RIP Alan Arkin

[Sweet FA]

Always really rated him. I loved him as Yossarian in Catch 22 but he was excellent in loads of my favourite films - Glengarry Glen Ross, Grosse Point Blank, Little Miss Sunshine etc.

Seemed like a cool person too.

 

[Sweet FA]

Alan Arkin Remembered as ‘Charming, Hilarious and Armed With a Flawless Bulls— Detector’ by Natasha Lyonne, Michael McKean and More

Hollywood is paying tribute to Oscar winner Alan Arkin, who died on Thursday at 89. Known for his dry, straight-faced humor and wide range of roles, Arkin was a beloved member of the entertainment …

variety.com

 

[Elpenor]

RIP - I particularly rated his performances in Marriage Story and And The Band Played On

 

[a_chap]

I had no idea who he was until I saw Sweet FA's post and realised he was in Glengarry Glen Ross. He was damn good in that.

 

[Idris2002]

By sheer chance, RTE had scheduled Argo for last friday night. We watched it just to get a fix of the Full Arkin - and he delivered as always.

The last Alan Arkin I'd seen before this was Hearts of the West, a 1970s movie about 1930s Hollywood. The lead is a Jeff Bridges as an aspiring screenwriter who ends up as an extra in B movies - but Arkin comes very close to stealing the show as a grumpy director.

The whole movie's good, but Arkin's one of the best things in it. I don't know if it's easy to find, but I'd say it's worth the effort required to track it down.

 

[The39thStep]

Little Miss Sunshine was hilarious

 

[sparkling]

I missed him in the last series of the Kominsky method...great little series.

 

[Idris2002]

Those who don't know the Kominsky method need to get on the Kominsky train, take the Arkinpill, order the full Michael Douglas, etc.

The other night we watched Glengary Glen Ross. AA is a bit of a "second banana" in this one, but it still bears repeated viewing.