MELISSA LEO ON KRISTEN STEWART IN “THE RILEYS”
23 Jan
On November 13, 2008, the actress Melissa Leo joined me at Brandeis University for a Q&A following a screening of her film “Frozen River,” for which she would go on to receive an Academy Award nomination for best actress. A few minutes into the conversation, I asked Melissa to explain what “Method acting” is for those who might not know, and she elected to cite as an example the work of Kristen Stewart in ”Welcome to the Rileys,” a Jake Scott film that she, Stewart, and James Gandolfini had just finished shooting in New Orleans.
Since “Rileys” is having its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival as I type, I felt that now was as appropriate a time as any to share Melissa’s thoughts:
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO MELISSA TALK ABOUT KRISTEN!
They — along with Stewart’s performance in “Adventureland” and Julianne Moore‘s kind words about her abilities as an actress — have really opened my eyes to the fact that Kristen is much more than just another pretty face.
Photo: James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, and Melissa Leo in “Welcome to the Rileys.” Courtesy: IMDB.
Truly wonderful audio brings a real insight into how
much Kristen Stewart puts in to her acting, a true
professional at such a young age, great things await
kristen I cant wait to see where this young lady goes in
the business. Amazing..
WOW! This movie sounds great and I think would be better to see than
get a glimpse of Kristen than the runaways!
WOW! This movie sounds great and I think would be a
better glimpse of Kristen’s abilities than the runaways!
Hopefully this movie will show me some sort of hidden talent of hers as an actress, because as of now, I can’t stand her mopey twitching in New Moon and Adventureland.
I feel like a loser…i actually cried listening to that. Makes you appreciate this girl a hell of a lot more!
Sorry guys, I just don’t see what you guys see in her. She’s wooden and acts the same in every movie. I would think she would be a bit better considering she’s bee n acting for 10 years. I think the pot smoking gets in the way of her showing any authentic emotion..
I would like to know how she gets everyone around her to see her in a way that doesn’t reflect reality. That’s an interesting skill.