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Tag Archives: Marlon Brando
Seen Recently: Corman’s World (2011), Imitation of Life (1959), Viva Zapata! (1952), The Skin I Live In (2011), Undercurrent (1946)
Corman’s World directed by Alex Stapleton A great documentary about Roger Corman whose low-budget productions in the 1960s/70s basically acted as film-school and film-experience for a generation of filmmakers who now run Hollywood. The stories are legendary, but here in … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged documentary, Douglas Sirk, drama, Elia Kazan, Katharine Hepburn, Lana Turner, Marlon Brando, noir, reviews, Robert Mitchum, Spain, thrillers, Vincente Minnelli
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The Immortals
In the middle of this melancholy day, my best friend Mitchell sent me a photo he took, with a message attached: “Some people will last forever…”
Happy Birthday, Marlon Brando
Click on Brando tag below to see everything I’ve written about the guy. I’ll never be “over” him.
Quotes on acting 11: Pauline Kael on Marlon Brando
“We all know that movie actors often merge with their roles in a way that stage actors don’t, quite, but Brando did it even on the stage. I was in New York when he played his famous small role in … Continue reading
Today in history: December 3, 1947
A Streetcar Named Desire opened in New York at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Scene 5, Streetcar Named Desire BLANCHE: Young man! Young, young, young man! Has anyone ever told you that you look like a young Prince out of the … Continue reading
Posted in On This Day, Theatre
Tagged Elia Kazan, John Garfield, Karl Malden, Marlon Brando, Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams
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20 Favorite Actors
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
Posted in Actors
Tagged Cary Grant, Dean Stockwell, Ewan McGregor, Gary Cooper, Gene Hackman, George Sanders, Humphrey Bogart, Jack Nicholson, James Cagney, Jeff Bridges, John Wayne, Johnny Depp, Kurt Russell, Marlon Brando, Mickey Rourke, Paul Newman, Richard Widmark, Robert Duvall, Russell Crowe, Thomas Mitchell
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Marlon Brando: The “Byron from Brooklyn”
There is a new biography out about Marlon Brando, the “Byron from Brooklyn”) (even though he was from Nebraska): Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando, by Stefan Kanfer. Review of the new book here. I’ve been … Continue reading
The Books: “Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words : Marilyn Monroe’s Revealing Last Words and Photographs” (George Barris)
Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words: Marilyn Monroe’s Revealing Last Words and Photographs, by George Barris George Barris claims that these were the last photographs of Mariliyn Monroe before she died. Bert Stern claims … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Books
Tagged Actors Studio, entertainment biography, Julia Roberts, Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando
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Some thanks:
… to James Wolcott, for linking to my 2 Brando pieces on Friday – he’s brought some great new people to my site, who have really added to the conversation here. Also, I have to laugh: Wolcott called me a … Continue reading
The Books: “Brando: The Biography” (Peter Manso)
Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Brando: The Biography, by Peter Manso Peter Manso has an opinion about Marlon Brando, and it colors this entire book – which is 10,000 pages long – so that’s a long time to stick with … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Books
Tagged entertainment biography, Francis Ford Coppola, John Gielgud, Marlon Brando, Stella Adler
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