{"id":16121,"date":"2020-07-27T06:33:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T12:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=16121"},"modified":"2020-07-14T18:49:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T00:49:23","slug":"you-ought-to-be-in-10-pictures-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/you-ought-to-be-in-10-pictures-3\/","title":{"rendered":"You Ought To Be In (10) Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many years ago, using the weekly TV guide that came with the Sunday Chicago Tribune, I started keeping track of all of the movies I had seen over the course of my lifetime. \u00a0The guide would list the two main stars for each movie, and that is a tradition that I’ve carried on in my database ever since. \u00a0So, given those guidelines, and thanks to a corona virus inspired uptick to my movie watching this year, it is time to look at the 100 actors that have starred in at least 10 films that I have seen, as of July 1.<\/p>\n

Today, we start with the 27 actors that have starred in 10 movies that I have seen, a slight increase from the 22 at this level\u00a03 years ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jessica Alba<\/strong><\/p>\n

After a string of 8 films in 6 years in the mid 2000s, there has been nothing new for Jessica Alba since I saw her in 2010’s Valentine’s Day <\/em>in 2011.<\/p>\n

Dan Aykroyd<\/strong><\/p>\n

No change in Aykroyd’s total, with it going on 18 years since I last saw one of his starring roles.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Banks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our first new entry, Banks first graced my screen in a starring role in 2006 thanks to The Baxter<\/em>.\u00a0 After a dry spell in the early 2010s, she bounced back with 7 films in 5 years, finishing up with 2018’s The Happytime Murders<\/em>, which I saw in 2019.<\/p>\n

Kate Beckinsale<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s been a quiet 3 years for Beckinsale, who I last saw in Underworld: Blood Wars<\/em>\u00a0in early 2017.<\/p>\n

Halle Berry<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another newcomer, who has racked up starring roles in 4 different decades now.\u00a0 I first saw Berry in 1992’s\u00a0Boomerang<\/em>, which I saw in a screening at Stewart Center at school.\u00a0 After notching 5 films during the 2000’s, she had been pretty quiet until returning to my screen earlier this year in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Chevy Chase<\/strong><\/p>\n

No change for the SNL<\/em> vet, who I last saw in 2009, when I saw 1985’s Fletch<\/em> for the first time.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Connelly<\/strong><\/p>\n

No change for the lovely Jennifer Connelly, who I last saw 8 years ago in 2008’s The Day The Earth Stood Still<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Billy Crystal<\/strong><\/p>\n

No change for the former SNL<\/em> star, who I haven’t seen in a starring role in 15 years.<\/p>\n

Zooey Deschanel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former indie darling Zooey Deschanel remains unchanged, with no new film activity since I saw one of her films in 2011.<\/p>\n

Chris Evans<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chris Evans first appeared on my screen in 2002 thanks to the previous year’s Not Another Teen Movie<\/em> and has been a pretty steady presence ever since.\u00a0 In 2011, he debuted as Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger<\/em> and picked up an additional 5 films for the remainder of the decade, ending with his final appearance in Avengers: End Game<\/em> in 2019.\u00a0 His most recent appearance is from the surprise 2019 hit Knives Out<\/em>, which I saw earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Anna Faris<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite being the star of the franchise, Anna Faris first received top billing in 2003 for Scary Movie 3<\/em>, which I saw in 2004.\u00a0 From there, it was a quick rise for Faris, She scored 7 starring roles between 2007 and 2011 and then… nothing.\u00a0 After a nine year gap, she finally returned to my screen earlier this year in 2018’s remake of Overboard<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Michael J. Fox<\/strong><\/p>\n

1996 remains the last time that I had a movie experience with Michael J. Fox.<\/p>\n

Sarah Michelle Gellar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Television’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em>\u00a0has been absent from my screen for quite some time, last appearing in 2015, with 2007’s Veronika Decides To Die<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Mel Gibson<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Hollywood pariah has been stuck on 10 films since 2015, when I saw him in\u00a0Machete Kills<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Hugh Grant<\/strong><\/p>\n

There haven’t been many years that I’ve seen a Hugh Grant film, but, when I do, they tend to come in spurts.\u00a0 My first experience with him was likely 1994’s Sirens<\/em>, which I am unsure of when I actually saw it.\u00a0 He notched 3 films in 2000, and 2 apiece in 2005 and 2008.\u00a0 After a 12 year absence, he returned to my screen earlier this year in 2004’s Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Jake Gyllenhaal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like most people, I first saw Jake Gyllenhaal in 2001’s Donnie Darko<\/em>, which I saw the following year.\u00a0 That started a streak of 9 films in 11 years, followed by a 6 year dry spell.\u00a0 He returned in 2018, when I saw 2017’s Life<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Melissa Joan Hart<\/strong><\/p>\n

Made-for-TV movies had been\u00a0very good for Melissa Joan Hart, but 2011 remains the last time I’ve seen her in a film.<\/p>\n

Jonah Hill<\/strong><\/p>\n

First appearing on my screen in 2007,\u00a0Hill became a pretty standard presence for the following decade.\u00a0 He put together a pretty impressive 5-year streak, comprising of 7 films between 2010 and 2014, and was last seen in 2014’s 22 Jump Street<\/em>, which I saw in 2016.<\/p>\n

James McAvoy<\/strong><\/p>\n

First appearing in 2008’s Wanted<\/em>, McAvoy has been a surprisingly steady presence on my screen, thanks in part to the X-Men franchise.\u00a0 He has an active\u00a0 5-year streak going, starting in 2016 with X-Men: Apocalypse<\/em> and going through 2019’s It Chapter 2<\/em>, which I had the pleasure of seeing earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Matthew McConaughey<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matthew McConaughey movies tend to come in spurts for me.\u00a0 Starting in 1997 with 1996’s A Time To Kill<\/em>, I saw 4 of his films over 3 years.\u00a0 Following a 5 year break, he returned in How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days<\/em>, which I saw in 2005, which kicked off a streak of 5 films over the next 10 years.\u00a0 After another 3 fallow years, he returned again in 2019 with Serenity<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Bill Murray<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former SNL<\/em> star Bill Murray first graced my movie screen in 1984 with the smash hit Ghostbusters<\/em>.\u00a0 He would show up in a new project every few years, but hasn’t been seen since 2016, when I saw 2014’s St. Vincent<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Ellen Page<\/strong><\/p>\n

Page first appeared on my screen in 2006 with Hard Candy<\/em> and became a breakout star the following year in Juno<\/em>.\u00a0 Thus began a run of 5 films in 6 years, culminating with Super<\/em> in 2011.\u00a0 After lying low for 5 years, she came back in a big way in 2017, when I saw both Into The Forest<\/em> and An American Crime<\/em>.\u00a0 That started a 4-year streak, which continued earlier this year when I saw the 2017 film My Days Of Mercy<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Dennis Quaid<\/strong><\/p>\n

His last starring appearance on a screen in front of me continues to be 2008’s Vantage Point<\/em>, which I saw in 2009.<\/p>\n

Seth Rogen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seth Rogen first popped on my radar in 2007, thanks to the big hit Knocked Up<\/em>.\u00a0 I saw him in 5 films between 2009 and 2011.\u00a0 Since then, he has popped up every other year through 2017, then took an extra year before returning to my screen earlier this year in 2019’s Long Shot<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Ben Stiller<\/strong><\/p>\n

I still last saw Ben Stiller in 2011, when I watched Night At the Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kate Winslet<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sadly, my last theatrical experience with her was in 2015, when I watched 2014’s Labor Day<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Renee Zellwegger<\/strong><\/p>\n

After some iconic supporting roles (at least in my world), Zellwegger burst through with starring roles twice in 1996, in both Shake, Rattle, & Rock<\/em> and Love And A .45<\/em>.\u00a0 She picked up another 3 films in 2002 and seemed to wrap things up in 2006, when I saw 1999’s The Bachelor<\/em>.\u00a0 Then came the corona virus pandemic, and I’ve now seen 3 of her films this year, including Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason<\/em>, Case 39<\/em>, and The Whole Truth<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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