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5 Great Steve Buscemi Films on Satellite TV in Los Angeles, California
It is often not just the lead actor but the men and women around them that make a movie successful. Steve Buscemi is one of those character actors, the guy who can nail the oddball personality so well that it’s hard to imagine anyone else playing the role. Sometimes it’s a brief moment, like in Pulp Fiction as the Buddy Holly waiter, or in Barton Fink as a creepy desk clerk named Chet. He can also carry large roles, as displayed in Ghost World. Here are five Steve Buscemi films that satellite TV subscribers in Los Angeles, California should check out.
1. The Big Lebowski. It probably isn’t a coincidence that Buscemi seems to be involved in just about every pop culture phenomenon film and The Big Lebowski by the Coen brothers is another. As Donny, sidekick to The Dude and John Goodman’s unhinged character, Buscemi actually seems rather well adjusted for a change. The really classic mistakes are made by his friends. Look for John Turturro in a legendary role.
2. Ghost World. You might know Terry Zwigoff as the Bad Santa director, or not at all, but you should see what a fine independent film he made with this movie. Buscemi plays a distracted, middle-aged loner who befriends a couple of misfit teenage girls. A quiet, intelligent film, Ghost World can be seen on the Independent Film Channel in high definition resolution.
3. Reservoir Dogs. Want to know what can happen when a bank robbery goes bad? This film works in reverse, as thieves regroup after turning Los Angeles, California streets into a bloodbath, to tell the story of just what happened. Buscemi is the loud, sarcastic Mr. Pink, a criminal who wants to uphold his professional standard, but can’t help smelling a rat among the crew. Buscemi’s scenes with Harvey Keitel are modern acting at its best. See the film on satellite TV premium movie channels.
4. Miller’s Crossing. Checking in with the Coen brothers once again, Buscemi plays a suitably squirmy, fast talking hood who’s always on the run. Aptly named “Mink,” his character makes the mistake of buddying up with Bernie Bernbaum (Turturro, again) and leaving the protective wing of Eddie Dane. Gabriel Byrne carries this fine film, with cinematography worthy of your HD television set.
5. King of New York. Raised just outside of New York, it’s no surprise that Buscemi always finds his way into Manhattan-based films. King of New York by pulp auteur Abel Ferrara is a fine independent film all about the drug business of Frank White (Christopher Walken). Cops David Caruso and Wesley Snipes have a hard time in the big city, especially when characters like Test Tube (Buscemi) and Lawrence Fishburne are one the loose. See the film on satellite TV network IFC.
About the Author
Steve Buscemi is an actor who found his way in some of the best films of the past twenty years. With direct tv in Los Angeles, California you can see all of them on your own schedule. Basic cable is no option when Direct TV is available in your town.
where did rat fink come from? what is he supposed to represent?
i love the charcter of rat fink.. but where did he come from? what is he supposed to represent? whats his origin?
From Wikipedia… Rat Fink is one of the several hot-rod characters created by one of the originators of Kustom Kulture, Ed “Big Daddy” Roth. It is said that Roth created Rat Fink one day when trying to think of what Mickey Mouse‘s father might look like. He drew the original Rat Fink on a napkin, then transferred that image to his mother’s refrigerator. After placing Rat Fink on an airbrished monster shirt, the character soon came to symbolize the entire hot-rod/Kustom Kulture scene of the 1950s and ’60s. Rat Fink saw a revival in the late 1980s into the 1990s with the grunge/punk movements of the west coast, and continues his fame to this day with the growing neo-Kustom Kulture movement across the globe.
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