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Friday, April 10, 2009
Malkovich: Drifting Toward Obi-Wan
Yow! John Malkovich seems to be crossing over from middle-aged-guy-playing-older to genuinely-getting-older status.
He's got a little Sir Alec Guinness going -- maybe it's the folds between the eyebrows.
Well, Malkovich is only 55 -- we just checked. He received the "Cinema Honor Prize" at the 23rd Istanbul Film festival this week -- though he didn't exactly wow the locals.
When asked if he had seen any Turkish films or if he had an opinion about Turkish cinema, Malkovich told the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review that he was not much of a filmgoer and did not have an opinion on any kind of cinema, be it Turkish or Chinese. He added that he had once seen a Turkish film in Cairo, but could not remember its name or subject.More Malkovich photos from Istanbul here.
(Photo credit: Seskim/WENN.com)
Labels: John Malkovich, Sir Alec Guinness
Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 9:13 PM 
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
How Tall is Tom Cruise Really?
"At this premier Katie is wearing 2/2.5 heels. So if she is 5'9 as listed puts her over 5'11. Tom standing at 5'9.5 or a tad under. I think these shoes are giving him at most 2 inches, more likely 1.5, consistent with 5'8 and the barefoot pic with Katie."That's courtesy of CelebHeights.com, where footwear and photo angles are dissected with Zapruder-style intensity.
(Their final judgment on Cruise: 5 ft. 7.75 inches.)
John Malkovich?
"Stood beside him at the Eurostar terminal at London Waterloo when he was buying a coffee. I am 176cm and he seemed 2 inches taller than me, max. I would say a shade under 6ft. I was surprised because I thought he was taller. If you watch Dangerous Liasons, he stands a little taller than Uma Thurman, so I don't think he quite makes 6ft."Not just today's stars, either:
"Poor old Bob Hope shrunk down like no other celeb I know. Take a look at the 1987 TV movie A Masterpiece of Murder and tell me he isn't at least four inches shorter than co-star Don Ameche.You'll also find speculation on Schwarzenegger, Da Brat, and, uh, Ornette Coleman.
Plus! Technical analyses of elevator shoes and heel heights.
Labels: Abraham Zapruder, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bob Hope, Don Ameche, John Malkovich, Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, Uma Thurman
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