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Tag Archives: Mickey Rourke
The Energizer Bunny: The Mickey Rourke Piece That Won’t Die
The Mickey Rourke piece I wrote for House Next Door is now on the main page of IMDB, the first link under their “Hit List”. Thanks for the heads up, Emily! (To anyone who makes it over here from that … Continue reading
Oscar Night: This Is How We Do It
This is how we are, as the Best Actor section of the Oscar broadcast began.
Dana Stevens on Mickey Rourke
Dana Stevens has just written an article on how Mickey Rourke became “irresistible” again, and she quotes the piece I wrote about Rourke for House Next Door. I’m very very flattered and excited. She called my piece “definitive”. Well, well. … Continue reading
Through the Fishtank: Mickey Rourke in The Rainmaker
Francis Ford Coppola directed Mickey Rourke in Rumblefish in 1983. In 1997, Coppola put the by-then-fallen Mickey Rourke in The Rainmaker, where he played the sleazy lawyer Bruiser Stone. There is something about Mickey Rourke’s career that loops back in … Continue reading
Mickey Rourke on Bruce Springsteen: “He did me such an honor, such a favor.”
Great interview with Rourke. I like the part when he gets overheated. There’s that weird vulnerability he has in interviews – it’s startling because he looks like such a bruiser. The story about Springsteen writing the song that rolls over … Continue reading
My Mickey Rourke Essay
My giant piece is now live at House Next Door.
Aero Theatre Mickey Rourke Fest: By Michael Gilio
The Aero Theatre in Santa Monica (a wonderful place, I saw Papillon there) is now hosting a Mickey Rourke Fest. Day One was a double feature: Pope of Greenwich Village and 9 1/2 Weeks. Naturally, Michael was there. I asked … Continue reading
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man: Mickey Rourke Ridonk!!
Pretty cashier: “Got a name?” He pauses. A smile wafts over his lips. Mysterious. Bullshit. Mysterious stranger replies: “Harley. Harley Davidson.” I love deliciously bad movies. They make the world go round.
The Weird Wonderful Look of Rumble Fish
I’m saving up all my big talking for the piece I’m working on about Mickey Rourke right now, but I saw Rumble Fish in high school (it was the big Matt Dillon – S.E. Hinton collaboration that swept the nation, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Hopper, Francis Ford Coppola, Mickey Rourke, Rumble Fish, S.E. Hinton
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