Apparently Oscar Isaac has been in several movies I’ve watched, but in character roles that I’m sure would only stand out if I were to revisit them. What I remember him vividly from is Drive, which made the realization that the guy from the Inside Llewyn Davis trailer was the same guy who played Standard quite a shock, even though he looks basically the same. I suspect he’s the type of performer who disappears into every persona he’s embodying; who would have suspected Standard Gabriel could be indistinguishable from Mad Men’s Michael Ginsberg?
Understandably, Isaac is attracting his share of awards attention, not only for his acting in the film but his musical performances. He’s been so successful at this, in fact, that he’s putting on shows performing the movie’s soundtrack, as a way of campaigning for awards consideration, as actors tend to do in various ways at this time of year. That sounds like kind of a novel idea for carrying out an aspect of Hollywood politics that everyone seems to talk about despising, yet never changes.
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