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okay, i goofed. in my previous post where i said Jude Law was the "premier actor of his generation," i was completely forgetting my perennial fave, Daniel Day Lewis. He has been in a lot of crappy movies but he is a fantastic actor (if you don't believe me, check out "In the Name of the Father," in which he gets framed for an IRA bombing--for once a great flick, and as always, he's fantastic in it). definitely waaaaay better than leonardo dicaprio. i was reminded of this by watching the last few minutes of "gangs of new york" last night, which has both of them in it. watching leo try to convey near-death agony and murderous rage was just ridiculous. lots of huffing and puffing. (whereas w DDL, just closing his eyes was intense.) leo's exertions reminded me of his attempts to convey madness in "the aviator." apparently his idea of strong emotion involves hyperventilation.

i wrote some more about the film but decided to move it to madteach since it's a good one for history teachers.