Part of the tragedy of New Moon is that it temporarily wraps Kristen Stewart -- the GenY Marlon Brando/James Dean/Montgomery Clift -- in a shroud of mediocrity. I'm not saying that Stewart has mastered her talent completely, but it's inside her, for sure. It's almost nauseating to see her grimming up and getting through the vampire/ werewolf paces as best she can. She seems tough and resilient enough...
By Bishop Donald Corder* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz 'Political will to comment horror was in effect its own brand of genius during the time of war,' paraphrasing Marlon Brando in his 1979 'Apocalypse Now' role as Green Beret Colonel, Walter Kurtz, whose army has crossed the border into Cambodia and is conducting hit-and-run missions against [...] The Sun Tzu of Palestinian Resistance is a post...
Ten years in the waiting, The Seventh Seal has dropped……and goddamn, that is one bad record. Really awful. I guess every single top-shelf producer and same-weight-class-MC was in Barbados or Minnetonka that week, so he had to settle for a bunch of cats he found at the bus station or some shit. It’s like Marlon Brando making his big return to acting by guest starring on Everybody...
Pinning down Richard Stanley can be quite a job, whether you're talking about trying to find where he is or trying to make sense of the bewildering variety of reputations he has. He's been called a genius, a hack, an artist, a troublemaker, an Enfant Terrible and plain mad in both meanings of the word. This is all the more remarkable when you look at his body of work as a feature director: two films...
read the vincente minnelli biog last week. also read one about quentin tarantino. now reading bad boy drive about Nicholson, Beatty, Hopper and Brando. Loose idea is that they all lived close to each other on Mulholland Drive, Cali. It’s a bit lurid and potentially misogynistic at the moment. It might get better. Not holding out [...]
Good news for those who have completely finished their shot-by-shot analysis of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” video: The video for Beyoncé’s “Video Phone (Remix)” featuring Gaga, off the I Am… Sasha Fierce reissue, was unveiled last night, and like “Bad Romance,” it’s an almost seizure-inducing parade of cinematic homages and wardrobe...
The notorious film director on cheating death, the awfulness of restaurants – and how he can't stand boring people It is with a mixture of fear and exhilaration that I approach Michael Winner's large house – he likes to describe it as a mansion – in London's fashionable Holland Park. God knows how much it's worth – £25m maybe. Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin lives next door,...
Brickstein appeared deep in thought until a light bulb appeared above his head. "The last will and testament of famous fictional characters," he said. "Forget it," EE said. It doesn't involve me . My minions prefer exercises in which I make an appearance, or at least those with taste do. I assume." Dinkwaddle said, "EE turns on the water to draw a bubble bath and then...
Q: What about Brecht? Read much of him? A: No. But I've read him. Q: Rimbaud? A: I've read his little tiny book, "Evil Flowers." Q: You're thinking of Baudelaire. A: Yes, I've read his tiny little book, too. Q: How about Hank Williams? Do you consider him an influence? A: Hey look, I consider Hank Williams, Captain Marvel, Marlon Brando, The Tennessee Stud, Clark Kent, Walter Cronkite, and...
Al Martino’s Volare and Spanish Eyes were classics. But on screen, Johnny Fontane, “The” Godfather’s pride and joy, was legendary. Al Martino is dead, as broke last night. Today Martino is remembered for incredible songs like Cant Help Fallin Love, Heart in My Heart, and the incredible Volare.
There have been numerous versions of the Superman story, beginning with the comic book. This was followed by several radio and TV series and movies. We hadn’t heard from him for a while but the Superman Returns movie created interest in the super...