![]() From the start Cage was a “performer”, a destabilizing physical presence rather than the reflective “method” artist which Penn desires from his actors. The Alamo Drafthouse in Yonkers, NY hosted a four-film Nicolas Cage marathon last weekend ( Con Air, Red Rock West, CoVampire’s Kiss and Face/Off – all on 35mm!) that shifted my perception of his career. ![]() That has been the accepted story of his career ever since: that of an eccentric, gifted actor who wasted a promising career cashing facile blockbuster paychecks because of bad real estate investments. He could be again, but now he’s more like a…performer.” Penn intended this as a criticism, framing a narrative of Cage abandoning art ( Wild at Heart, Leaving Las Vegas) for commerce ( The Rock, Con Air, Face/Off). In 1999 Sean Penn said Nicolas Cage was “no longer an actor. ![]()
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