Breakthrough performances of '07

N.Y. Times Magazine editor Lynn Hirschberg narrates a montage of fifteen youngish actors (Seth Rogen, Ellen Page, James McAvoy, Josh Brolin, etc.) who broke through this year with strong, distinctive performances in high-calibre films. Here's the article itself.


Posted by Jeffrey Wells on February 10, 2008 at 11:14 AM

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arch451 Author Profile Page says ...

Josh Brolin turns 40 in two days, so he's not exactly youngish.

Posted by arch451 Author Profile Page at February 10, 2008 11:28 AM

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JB Moore Author Profile Page says ...

40 is youngish in Hollywood. If you're a man.

Posted by JB Moore Author Profile Page at February 10, 2008 12:38 PM

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erniesouchak Author Profile Page says ...

Did anyone else notice Hirschberg describes Jack Nicholson's role in "About Schmidt" as a "romantic lead"? Is she above being fact-checked, or what?

Posted by erniesouchak Author Profile Page at February 10, 2008 12:43 PM

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Abbey Normal Author Profile Page says ...

Ellen Page is already beautiful, but her most alluring quality is how beautiful she's obviously going to become.

Posted by Abbey Normal Author Profile Page at February 10, 2008 3:53 PM

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BurmaShave Author Profile Page says ...

Translation: In about 10 years, we'll finally feel comfortable getting turned on by her.

Posted by BurmaShave Author Profile Page at February 10, 2008 9:06 PM

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Luke Y. Thompson Author Profile Page says ...

As is often the case with cinematic breakthroughs, Page had two of them: the first, “Hard Candy,” was her initial artistic birth; “Juno” then deftly married artistic cred with popular acclaim.

And X-Men 3 was seen by more people than those two combined, plus you could even decorate your Myspace page to be totally dedicated to Ellen's character in it. The most-quoted line in the movie was directed at her, too.

Posted by Luke Y. Thompson Author Profile Page at February 10, 2008 9:51 PM

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