Paul Bettany in Lars von Trier's Dogville (2003)
Ah, this is why we love the folks over at PopMatters. The process of retrospection and re-evaluation of popular art is of course essential in determining which tropes get carried forward into the future and which get left behind. If it was up to PopMatters, however, nothing would get left behind. If we witnessed it, it matters.
A year ago, they presented a list of "100 Essential Performances" from male and female actors, and they rightfully placed as much emphasis on thankless supporting roles as they did the heavyweight classics.
This year, they're republishing the list, with a slate of new performances to be added later.
Here's the list of "100 Essential Male Film Performances," broken down into a few different categories.
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/special/section/100-essential-male-film-performances/
The female performances to follow.
Enjoy!
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