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Tag Archives: Bonnie and Clyde
Present Tense: Death Scenes
William Holden, “Sunset Boulevard” For my next “Present Tense” column at Film Comment, I wrote about a long-time obsession – which I have covered from time to time here on my site: Actors performing death scenes. And a tribute to … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Bonnie and Clyde, Faye Dunaway, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cagney, Janet Leigh, Jensen Ackles, Marlon Brando, Meryl Streep, Present Tense, Raoul Walsh, Roaring Twenties, Shirley MacLaine, Sunset Boulevard, Supernatural, Vincente Minnelli, Warren Beatty, William Holden
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R.I.P. Arthur Penn
Obituary here. Bonnie and Clyde, a landmark in so many ways. I am right now tearing through Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America, Peter Biskind’s biography of Warren Beatty, so it’s all very close to the surface for me. In … Continue reading
The Books: “Kiss Me Like A Stranger: My Search for Love and Art” (Gene Wilder)
Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Kiss Me Like A Stranger: My Search for Love and Art, by Gene Wilder There’s a magic about Gene Wilder. It is hard to describe or pin down, and maybe that’s the biggest part of … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Books
Tagged Bonnie and Clyde, Cary Grant, Charlie Chaplin, entertainment biography, Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks
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Speaking of William Holden’s Death Scene
(were we? Yes. We were.) … Here’s a post of 5 death scenes (on my new addiction – Matt Zoller Seitz’s blog) I found myself nodding in agreement at the inclusion of Sean Connery’s death in The Untouchables. I haven’t … Continue reading