For actors of a certain masculine bent, James Bond has long been viewed as a career pinnacle.
But the screenplay is chopped up into smutty sound bites constructed around the notion that casual obscenity delivered by respected actors of a certain age is hilarious.
Politicians may indeed be actors of a sort, but on a theater stage they tend to be even more boring than they are at the podium.
To imbue such implacable characters with humanity takes actors of a particular calibre, which explains why Blackhat may not quite measure up to Mann's earlier Heat or Manhunter.
This mediocre play does seem indestructible -- and irresistible to actors of a certain age and to audiences, who have embraced numerous versions of it.
They were tossing around names like Jude Law, Chris O'Donnell and Freddie Prinze Jr. -- actors of a certain well-chiseled ilk.
Despite the Academy's push for diversification, actors of a certain age still represent a key voting bloc that strategists must court.
I'm particularly pleased to hear of his venture, and the enthusiasm with which he views it, because I've been hearing some gloomy stories about how the business treats actors of a certain age - and I'm feeling a bit chilly.
I don't think it's giving away too much to say that, our visiting samurai aside, all the characters in "Musashi" are actors of a sort, artists of a hybrid theater of their own making.
People laughed when Sylvester Stallone was arrested in Australia in 2007 for trying to transport his personal stash of growth hormone, but its use is reportedly widespread among actors of a certain age looking to keep a youthful appearance.
