14 Actors Acting, a series of short films directed by
Solve Sundsbo. Okay, there are 15 actors in 15 short films. I guess the copy editor was caught sleeping here.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/12/12/magazine/14actors.html#index
They're fascinating as a great actor is so comfortable in his or her skin and they can turn off their automatic self-conscious/self-awareness in front of a camera that it's no wonder that these are some of the best actors available working in film today.
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/actors-create-14-decisive-moments/
1. Javier Bardem;
2. Lesley Manville;
3. Jesse Eisenberg;
4. James Franco;
5. Chloƫ Moretz;
6. Jennifer Lawrence;
7. Natalie Portman;
8. Robert Duvall;
9. Annette Bening;
10. Anthony Mackie;
11. Noomi Rapace (She cleans up well. Didn't recognize her.);
12. Tilda Swinton;
13. Matt Damon;
14. Vincent Cassel;
15. Michael Douglas;