John Carroll Lynch talks about his directorial debut Lucky, the final film of Harry Dean Stanton.
The BFI London Film Festival 2017 presented Lucky by director John Carroll Lynch. Lucky was the last film of Harry Dean Stanton, who died shortly before the screening. The film is, consciously or not, a tribute to Harry Dean, in one of the most candid, brave, quiet, simple, and iconic roles of a career that spanned seven decades.
It is less of a narrative than tag-team philosophising on mortality and existence, as Lucky visits his doctor, played by Ed Begley, Jr., meets a war veteran played by Tom Skerritt in a diner (they last met on film in the lunch room of the Nostromo in Alien), and drinks with various patrons at the Stagecoach Saloon and Grill, including David Lynch, who holds forth on the existential conundrum of his Awol tortoise. Despite the sense of...
The BFI London Film Festival 2017 presented Lucky by director John Carroll Lynch. Lucky was the last film of Harry Dean Stanton, who died shortly before the screening. The film is, consciously or not, a tribute to Harry Dean, in one of the most candid, brave, quiet, simple, and iconic roles of a career that spanned seven decades.
It is less of a narrative than tag-team philosophising on mortality and existence, as Lucky visits his doctor, played by Ed Begley, Jr., meets a war veteran played by Tom Skerritt in a diner (they last met on film in the lunch room of the Nostromo in Alien), and drinks with various patrons at the Stagecoach Saloon and Grill, including David Lynch, who holds forth on the existential conundrum of his Awol tortoise. Despite the sense of...
- 11/25/2017
- by Dr. Garth Twa
- Pure Movies
John Carroll Lynch Actor and Director by Uinterview John Carroll Lynch, known for his great character acting for roles in Zodiac and Fargo, jumped at the opportunity to go behind the camera on the new film Lucky. John Carroll Lynch On Lucky His directorial debut, which has thus far earned a whopping 97% on Rottentomatoes, stars Harry Dean […]
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- 10/9/2017
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
Chicago – He is a familiar character actor, having a long career with roles in TV and film as diverse as “Fargo,” “The Drew Carey Show,” “Gran Torino,” “The Americans.” and the recent “Jackie” and “The Founder.” He is actor John Carroll Lynch, and he has made his directorial debut in the wonderfully essential “Lucky,” whose title character is portrayed by Harry Dean Stanton. The film is a perfect elegy for the actor, who passed away last month at the age of 91.
“Lucky” was voted in as the Audience Choice favorite at the 5th annual Chicago Critics Film Festival in May of this year, and has a nationwide release on October 6th, 2017. It features Harry Dean as Lucky, a 90-year-old self described atheist who is seeking spiritual enlightenment through the fellow travelers in his small and dusty Arizona town. He’s outlived his contemporaries, and seeks to outdo and out smoke...
“Lucky” was voted in as the Audience Choice favorite at the 5th annual Chicago Critics Film Festival in May of this year, and has a nationwide release on October 6th, 2017. It features Harry Dean as Lucky, a 90-year-old self described atheist who is seeking spiritual enlightenment through the fellow travelers in his small and dusty Arizona town. He’s outlived his contemporaries, and seeks to outdo and out smoke...
- 10/6/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
What can you say about Harry Dean Stanton, who died at 91 on September 15th? That he was one of the best actors in the business? You've seen Repo Man – that's a given. The good news for Stanton enthusiasts, and we are legion, is that he's going out at the top of his game with a starring role in this melancholy indie. John Carroll Lynch, a character actor (Fargo, Zodiac) in the great Stanton tradition, makes his directing debut with this character study and his affection for his star fills every frame.
- 9/28/2017
- Rollingstone.com
“Lucky” was never the first word that came to mind when you saw Harry Dean Stanton. On the contrary, it always seemed like he had survived something terrible. Even in the movies he shot during the ’60s and ’70s, it already looked like 90 years of life had swept through him like a windstorm, leaving just enough skin on his bones to keep the cigarette smoke from blowing out through his teeth. Stanton wasn’t cast as lucky men, but as men who appeared to have been sucked dry at some point along the way. He was typecast that way from birth, a living synonym for emptiness, and his hollowed out performance in “Paris, Texas” would eventually seal the deal.
Stanton didn’t have a problem with that. Although he died with more than 200 credits to his name, it often felt like he wasn’t playing his characters so much as his characters were playing him,...
Stanton didn’t have a problem with that. Although he died with more than 200 credits to his name, it often felt like he wasn’t playing his characters so much as his characters were playing him,...
- 9/28/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Actor John Carroll Lynch first caught the attention of moviegoers in 1996 when he played Frances McDormand’s husband in Fargo (“People don’t much use the three-cent stamp”). A native of Boulder, Colorado, Lynch spent the next decade popping up in supporting roles in a variety of films including Volcano, Face/Off, and Gothika. It was his chilling, scene-stealing turn in David Fincher’s Zodiac in 2007 that made moviegoers really take notice and when he went from being ‘that Norm Gunderson guy’ to ‘John Carroll Lynch, – dynamic character actor’. Lynch continued to impress in roles on the big screen in films like Gran Torino, Shutter Island, Jackie (where he played Lyndon Johnson), and The Founder, where he played one of the McDonald brothers. On the small screen he’s entertained audiences as John Wayne Gacy on American Horror Story and even had his own stand-alone episode of The Walking Dead.
- 9/27/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – Harry Dean Stanton didn’t just act. He created a screen personality all of his own. The actor died last week at the age of 91, but with a 60-year career, there are a slew of highlights and shades of the man. Spike Walters, Patrick McDonald and Jon Espino of HollywoodChicago.com spotlight three films in his career.
Harry Dean Stanton in a Recent Photo
Photo credit: File Photo
With his hang dog demeanor and distinctive voice, Stanton made a mark in his career, and appeared in character roles for notable films such as “Cool Hand Luke” (1967), “Kelly’s Heroes” (1970), “The Godfather Part II” (1974), “Alien” (1979), “Escape From New York” (1981), “Pretty in Pink” (1986) and “Last Temptation of Christ” (1988). He had bigger and more up front roles in “Repo Man” (1984), “Paris, Texas” (1984), “Wild at Heart” (1990), “The Straight Story” (1999), “The Green Mile” (1999) and the upcoming “Lucky” (2017). To read the rest of the HollywoodChicago.
Harry Dean Stanton in a Recent Photo
Photo credit: File Photo
With his hang dog demeanor and distinctive voice, Stanton made a mark in his career, and appeared in character roles for notable films such as “Cool Hand Luke” (1967), “Kelly’s Heroes” (1970), “The Godfather Part II” (1974), “Alien” (1979), “Escape From New York” (1981), “Pretty in Pink” (1986) and “Last Temptation of Christ” (1988). He had bigger and more up front roles in “Repo Man” (1984), “Paris, Texas” (1984), “Wild at Heart” (1990), “The Straight Story” (1999), “The Green Mile” (1999) and the upcoming “Lucky” (2017). To read the rest of the HollywoodChicago.
- 9/21/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Death Watch director Bertrand Tavernier on Harry Dean Stanton: "He also had social graces and immediately knew how to talk, to Romy Schneider who immediately liked him."
Bertrand Tavernier's Death Watch (La Mort En Direct), based on the novel by David Compton with original music by Antoine Duhamel (Fernando Trueba's favourite composer), shot by Pierre-William Glenn in Scotland, stars Romy Schneider and Harvey Keitel with Max von Sydow and Harry Dean Stanton. The My Journey Through French Cinema (Voyage à Travers Le Cinéma Français) director shared his memory of the time he spent with Harry Dean, talking about John Huston (Stanton fresh off filming Huston's Wise Blood with Brad Dourif and Amy Wright), Romy Schneider's reaction to the man with "social graces", and Jack Nicholson's admiration for the great talent that Harry Dean Stanton possessed.
Harry Dean Stanton in his last starring role in John Carroll Lynch...
Bertrand Tavernier's Death Watch (La Mort En Direct), based on the novel by David Compton with original music by Antoine Duhamel (Fernando Trueba's favourite composer), shot by Pierre-William Glenn in Scotland, stars Romy Schneider and Harvey Keitel with Max von Sydow and Harry Dean Stanton. The My Journey Through French Cinema (Voyage à Travers Le Cinéma Français) director shared his memory of the time he spent with Harry Dean, talking about John Huston (Stanton fresh off filming Huston's Wise Blood with Brad Dourif and Amy Wright), Romy Schneider's reaction to the man with "social graces", and Jack Nicholson's admiration for the great talent that Harry Dean Stanton possessed.
Harry Dean Stanton in his last starring role in John Carroll Lynch...
- 9/18/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Molly Ringwald is mourning the death of Harry Dean Stanton. In a statement to Et on Saturday, the 49-year-old actress remembered Stanton, who starred as her dad in 1986’s “Pretty in Pink”. “Having the chance to work with Harry Dean has been a highlight of my career. In everything he touched, Harry radiated soulfulness and complete […]...
- 9/16/2017
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
Tributes have been pouring in for Harry Dean Stanton, who died yesterday at 91 after a six-decade career that saw him steal scenes in movies as varied as “Pretty in Pink,” “Repo Man,” and “The Godfather Part II.” Stanton left behind a huge number of friends and colleagues, many of whom have taken to social media to honor the late performer.
Read More:Harry Dean Stanton’s Best Performances: An IndieWire Tribute to ‘Paris, Texas,’ ‘Pretty in Pink,’ ‘Twin Peaks,’ and More
Harry Dean Stanton had the best line in Christine: "I'm selling' this shithole and buyin' a condo." Rest in peace, HD. You were great.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) September 15, 2017
But also 'Wild At Heart', 'Straight Time', 'Escape From New York', 'Two Lane Blacktop', 'Wise Blood', 'Christine' and many others still. pic.twitter.com/4eEVgOR2e8
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) September 15, 2017
Harry Dean Stanton...
Read More:Harry Dean Stanton’s Best Performances: An IndieWire Tribute to ‘Paris, Texas,’ ‘Pretty in Pink,’ ‘Twin Peaks,’ and More
Harry Dean Stanton had the best line in Christine: "I'm selling' this shithole and buyin' a condo." Rest in peace, HD. You were great.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) September 15, 2017
But also 'Wild At Heart', 'Straight Time', 'Escape From New York', 'Two Lane Blacktop', 'Wise Blood', 'Christine' and many others still. pic.twitter.com/4eEVgOR2e8
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) September 15, 2017
Harry Dean Stanton...
- 9/16/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
"When I die," Harry Dean Stanton told me once, "people are going to say, 'I thought he was dead already.'" Typical Stanton – and atypically wrong. Though reports insist that the man actually has died at 91, avid moviegoers know he's always been around when we needed a Stanton fix at the movies. Hell, he made over 200 of them. His latest, ironically titled Lucky, with Stanton starring as an atheist on a spiritual journey, opens in two weeks.
Stanton was known as the quintessential character actor. He hated the phrase. "When you label something,...
Stanton was known as the quintessential character actor. He hated the phrase. "When you label something,...
- 9/16/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Los Angeles – He was often categorized as the ultimate male character actor, but Harry Dean Stanton stood out on his own, with a persona that added immediate recognition in any supporting performance, and was unforgettable when he stepped into a lead role. Stanton died on September 15, 2017, at age 91.
With his hang dog demeanor and distinctive voice, Stanton made his mark over a 60 year career, and appeared in character roles in notable films such as “Cool Hand Luke” (1967), “Kelly’s Heroes” (1970), “The Godfather Part II” (1974), “Escape From New York” (1981), “Pretty in Pink” (1986) and “Last Temptation of Christ” (1988). He had bigger and more up front roles in “Repo Man” (1984), “Paris, Texas” (1984), “Wild at Heart” (1990), “The Straight Story” (1999), “The Green Mile” (1999) and the upcoming “Lucky” (2017).
Harry Dean Stanton in a Recent Photo
Photo credit: File Photo
Harry Dean Stanton was born in Kentucky, and was a World War II veteran in the Navy,...
With his hang dog demeanor and distinctive voice, Stanton made his mark over a 60 year career, and appeared in character roles in notable films such as “Cool Hand Luke” (1967), “Kelly’s Heroes” (1970), “The Godfather Part II” (1974), “Escape From New York” (1981), “Pretty in Pink” (1986) and “Last Temptation of Christ” (1988). He had bigger and more up front roles in “Repo Man” (1984), “Paris, Texas” (1984), “Wild at Heart” (1990), “The Straight Story” (1999), “The Green Mile” (1999) and the upcoming “Lucky” (2017).
Harry Dean Stanton in a Recent Photo
Photo credit: File Photo
Harry Dean Stanton was born in Kentucky, and was a World War II veteran in the Navy,...
- 9/16/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Hollywood took to Twitter to mourn the death of Harry Dean Stanton on Friday, paying tribute to the legendary actor following his death at the age of 91. “Twin Peaks” mastermind David Lynch was among those who shared a statement on Stanton’s passing. The prolific actor’s most recent on-screen role was as trailer park owner Carl Rodd on Showtime’s “Twin Peaks” revival. “The great Harry Dean Stanton has left us,” Lynch wrote in his statement. “There went a great one. There’s nobody like Harry Dean. Everyone loved him. and with good reason. He was a great actor...
- 9/15/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Whether you knew him as Brett from Alien, Brain from Escape from New York, Travis Henderson from Paris, Texas, or Carl Rodd from Twin Peaks, Harry Dean Stanton has been a beloved fixture of cinema for decades. Stanton is one of the reasons why they say, "They don't make them like that anymore." In fact, I don't think they ever made them like him, which is why it is with especially heavy hearts that we share the news of Harry's passing at the age of 91.
The news of Stanton's passing comes from multiple sources, with Variety reporting that the actor died of "natural causes" in Los Angeles on Friday.
Stanton was a tremendous character actor, but he was ultimately a unique character unto himself. He had a no B.S. approach to his roles that made you completely invest in his characters because he was completely invested in his characters.
The news of Stanton's passing comes from multiple sources, with Variety reporting that the actor died of "natural causes" in Los Angeles on Friday.
Stanton was a tremendous character actor, but he was ultimately a unique character unto himself. He had a no B.S. approach to his roles that made you completely invest in his characters because he was completely invested in his characters.
- 9/15/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Harry Dean Stanton, the legendary character actor and offbeat leading man who starred in Repo Man, Paris, Texas, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and Big Love in a career that spanned over seven decades, has died at the age of 91.
Stanton died of natural causes in Los Angeles, Variety reports, with TMZ adding that the actor died peacefully Friday afternoon at the city's Cedars-Sinai Hospital.
Director David Lynch, who cast Stanton in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Wild at Heart, The Straight Story and the recent Twin Peaks: The Return,...
Stanton died of natural causes in Los Angeles, Variety reports, with TMZ adding that the actor died peacefully Friday afternoon at the city's Cedars-Sinai Hospital.
Director David Lynch, who cast Stanton in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Wild at Heart, The Straight Story and the recent Twin Peaks: The Return,...
- 9/15/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Harry Dean Stanton, a veteran American character actor, has died. He was 91.
Stanton, who starred in Big Love, died of natural causes at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles Friday, Stanton’s agent confirms to People, adding, “Harry Dean is survived by family and friends who loved him.”
The character actor is best remembered for his roles in Paris, Texas, Cool Hand Luke, Alien, Pretty in Pink, and his work with David Lynch. Stanton was in three of Lynch’s films and reprised his role as Carl Rodd in Fire Walk With Me in Showtime’s 2017 reboot of Twin Peaks.
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Stanton, who starred in Big Love, died of natural causes at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles Friday, Stanton’s agent confirms to People, adding, “Harry Dean is survived by family and friends who loved him.”
The character actor is best remembered for his roles in Paris, Texas, Cool Hand Luke, Alien, Pretty in Pink, and his work with David Lynch. Stanton was in three of Lynch’s films and reprised his role as Carl Rodd in Fire Walk With Me in Showtime’s 2017 reboot of Twin Peaks.
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- 9/15/2017
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
Harry Dean Stanton has died at 91, reports TMZ. The actor, a screen legend who endeared himself to moviegoers for his performances in everything from “Pretty in Pink” and “The Godfather Part II” to “Alien” and “Repo Man,” passed away peacefully at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.
Read More:‘Lucky’ Review: 90-Year-Old Harry Dean Stanton Gives a Performance for the Ages in Wry Comedy Co-Starring David Lynch — SXSW 2017
Best known as a character actor, Stanton had his share of leading roles as well. None was more moving than Wim Wenders’ “Paris, Texas,” in which he plays a grief-stricken drifter who attempts to reconnect with his former life. Stanton frequently collaborated with David Lynch, appearing in “Wild at Heart,” “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me,” “The Straight Story,” “Inland Empire,” and the just-concluded “Twin Peaks” revival.
Read More:‘Lucky’ Trailer: Harry Dean Stanton and David Lynch Reunite For This Wise Meditation on...
Read More:‘Lucky’ Review: 90-Year-Old Harry Dean Stanton Gives a Performance for the Ages in Wry Comedy Co-Starring David Lynch — SXSW 2017
Best known as a character actor, Stanton had his share of leading roles as well. None was more moving than Wim Wenders’ “Paris, Texas,” in which he plays a grief-stricken drifter who attempts to reconnect with his former life. Stanton frequently collaborated with David Lynch, appearing in “Wild at Heart,” “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me,” “The Straight Story,” “Inland Empire,” and the just-concluded “Twin Peaks” revival.
Read More:‘Lucky’ Trailer: Harry Dean Stanton and David Lynch Reunite For This Wise Meditation on...
- 9/15/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Harry Dean Stanton -- who had iconic roles in "Godfather II," "Pretty in Pink," "Alien" and "Escape from New York" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.
Harry Dean died peacefully Friday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in L.A. The legendary actor's career spanned more than 6 decades. His credits also include "Repo Man," "Cool Hand Luke," "Paris, Texas," "Alien," "Wild at Heart" and "Twin Peaks."
Harry Dean's final performance will be seen in "Lucky," which is set to air later this month.
Harry Dean died peacefully Friday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in L.A. The legendary actor's career spanned more than 6 decades. His credits also include "Repo Man," "Cool Hand Luke," "Paris, Texas," "Alien," "Wild at Heart" and "Twin Peaks."
Harry Dean's final performance will be seen in "Lucky," which is set to air later this month.
- 9/15/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
It’s the movie that made Tom Cruise an overnight superstar. And now, a new book claims the actor made quite an impression on his costar Rebecca De Mornay while making Risky Business in 1983.
In a newly published excerpt in The Hollywood Reporter from an upcoming memoir by Revenge of the Nerds star Curtis Armstrong, the actor chronicles his time spent on the set of the hit ’80s film Risky Business with Cruise — and spills some steamy off-screen secrets.
In his book Revenge of the Nerd, Armstrong, who appeared alongside the two stars in the film, claims that a then-...
In a newly published excerpt in The Hollywood Reporter from an upcoming memoir by Revenge of the Nerds star Curtis Armstrong, the actor chronicles his time spent on the set of the hit ’80s film Risky Business with Cruise — and spills some steamy off-screen secrets.
In his book Revenge of the Nerd, Armstrong, who appeared alongside the two stars in the film, claims that a then-...
- 6/21/2017
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
Twin Peaks Recap is a weekly column by Keith Uhlich covering David Lynch and Mark Frost's limited, 18-episode continuation of the Twin Peaks television series.A man walks into a bar—after cursing out Gene Kelly (because most of the time we don't feel like singin' in the rain). The bar, by the way, is named "Max Von's," surely after Erich von Stroheim's rabidly devoted butler Max von Mayerling from Sunset Blvd (1950). Of his employer, silent-film diva Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson), Max once said, "Madame is the greatest star of them all." No more proper locale, then, for a star entrance: "Diane," says FBI forensics specialist Albert Rosenfield (Miguel Ferrer) to a platinum blond beauty nursing martini and cigarette. Around turns Diane Evans, the heretofore unseen confidante of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan), and played (of course, how could there be any doubt?) by Laura Dern.
- 6/15/2017
- MUBI
A wise and wistful love letter from one remarkable character actor to another, John Carroll Lynch’s “Lucky” returns 90-year-old Harry Dean Stanton to the dusty desert environs he shuffled through in 1984’s “Paris, Texas,” and offers the rawboned legend one of the best roles he’s had since. Beginning as a broad comedy before blossoming into a wry meditation on death and all the things we leave behind (a transition that kicks into gear when one of Stanton’s old friends shows up and steals the show), Lynch’s directorial debut is a wisp of a movie, blowing across the screen like a tumbleweed, but it’s also the rare portrait of mortality that’s both fun and full of life.
Co-written by actors Drago Sumonja and Logan Sparks (who worked as Stanton’s assistant on “Big Love”), “Lucky” introduces us to its curmudgeonly title character with the kind...
Co-written by actors Drago Sumonja and Logan Sparks (who worked as Stanton’s assistant on “Big Love”), “Lucky” introduces us to its curmudgeonly title character with the kind...
- 3/11/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
The 1991 disappearance and murder of Jackie Galloway, a vibrant and social woman in Sarasota, Florida, at first stymied and then shocked investigators.
Authorities eventually discovered that Galloway’s slaying was linked to the sexual assault of a second woman in the area — and that both crimes bore strange similarities to those described in a crime thriller novel that the main suspect owned.
Here are five things you need to know about the case, which will be featured on the next episode of People Magazine Investigates, airing Monday night on Investigation Discovery.
1. Galloway Suddenly Vanished from Her Apartment
Galloway was discovered...
Authorities eventually discovered that Galloway’s slaying was linked to the sexual assault of a second woman in the area — and that both crimes bore strange similarities to those described in a crime thriller novel that the main suspect owned.
Here are five things you need to know about the case, which will be featured on the next episode of People Magazine Investigates, airing Monday night on Investigation Discovery.
1. Galloway Suddenly Vanished from Her Apartment
Galloway was discovered...
- 11/21/2016
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
Unbridled Passion by Howard Hughes
Following the release in March of ‘A Man Called Gannon’ (1968), Simply Media in the UK continue to release more Universal-International westerns, this time of 1940s and ‘50s vintage. The new releases, out on 18 April, are ‘Calamity Jane & Sam Bass’ (1949), ‘Cattle Drive’ (1951) and ‘Black Horse Canyon’ (1954). This trio of films are literally ‘Horse Operas’, with the accent on thoroughbred steeds and their importance and role in the working west. Be they cattle drovers, stock breeders or outlaws, where would any of them be without the horse? The answer, of course, is walking.
I’ll review the DVDs in the order I watched them. First up is ‘Cattle Drive’, a 1951 western directed by Kurt Neumann. Chester Graham Jnr (Dean Stockwell), the spoilt, arrogant son of railroad magnet Chester Graham Snr (Leon Ames), is accidentally left behind when the train he is travelling on makes a water stop.
Following the release in March of ‘A Man Called Gannon’ (1968), Simply Media in the UK continue to release more Universal-International westerns, this time of 1940s and ‘50s vintage. The new releases, out on 18 April, are ‘Calamity Jane & Sam Bass’ (1949), ‘Cattle Drive’ (1951) and ‘Black Horse Canyon’ (1954). This trio of films are literally ‘Horse Operas’, with the accent on thoroughbred steeds and their importance and role in the working west. Be they cattle drovers, stock breeders or outlaws, where would any of them be without the horse? The answer, of course, is walking.
I’ll review the DVDs in the order I watched them. First up is ‘Cattle Drive’, a 1951 western directed by Kurt Neumann. Chester Graham Jnr (Dean Stockwell), the spoilt, arrogant son of railroad magnet Chester Graham Snr (Leon Ames), is accidentally left behind when the train he is travelling on makes a water stop.
- 5/2/2016
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Alexa here with your curio of the week. Wim Wenders' seminal film Paris, Texas was released 30 years ago, and over time it has become one of my all-time favorite films. So this week I thought I'd dig into my old magazine stash and share this 1984 issue of Film Quarterly that I scored at an estate sale awhile back. It includes a fascinating interview with Wenders, who discusses his "American period" and how its past failures (including Hammett) in may ways resulted in his success with Paris, Texas. Here are some selected quotes from the great philosophical meanderer.
On casting Harry Dean Stanton:
We chose Harry Dean because he...is one of the few adults I know who...has kept the child that's dead in most adults, and certainly a lot of actors, with him. He has an innocence about him, despite a long career and being 58 years old.
On casting Harry Dean Stanton:
We chose Harry Dean because he...is one of the few adults I know who...has kept the child that's dead in most adults, and certainly a lot of actors, with him. He has an innocence about him, despite a long career and being 58 years old.
- 11/11/2014
- by Alexa
- FilmExperience
Sigourney Weaver is playing Ripley again — or, more precisely, she’s remaking her first turn as Ripley. The cast members from Ridley Scott’s Alien (minus Ian Holm and John Hurt) are reprising their roles for a downloadable content (Dlc) expansion for the forthcoming game Alien: Isolation. So we’ll hear Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Yaphet Kotto, Harry Dean […]
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The post Sigourney Weaver Reprises Ripley for ‘Alien: Isolation’ Video Game appeared first on /Film.
- 7/9/2014
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Sigourney Weaver will voice Ellen Ripley in a new Alien video game.
She will be joined by Veronica Cartwright, Tom Skerritt, Yaphet Kotto and Harry Dean-Stanton on the voice cast of Alien: Isolation's Dlc Last Survivor and Crew Expendable packs, reports IGN.
Crew Expendable puts players in control of Ripley, Dallas (Skerritt) or Parker (Kotto) in the aftermath of the death of Stanton's Brett at the hands of the xenomorph.
Each character offers a slightly different perspective of the events.
Last Survivor puts players in control of Ripley in the finale of the film, when she must reach the escape pod as the Nostromo's self-destruct sequence counts down.
Only Ian Holm will not return in the Dlc, with his character Ash voiced by a sound-alike.
"It was unforgettable when Sigourney came in and started being Ellen Ripley again," said director Alistair Hope. "It was quite special.
"The real joy was having Sigourney say,...
She will be joined by Veronica Cartwright, Tom Skerritt, Yaphet Kotto and Harry Dean-Stanton on the voice cast of Alien: Isolation's Dlc Last Survivor and Crew Expendable packs, reports IGN.
Crew Expendable puts players in control of Ripley, Dallas (Skerritt) or Parker (Kotto) in the aftermath of the death of Stanton's Brett at the hands of the xenomorph.
Each character offers a slightly different perspective of the events.
Last Survivor puts players in control of Ripley in the finale of the film, when she must reach the escape pod as the Nostromo's self-destruct sequence counts down.
Only Ian Holm will not return in the Dlc, with his character Ash voiced by a sound-alike.
"It was unforgettable when Sigourney came in and started being Ellen Ripley again," said director Alistair Hope. "It was quite special.
"The real joy was having Sigourney say,...
- 7/9/2014
- Digital Spy
In Sega's upcoming Alien: Isolation video game, we will follow Ellen Ripley's daughter Amanda's search for her mother, fifteen years after the events of Ridley Scott's original Alien. Now it's been announced that Sigourney Weaver will return to provide the voice for Ripley in the pre-order Dlc "Last Survivor", and she'll be joined by Harry Dean-Stanton (Brett)Tom Skerritt (Dallas), Yaphet Kotto (Parker), and Veronica Cartwright (Lambert). Although Ash will feature (as you can see by the above pic) Ian Holm unfortunately won't be returning. Here's the full press release and Dlc trailer: Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP) — Sigourney Weaver and the cast of "Alien" are returning to the starship Nostromo. The actress who portrayed unflappable officer Ellen Ripley in the "Alien" film franchise is reprising her role in an upcoming video game set after the events of the original 1979 film. Weaver and several cast members from...
- 7/9/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
"Haven't a clue," Harry Dean Stanton tells me when I ask him how his life might have unfolded had he not gone into acting. "I'd probably have been a singer." That night, the legendary character actor would attend the New York premiere of "Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction," a new documentary by Sophie Huber examining Stanton's life in the industry and his unique place in the catalog of great American actors. (The film is currently playing in select cities.) Throughout our interview, the reticent Stanton--known to his friends as Harry Dean--espoused a philosophy of Zen-like acceptance, a sustained focus on the here and now and a rejection of any thoughts about the future. But as we spoke, I found that while he initially responded to almost all my questions with a sort of casual self-negation, a portrait emerged of a man who seems to know exactly who he is...
- 9/20/2013
- by Jacob Combs
- Indiewire
Peering in: A Look into the Life of Harry Dean Stanton
It took director Sophie Huber one year to convince Harry Dean Stanton to be the subject of her documentary. He finally complied but his reluctance, his aversion to revealing himself, comes through his every word, through every long exhale from his cigarette. Or maybe that’s just who he is. Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction paints an intricate portrait of a man who has lived life on his own terms, showing what has been gained, and what has been lost.
Stanton is in his 80s now, with over a half century of experience in Hollywood behind him. He began as a character actor and over the years won the affection of directors like David Lynch and Wim Wenders, the latter putting him in his singular prominent leading role, Paris, Texas. That film comes to act as a microcosm for Stanton and his personal life.
It took director Sophie Huber one year to convince Harry Dean Stanton to be the subject of her documentary. He finally complied but his reluctance, his aversion to revealing himself, comes through his every word, through every long exhale from his cigarette. Or maybe that’s just who he is. Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction paints an intricate portrait of a man who has lived life on his own terms, showing what has been gained, and what has been lost.
Stanton is in his 80s now, with over a half century of experience in Hollywood behind him. He began as a character actor and over the years won the affection of directors like David Lynch and Wim Wenders, the latter putting him in his singular prominent leading role, Paris, Texas. That film comes to act as a microcosm for Stanton and his personal life.
- 9/11/2013
- by Jesse Klein
- IONCINEMA.com
Documentary producer Chiemi Karasawa ("The Betrayal - Nerakhoon") makes his directorial debut with "Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me," about the Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress. The 87-year-old is most known for her performance in Stephen Sondheim's 1970 musical "Company," as well as her more recent part as Jack Donaghy's mother Colleen on NBC's "30 Rock." Karasawa, who shares the same hairdresser with Stritch, tells the story of the still-working legend through interviews with Nathan Lane, Tina Fey and others. What it's about: "Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me" is an intimate, entertaining and unflinching portrait of the Broadway legend on and off-stage as she approaches her 87th year. About the filmmaker: This is my directorial debut, so take it easy on me. I've been producing documentaries exclusively for the past 7 years, including: "Billy the Kid," "The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)", "Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak," "Elevate," "Love Etc." and "Harry Dean.
- 4/2/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
I was excited by the prospect of Gambit, because it features Alan Rickman as a funny villain and Colin Firth in nerd glasses and it’s written by Joel and Ethan Coen, and how could any of that go wrong? (I even generally like the comedic stylings of Cameron Diaz [What to Expect When You’re Expecting], here as a hick Texas cowgirl, so there’s that, too.) Yet somewhere along the draggy middle -- after a beginning that was spritely only by comparison -- I found myself oddly transfixed by how the stale the humor was. Oh, sure, there was a bit of moderate meanness in how Rickman’s (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2) media tycoon and professional brute Lionel Shahbandar treats his mild-mannered art curator, Harry Dean (Firth: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)... but that turned out to be only in Harry’s imagination, part of his little fantasy about how he saw his...
- 11/22/2012
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Since Seven Psychopaths is about to hit theaters (in a funny, bloody, and shock-tastic way), Wamg, along with a few other members of the press, had the opportunity to sit down with writer/director Martin McDonagh in a round table last week.
Written and Directed by Oscar®-winner Martin McDonagh , the comedy Seven Psychopaths follows a struggling screenwriter (Colin Farrell) who inadvertently becomesentangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends (Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell) kidnap a gangster.s (Woody Harrelson) beloved Shih Tzu. Co-starring Abbie Cornish, Tom Waits, Olga Kurylenko and Zeljko Ivanek.
Check out our roundtable discussion here.
So, you know, what is the attraction to psychopaths, killers and rabbits?
Martin McDonagh: Ahh… Rabbits? That’s the definite one, I love them (laughs). Psychopaths and killers… not so much. I guess I share Colin Farrell’s character’s feelings towards psychopaths and violent people in the film.
Written and Directed by Oscar®-winner Martin McDonagh , the comedy Seven Psychopaths follows a struggling screenwriter (Colin Farrell) who inadvertently becomesentangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends (Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell) kidnap a gangster.s (Woody Harrelson) beloved Shih Tzu. Co-starring Abbie Cornish, Tom Waits, Olga Kurylenko and Zeljko Ivanek.
Check out our roundtable discussion here.
So, you know, what is the attraction to psychopaths, killers and rabbits?
Martin McDonagh: Ahh… Rabbits? That’s the definite one, I love them (laughs). Psychopaths and killers… not so much. I guess I share Colin Farrell’s character’s feelings towards psychopaths and violent people in the film.
- 10/11/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – Playwright Martin McDonagh really broke into the film world in a big way with his Oscar-nominated script for the stellar “In Bruges.” He defies the sophomore slump this week with the release of “Seven Psychopaths,” starring Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, and Woody Harrelson. McDonagh recently sat down with us to talk about the themes in his work, extreme violence, how much Harry Dean Stanton rules, how he cribbed from “Night of the Hunter” & “Mean Streets,” and much more.
Hollywoodchicago.Com: As I’m getting older I’ve noticed myself thinking about some of the themes at play in “Seven Psychopaths” like Heaven and Hell and personal responsibility. Are these themes that are intriguing more now and that’s why you’re playing with them or have they always interested you?
Martin McDonagh: They’ve always been there but I put them more front and...
Hollywoodchicago.Com: As I’m getting older I’ve noticed myself thinking about some of the themes at play in “Seven Psychopaths” like Heaven and Hell and personal responsibility. Are these themes that are intriguing more now and that’s why you’re playing with them or have they always interested you?
Martin McDonagh: They’ve always been there but I put them more front and...
- 10/10/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Welcome to issue 16 of Trailer Trash our series showcasing the latest trailer releases – this issue once again features our all-new “excitement-o-meter” where we rate (in exclamation marks on a scale of 1 to 5) each and every trailer by how excited we are to see the film after watching it. This issue of Trailer Trash includes new trailers for Identity Thief, Stoker, Paranormal Activity 4, Vamps, Gambit, Price Check and You May Not Kiss the Bride.
Identity Thief
Unlimited funds have allowed Diana (Melissa McCarthy) to live it up on the outskirts of Miami, where the queen of retail buys whatever strikes her fancy. There’s only one glitch: The ID she’s using to finance these sprees reads “Sandy Bigelow Patterson”… and it belongs to an accounts rep who lives halfway across the U.S. With only one week to hunt down the con artist before his world implodes, the real...
Identity Thief
Unlimited funds have allowed Diana (Melissa McCarthy) to live it up on the outskirts of Miami, where the queen of retail buys whatever strikes her fancy. There’s only one glitch: The ID she’s using to finance these sprees reads “Sandy Bigelow Patterson”… and it belongs to an accounts rep who lives halfway across the U.S. With only one week to hunt down the con artist before his world implodes, the real...
- 9/27/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Earlier we posted some footage from the trailer for the upcoming Gambit remake of the 1966 comedy and today we have the full international trailer.
The film follows Harry Dean (Colin Firth) whose revenge plan to his boss is missing one final component: the participation of a beautiful woman to act as his gambit. Dean then meets Pj Puznowski (Cameron Diaz), someone who appears to be the perfect candidate to be his gambit. However, Dean himself becomes enraptured with her, causing his plan to take a series of wrong turns.
Gambit, written by Joel and Ethan Coen, directed by Michael Hoffman (Restoration, A Midsummer Night’s Dream), also stars Alan Rickman, Tom Courtenay, Stanley Tucci, Cloris Leachman, Anna Skellern, and Togo Igawa.
Gambit premieres in U.K. on November 21st, 2012 and a U.S. release date is still to be decided.
Click to continue reading Gambit Trailer Starring Cameron Diaz and...
The film follows Harry Dean (Colin Firth) whose revenge plan to his boss is missing one final component: the participation of a beautiful woman to act as his gambit. Dean then meets Pj Puznowski (Cameron Diaz), someone who appears to be the perfect candidate to be his gambit. However, Dean himself becomes enraptured with her, causing his plan to take a series of wrong turns.
Gambit, written by Joel and Ethan Coen, directed by Michael Hoffman (Restoration, A Midsummer Night’s Dream), also stars Alan Rickman, Tom Courtenay, Stanley Tucci, Cloris Leachman, Anna Skellern, and Togo Igawa.
Gambit premieres in U.K. on November 21st, 2012 and a U.S. release date is still to be decided.
Click to continue reading Gambit Trailer Starring Cameron Diaz and...
- 9/21/2012
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Today we have some first looks at footage from a pair of very different movies. First up is Gambit from director Michael Hoffman and screenwriters Joel and Ethan Coen. Now, the Coen Brothers typically do not write movies they don't plan on directing as well, so I was somewhat disappointed to find out they only scripted this one. But, the first snip of the trailer gives me some hope that this could be a fun comedy. Gambit stars Colin Firth as Harry Dean, an employee of a multi-billionaire...
- 9/19/2012
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
A very first trailer (it’s still not all of it) for Cameron Diaz and Colin Firth‘s long time coming comedy Gambit was debuted on British TV yesterday.
The remake of the 1966 Shirley MacLaine/Michael Caine film written by Joel and Ethan Coen sees Firth as a long-suffering employee who often gets intimidated by his eccentric boss, played by Alan Rickman.
Harry Dean (Firth) plans to seek revenge on his boss by stealing a statue from one of the wealthiest men in the world, and enlists the help of a woman Pj Puznowski (Diaz) who is a dead ringer for the man’s late wife to help him with the job or causing his plan to take a series of wrong turns.
Directed by Michael Hoffman, Gambit’s U.S. date is still being locked down.
The comedy also stars Tom Courtenay, Stanley Tucci and Cloris Leachman.
The full trailer will be along soon.
The remake of the 1966 Shirley MacLaine/Michael Caine film written by Joel and Ethan Coen sees Firth as a long-suffering employee who often gets intimidated by his eccentric boss, played by Alan Rickman.
Harry Dean (Firth) plans to seek revenge on his boss by stealing a statue from one of the wealthiest men in the world, and enlists the help of a woman Pj Puznowski (Diaz) who is a dead ringer for the man’s late wife to help him with the job or causing his plan to take a series of wrong turns.
Directed by Michael Hoffman, Gambit’s U.S. date is still being locked down.
The comedy also stars Tom Courtenay, Stanley Tucci and Cloris Leachman.
The full trailer will be along soon.
- 9/19/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
The first international posters for the Michael Hoffman-directed caper comedy Gambit have been released via Coming Soon, and they look … well, like character posters.
Leading man Colin Firth comes first, in horn-rims and a skinny tie, then a very bemused/confused Alan Rickman below. Confused perhaps because there’s a rather threatening-looking lion at his side. Hopefully that one will be explained.
Gambit is a remake of the 1966 British comedy of the same name that starred the very young Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine as high class criminals attempting to rip-off the richest man in the world. The remake has Colin Firth taking over Caine’s role as Harry Dean, this time a London art curator who needs the help of a Texas rodeo queen (Cameron Diaz) to con Alan Rickman’s Lionel Shahbandar.
While the original plot remains somewhat intact, it sounds like there are quite a few departures,...
Leading man Colin Firth comes first, in horn-rims and a skinny tie, then a very bemused/confused Alan Rickman below. Confused perhaps because there’s a rather threatening-looking lion at his side. Hopefully that one will be explained.
Gambit is a remake of the 1966 British comedy of the same name that starred the very young Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine as high class criminals attempting to rip-off the richest man in the world. The remake has Colin Firth taking over Caine’s role as Harry Dean, this time a London art curator who needs the help of a Texas rodeo queen (Cameron Diaz) to con Alan Rickman’s Lionel Shahbandar.
While the original plot remains somewhat intact, it sounds like there are quite a few departures,...
- 9/6/2012
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
If it's somehow escaped your notice, "The Avengers" is in theaters today. One of the biggest gambles in blockbuster history, it looks to have paid off; the reviews have been hugely positive (read one of ours here), it's already closing on $300 million from the international box office, and stands to break records over this weekend in the U.S. as well.
The media presence has been almost inescapable. With a huge cast, and the verbose Joss Whedon at the helm, there've been more interviews with those involved than you could possibly keep up with. To help you catch up, we've assembled a collection of highlights of what's been revealed about "The Avengers" in recent months and weeks. Some minor spoilers may lie ahead, so if you haven't seen the film yet, keep it bookmarked and check back after the movie.
Whedon Had Pitched Versions Of "Iron Man" and "Batman" Before...
The media presence has been almost inescapable. With a huge cast, and the verbose Joss Whedon at the helm, there've been more interviews with those involved than you could possibly keep up with. To help you catch up, we've assembled a collection of highlights of what's been revealed about "The Avengers" in recent months and weeks. Some minor spoilers may lie ahead, so if you haven't seen the film yet, keep it bookmarked and check back after the movie.
Whedon Had Pitched Versions Of "Iron Man" and "Batman" Before...
- 5/4/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
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