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Tag Archives: John Cassavetes
On John Cassavetes’ Minnie and Moskowitz
This is a re-vamped post I resurrected for my Substack. A freebie for all subscribers. I saw it again recently and elaborated on my original thoughts. Outside-Inside: John Cassavetes’ “Minnie and Moskowitz” Thank you so much for stopping … Continue reading
Posted in Directors, Movies
Tagged Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Minnie and Moskowitz, newsletter, Seymour Cassel
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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. Seymour Cassel
Seymour Cassel has died. A John Cassavetes regular, an essential member of that merry band of actor misfits, who followed their own sense of truth with an improvisatory and free-flowing jazz-riff style so impossible to replicate (even though so many … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, RIP
Tagged Faces, Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Love Streams, Minnie and Moskowitz, Seymour Cassel
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“Masters of the Acting Art”: An Interview with Author Dan Callahan
Dan Callahan is one of our best writers on the craft of acting. Not only does he describe why a performance is good, he digs into the much thornier issue of how it is good. This is where most critics … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies
Tagged Al Pacino, Cate Blanchett, Charles Laughton, Diane Keaton, Dustin Hoffman, Ellen Burstyn, Faye Dunaway, Gena Rowlands, interviews, John Cassavetes, Judy Davis, Laurence Olivier, Lee Strasberg, Maggie Smith, Marlon Brando, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Patricia Clarkson, River Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Stella Adler
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October 2018 Viewing Diary
Supernatural, Season 11, episode 4 “Baby” (2015; d. Thomas J. Wright) This episode just grows in stature the further away we get from it. It’s quite brilliant. Mandy (2018; d. Panos Cosmatos) I went into Mandy not knowing much about … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Canada, Coen brothers, documentary, George Cukor, Ingmar Bergman, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, John Cassavetes, Kate Lyn Sheil, Kentucker Audley, Lady Gaga, Mike Nichols, Norway, Oscar Wilde, Queen, South Korea, Supernatural, Sweden, women directors
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A deliberate nod? See for yourself.
1. Julianne Moore as “Amber Waves”, sitting across from her husband, with a lawyer and a judge present, fighting for visitation/partial custody of her son in Boogie Nights. 2. Gena Rowlands as “Sarah Lawson”, sitting across from her husband, with … Continue reading
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Tagged Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Julianne Moore, Paul Thomas Anderson
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John and Gena (and Dog) by Sam Shaw
The awesome photographer Sam Shaw was very close to John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands, both personally and professionally. He produced Husbands, Woman Under the Influence, Opening Night, Gloria. He was production designer on Killing of a Chinese Bookie. He designed … Continue reading
Quotes By/About Gena Rowlands
These quotes focus on the Cassavetes years. Rowlands has had a vast career outside of that, only it’s just not as well documented. “I spotted this doll one day and pretended that I wanted to talk to her about a … Continue reading
“I couldn’t get rid of him so I married him.” – Gena Rowlands on John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands. Photo by Sam Shaw They were married from 1954 until his death in 1989.