Bronx Banter » nick nolte http://www.bronxbanterblog.com Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Sat, 18 May 2013 23:58:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Million Dollar Movie http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/02/03/million-dollar-movie-191/ http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/02/03/million-dollar-movie-191/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:41:34 +0000 Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=79519

There is a long profile on Nick Nolte by Chris Heath in this month’s issue of GQ magazine.

Nolte is one of my favorite actors. “48 Hours,” “Under Fire,” “Down and Out in Beverly Hills,”  ”Lorenzo’s Oil,” “Life Lessons,” “Q&A,” “Affliction.” He’s been strong is so many movies. I thought he was restrained and gave a moving performance in “Warrior.”

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It’s Sidney Lumet Week at the Walter Reader Theater, guys. If you are around, check it out. If you’ve never seen “Q&A,” it’s worth it. Nolte at his best:

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How good is Nick Nolte? I haven’t seen much of his recent work–although a quick trip to IMDb shows that he’s been busy–but I think he’s one of the most interesting, powerful actors of his generation. “North Dallas Forty,” “Under Fire,” “48 Hours,” “Life Lessons,” “Q&A,” “Down and Out in Beverly Hills,” “Weeds,’ “Affliction.”  That’s an impressive list. And he’s been ambitious too, stretching himself in roles like “Jefferson in Paris,” and “Lorenzo’s Oil.”

I’ll bet he’s got a Jeff Bridges Appreciation run in him too.

[Picture by Christopher Wahl]

]]> http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/04/27/million-dollar-movie-132/feed/ 8 Undercover of the Night http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/04/09/undercover-of-the-night/ http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/04/09/undercover-of-the-night/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 01:14:43 +0000 Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=52458 Sidney Lumet made some great movies and some decent ones and a bunch of clunkers. But he almost always got good performances from his actors. “Q&A” was a New York corrupt cop story, a Lumet specialty. It wasn’t a great movie but it featured a lot of solid performances–Armand Assante was never better–especially from the supporting cast, another Lumet trademark.

But it was Nick Nolte’s movie.

Man, when he’s on, Nolte is great.

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Loved it when she flared her nostrils and got all righteous.

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