Comments on: Sex, Power and Aging in the Movies http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/11/25/sex-power-and-aging-in-the-movies/ culture blogging for the good of the planet Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:50:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lance Mannion http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/11/25/sex-power-and-aging-in-the-movies/#comment-56478 Lance Mannion Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:52:22 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/11/25/sex-power-and-aging-in-the-movies/#comment-56478 Bob, you inspired me. I just went to Netlfix and put Langella's Dracula in my queue. It's been a long time, but at least in my memory it's a far better Dracula than the Coppolla version. But I've always thought that Langella just wasn't made for film. The camera just doesn't seem to be able to take him in. I wish I'd seen him on stage when he was in his prime. I wish I could see him on stage now in Frost/Nixon, but I'll have to be content with the movie, I guess. One more of his movie performances worth mentioning. As William Paley in Good Night, and Good Luck. In that one, George Clooney almost managed to fit him on the screen. Bob, you inspired me. I just went to Netlfix and put Langella’s Dracula in my queue. It’s been a long time, but at least in my memory it’s a far better Dracula than the Coppolla version.

But I’ve always thought that Langella just wasn’t made for film. The camera just doesn’t seem to be able to take him in. I wish I’d seen him on stage when he was in his prime.

I wish I could see him on stage now in Frost/Nixon, but I’ll have to be content with the movie, I guess.

One more of his movie performances worth mentioning. As William Paley in Good Night, and Good Luck. In that one, George Clooney almost managed to fit him on the screen.

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