Michael Shannon Stands out in 'Take Shelter'

Michael Shannon Stands out in 'Take Shelter' By Jenelle Riley September 30, 2011 Remember when September would be a drop zone for mediocre movies that galleries required to cleanse before moving the Oscar challengers? Well, it is the a week ago from the month and many terrific films are opening today. Not just that, but we have some good movies like "Moneyball" and "Warrior" in theaters. Really, "Warrior" warrants to do better--should you haven't seen it yet, get available and look for among the best films from the year. Then visit to among the other great films opening this weekend--"50/50" could be towards the top of my list, but when you would like some gory fun, you cannot fail with "Tucker and Dale versus. Evil." Both films have returned Stage Critic's Picks.Also opening a few days ago, and something I really hope does not explore the Oscar shuffle, is "Take Shelter," an attractive and terrifying parable from author-director Shaun Nichols having a ferocious performance from Michael Shannon. I have been keen on Shannon's ever since his riveting submit the play "Bug" like a paranoid Gulf War veteran, a job he reprised for that 2006 film version. Then he impressed audiences like a psychologically unstable guy in "Revolutionary Road," which gained him an Oscar jerk. Well, nobody does paranoia and mental instability much better than Shannon, who's absolutely amazing in "Take Shelter" as Curtis, a husband and father who starts to experience visions and hopes for an oncoming apocalyptic event. He then sets to develop a explosive device shelter in the year, much towards the confusion of his loving wife, described through the always wonderful Jessica Chastain. Shannon is just one of my personal favorite stars to speak to there is something about his appearance (he looks about 7 ft tall and it has wide, significant eyes) combined with that unique vocal pedal rotation (just a little Christopher Walken-ant) that, for whatever reason, forever amuses me. He's also extremely intelligent and knows much more about the craft of acting than many people could aspire to forget. I'd the pleasure of moderating a Q&A with Shannon and Shea Whigham, who plays Curtis' closest friend, last Saturday evening, in which a offered-out crowd couldn't stop adoring the actor. CONTINUE Reading through ON Behind The Curtain Michael Shannon Stands out in 'Take Shelter' By Jenelle Riley September 30, 2011 Remember when September would be a drop zone for mediocre movies that galleries required to cleanse before moving the Oscar challengers? Well, it is the a week ago from the month and many terrific films are opening today. Not just that, but we have some good movies like "Moneyball" and "Warrior" in theaters. Really, "Warrior" warrants to do better--should you haven't seen it yet, get available and look for among the best films of the season. Then visit to among the other great films opening a few days ago--"50/50" could be towards the top of my list, but when you would like some gory fun, you cannot fail with "Tucker and Dale versus. Evil." Both films have returned Stage Critic's Picks.Also opening a few days ago, and something I really hope does not explore the Oscar shuffle, is "Take Shelter," an attractive and terrifying parable from author-director Shaun Nichols having a ferocious performance from Michael Shannon. I have been keen on Shannon's since his riveting submit the play "Bug" like a paranoid Gulf War veteran, a job he reprised for that 2006 film version. Then he impressed audiences like a psychologically unstable guy in "Revolutionary Road," which gained him an Oscar jerk. Well, nobody does paranoia and mental instability much better than Shannon, who's absolutely amazing in "Take Shelter" as Curtis, a husband and father who starts to see visions and hopes for an oncoming apocalyptic event. Then he sets to develop a explosive device shelter in the year, much towards the confusion of his loving wife, described through the always wonderful Jessica Chastain. Shannon is just one of my personal favorite stars to speak to there is something about his appearance (he looks about 7 ft tall and it has wide, significant eyes) combined with that unique vocal pedal rotation (just a little Christopher Walken-ant) that, for whatever reason, forever amuses me. He's also extremely intelligent and knows much more about the craft of acting than many people could aspire to forget. I'd the pleasure of moderating a Q&A with Shannon and Shea Whigham, who plays Curtis' closest friend, last Saturday evening, in which a offered-out crowd couldn't stop adoring the actor.CONTINUE Reading through ON Behind The Curtain