bleichert’s personality without being overtly dramatic about it. After all, Dwight was basically a quiet and subtle character. Harnett portrayed the character’s growing obsession with both the Black Dahlia case and Madeline Linscott without the manic and abrupt manner that seemed to mark Blanchard’s obsession. You know what? I really wish I could say more about Harnett’s performance. But what else can I say? He perfectly hit every nuance of Bleichert’s personality. I personally believe that Dwight Bleichert might be his best role to date.

I wish I could explain or even understand why ”THE BLACK DAHLIA” had flopped at the box office. Some have complained that the film had failed to match the epic qualities of ”L.A. CONFIDENTIAL”. Others have complained that it failed as a docudrama that would solve the true life murder of Elizabeth Short. And there have been complaints that Brian DePalma’s editing of a film that was originally three hours ruined it. I had never expected the movie to become another ”L.A. CONFIDENTIAL” (which did a mediocre job at the box office) – a rare case of near Hollywood perfection. I really do not see how a three hour running time would have helped ”THE BLACK DAHLIA”. It was a complex story, but not as much as the 1997 film. Hell, the novel was more straightforward than the literary L.A. Confidential”. And since the Hollywood publicity machine had made it clear that the movie was a direct adaptation of the novel, I found the argument that ”THE BLACK DAHLIA” should have been a docudrama that would solve Short’s murder rather ludicrous. Since I had read the novel back in the late 90s, I simply found myself wondering how DePalma would translate it to the movie screen.

In the end, I found myself more than satisfied with ”THE BLACK DAHLIA”. It possessed a first-rate cast led by a superb performance from Josh Harnett. Screenwriter Josh Friedman’s screenplay turned out to be a solid job that slightly improved Ellroy’s novel – especially the finale. And director Brian DePalma did an excellent job of putting it all together. I highly recommend it – if one does not harbor any high expectations.

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Bad movie I have Chain Reaction 1996

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Dave (1993)

Whenever someone mentions Ivan Reitman, it’s to talk about Ghostbusters and the subsequent sequels. Not to say anything bad about the classic supernatural comedy, but more people should be talking about Dave. This is a smart, thought-provoking political comedy that always makes the right choices.

Dave Kovic (Kevin Kline) runs a temporary employment agency and impersonates President Bill Mitchell (also played by Kline) as a side job. When the President has a stroke while in an uncompromising position, the Secret Service brings Dave as the President's double while the situation gets cleaned up. Unfortunately, it looks like the President might not wake from his coma. With Dave stuck in a role he never thought he would hold for more than an evening, White House Chief of Staff Bob Alexander (Frank Langella) sees this as an opportunity to push Dave around and get his own agendas passed.

Dave begins with a great premise. I’ve seen countless films where someone (usually a young woman) discovers that she’s the heir to some foreign crown, or that the person she’s fallen for is actually a royal. What do those scenarios have to do with this film? They’re all, ultimately, about an ordinary person who suddenly finds themselves in a position where they can run a country and enact real change. We’ve all thought about what it would be like if we were the boss. By chance, Dave Kovic gets the power to do it all.

The premise makes this picture sound like it’s going to be an obvious “Prince and the Pauper”-style comedy. The rube from the streets has to fake knowing who this politician is, how this sort of meeting is run, etc. That’s not it at all. While there are funny scenes, this is a pretty serious approach to the story. Dave wants to do good. He does the research required to play the part he’s been “hired” to play. The problem isn’t him, it’s everyone else. That uncompromising position the President was in? He was having sex with one of his staffers. He and his wife, Ellen (Sigourney Weaver), haven’t shared an intimate moment in years. All of their public appearances together were a facade and the people closest to Mitchell, particularly Bob Alexander, are rotten. This stroke might just be the best thing that ever happened to the White House.

The biggest surprise in Dave is the romance that develops between our hero and Ellen. Now I know what you’re thinking. This whole movie is essentially based on a deception. If she starts to fall for her “husband” once more, we’re diving into some creepy territory. The thing is, the movie knows this. Instead of a case of mistaken identity, it kind of becomes this tragic romance that’s also sweet. The idealistic Dave and his dreams of making the country a better place might have been the man Ellen fell in love with years ago. He’s suddenly “back” but of course, he isn’t back. This is a different person entirely and they can’t actually be together. Too bad. What if…? Nah. There’s no way that would work. But, what if it did? Kline and Weaver have such great chemistry. You keep watching, hoping the movie will figure out a way to make this work. Trust me. Just wait.

A film that should be completely predictable turns out to be full of surprises. The screenplay by Gary Ross is hopeful but also wary. It's wonderful and makes you think when you're not laughing or swooning. The performances are excellent. I already mentioned the chemistry between Kline and Weaver but it’s worth repeating that our leading man is fantastic. He has to play Dave, the President, Dave playing the president, and finally, Dave at the end of his journey when he’s filled with confidence and ready to make the changes he wants happen. As for Langella, he’s a great bad guy. I mean, he always plays a great villain but here, you hate him sooo much. You keep watching, hoping he will get his comeuppance - even if you don’t see how he could possibly get caught doing all the shady stuff he’s doing. Up until the very last second, I was watching this movie, waiting and wondering how it would get wrapped up. The conclusion? It turns out to be just about perfect. The only flaw I can find in this movie is that it covers some of the same ground as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and that between the two, the older movie is the better one. When you’re being compared to one of the greatest political movies ever made, that's a compliment.

Dave is an unexpected delight. This is the kind of movie you watch and kick yourself after it’s over. “Why did it take me so long to learn about this one?”. (December 9, 2022)

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The fact that the movie Only the Lonely (1991) calls Ally Sheedy "plain" is so bonkers to me

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📽️ Picture Perfect (1997)

Honestly, I don’t remember much about this movie which means it didn’t make much of an impression. It’s the kind of movie that you can turn on and enjoy but not really remember. It’s a typical fake relationship trope, one which I not all enjoy. This was enjoyable, too, but not in a memorable way. I feel like I’m repeating myself, but I don’t have much to say about this one. It’s enjoyable but average.

Sex/nudity: 3/10 (kissing, implied sex, some sexual dialogue)

Language: 2/10 (no f bombs, infrequent cursing otherwise)

Violence: 0/10

Overall rating: 5/10

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