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The Aero Theatre<\/a> in Santa Monica (a wonderful place, I saw Papillon<\/i> there) is now hosting a Mickey Rourke Fest<\/a>.<\/p>\n Day One was a double feature: Pope of Greenwich Village<\/i> and 9 1\/2 Weeks<\/i>.<\/p>\n Naturally, Michael was there. I asked him to “report” on it for my blog. He agreed, hot shot though he is. My own Mickey Rourke piece is done (it ran to 9 pages, sorry, editor) and should go up next week.<\/p>\n In the meantime, here are Michael’s thoughtful comments.<\/p>\n DAY ONE, by Michael<\/b><\/p>\n Day One was great. So amazing to see these films, particularly 9 1\/2 WEEKS on the big screen. I never had. He’s simply stunning. He never looks like he’s making choices, like he’s “acting”, and yet he’s completely unpredictable, funny and transparent while also being mysterious. And beautiful, in a broken way.<\/p>\n I agree that part of his genius, like Brando, was his self-destruction, but it’s heartbreaking to see how beautiful he was then, how expressive his face was, how he was capable of playing a wealthy stockbroker, while now he can only play criminals, sleazebags and weirdos.<\/p>\n I’m very interested in seeing THE WRESTLER, seeing some old Mickey in the new visage. Thank you for not saying anything about it.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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