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August 2016 Viewing Diary

My viewing this month was mostly work-related, so the viewing diary is uncharacteristically short. A lot of these I watched multiple times, for research, etc. And I’ve been ill, too, this summer. I just had no concentration outside of the … Continue reading

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Rourke Redux

Yesterday was Mickey Rourke’s birthday. In late 2008, on the eve of The Wrestler opening, I wrote a giant piece about Rourke’s career for The House Next Door. It was one of those pieces that was like the Energizer Bunny. … Continue reading

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I Call David “Mister” Too

David, one of my best friends, stars in a beer commercial with Mickey Rourke. Charming, funny.

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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

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Suntory: Follow the Dancing Fingers

Mickey Rourke’s old Suntory commercials (echoed years later in Bill Murray’s funny and sad portrayal of a movie star adrift in Japan in Lost in Translation) are awesome, he’s at the height of his powers, so he’s phoning it in, … Continue reading

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“He Ain’t Here. This Could Be a Bust.”

My brother recounts his experience of going to an Inside the Actors Studio taping – guest? Mickey Rourke.

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Barfly (1987): Gestures Make the Man

In Barfly, Mickey Rourke, as Henry, gives one of his best performances. It stands alone. It is a symphony of movement and gesture, of humor and pathos … and I remember at the time his performance being criticized as “over-the-top”. … Continue reading

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The Essence of Old-School Female Stars

Pretty faces. Kay Francis as a platinum blonde! Some of my faves there. Sylvia Sidney, too. They’re all so individual, aren’t they? You would never mistake Clara Bow for Barbara Stanwyck. It would be impossible. There can be a sameness … Continue reading

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“I can’t stand people. I hate them. Do you hate them?” “No. But I seem to feel better when they’re not around.”

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“More Fragile Than an Egg”: Mickey Rourke in Diner (1982)

Mick as Boogie was electric – girls wanted to do him and guys wanted to be him. Cooler than the Fonz and more fragile than an egg. “more fragile than an egg”. I got that quote from this terrific retrospect … Continue reading

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