Alfred Molina
Alfred Molina
#0Alfred Molina
Posted: 10/5/05 at 10:11pmLoved him in "Fiddler" and God he's so good in "Boogie Nights."
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#1re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 10/5/05 at 10:17pm
Alfred favorites....
"Chocolat"
"Enchanted April"...the 1992 movie version..the whole film was beautiful.
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
#2re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 10/5/05 at 10:38pmHe's wonderful in FRIDA. I thought he deserved the Tony for FIDDLER.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#3re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 10/5/05 at 10:43pmoooooh..I forgot about Frida! Terrific performance.
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#4re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 10/5/05 at 10:44pm
WAIT -
Who was he in Boogie Nights?
I feel like I remember...but I don't...
#6re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:17pmHe was doing drugs and loving his mix tape while his Chinese boyfriend was setting off fire crackers. Great scene.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#7re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 10/6/05 at 12:11amYou know...all I remember from Boogie Nights is Joanna Gleason. In fact..that may have been the reason I saw the movie in the first place!
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
#8re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 10/6/05 at 3:00amLoved him in Raiders of the Lost Ark
need to defrag my brain.
#11re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 10/6/05 at 12:00pmHow about "Not without my Daughter"?
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
-- Author Unknown
#12re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 10/6/05 at 2:04pm
He is SO GOOD in "Not Without My Daughter". Scary.
I also loved him in "Maverick"...It's a guilty pleasure. 
"Years from now, when you talk about this - And you will - Be kind. "
kissmycookie
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/21/04
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#14re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 10/6/05 at 2:19pm
Where was Joanna Gleason in Boogie Nights?
Did I even see this movie? Oy.
pattifan2
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/12/04
#15re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 10/6/05 at 2:27pmJoanna played Dirk's mother. Love Alfred Molina...he was perfect in the scene in 'Chocolat' when he climbs into the shop window at the end of the film. He was a wonderful Jud Fry in 'Oklahoma' in London yonks ago.
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#16re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 10/6/05 at 4:04pmLet's not forget his performance as Joe Orton's homicidal lover in Prick Up Your Ears
Slotted spoons don't hold much soup
pattifan2
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/12/04
#17re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 10/6/05 at 4:12pmOMG - 'Prick Up Your Ears'. I love that film. Molina and Oldman were brilliant and the script was excellent. Just as if Orton had written it himself. On reflection, this is perhaps his best performance. Thanks, The8re for reminding me.
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#18re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 10/6/05 at 6:30pmMEF...they remade Destry Rides Again??? When was this and how did I miss this?
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
wexy
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/05
#19re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 10/6/05 at 7:51pmI saw at the Roundabout in the 90s in some Friel play 'Molly Sweeney" with Jason Robards.
'Take me out tonight where's there's music and there's people and they're young and alive.'
#20re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 3/14/06 at 8:34pmMotoring.....
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
DG
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
#21re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 3/14/06 at 9:38pm
I'm seeing him this coming Sunday in THE CHERRY ORCHARD, with Annette Benning - really looking forward to it.
My favorite movie with him in it is ENCHANTED APRIL - love the whole thing (especially Joan Plowright!)
#22re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 3/14/06 at 9:40pm
Loved him in Fiddler. We actually invited him to come see our community production of it, of course he didn't, but we saved a seat for him nonetheless- as sort of a joke.
"No! You can't sit there! Thats Alfred's seat!"
Bob Martin Online
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#23re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 3/14/06 at 9:41pmMolina is probably a very good actor but he was horribly miscast in the FIDDLER revival.
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#24re: Alfred Molina
Posted: 3/15/06 at 12:15amHe was so brilliant in Prick Up Your Ears that for years I couldn't look at him without thinking of that film. What a memorable performance.
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