Tag Archives: Jack Nicholson

On Jack Nicholson in The Cry Baby Killer (1958): “Hi, Mom.”

Posted on April 22, 2014 by sheila

In the late 1950s, producer/director Roger Corman took an acting class. He wanted to get a better understanding of the actors’ process. (A good tip for directors, by the way.) There was a young actor in the class named Jack … Continue reading →

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The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)

Posted on June 6, 2012 by sheila
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Nothing Creepier Than a Creepy Kid: Creepy Kids in Cinema

Posted on January 25, 2012 by sheila

This article originally appeared on Capital New York. Hollywood loves scary children. The most haunting image in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is the Grady Twins, those dead-eyed girls in identical blue dresses standing at the end of the hallway. The … Continue reading →

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Chronological Jack: Studs Lonigan (1960); Dir. Irving Lerner

Posted on August 22, 2010 by sheila

The “Studs Lonigan” trilogy, by American novelist James Farrell, was voted #29 on the Modern Library’s list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century. In a totally bizarre coincidence, James Farrell died on this day in 1979 and … Continue reading →

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Chronological Jack: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960); Dir. Roger Corman

Posted on August 13, 2010 by sheila

In the same year as The Wild Ride, Nicholson appeared as the masochist in the dentist’s office in Roger Corman’s cult classic Little Shop of Horrors. Filmed in only two days (I look at this thing and think: Two days? … Continue reading →

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Chronological Jack: The Wild Ride (1960); Dir. Harvey Berman

Posted on August 11, 2010 by sheila

The Wild Ride brings out the “Get off my lawn, you crazy kids” side of my personality, which mainly comes when I am bored by adolescent angst. Every generation thinks they invented it, and every generation is wrong. The rebellion … Continue reading →

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Chronological Jack: Cry Baby Killer (1958); Dir. Justus Addis

Posted on August 6, 2010 by sheila

In the late 1950s, producer and director Roger Corman took an acting class. From what I gather, since he was working with actors all the time, he wanted to get a better understanding of their process and how they work. … Continue reading →

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Chronological Jack: Too Soon to Love (1960); Dir. Richard Rush

Posted on August 4, 2010 by sheila

This is what happens when you let your teenage daughter go to the drive-in movies on a school night. Even if she is a good girl (and boy oh boy is this girl good), she will end up consorting with … Continue reading →

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Chronological Jack: The Terror (1963); Dir. Roger Corman

Posted on July 30, 2010 by sheila

One random sunny day along the coast of ….. France, Lieutenant Andre Duvalier (Jack Nicholson), separated from his regiment in Napoleon’s army, encounters a beautiful woman, who leads him on a mysterious chase through a forest, across a field, up … Continue reading →

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20 Favorite Actors

Posted on August 28, 2009 by sheila

Joining the fun that’s been going on, and to quote Nathaniel who started this whole thing: “In no particular order and extremely subject to change.” For example: where the hell is Robert Mitchum? And William H. Macy? And Sean Penn … Continue reading →

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