TGT11: Actor to Actor #10

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What's the "Actor to Actor" series? First I pick out my twenty favorite performances of the year. Then I mix those twenty names all up and pick out two names at random. And then I imagine what a conversation between those two characters would be like. Rinse and repeat. For fun! So let's get to it. Here's MNPP's tenth and final pair of favorite performances of 2011....

Bridesmaids' Annie Walker (Kristen Wiig) and

Shame's Sissy (Carey Mulligan)

Sissy: Show me that impression of a penis again?

Sissy: Yeah, but bigger. Like, way bigger.

You might have to stand on a chair.

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Jean Dujardin talks to Charlize Theron
Ewan McGregor talks to Rooney Mara
Tilda Swinton talks to Mia Wasikowska
Juliette Binoche talks to John Hawkes
Michael Shannon talks to Charlotte Gainsbourg
Patton Owsalt talks to Tom Hardy

William Shimell talks to Jeong-hie Jun

Michael Fassbender talks to Elizabeth Olsen

Kirsten Dunst talks to Andrea Riseborough

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TGT11: Actor to Actor #10

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What's the "Actor to Actor" series? First I pick out my twenty favorite performances of the year. Then I mix those twenty names all up and pick out two names at random. And then I imagine what a conversation between those two characters would be like. Rinse and repeat. For fun! So let's get to it. Here's MNPP's tenth and final pair of favorite performances of 2011....

Bridesmaids' Annie Walker (Kristen Wiig) and

Shame's Sissy (Carey Mulligan)

Sissy: Show me that impression of a penis again?

Sissy: Yeah, but bigger. Like, way bigger.

You might have to stand on a chair.

PREVIOUSLY

Jean Dujardin talks to Charlize Theron
Ewan McGregor talks to Rooney Mara
Tilda Swinton talks to Mia Wasikowska
Juliette Binoche talks to John Hawkes
Michael Shannon talks to Charlotte Gainsbourg
Patton Owsalt talks to Tom Hardy

William Shimell talks to Jeong-hie Jun

Michael Fassbender talks to Elizabeth Olsen

Kirsten Dunst talks to Andrea Riseborough

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TGT11: Actor to Actor #9

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What's the "Actor to Actor" series? First I pick out my twenty favorite performances of the year. Then I mix those twenty names all up and pick out two names at random. And then I imagine what a conversation between those two characters would be like. Rinse and repeat. For fun! So let's get to it. Here's MNPP's ninth pair of favorite performances of 2011....

The Artist's George Valentin (Jean Dujardin)

and Young Adult's Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron)

Mavis: Well are you gonna say something 

or are you just gonna stand there smiling

like a fucking serial killer?

George: ...

Mavis: I can't hear you! You're just flapping 

your goddamn lips like a deaf-mute or some shit.

George: [does a little tap dance]

Mavis: And he wins an Oscar.

George:

PREVIOUSLY

Ewan McGregor talks to Rooney Mara
Tilda Swinton talks to Mia Wasikowska
Juliette Binoche talks to John Hawkes
Michael Shannon talks to Charlotte Gainsbourg
Patton Owsalt talks to Tom Hardy

William Shimell talks to Jeong-hie Jun

Michael Fassbender talks to Elizabeth Olsen

Kirsten Dunst talks to Andrea Riseborough

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TGT11: Actor to Actor #9

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What's the "Actor to Actor" series? First I pick out my twenty favorite performances of the year. Then I mix those twenty names all up and pick out two names at random. And then I imagine what a conversation between those two characters would be like. Rinse and repeat. For fun! So let's get to it. Here's MNPP's ninth pair of favorite performances of 2011....

The Artist's George Valentin (Jean Dujardin)

and Young Adult's Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron)

Mavis: Well are you gonna say something 

or are you just gonna stand there smiling

like a fucking serial killer?

George: ...

Mavis: I can't hear you! You're just flapping 

your goddamn lips like a deaf-mute or some shit.

George: [does a little tap dance]

Mavis: And he wins an Oscar.

George:

PREVIOUSLY

Ewan McGregor talks to Rooney Mara
Tilda Swinton talks to Mia Wasikowska
Juliette Binoche talks to John Hawkes
Michael Shannon talks to Charlotte Gainsbourg
Patton Owsalt talks to Tom Hardy

William Shimell talks to Jeong-hie Jun

Michael Fassbender talks to Elizabeth Olsen

Kirsten Dunst talks to Andrea Riseborough

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TGT11: Actor to Actor #8

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What's the "Actor to Actor" series? First I pick out my twenty favorite performances of the year. Then I mix those twenty names all up and pick out two names at random. And then I imagine what a conversation between those two characters would be like. Rinse and repeat. For fun! So let's get to it. Here's MNPP's eighth pair of favorite performances of 2011....

Beginners' Oliver Fields (Ewan McGregor) 

and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo's 

Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara)

Lisbeth: I know you talk to your dog.

Oliver: Well you see...

Lisbeth: I know you think chairs are gay.

Oliver: There's an explanation for...

Lisbeth: I know your girlfriend...

Oliver: She's not my girlfriend.

Lisbeth: Take off your pants.

PREVIOUSLY

Tilda Swinton talks to Mia Wasikowska
Juliette Binoche talks to John Hawkes
Michael Shannon talks to Charlotte Gainsbourg
Patton Owsalt talks to Tom Hardy

William Shimell talks to Jeong-hie Jun

Michael Fassbender talks to Elizabeth Olsen

Kirsten Dunst talks to Andrea Riseborough

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TGT11: Actor to Actor #8

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What's the "Actor to Actor" series? First I pick out my twenty favorite performances of the year. Then I mix those twenty names all up and pick out two names at random. And then I imagine what a conversation between those two characters would be like. Rinse and repeat. For fun! So let's get to it. Here's MNPP's eighth pair of favorite performances of 2011....

Beginners' Oliver Fields (Ewan McGregor) 

and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo's 

Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara)

Lisbeth: I know you talk to your dog.

Oliver: Well you see...

Lisbeth: I know you think chairs are gay.

Oliver: There's an explanation for...

Lisbeth: I know your girlfriend...

Oliver: She's not my girlfriend.

Lisbeth: Take off your pants.

PREVIOUSLY

Tilda Swinton talks to Mia Wasikowska
Juliette Binoche talks to John Hawkes
Michael Shannon talks to Charlotte Gainsbourg
Patton Owsalt talks to Tom Hardy

William Shimell talks to Jeong-hie Jun

Michael Fassbender talks to Elizabeth Olsen

Kirsten Dunst talks to Andrea Riseborough

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TGT11: Actor to Actor #7

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What's the "Actor to Actor" series? First I pick out my twenty favorite performances of the year. Then I mix those twenty names all up and pick out two names at random. And then I imagine what a conversation between those two characters would be like. Rinse and repeat. For fun! So let's get to it. Here's MNPP's seventh pair of favorite performances of 2011....

Jane Eyre's Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) and

We Need To Talk About Kevin's

Eva Khatchadourian (Tilda Swinton)

Jane: So what you propose is that mankind 

has brought womankind nothing but ills, then?

Eva: Mankind, boykind, man-boy-kind. 

Put a penis on it and frankly, we're screwed.

Jane: Vulgar, madam. And so we should take off into the moors

and lay with one another, as man and wife do?

Eva: This is what I propose, sweet and fair and not-so-plain Jane.

Jane: I think you mock me.

PREVIOUSLY

Juliette Binoche talks to John Hawkes
Michael Shannon talks to Charlotte Gainsbourg
Patton Owsalt talks to Tom Hardy

William Shimell talks to Jeong-hie Jun

Michael Fassbender talks to Elizabeth Olsen

Kirsten Dunst talks to Andrea Riseborough

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TGT11: Actor to Actor #7

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What's the "Actor to Actor" series? First I pick out my twenty favorite performances of the year. Then I mix those twenty names all up and pick out two names at random. And then I imagine what a conversation between those two characters would be like. Rinse and repeat. For fun! So let's get to it. Here's MNPP's seventh pair of favorite performances of 2011....

Jane Eyre's Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) and

We Need To Talk About Kevin's

Eva Khatchadourian (Tilda Swinton)

Jane: So what you propose is that mankind 

has brought womankind nothing but ills, then?

Eva: Mankind, boykind, man-boy-kind. 

Put a penis on it and frankly, we're screwed.

Jane: Vulgar, madam. And so we should take off into the moors

and lay with one another, as man and wife do?

Eva: This is what I propose, sweet and fair and not-so-plain Jane.

Jane: I think you mock me.

PREVIOUSLY

Juliette Binoche talks to John Hawkes
Michael Shannon talks to Charlotte Gainsbourg
Patton Owsalt talks to Tom Hardy

William Shimell talks to Jeong-hie Jun

Michael Fassbender talks to Elizabeth Olsen

Kirsten Dunst talks to Andrea Riseborough

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TGT11: Actor to Actor #6

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What's the "Actor to Actor" series? First I pick out my twenty favorite performances of the year. Then I mix those twenty names all up and pick out two names at random. And then I imagine what a conversation between those two characters would be like. Rinse and repeat. For fun! So let's get to it. Here's MNPP's sixth pair of favorite performances of 2011....

Certified Copy's Elle (Juliette Binoche)

and Martha Marcy May Marlene's Patrick (John Hawkes)

Patrick: You look like a Martha May to me. 

Can I call you Martha May?

Elle: You can call me whatever you like. I love you.

Patrick: Can I sing you a little song, Martha May?

Elle: Don't fucking look at me! I hate you!

PREVIOUSLY

Michael Shannon talks to Charlotte Gainsbourg
Patton Owsalt talks to Tom Hardy

William Shimell talks to Jeong-hie Jun

Michael Fassbender talks to Elizabeth Olsen

Kirsten Dunst talks to Andrea Riseborough

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TGT11: Actor to Actor #6

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What's the "Actor to Actor" series? First I pick out my twenty favorite performances of the year. Then I mix those twenty names all up and pick out two names at random. And then I imagine what a conversation between those two characters would be like. Rinse and repeat. For fun! So let's get to it. Here's MNPP's sixth pair of favorite performances of 2011....

Certified Copy's Elle (Juliette Binoche)

and Martha Marcy May Marlene's Patrick (John Hawkes)

Patrick: You look like a Martha May to me. 

Can I call you Martha May?

Elle: You can call me whatever you like. I love you.

Patrick: Can I sing you a little song, Martha May?

Elle: Don't fucking look at me! I hate you!

PREVIOUSLY

Michael Shannon talks to Charlotte Gainsbourg
Patton Owsalt talks to Tom Hardy

William Shimell talks to Jeong-hie Jun

Michael Fassbender talks to Elizabeth Olsen

Kirsten Dunst talks to Andrea Riseborough

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TGT11: Actor to Actor #5

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What's the "Actor to Actor" series? First I pick out my twenty favorite performances of the year. Then I mix those twenty names all up and pick out two names at random. And then I imagine what a conversation between those two characters would be like. Rinse and repeat. For fun! So let's get to it. Here's MNPP's fifth pair of favorite performances of 2011....

Take Shelter's Curtis (Michael Shannon)

and Melancholia's Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg)

Curtis: The sky is falling.

Claire: The sky isn't falling.

Curtis: The sky is falling!

Claire: The sky isn't falling!

Curtis: Ahh!

Claire: Ahh!!!

PREVIOUSLY

Patton Owsalt talks to Tom Hardy

William Shimell talks to Jeong-hie Jun

Michael Fassbender talks to Elizabeth Olsen

Kirsten Dunst talks to Andrea Riseborough

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TGT11: Actor to Actor #5

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What's the "Actor to Actor" series? First I pick out my twenty favorite performances of the year. Then I mix those twenty names all up and pick out two names at random. And then I imagine what a conversation between those two characters would be like. Rinse and repeat. For fun! So let's get to it. Here's MNPP's fifth pair of favorite performances of 2011....

Take Shelter's Curtis (Michael Shannon)

and Melancholia's Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg)

Curtis: The sky is falling.

Claire: The sky isn't falling.

Curtis: The sky is falling!

Claire: The sky isn't falling!

Curtis: Ahh!

Claire: Ahh!!!

PREVIOUSLY

Patton Owsalt talks to Tom Hardy

William Shimell talks to Jeong-hie Jun

Michael Fassbender talks to Elizabeth Olsen

Kirsten Dunst talks to Andrea Riseborough

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TGT11: Actor to Actor #4

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What's the "Actor to Actor" series? First I pick out my twenty favorite performances of the year. Then I mix those twenty names all up and pick out two names at random. And then I imagine what a conversation between those two characters would be like. Rinse and repeat. For fun! So let's get to it. Here's MNPP's fourth pair of favorite performances of 2011...

Young Adult's Matt Freehauf (Patton Oswalt)

and Warrior's Tommy Conlon (Tom Hardy)

(after ten minutes of not speaking)
Matt: I have pills.

Tommy: Let's do this shit.

Matt: Boo-yah. Are you gonna put a shirt on?

Tommy: Fuck you you ain't my father!!!

PREVIOUSLY

William Shimell talks to Jeong-hie Jun

Michael Fassbender talks to Elizabeth Olsen

Kirsten Dunst talks to Andrea Riseborough

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TGT11: Actor to Actor #4

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What's the "Actor to Actor" series? First I pick out my twenty favorite performances of the year. Then I mix those twenty names all up and pick out two names at random. And then I imagine what a conversation between those two characters would be like. Rinse and repeat. For fun! So let's get to it. Here's MNPP's fourth pair of favorite performances of 2011...

Young Adult's Matt Freehauf (Patton Oswalt)

and Warrior's Tommy Conlon (Tom Hardy)

(after ten minutes of not speaking)
Matt: I have pills.

Tommy: Let's do this shit.

Matt: Boo-yah. Are you gonna put a shirt on?

Tommy: Fuck you you ain't my father!!!

PREVIOUSLY

William Shimell talks to Jeong-hie Jun

Michael Fassbender talks to Elizabeth Olsen

Kirsten Dunst talks to Andrea Riseborough

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TGT11: Actor to Actor #3

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What's the "Actor to Actor" series? First I pick out my twenty favorite performances of the year. Then I mix those twenty names all up and pick out two names at random. And then I imagine what a conversation between those two characters would be like.  Rinse and repeat. For fun! So let's get to it. Here's MNPP's third pair of favorite performances of 2011...

Certified Copy's James Miller (William Shimell)

and Poetry's Mija (Jeong-hie Jun)

James Miller: But what IS Art?
What does it MEAN?

Mija: I just want to write a poem.
Have you ever written a poem?

James Miller: A poem. A POEM! What is a poem?

Mija: I wonder.

James Miller: Finally we get somewhere!
Where is that waiter!?!? Goddamit!

PREVIOUSLY

Michael Fassbender talks to Elizabeth Olsen
Kirsten Dunst talks to Andrea Riseborough

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TGT11: Actor to Actor #3

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What's the "Actor to Actor" series? First I pick out my twenty favorite performances of the year. Then I mix those twenty names all up and pick out two names at random. And then I imagine what a conversation between those two characters would be like.  Rinse and repeat. For fun! So let's get to it. Here's MNPP's third pair of favorite performances of 2011...

Certified Copy's James Miller (William Shimell)

and Poetry's Mija (Jeong-hie Jun)

James Miller: But what IS Art?
What does it MEAN?

Mija: I just want to write a poem.
Have you ever written a poem?

James Miller: A poem. A POEM! What is a poem?

Mija: I wonder.

James Miller: Finally we get somewhere!
Where is that waiter!?!? Goddamit!

PREVIOUSLY

Michael Fassbender talks to Elizabeth Olsen
Kirsten Dunst talks to Andrea Riseborough

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