Christian Bale: Seriously Talented

Christian Bale, in my opinion, is simply a brilliant actor. He was born in the United Kingdom in 1974, and is married with a daughter. He has acted in big budget films, but it’s predominantly his arthouse and independent releases I prefer. He is notoriously intense on set, and is said to practice method acting, where an actor stays in character even when not filming, for the duration of the shoot. His meltdown during the filming of Terminator Salvation went viral when it was remixed and posted on the internet. He later apologised for verbally abusing the crew member. Christian's first big role was when he starred in Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun, when he was only 13.  This year he won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Dicky Eklund in The Fighter.

Photos from some of my favourite Christian Bale films:

Twisted and Brilliant in American Psycho

Beefing it up in Reign of Fire

Being futuristic and stuff in The Equilibrium

Anorexic in The Machinist

Being a Tricky Dicky in The Prestige

Suave as Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight

Tough guy in Terminator Salvation

On the hunt in Public Enemies

What's your favourite Christian Bale movie?

My Lady Unicorn

This amazing piece of art by Josephine Wall is called My Lady Unicorn. It's so detailed and intricate, truly a beautiful painting. I'm beginning to think I might get in trouble for posting some of this stuff. Don't tell anyone :o/

Shooter

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Danny Glover, Michael Pena, Kate Mara.
Genre: Action

Mark Wahlberg stars as an American ex-military sniper in this all-out action romp. He's been asked to determine if an extreme longshot can assassinate the President, as obviously, that's his area of expertise. He outlines the steps involved in using this method to shoot the President, but then is framed by the very men he's helping. And that's where bad-ass Marky Mark lets loose. He's on the run from corrupt Goverment officials; shots are fired, muscles are flexed and shirts are removed. I actually really enjoyed this, surprising since I'm a girl and this movie is aimed squarely at boys. I love how he disguises himself to blend into each background. The most hilarious disguise of all is the white puffy one designed to blend into the snow. It's freaking unreal. Overall, an enjoyable action/suspense flick that I think both genders will appreciate.

Have you seen Shooter? What did you think?