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Category Archives: Actors
Tribeca 2015: 40th Anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, plus Monty Python QA with Host John Oliver
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. There is a new documentary coming out called Monty Python – The Meaning of Live, about the development of the live show they did last year at … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, John Garfield
Now THAT is a movie star. One of my favorite actors, as well as an early inspiration to me because of his devotion to The Group Theatre and its ideals. “Julie” Garfield lived in my imagination long before I had … Continue reading
R.I.P. Leonard Nimoy
While I was never a Trekkie, I watched Star Trek growing up in their endless re-runs and can barely separate out the television show from my actual real-life childhood. They are my memories. Star Trek was like The Brady Bunch … Continue reading
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If We Picked the Winners: Marion Cotillard for Best Actress, Two Days, One Night
The contributors at Rogerebert.com took a poll for the Oscars, picking who we each wanted to win in all of the main categories of the Academy Awards. The votes were tallied, and the results are in. Over this week, each … Continue reading
Movie Night Last Night: Reveling in Rowlands
“Love is a stream. It’s continuous. It doesn’t stop.” “Oh, no, it does stop.” “Oh, no, it does NOT stop.” — Love Streams, directed by John Cassavetes, 1984 Alex had never seen it. How could she? It hadn’t even been … Continue reading
R.I.P. Lizabeth Scott
Lizabeth Scott, of the smoky voice, the tough hard eyes, the lean body with beautiful dangerous curves, has died at the age of 92. Hers was not a lengthy career and it petered out a bit after the heyday of … Continue reading
Ethan Hawke: “It Didn’t Come For Free.”
Ethan Hawke, the part of the Charlie Rose interview where he discusses Robin Williams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and River Phoenix.
Happy Birthday, Michael Ontkean
The strip-tease scene in “Slap Shot” that launched the fantasy-lives of many young people, male and female, who were way too young to be watching that movie anyway. I love him as an actor, and I am glad Twin Peaks … Continue reading
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Because …
He’s the best, that’s why. And this photograph is smokin’.