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Category Archives: Actors
R.I.P. Alan Arkin
Deaths come in clusters. In the past couple weeks we have lost Treat Williams, Frederic Forrest (Valley Girl!), and now Alan Arkin. A constant theme in my life: My adventures with afternoon television where I watched whatever the hell was … Continue reading
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Shape
Karen Black, “Five Easy Pieces” Gwyneth Paltrow, “The Royal Tenenbaums”
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R.I.P. Treat Williams
This is devastating news. In Sydney Lumet’s Making Movies, he talked about the choice to cast Treat Williams in Prince of the City: I wasn’t sure whether we were in drama or tragedy territory [with Prince of the City]. knew … Continue reading
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Tagged coming of age, drama, Laura Dern, Milos Forman, musicals, Sidney Lumet
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Mirrors #15
Marilyn Monroe as the troubled broken Nell in one of her best performances in Don’t Bother to Knock. As with so many broken characters in cinema, Nell is drawn – irresistibly – to the mirror. Not for vanity. But to … Continue reading
Brando Back-ting
On the Waterfront
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Tagged backting, Eva Marie Saint, Lee J. Cobb, Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront
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Rachel, Rachel (1968)
I wrote about Paul Newman’s directorial debut, Rachel, Rachel, starring Joanne Woodward, for my Substack.
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Tagged drama, Joanne Woodward, newsletter, Paul Newman
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R.I.P. Harry Belafonte
By complete coincidence, just a few days ago Mitchell and I had a lengthy conversation about Harry Belafonte’s wonderful performance in Robert Altman’s Kansas City. I can’t even remember how or why it came up. But we dug into it, … Continue reading
Interview with actor/director/teacher Ryan Czerwonko
I’ve written about Adult Film before here, and had been wanting for a while to sit down and interview one of the founders, Ryan Czerwonko, about what he and his group are up to. Finally, we carved out some space … Continue reading
R.I.P. Stella Stevens
My pal John Beifuss writes for the Memphis Commercial Appeal, and his tribute to Stella Stevens – a Memphis native (although not born there) – is the one to read. There are so many good anecdotes, all culled from the … Continue reading
R.I.P. Raquel Welch
The poster for One Million Years B.C.., with Raquel Welch in a fur bikini is as iconic as the Farrah Fawcett poster. It casts as long a shadow. The poster makes Welch – a small woman – look ten stories … Continue reading
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