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Julianne Moore Palin

March 11, 2012 by · Comments Off on Julianne Moore Palin 

Julianne Moore Palin, When sizing up Sarah Palin for the HBO movie “Game Change,” in which she plays the former vice-presidential candidate, actress Julianne Moore knew what she had to master immediately.

“The first thing I did was hire a vocal coach because, for me, she has an incredibly idiosyncratic way of speaking,” says the North Carolina-born Moore.

The movie (debuting 9 p.m. ET Saturday, with repeats through March 31), based on the book of the same name, focuses on Republican John McCain’s (Ed Harris) 2008 bid for the White House. But it’s the arrival of Moore on the screen in a hypnotizing performance as Palin that will rivet audiences.

Critics are already saying Moore’s performance is award-worthy.

Moore, who has been nominated for four Academy Awards, says she took the role seriously and stands by the project as being accurate. “Game Change” shows a Palin, at the time Alaska’s governor, who is overwhelmed once on the national stage.

Moore pored over video footage and studied Palin’s mannerisms. The actress, 51, routinely spent hours in the makeup chair. The time was needed just to get Moore’s skin tone to match Palin’s.

Even with all the preparation, Moore had to fight the numerous Palin impersonations that had emerged – most notably, Tina Fey’s.

“Everything we tried to do we tried to do accurately, to match (Palin),” Moore says. “The audience will know in an instant if you don’t get something right.

Julianne Moore Palin

February 24, 2012 by · Comments Off on Julianne Moore Palin 

Julianne Moore Palin, Palin, the former governor of Alaska, has often been parodied in the media, most notably by Tina Fey on “Saturday Night Live.” “Game Change” depicts her experiences campaigning as the running mate of John McCain, played by Ed Harris, ahead of the 2008 election and debuts on March 10. It is based largely on a book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann.

The aides made their comments in a Wednesday conference call facilitated by Tim Crawford, the treasurer of the political action committee SarahPAC. None have seen the film, whose trailer was released in December.

Jason Recher, who handled vice presidential road operations for Palin’s campaign with presidential hopeful John McCain, said Palin is “one of the most engaged public servants I’d ever observed,” while her former lawyer, Tom Van Flein, said she was diligent, sharp and enthusiastic about the campaign, according to the Associated Press.

In the “Game Change” trailer, one scene depicts what appears to be a 2008 interview Palin gave ABC newsman Charlie Gibson. He had asked her: “What insight into Russian actions, particularly in the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of the state give you?”

“They’re our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska,” she replied.

In “Game Change,” after Moore utters part of the line, Woody Harrelson’s character, campaign strategist Steve Schmidt, is seen saying: “Oh my God, what have we done?”

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