Movie Makers - The Actors
What is the mark of a potential Hollywood hit? Great screenplay? Possibly... Fabulous costumes? Probably not...A steaming hot director? Maybe... Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCpario or Matt Damon in the lead role? Yes! That's the one!Let's be frank here. We've seen some complete rubbish hit the big screen and take millions at the box office.
There are plenty of nutters out there who spend their hard-earned cash and waste two hours of their precious time sitting in the cinema watching utter tripe.
And you can bet your bottom dollar the reason behind this lunacy is that chiselled face and those piercing eyes - it's the leading man who puts bums on seats.
And frankly, why not? What better way to spend your time and money than drooling over Christian Bale or Elijah Wood on the big screen?
Sky Movies has decided it's time to celebrate the men in the movies that make the money and accelerate heart-rates the world over.
Don't miss our 'Actors' season, every night at 9pm from Saturday June 9th - Saturday June 23rd - on Sky Movies Indie.
Saturday 9th June
Go French for the night, with a stunning performance from a leading man from across the channel, Daniel Auteuil. In 36 he plays a rule-bending cop opposite his countryman Gerard Depardieu.
Sunday 10th June
Now in his fourth decade of stardom, Kevin Kline has proved himself, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most versatile and reliable stalwarts of the big screen. Watch him beat off the frost in The Ice Storm on Sky Movies Indie!
Monday 11th June
From 'troubled teen' to black comedy, Matt Dillon has spent a career persuading us that he's not just a 'Brat Pack' memory, and he's still an acting force to be reckoned with - we believe you, Matt! Don't miss him in Factotum!
Tuesday 12th June
King of the Hollywood kingdom and the West End stage, Sir Ian McKellen is one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation - and still in the public eye by virtue of the blockbuster Lord of the Rings. Don't miss one of his more recent roles in
Asylum.
Wednesday 13th June
He really wanted to become a professional athlete, but a broken leg put a stop to that pipe dream, and he turned to the life of a big screen leading man! And we're grateful for that decision, John Turturro - you're especially brilliant in - Barton Fink - so don't even think of heading back to that running track!
Thursday 14th June
John C. Reilly - the deadpan funny man of many magically comic movies, goes all film noir on us, in Hard Eight.
Friday 15th June
A 70's small-screen bad boy, Nick Nolte, pulls in the box-office revenue for every project he touches - and Mullholland Falls was no exception.
Staurday 16th June
First it was Terminator 2 , and now it's horror thriller Dead and Dying - model turned actor Edward Furlonglights up the big screen in Pecker on Sky Movies Indie!
Sunday 17th June
He's the bad boy of French cinema, and his reputation doesn't fare much better across the pond! Stand out of the way of an ever-expanding nose in Cyrano De Bergerac, starring cinema darling Gerard Depardieu.
Monday 18th June
Who could ever forget the charming projectionist at the Cinema Paradiso? Played by Phillippe Noiret, many claim that his wonderful performance led to the Best Foreign Film Oscar.
Tuesday 19th June
The rising star of German cinema, Daniel Bruhl, takes on the state of the world in The Edukators.
Wednesday 20th June
He's genius, he's hilarious, he's brilliantly intelligent and charismatic - He's Bill Murray! Road Trip movie Broken Flowers, sees him at his best - deadpan! Don't miss it!
Thursday 21st June
He's married to Susan Sarandon, he's a huge political activist and he's a mesmerising actor - could Tim Robbins add any more bows to his string? Watch him in The Hudsucker Proxy on Sky Movies Indie!
Friday 22nd June
Have you ever seen a guy go from 12 stone down to 7 stone and back up to 14 stone in the space of five months? - Now that's dedication to your career, Christian Bale ! A hugely impressive paranoid insomniac in The Machinist, he moved effortlessly onto Batman Begins - now that's star quality!
Saturday 23rd June
His elfin features were perfect for his role as Frodo Baggins the Hobbit in the Lord of the Rings trilogy - and also, it seems, for Elijah Wood's latest foray into Indie cinema in the acclaimed Everything is Illuminated.
