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They're Everywhere!
by Lee Tistaert

Going back to the winter days of 2001, moviegoers got the taste of Gene Hackman up to three times at their local movie complex, playing everything from a heist artist to a navy commander to even a dysfunctional family's father.
The pattern returns again this weekend with the art-house comedy, Igby Goes Down, a coming-of-age story dealing with a seventeen-year-old's struggle of growing up. With our main actor being Kieran Culkin (Igby), it seems that just a little over a month ago audiences had a sample of yet another Culkin in the M. Night Shyamalan scare feast, Signs, (Rory) who also makes an appearance in Igby as the younger version of the character.

And just when that fact could have sounded nifty, co-star Susan Sarandon starts off her streak of fall in what will end up being two additional films beyond Igby Goes Down, placing them in three consecutive weekends in a row. The Rocky Horror famed actress will be appearing in the chick-flick comedy, The Banger Sisters, just next week followed by the drama, Moonlight Mile (limited release Sept. 27), starring Dustin Hoffman, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Holly Hunter.


Igby Goes Down has been receiving encouraging reviews to date and could eventually pave the way for both (featured) Culkan's to expand their careers in future works. Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan has a tendency to deliver sparkling child performances within his feature projects, which could place Rory Culkin in a very healthy position following the blockbuster status of Signs along with its universally accepted word of mouth. While the young lad did not get the same range of appreciation as Haley Joel Osment retrieved from his spine-chilling delivery in The Sixth Sense, simply being featured in the Shyamalan release is a good-enough start for the kid.

With the whole world having practically seen the monster outside Bo's room, Rory's oncoming path could turn brighter once that producer somewhere-out-there has himself convinced that Culkin's perfect for the part in his new film. Though a bit off-range, it reminds me of 10 Things I Hate About You, which I'm convinced one of the only reasons Julia Stiles got called in for the role for Save the Last Dance was due to her one hip-hop dance sequence featured in the party scene of 10 Things. I'm willing to bet money that the producer and/or director (of Last Dance) saw that scene and screamed for her presence in the dance flick. Without 10 Things..., Stiles may not have been who she is today. Goes to tell you about the future some decisions can lead to.

One would ponder if having two young brothers in the same film would cause any harsh commotion on-set, but I guess if Owen and Luke Wilson can battle it out in their flicks, anyone can. While it would be quite the media attention, it would certainly be intriguing to hear the gossip surrounding an unkind incident breaking out during filming between any two brothers. Though, with the Culkan's likely having full knowledge that the media just loves to digest the mishaps that occur in Hollywood, all that fighting and bickering I guess is saved for home when the MPAA factor is not in effect. Just how do they feel when they return home to see the home video copy of their even older brother being stalked by burglars? While I'm sure that VHS unit has been experimented with using a cigarette lighter on multiple occasions by both Kieran and Rory, the two still face the goal of breaking out with a film. Will Signs have done it for young Rory?

Fame found Macaulay Culkin with Home Alone, the movie that redefined the feeling of aftershave and gave children that extra sense of unease in security. Well, maybe not so much at that age, but I'm willing to bet the film did justice to many. A young actor at the time, Culkin became legendary for that role as an un-appreciating son left home alone when two rather dimwitted burglars were prowling around. After the movie went huge, it was no surprise that a sequel spawned two years later in a trip to New York City. After playing an evil son alongside young Frodo, a certain pagemaster and a rich little kid, a peculiar thing happened to Macaulay - he got older! Culkin has been in absence for eight years and while it does not seem like he will make much more of the career he once carried, his famous performance in Home Alone will be remembered for years to come. Now the question is, with brother Rory producing more roles in his career, will the age become a down factor for him too?

Claire Danes, who some feel is about as close of a Keanu Reeves as you can get in the acting department, will be sharing screen-time with the solid cast of Igby Goes Down. The actress, who mostly got known by playing beside Leo in Romeo & Juliet, will also be returning in December with the female driven drama, The Hours, starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Julianne Moore. The said drama holds a chance of delivering some award nominations come 2003 as well.

With T3 on the road ahead for Danes, it seems that success has found her in some ways despite the negatives. But look at the bright side, at least the actress doesn't hold as classic of a role as Kurt Russell's Soldier, in which the only dialogue his character ever really had to spurt out with energy was, "yes, sir!" Thinking about it, Macaulay's age (Rory's is questionable) is probably more than the number of words Russell ever had to memorize for the role. And I'm still waiting for the day some producer teams up Keanu Reaves, Claire Danes and Denise Richards in the same film. You wonder how some actors can get past the auditioning stage, and I think Heather Graham's character in Bowfinger pretty much answers that one.

Also co-starring Jeff Goldblum (I'll resist from a wiseass comment), Ryan Phillippe, Bill Pullman and Amanda Peet (who holds the potential to walk the path of Denise Richards), Igby Goes Down will be released in a limited number of theaters this Friday.

 

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