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I have read a lot of comments about Lance Henriksen and a style or approach to acting called "Method Acting"? Please share your comments regarding what "Method Acting" means. By Lafemmenikita07
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With all the sophisticated ways to store data and information existing today and yet to be created our history in cinema will be a collective blend of all sorts of entertainment for generations. When I was young, I knew if a movie had Vincent Price in it the movie was going to be something worthy to be watched. Well, today a version of the mastery of Vincent Price can be found in the numerous works of Lance Henriksen. When Lance is involved in a project loyal Lance fans and admirers can rest assured that it will be a performance worthy of our time. Indeed Lance Henriksen will be remembered as one of the legendary actors of the caliber of Vincent Price. By Lafemmenikita07
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Lance Henriksen to the rescue in this one! If it weren't for Lance Henriksen's portrayal of Emil Fouchon and the numerous action scenes in this movie it would not have been worth the "watch". I must admit, I am a Van Damme fan because of his action scenes. They excite me! However, it was the performance of Lance Henriksen that causes the excitement in this movie. This movie displayed one of the more enjoyable performances of Lance Henriksen's range and depth of artistry of a colorful yet somewhat dark character in such a manner that you can't help but like the bad guy. "Hard Target" stars Jean-Claude Van Damme with John Woo directing. It also stars Yancy Butler, whom I have enjoyed watching in some of her other projects especially the television series, "Witchblade". I may have started watching the movie to see Van Damme's fighting scenes; however, I ended up being swept away with the command performance of the colorful character of Emil Fouchon played by Lance Henriksen. In my opinion, Lance's performance along with the various types of action scenes made the film entertaining. By Lafemmenikita07
Trailer from "Hard Target"
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Swishing, whooshing, lovingly photographed weaponry. Nasty gurgles from the wounded. The clonking sound of a head hitting wrought iron. A bullet in the eye. These are the cornerstones of "Hard Target," one of this summer's few super-bloodthirsty action films, and the one that actually stood a chance of rising above its genre.
"Hard Target" was an opportunity for both John Woo, the Hong Kong-born action-film director with an ardent cult following, and Jean-Claude Van Damme, the self-appointed Muscles From Brussels, to reach a mainstream audience. "Hard Target" had a hard time getting past the Motion Picture Association of America's rating board without an NC-17 rating. But even in this somewhat adulterated form, Mr. Woo's film remains overwhelmingly violent and not always stylish enough to give its excesses the appearance of wit. Not even when its star bites the tail off a rattlesnake and then slugs the snake for good measure.
Mr. Woo's obvious gusto and his taste for myth making are readily apparent. But so is his fondness for the slow, lingering death scene coupled with sickening sound effects. Presenting Mr. Van Damme as reverentially as Sergio Leone did the young Clint Eastwood, Mr. Woo displays a real aptitude for malignant mischief, which is this story's stock in trade.
Derived from the 1932 film "The Most Dangerous Game," from a story by Richard Connell, "Hard Target" tells of wealthy thrill-seekers who pay large sums of money to stalk human prey. Right after it opens vividly with one such hunt-to-the-death, the film presents a perfect B-movie conversation. "It's like a drug, isn't it -- to bring a man down?" observes the entrepreneur who arranges this blood sport. "Was it worth it?" he asks his client. "Every nickel," the client solemnly replies.
The screenplay by Chuck Pfarrer (who appears in this sequence as the ill-fated victim) concentrates most of its creativity on the characters' names, which include Pik Van Cleaf (Arnold Vosloo), Emil Fouchon (Lance Henriksen) and Chance Boudreaux (Mr. Van Damme). The film does have one first-rate rejoinder, when Mr. Henriksen's rich, jaded entrepreneur asks Chance why he insists on spoiling all the fun. "Poor people get bored, too," Chance replies.
Speaking of bored, Mr. Van Damme has still not broken the habit of his own blank-faced posturing, although Mr. Woo films him in the most aggrandizing style imaginable. From the first tight close-up of the star's brooding eyes to the loving images of his feet kicking various faces, "Hard Target" does what it can to present Mr. Van Damme in a bold new light. Curiously, the film's neo-Peckinpah taste for slow motion gives Mr. Van Damme's stunts a balletic quality that diminishes their spontaneity. It's necessary for Mr. Woo to place his star standing on the seat of a moving motorcycle, for instance, and send him catapulting over the hood of an oncoming van to create the requisite high excitement.
Mr. Van Damme's Chance (who is said to have been "raised in the bayous," in this latest on-screen effort to explain his accent) is supposed to be a derelict, which allows Mr. Woo the opportunity for occasional flashes of social commentary. The film's glimpses of the homeless are sharp and unexpectedly substantial, which makes its frivolous ugliness that much more unfortunate. The plot involves Chance's being recruited by long-haired, wide-eyed Natasha Binder (Yancy Butler) to find her father, who is of course well past finding.
"Hard Target," which is set in New Orleans, also includes a warehouse full of Mardi Gras floats and Wilford Brimley, who rides a horse and tries out a conspicuous Louisiana accent. Clearly, Mr. Woo's sense of humor is as perverse as his other talents.
"Hard Target" is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). It is extremely violent.
Hard Target
Directed by John Woo; screenplay by Chuck Pfarrer; director of photography, Russell Carpenter; edited by Bob Murawski; music by Graeme Revell; production designer, Phil Dagort; produced by James Jacks, Sean Daniel, Mr. Pfarrer and Terence Chang; released by Universal Pictures. Running time: 92 minutes. This film is rated R.
Chance Boudreaux . . . . . Jean-Claude Van Damme
Emil Fouchon . . . . . Lance Henriksen
Natasha Binder . . . . . Yancy Butler
Uncle Douvee . . . . . Wilford Brimley
Carmine Mitchell . . . . . Kasi Lemmons
Pik Van Cleaf . . . . . Arnold Vosloo
Elijah Roper . . . . . Willie Carpenter
Binder . . . . . Chuck Pfarrer
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Lance Henriksen donated his time for making this film and gave a lifetime remarkable performance. This artist is so true to form that I have tears dropping down my face while adding this information.
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Lance Henriksen displayed a powerful performance receiving enormous praise for his work in "A Message from Fallujah" portraying Daniel Crane. Daniel Crane is an American employee working to rebuild Iraq and is kidnapped and held hostage on his last day in Fallujah while sitting in an outdoor cafee making friends with a local kid when armed men rush him, bundle him in a van and take him hostage. Daniel Crane re-appears on a video with a knife to his throat and his captors demanding the release of prisoners of war. Daniel Crane is abused by his captives and suffers from heat, thirst, torture, desperation and brutality. Daniel Crane is alone and his only wish is to tell his wife he loves her. That is Daniel Cranes' message brilliantly portrayed by muti-talented Actor/Artist Lance Henriksen. The film stops short of revealing to the audience whether Daniel Crane escapes or meets some other fate. The 15 minute short "A Message from Fallujah" won the 2005 Los Angeles Short Film Fest winner of the, " Best of the Fest" for a 15 minute short (film.) Director Richard Gibson's received prizes valued at approximately $31,784 that included (1) Panavision Camera Package Valued at $30,000, (2) Final Draft Screenwriting Software value of $289.00 (3) Writers Boot Camp - Basic Training Certificate worth $895.00 and (4) Net TV Web Hosting - $600.00 1 year. The Los Angeles International Short Film Festival is the largest short film festival in the world and one of the few recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. If you are interested in more information go to Los Angeles International Short Film Festival.
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Comments From Opinion Journal About Fallujah
"The making of A Message from Fallujah"
"A Message From Fallujah . . . Richard Gibson's Iraq
A Message From Fallujah stars Lance Henriksen as Daniel Crane, an American civil engineer who is kidnapped on the last day of his three-month stint trying to help rebuild war torn Iraq. Beaten and alone, a hostage in the drama of war, Crane has one last wish, to tell his wife how much he loves her.
On the set of A Message From Fallujah
The internationally acclaimed, A Message From Fallujah is the 
second short film by Director, Richard Gibson from Australia. Having won a number of international and local awards, including the Best of the Fest Award at the 9th Annual Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, the short film has earned a prestigious endorsement from Amnesty International.
Produced by Andrew Morris and Alan Robinson from Sydney-based Luscious International Pictures, Fallujah is testament to what can be achieved on a limited budget using SFX and creative ingenuity.
Executive Producer, Andrew Morris from Luscious International and Gibson invited cinematographer, Philip Rang to shoot the production. Working with Gibson provided Rang with a chance to learn about the benefits achieved through a hybrid mix of film technology and digital effects. "Richard's intense manner and experience in post production effects taught me about what can be created from very little real elements in frame", recalls Rang. "The opening sequence of the film was shot in the morning of the last day. We shot against a derelict storage shed artfully dressed into an Iraqi street cafe by Art Director Oleh Sokolovsky. The middle of the frame was the cafe, and because we had a roof with straight lines we didn't need blue screen. Richard knew through the use of simple matte paintings, he would be able to extend the cafe and give the impression that we were really in an Iraqi street."
With screenplay written by Shane Briant and Richard Gibson, A Message From Fallujah posed several challenges for Producers Alan and Andrew, with the production settling on the Serenity Cove Studios' back lot to double for Fallujah.
On the set of A Message From Fallujah
Rang worked with Gibson to embrace the full gamut of imaging technology. "Film technology and its chemical process will always be present for the best shooting results", says Rang. "But it's the tools we use in tandem with film that can generate a desired visual effect and give us the best of both worlds". Rang chose KODAK EXR 50D 5245 for exteriors sequences and KODAK VISION2 500T 5218 for night and interior scenes. "We supplemented our stock with KODAK VISION 250D 5246 for the dusk sequences. The flashback home movies of the family were shot on a hand cranked 16mm Bolex with KODAK Ektachrome 400, developed in a standard negative bath which gave us a lovely grainy old world home movies feeling."
"Richard likes to operate hand-held quite a lot and we made full use of an Aaton 35mm which also doubled as our second camera," explains Rang. "We also used an Arri 535 and worked with several different lenses including a series of Zeiss Ultra Primes 10-135mm, an Angenieux HR 10:1 and a Canon 300/600mm Telephoto lens. We shot with only straight N.D.s and a 2 stop Polarizer."
Prior to the shoot, Gibson and Rang discussed the use of various filters such as ND grads and also considered a bleach by-pass for the development of the negative but, decided to shoot the film 'clean' to allow for the images to be augmented with digitally created environments.
With principle shooting completed in December 2004, the film wrapped post production in June 2005 with Emerald City Design, VFX headed by Grant Everett, taking the lead in managing the post production. Emerald City was charged with creating digital environments to give the film an authentic look of War torn Iraq. Additional effects, such as the matte paintings created by Richard Gibson and the 3D images of the Black Hawk helicopters done by Paul Butterworth at Fuel Post Production, were left to the 2K transfer process which was shared between Warren Lynch at Inter Color and Andrew Clarkson at Cutting Edge."
"Artist Interviews Magazine covered The Los Angeles International Short Film Festival which took place at the beautiful and popular ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood. The Festival introduced the creations of filmmakers from all over the world in more than 600 short films in one of the year's most intense film festivals. The LA Shorts Fest began to screen movies in the morning and continued past midnight."
"The Festival started with the screening of four films, among them, the brilliant and moving short A Message from Fallujah. Lance Henriksen, an accomplished actor who needs no introduction, starred in the movie. Henriksen has been in more than a 100 popular films and has four new upcoming films: Bone Dry (2006), The Chosen One (2005), The Garden (2005), House at the End of the Drive (2005). Henriksen got up to speak about the film and about the Director, Richard Gibson. We caught up with Lance and talked with him about our admiration for his work as an actor and the many movies that he has been in, for a forthcoming and exclusive interview with our publication."
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2005 San Diego Comic Con Source: YouTube
I have read so much about Lance Henriksen the person being such a nice guy from fans and admirers that claim to have met him. Those of you that have worked with Lance Henriksen and/or met him please comment on it. I really need to know if the actor I admire so much is a nice person when not acting. Send me your stories and/or photo and I will post them in my blog giving you credit using your handle or whatever name you want. By Lafemmenikita07
2005 San Diego Comic Con Source: YouTube
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2005 San Diego Comic Con Source: YouTube
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Updated: Thursday, July 6, 2006 6:56 PM PDT
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In my opinion, Lance Henriksen is one of the most versatile actors alive today with a remarkable career spanning over 25 years. I would like to see the executives of major production companies, directors, writers, and whomever else involved in the process provide Lance with a script that pulls in all he has to offer “plus some.” Lance has talent that far exceeds the scripts that are offered to him. In other words, lets think "outside the box or paradigm" and give Lance or should I say take a chance or gamble and give Lance a script and a superb supporting cast and make a movie that is not Sci-fi, Horror, Monsters, Blood and Guts, etc. Lance Henriksen was great in "The Last Cowboy" and "Into the West". In addition, those were movies children can watch. I want my daughter to become familiar with Lance Henriksen's work; however, she is only 9 years old. Besides Disney, just how many Tarzan movies are you going to make? (Rhetorial Question) Sure, horror opportunities pays the bills and supports Lance's family. There is no greater honor then to take care of one's family and self. So please do not take me the wrong way. Besides it keeps the horror fans happy. It's just that I would like to see Lance become full circle on the "big screen" as he is in life and show the audience acts of love for a spouse or girlfriend, children, and most of all a job other than a villain, vampire, nut, or crazy cop. Give Lance a role with a character that has a job with problems most of us can relate to in lieu of all these Monsters, Aliens, the Devil and PumpkinHead again. I want to see genuine passionate lovemaking, tender moments shared with other love ones such as children, parents and/or patients. I would like to see Lance portray a more kinder and gentler character but strong and persevering. A multidimensional character is "real life" and representative of the majority of us. A character that experiences an array of emotions that we all have experienced in most of our lives at one time or another including loss of a friend or colleague are the type of movies that are Academy Award and/or Oscar nominated movie candidates because they can appeal to the mass population if brilliantly performed. I want Lance to be provided the opportunity for a different dramatic role that has the audience laughing, crying, cheering, and scared, etc. In addition, I would like to see this happen for an actor that the audience would not expect and let Lance have some creative control and "blow" the audience away with his talent until almost everybody is talking about: "Did you see Lance Henriksen’s latest movie?" "I didn't know he could play those type of parts". And please provide a moderate to large budget. I have been watching films and television for a long time and I am tired of the same "stars" getting those types of roles. I believe Lance has earned his "shot" at a project like this and the time is now. Take a chance like the cable stations do and the European film market. A lot of the movies made for cable and foreign television rocks!!! My friends and co-workers plan their schedule to watch these types of shows on cable and/or satellite. In addition, the acting is superb and they are mostly actors I do not recognize. Nevertheless they are good and I have not heard of the actors; however, I bet money on it that I know them now. Everybody is talking about how our world has changed well what about American filmmakers becoming "gusty" as European filmmakers are for films shown in other countries. I just want the world to stop typecasting Lance Henriksen. Open more doors for Lance and you will not be disappointed. Lance could play a lawyer, doctor, teacher, professor, or whatever. I am not the screenwriter. However, I believe I have said enough so that somebody can grasp the concept and develop it. However please not some "not off" remake. By Lafemmenikita07
Image above is Actor Lance Henriksen as Emil Fouchon in Hard Target starring Jean Claude Van Damme.
