Tuesday, January 6, 2009

The Animal Oscar Goes To?

Mark A. Cella is a well known film, restaurant, and lifestyle columnist for the San Jose Mercury newspaper. His column, first published in 1992 is considered a must- read in the area, with dozens of known collectors and online traders of his fine insights into movies.

Today: Marley & Me Pt. 2

Marley is played, very realistically, by several actual Labs, among them Clyde and Brody, who, although I can't tell them apart, frankly, have clearly mastered the craft of animal acting. Is there an Actors Studio for canines somewhere? Because they're turning out some amazing drooly thesps these days.

Never mind the frisky CGI superheroics of Bolt or the teary mawkishness of Old Yeller – Marley is into extinction-level household devastation, scandalous fecal shenanigans, and the terrorization of Kathleen Turner, all of which sound like great fun and indeed are. James Lipton (who voiced the director in Bolt, by the way) needs to drop whatever he's up to at the moment and get these rambunctious maniacs Inside the Actors Studio posthaste.

Tomorrow: Pt. 3

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