Anne Hathaway? Putting the Face with the Name

While reading an article by Mike Collett-White and Silvia Aloisi on the Venice Film Festival Awards, I found that Mickey Rourke and Anne Hathaway are nominees for the best actor and actress in Italy. At least that is what it seems to be stating.

The short but interesting article made me wonder, "What have I seen Anne Hathaway in before?" I am good with faces, but names sometimes escape me. Therefore, I had to look up the name at IMDB to see if I recognize any of her works.

I knew that name sounded familiar. The Princess Diaries, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Hoodwinked! (I had no idea!), Get Smart, and Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control. All of these I have seen, and yet...I keep forgetting who she is.

It must be an age thing in someway because she's only 26 years old. Make that 25. It will not be until November 12^th that she will be 26 years old. Still, it is not easy putting her face with her name.

Maybe it is her name because is does have and older connotation to it. Both Anne and Hathaway are very old names in history.

On the flipside of all of this is Mickey Rourke. What guy my age does not know who he is? Come on now. Mickey Rourke has been in acting since the late 1970s, and then some.

I will have to admit that Mickey Rourke is not on my favorite actor list. Still, how can I forget him in "Year of the Dragon," which came out in 1985? I had been out on my own for a year after high school, and movies were not a top priority for me. So, yeah, this was a treat.

Mickey Rourke may not have aged well, but Anne Hathaway sure has. I'm sure she has broken a few hearts along the way. Both Anne and Mickey are currently working on movies to come out next year. Mickey is one up on Anne with two burners.

Anne just finished filming "Passengers," which is due out on the 18^th of this month. She Stars with Patrick Wilson in this thriller drama movie. It appears to be a gripping movie of surviving passengers disappearing after being interviewed by Anne.

"The Informers" is still pending on a release date for this year for Mr. Rourke. This is one of those, "Should I bother?", or "Can I not afford to miss out on this?" Hmm, yeah, not a big fan, obviously.

Anyway, back to my previous thought. Many of us recall names of actors and actresses, yet putting the name with the face or vice versa is not always easy. At least for people like me it is not easy. I am not in that business.