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Paul Dano of course was great in a largely non-speaking role in Little Miss Sunshine. Here he is equally great in a heavily speaking role and pulls off with ease a rather complex character. Paging Mr. Best Supporting Actor Oscar!

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Dillion Freasier as “H.W.” and Paul Dano as “Eli Sunday” star in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood“.

Related Coverage:
::: Complete Cinema is Dope There Will Be Blood Coverage
::: There Will Be Blood Review (Twitch - Peter Martin)
::: There Will Be Blood Review (Twitch - Michael Guillen)
::: There Will Be Blood Review (Twitch - Todd Brown)

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This my dear readers is an incredible acting duo. Sometimes when you put two actors in a scene together you get lightning in a bottle. Other times chemistry on screen and electricity is generated by having worked together multiple times before or intense rehearsing prior or during a film. Dano and Day-Lewis had worked together previously in The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005). In There Will Be Blood they chew up scenery and each other in landmark performances that will both be tough to beat come Oscar time.

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Daniel Day-Lewis as “Daniel Plainview” and Paul Dano as “Eli Sunday” star in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood“.

Related Coverage:
::: Complete Cinema is Dope There Will Be Blood Coverage
::: There Will Be Blood Review (Twitch - Peter Martin)
::: There Will Be Blood Review (Twitch - Michael Guillen)
::: There Will Be Blood Review (Twitch - Todd Brown)

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Much has been made of the legendary and career best performance Daniel Day-Lewis (which I realize is really saying something with his strong body of work), but equally impressive is Paul Dano. I really haven’t see any performances this year that come close to either. This is acting in its grandest and most pure form, simply flawless and timeless.

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Paul Dano as “Eli Sunday” stars in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood“.

Related Coverage:
::: Complete Cinema is Dope There Will Be Blood Coverage
::: There Will Be Blood Review (Twitch - Peter Martin)
::: There Will Be Blood Review (Twitch - Michael Guillen)
::: There Will Be Blood Review (Twitch - Todd Brown)

(Read more…)