![]() “Stanislavski said the worst thing an actor can do is imitate. “I was also a big believer in arts synchronicity,” he adds, going on to propose an approach to film performance that takes inspiration from painting: “You can get abstract, you can get photorealistic, you can get impressionistic.” “It was my aunt Talia Shire who first said to me, ‘Naturalism is a style,’” he says, reflecting on his signature acting methods. Speaking in an interview for Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast, the thespian - he prefers the word “thespian” apparently, at risk of “sounding like a pretentious asshole” - looks back over his career and inspirations, running all the way up to his most recent film, the relatively understated Pig. And, if you thought that his acting was over-the-top in any of the above, he has something to say about that, too. Phipps will join us in-person at the 2022 Wisconsin Film Festival for a screening of the unhinged Vampire’s Kiss, which is perhaps the ultimate expression of Cage’s gonzo performance style and must be seen to be believed.Nicolas Cage has offered new insight into some of his most eccentric and unorthodox acting roles, from David Lynch’s deranged road movie Wild at Heart, to 1997’s Face/Off, to Sion Sono’s 2021 sci-fi comedy Prisoners of the Ghostland. Our tribute focuses on the first decade of Cage’s career, where he established his wholly unique persona in a series of bona fide knockouts: the blown-out 80s comedy Valley Girl the Coen brothers’ first masterpiece Raising Arizona and David Lynch’s road-trip/head-trip Wild at Heart. As seen in past Cinematheque and Wisconsin Film Festival selections like Mandy, Joe, and Red Rock West, Cage is a transformative screen presence with the capacity to surprise in all manner of roles. ![]() Whether he’s portraying an action hero, a conflicted headcase, or a romcom leading man, few performers have bent such a variety of major productions to accommodate their unique, uncompromising creative vision. In conjunction with the publication of UW alum Keith Phipps’s illuminating book Age of Cage: Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Career, the Cinematheque celebrates one of Hollywood’s truly singular talents: Nicolas Cage. ![]()
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