We lost a great one this week-end in actor William Hurt. Hurt turned himself into one of our best actors with a subtle guile which endeared me to some of his films.
My favorite film of his was Broadcast News where he played the network news anchor who rode the Holly Hunter character’s coattails to the top of the broadcast news industry. Pretty much like me at the Daily Thunder moving those people to a status they genuinely never really deserved. If you doubt me…read their current content.
Then I would rank Body Heat as my second favorite William Hurt movie because of the incredible performances by Hurt, Kathleen Turner, and Richard Crenna. What an ending…what a movie!
Then my third favorite movie of Bill Hurt would be Gorky Park where Hurt as a clumsy Moscow detective matched wits with the arrogant American capitalist played by Lee Marvin.
I came across this interview last night and would like to share it because to me the interview itself magnifies the brilliance of William Hurt as an actor.
William Hurt, you will be missed.
Bravo, sir.
I’ll get started with my March Madness/NIT coverage tomorrow and I’m at this point going to assign the last fifteen Thunder games over to my intern 405Baller by way of the 405Baller Thunder Journal for the remainder of this pathetic Thunder basketball season. I might freelance at times with some of my own keen insights per 405Baller. This will free me up to cover both March Madness and the NBA as it should be covered on Oklahoma City’s premier underground basketball blog.
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