TIL: Today I Learned... (12 Viewers)

[soupcan dan]

i went to Climax Michigan last winter. Experienced a white-out.

 

[Madmarsha]

TIL I learned that The Greatest Story Ever Told was filmed entirely in the US. Mostly in and around Moab, Utah.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

TIL I learned that The Greatest Story Ever Told was filmed entirely in the US. Mostly in and around Moab, Utah.

Pretty sure Superbowl XLIV was in Miami

 

[Madmarsha]

Pretty sure Superbowl XLIV was in Miami

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

i went to Climax Michigan last winter. Experienced a white-out.

Guess that took care of all your typos?

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

I think deep down many guys relate a bit to colonel Jessup. Might not agree with the method of code red. Do understand the sentiment.

His ‘methods’, while fictional- literally killed a guy… “We were supposed to fight for people who cant fight for themselves.. We were supposed to fight for Willie .”

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

TIL that Sister Helen Prejean (Dead Man Walking)- is still alive and well, and 84 years young .

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

TIL that Sister Helen Prejean (Dead Man Walking)- is still alive and well, and 84 years young .

Yeah she does promos and stuff for WWNO/NPR occasionally

 

[Madmarsha]

TIL that Mads Mikkelsen trained as a gymnast and then a ballet dancer which is how he met his choreographer wife before becoming an actor. Did you know that, @guidomerkinsrules ?

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

TIL that Mads Mikkelsen trained as a gymnast and then a ballet dancer which is how he met his choreographer wife before becoming an actor. Did you know that, @guidomerkinsrules ?

Mostly bc I hear my wife tell it to my son every time we see Mads on screen
(She will point out any and every ‘began training as a dancer’ actor there is)

But it makes sense - you can start developing applicable performer skill as a dancer early (5yr old?) - applicable actor training doesn’t really kick in until high school usually

 

[Madmarsha]

Mostly bc I hear my wife tell it to my son every time we see Mads on screen
(She will point out any and every ‘began training as a dancer’ actor there is)

Ah, very cool!

But it makes sense - you can start developing applicable performer skill as a dancer early (5yr old?) - applicable actor training doesn’t really kick in until high school usually

Oh, I certainly see the general performing connection. Just curious, do you know of anything he's been in where his dancing/gymnastics background would have been more evident? I mean, Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing was, Ah, of course.

 

[zeetes]

Mostly bc I hear my wife tell it to my son every time we see Mads on screen
(She will point out any and every ‘began training as a dancer’ actor there is)

But it makes sense - you can start developing applicable performer skill as a dancer early (5yr old?) - applicable actor training doesn’t really kick in until high school usually

til that mads mikkelsen trained as a gymnast and then a ballet dancer which is how he met his choreographer wife before becoming an actor.

did you know that @guidomerkinsrules ?

 

[Madmarsha]

til that mads mikkelsen trained as a gymnast and then a ballet dancer which is how he met his choreographer wife before becoming an actor.

did you know that @guidomerkinsrules ?

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Ah, very cool!


Oh, I certainly see the general performing connection. Just curious, do you know of anything he's been in where his dancing/gymnastics background would have been more evident? I mean, Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing was, Ah, of course.

One important, but understated skill in screen acting, is muscle memory/remembering where/what you were doing
A scene is going to have multiple takes and the director/editor prefer if you repeat your actions as precisely as possible each time without losing expression or energy level
So dancers, gymnasts, et al have the physical training for that - but also the emotional training not to get bored out of your gourd repeating the same dang thing over and over