I know: John Cassavetes is regarded by so many as a master actor - a giant in the world of Stanislavski's method acting, right there with Marlon Brando & James Dean.
True confession: I've found all three to have at times delivered performances so overwrought to the point of absurdity and even caricature.
In "Etude in Black," Cassavetes portrays a world famous classical music conductor, maestro of possibly/probably the Los Angeles Philharmonic, up there with genuine LA Phil conductors Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen and its maestro since 2009, Gustavo Dudamel.
Ha ha ha!
I would LOVE to show those guys Cassavetes as LA Phil conductor here & watch their faces & hear their reviews.
Oh, my God, is Cassavetes atrocious! My impression is that the last time he ever paid attention to any classical music conductor anywhere at any time may have been when he was seven years old.
John Cassavetes clearly knows absolutely nothing about conducting to the point of being laughable.
He appears to think that all a conductor does is wave his arms around virtually the same way every time, no matter what music was being performed.
Cassavetes, star Peter Falk & veteran actor-director Nick Colasanto should all be ashamed of his "show" because he ruins a fine episode.
Falk & Nick should have drummed up to the courage to actually direct this hard-drinking, temperamental star because no actor I've seen ever needed direction by a professional director more.
True confession: I've found all three to have at times delivered performances so overwrought to the point of absurdity and even caricature.
In "Etude in Black," Cassavetes portrays a world famous classical music conductor, maestro of possibly/probably the Los Angeles Philharmonic, up there with genuine LA Phil conductors Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen and its maestro since 2009, Gustavo Dudamel.
Ha ha ha!
I would LOVE to show those guys Cassavetes as LA Phil conductor here & watch their faces & hear their reviews.
Oh, my God, is Cassavetes atrocious! My impression is that the last time he ever paid attention to any classical music conductor anywhere at any time may have been when he was seven years old.
John Cassavetes clearly knows absolutely nothing about conducting to the point of being laughable.
He appears to think that all a conductor does is wave his arms around virtually the same way every time, no matter what music was being performed.
Cassavetes, star Peter Falk & veteran actor-director Nick Colasanto should all be ashamed of his "show" because he ruins a fine episode.
Falk & Nick should have drummed up to the courage to actually direct this hard-drinking, temperamental star because no actor I've seen ever needed direction by a professional director more.