Paul Dano

So, I know Justin and I have tried doing little experiments or projects in the past and they don't last too long. Well...we have another one! yea. Since we have been having a hard time coming up with movies we haven't seen before, we decided to take another approach. It all started when I watched "Little Miss Sunshine" yesterday. It was the 2nd time I've seen it and I have to say I enjoyed it a lot more the 2nd time around. I am a huge fan of Paul Dano, and have been ever since seeing him in "There Will Be Blood" in theaters. I really believe he should have been nominated for Best Supporting Actor for that performance. It got me to thinking if he's been in more movies that I'm not aware of. Turns out, he has. And he has 4 new movies that are coming out within the next year and a half. When Justin got home from work, I shared my research with him, and he came up with the plan. We are going to focus on an actor that we really like each month, and try to watch a lot of his/her movies that month.

This month, we are focusing on Paul Dano. I think I like him so much because, of what I've seen of him, he's a chameleon. His acting ability seems so mature for how old he is: 24. (He is 4 months and 28 days older than me). Justin would like to make an official prediction that Paul Dano WILL win an Academy Award someday. Some of the Paul Dano movies that we are going to attempt to watch this month are:

L.I.E.
Light and the Sufferer
The Girl Next Door
Taking Lives
Balled of Jack and Rose
The King
Weapons
Explicit Ills
Gigantic

Some of his parts in these movies are supporting, and some are leading. We're excited to see what else he can do. And, like I said, here are his movies that will be coming out soon, so keep your eye out for them:

"Taking Woodstock" Release Date: August 14, 2009 Rated: R Including: Liev Shreiber, Emile Hirsch, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan
"The Good Heart" Release Date: 2009 Rated: unknown Including: Brian Cox
"Where the Wild Things Are" Release Date: October 16, 2009 Rated: PG Including: Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo, Lauren Ambrose, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara, and Forest Whitaker
"The Extra Man" Release Date: unknown Rated: unknown Including: Katie Holmes, John C. Reilly, and Kevin Klein

And we'll let you know how it goes, and which movies we recommend!