WARNING: Unscheduled Fangirling

[rosiedoes]

Sometimes, I think my affectionate mocking of Joe May overshadows exactly how awesome this guy is. He doesn't get nearly as much credit as he deserves for being hilarious, but he also rarely gets to really show his chops as a serious actor.

A couple of years ago, my friend CJ (who shares mine and Julie's fondness for Joe) created the short film Last Flowers, in which Joe plays a guy called Harvey Harris, a struggling writer who writes obituaries to make ends meet between the rejection letters from publishers and begins to go to the funerals of the people he writes about in an attempt to resolve his own issues.

The film and Joe were both nominated for Leo Awards for this, and you can totally see why.

The trailer for the film is below. You can watch the rest at www.fortyfps.com.

I know there are a few other things coming up (Brits, you've probably seen him most recently as Andy Button, the casting director on Episodes, or as Canadian George on Holby City) and I'm really pleased for him on that front, but he is genuinely one of the most under-appreciated actors I know of - even if his facial expressions make it nearly impossible to get a screencap of him that isn't ridiculous.

My friend Ruth (she's on LJ, but I won't give her name here) mentioned how she has a sisterly affection for an actor she runs a site for, and that totally sums it up. This is not a guy I fancy; that is so far from the point it's, travelled the full circumference (no pun intended) of the globe and is now standing right behind it. I've been following this guy's career on and off since I was maybe fifteen and he was on Casualty (it was a lot harder before IMDb), and I just really want to see him and his silly face do well.

Watch the film. Tell me what you think. ♥

Comments

[sassygirl.livejournal.com]

oh wow, this looks so good. Joe looks beautiful! This looks like a film I'd definitely go out and see. Is the full short film on his website, I shall check that out! Ooh, I'll watch it tonight :)

Regarding your feelings towards Joe and Ruth towards her site's actor, I've gone so past fancying Matt that I just feel loyal and dedicated towards helping him any way I can.
At my lowest points running a website/fan community over the years, I did feel like "well, if I don't do it, who would?" But I always shake it off as I like being helpful and organised, and like you said, following his career since I was 14 means you're dedicated and seen him through thick and thin. Matt's had a lot of up and downs in his career and it's difficult especially as a fan, as people associate with some of his most famous roles and overlook his more dramatic roles. But that could be said of anyone in Hollywood, I think it's something like 2% of the actors in Hollywood get 80% of the attention at any one time, so I like seeing that you, Julie and Ruth are running these sites. I feel less alone and awkward, haha. Plus it means I've got to meet people online who I can always squee with about material, and once in a blue moon, getting a few messages here and there from Matthew really helps..
Sometimes I wonder if they actually still have publicists and what exactly these peoplea are doing at the moment, haha.

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

Just watched Last Flowers. Just a very touching short film. I really like the fact that a lot of what is being said is actually unspoken on his part, and comes from his face and eyes. I actually think that works well and makes it touching without being overly mushy.

Harvey certainly wouldn't be as well played by anybody else.