Sunday, February 28, 2016

LTCM Awards: Best Leading Ladies of 2015!




Best Leading Ladies of 2015 - Here at "Love Those Classic Movies!" we will celebrate the current classics being leading men, women, directors, films and more. This is the 2nd Annual LTCM Awards for current classics.

The first category as one can deduce is the; "Best Leading Men" where the Top Eight will be celebrated. Here is my awards that I truly thought were outstanding roles played by outstanding leading men. My top 10 are in random order (from top left to right in photo): Blythe Danner, Cate Blanchett, Carey Mulligan, Deepika Padukone, Inma Cuesta, Charlotte Rampling, Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Brie Larson, Saoirse Ronan, & Laia Costa.

 The Outstanding Role/Motion Picture:


  1. Blythe Danner -  Motion Picture: "I'll See You In My Dreams" 
  2. Cate Blanchett -  Motion Pictures: "Carol" & "Truth"
  3. Carey Mulligan  - Motion Pictures: "Far From The Madding Crowd"  & "Suffragette"
  4. Deepika Padukone - Motion Pictures: "Piku"  "Tamasha" & "Bajirao Mastani"
  5. Inma Cuesta - Motion Pictures: "The Bride"  "Wednesday's Don't Exist"
  6. Charlotte Rampling - Motion Picture: "45 Years" 
  7. Kitana Kiki Rodriguez - Motion Picture: "Tangerine" 
  8. Brie Larson -  Motion Picture: "Room"
  9. Saoirse Ronan - Motion Picture: "Brooklyn"
  10. Laia Costa  -  Motion Picture: "Victoria"
I truly loved all of these actors in these roles and specifically in these respective films. There are as in all year's runner's-up that are worthy of mention such as: Helen Mirren, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Schumer, Emily Blunt, Bel Powley, Sarah Silverman and others.

Now it is your turn my fellow classic movie buffs - Share with us your thoughts.
Such as:
What would your Top 10 Leading Ladies for 2015 be?
Do you agree or disagree with my list, why?

I can not wait to hear from you....so place your comments!!!

Monday, February 22, 2016

New Column: "Act, Sing, Laugh" with Actor/Singer Antonio Rullez!


|  New Columnist: Antonio Rullez (actor/singer)  |   Column: Act, Sing, Laugh  | 

Antonio Rullez - The Australian native is a very accomplished actor/singer. We here at; "Love Those Classic Movies!" are thrilled to announce that our brand new contributing columnist is Antonio for"Act, Sing, Laugh" where he will give us the incite of everything from his current projects with behind the scenes access and much more! We know that you will LOVE Antonio as much as we and are looking forward to his up and coming articles.

Career Highlights:

- "Man of Assisi" musical (2013): lead role of St Francis and co-director with world-renowned playwright, artist and director, John Lee Joo For.
- "Single Woman Seeks Good Robot" (2011) - short film screened at ACMI Cinema, Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia; leading role of Agent Ferrara: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPBRhNaBBak.
- Sam Shepard's "A Lie of The Mind" - 2011 theatre production (La Trobe University, Melbourne): leading role of Frankie.
- "The Songs of James Bond" (2010): musical theatre production (La Trobe University, Melbourne): acting (role of No.9) and singing.
- "Nobody Notices Me" (2009) - short film directed by John Lee Joo For: major role of Alfonse.


A Greeting From Antonio!


    "Hello, I am Antonio Rullez of Melbourne, Australia.  I am thrilled that I will now be writing my own column as part of the “Love Those Classic Movies!” site.  As a composer and entertainer, in particular, singer, actor, recording artist and dancer, my experiences vary from writing and recording music for countless days and hours in the studio, to singing at festivals, clubs and corporate functions, directing and performing in theatre productions, as well as acting in short films.  I very much look forward to sharing with you some of my experiences in the entertainment industry, as well as a selection of my original poetry."


Friday, February 12, 2016

LTCM Awards: Best Leading Men of 2015!



Best Leading Men of 2015 - Here at "Love Those Classic Movies!" we will celebrate the current classics being leading men, women, directors, films and more. This is the 2nd Annual LTCM Awards for current classics.

The first category as one can deduce is the; "Best Leading Men" where the Top Eight will be celebrated. Here is my awards that I truly thought were outstanding roles played by outstanding leading men. My top 10 are in random order (from top left to right in photo): Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Michael B. Jordan, Géza Röhrig, Daniel K. Daniel, Eddie Redmayne, Michael Fassbender, Christopher Abbott, Jesuthasan Antonythasan, and Tom Courtenay.

 The Outstanding Role/Motion Picture:

  1. Leonardo DiCaprio -  The role: Hugh Glass, Motion Picture: "The Revenant" 
  2. Matt Damon -  The role: Mark Watney, Motion Picture: "The Martian" 
  3. Michael B. Jordan  - The role: Adonis Johnson, Motion Picture: "Creed" 
  4. Géza Röhrig - The role: Saul Ausländer, Motion Picture: "Son of Saul" 
  5. Daniel K. Daniel - The role: BossMan, Motion Picture: "A Soldier's Story" 
  6. Eddie Redmayne - The role: Alan Turing, Motion Picture: "The Imitation Game" 
  7. Michael Fassbender - The role: Steve Jobs, Motion Picture: "Steve Jobs" 
  8. Christopher Abbott  -  The role: James White, Motion Picture: "James White"
  9. Jesuthasan Antonythasan - The role: Dheepan, Motion Picture: "Dheepan"
  10. Tom Courtenay -  The role: Geoff Mercer, Motion Picture: "45 Years"
I truly loved all of these actors in these roles and specifically in these respective films. There are as in all year's runner's-up that are worthy of mention such as: Bryan Cranston, Will Smith, Michael Caine, Johnny Depp, and Tom Hardy.

Now it is your turn my fellow classic movie buffs - Share with us your thoughts.
Such as:
What would your Top 10 Leading Men for 2015 be?
Do you agree or disagree with my list, why?

I can not wait to hear from you....so place your comments and coming-up next:
Best Leading Ladies of 2015.......whom would you vote for in the Top 10?