Today is Edward James Olmos' birthday - the man is 62 years old today! - and in honor of Olmos, I give you my top 5 T.V. shows and movies that feature him.
5. American Me (1992 movie)
An interesting movie about Latino gangs and what life after prison means. This movie was also directed by Olmos.
4. Miami Vice (T.V. show)
Who could forget Olmos as Lt. Martin Castillo, trying to keep Sonny and Crockett in line?
3. Stand and Deliver (1988 movie)
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In this great movie, Olmos plays Jaime Escalante, a math teacher who is a new teacher in a high school that is just barely surviving.
I actually thought about this movie this week when I had an interview with a juvenile detention facility, because I talked quite a bit about the intrinsic good in each person, and for some reason it reminded me of this movie.
2. Blade Runner (1982 movie)
This is one of my favorite sci-fi movies. I still haven't seen the director's cut, which I've heard from some circles is better than the movie that came out in the theater. I think this movie got me interested in more dark sci-fi books and movies, and this movie (directed by Ridley Scott) definitely influenced later favorite sci-fi movies of mine (Minority Report, the Matrix).
1. Battlestar Galactica (the new T.V. series)
It was hard putting Blade Runner at #2, but the new Battlestar Galactica is my favorite T.V. show - beating out Lost and 24, surprisingly. It's well-written, the acting is amazing, and it totally blew out of the water any expectations I had of it when I first watched it last year. I'm almost caught up with this season - unfortunately it's the last season it will be on - but I'm eagerly anticipating the finale, which airs in March.
Edward James Olmos' depiction of Commander Adama is amazing. His ability to see his own flaws, the way he handles difficult decisions, the way he interacts with his crew, including his only son (he had another who died in the Cylon war), it's just perfect acting.
1 comment:
Holy crap, I didn't realize you were a sci-fi fan. For this top 5, I would put BSG ahead of Blade Runner, as well. But I LOVE Blade Runner. I actually own the HD-DVD special edition set that comes in the case with the little origami unicorn and the flying police car.
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