Don't forget James Earl Jones.
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Don't forget James Earl Jones.
As talented as Orson Welles was, I think Capone would have been a stretch. Not through lack of ability as an actor, we know he had that in spades, but in respect to authenticity and I suppose his...
Vincent D'Onifrino was brilliant as the Martian host in Men in Black.
Considering that today the average American has no clue what is going on in the next county, it is not hard to believe that in...
I watched 'F For Fake' last night. What an interesting world he mixed in.
In her prime!
That would be a death sentence.
No mystery. It was a combination of focus pulling (depth of field) and dolly shot. Toland designed his own lenses (not sure if he built them as well) and he was able to achieve great depth of field...
Good to hear. Very detailed book but never too heavy and packed with a lot of detail.
Thank you very much for that, most appreciated. I always wondered what project he was working on when he had the heart attack with the typewriter perched upon his stomach in bed.
It is brilliant! You will love every minute of reading it.
Great stuff mate!
Well said.
Well I am biased as well then because I think Toland was a genius. Orson said that Toland taught him in three hours everything he needed to know to shoot a movie. Of course Orson being Orson then...
I think he would have chuckled. Bit lame to do it in the 70's again though as the audience would not be so gullible and a little more savvy. Once bitten, twice shy.
The cybil Shephard one may have been a bit dodgy as he shared a house with Oja, Will see what I can find.
Flings with men? Never heard that one either...... the search continues, there goes my...
Maybe a couple of things.
1. They had the space rented and the equipment set up and thought they would give it a go.
2. Ego, he figured he could walk his way through it in any state of sobriety....
Yes I heard that too! In one of the last three Arena clips he tells a very funny story how a trick never worked out one night. At Harry Cohen's place for a party.
I don't think sad really. He was nobody to be pitied, he had achieved a great deal in his career and he was nowhere near poor or destitute. I think they may have been a little liberal with the...
My pleasure, sharing, isn't it what this is all about in the end?
Glad you love the book. do enjoy.
Orson on Arena. Yes there a lot of parts to this. Orson never liked to talk about his movies, he figured that once it was in the can and edited (by whom ever) it was out there and had a life of it's...
He could be a prick though hehehehehe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V14PfDDwxlE
On the Parkinson show, Parkinson was one of the best interviewers in England. This is just Orson being Orson, no...
My pleasure.
Last Days Of Dead Celebrities
By Mitchell Fink
Miramax Books
IBSN 1-4013-5198-0
From the same book as above:
Welles and Leaming also left Griffin's theatre on Vine, but instead of going their separate ways, they followed each other to Ma Maison and had a quiet supper. Welles...
No he was not under rated in his time.
From the book 'Last days of dead celebrities'.
From Welles's close friend and cameraman Gary Graver:
"There was always money," said Graver. "He used to...
An immense talent. Once he was at one of those Hollywood restaurants sitting at the bar having a beer. Errol Flynn came up and slapped him on the back......hard....... and invited him outside to get...