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1. The first movie I’m reputed to have set eyes upon was Psycho, which my…
Glenn KennyMarch 18, 2015
Anita Ekberg and something that's probably not the Kuleshov Effect
Against Jerry Lewis in Hollywood Or Bust, Frank Tashlin, 1956. Ekberg, who died yesterday…
Glenn KennyJanuary 11, 2015
Rod Taylor, 1934-2015
In Zabriskie Point, directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, 1970. With G.D. Spradlin and an unknown actress. …
Glenn KennyJanuary 8, 2015
Three direct experiences of Jack Bruce
1: First time I saw Jack Bruce play was at the performing arts center at William…
Glenn KennyNovember 6, 2014
Lauren Bacall, 1924-2014
Bacall with a few mugs, Humphrey Bogart among them, in the exemplary anti-fascist film To Have…
Glenn KennyAugust 12, 2014
Robin WIlliams, 1951-2014
In Awakenings, directed by Penny Marshall, 1990. UPDATE: I wrote about Williams and his work…
Glenn KennyAugust 11, 2014
James Garner, 1928-2014
With Lawrence Montaigne, Gordon Jackson, and David MacCallum in The Great Escape, John Sturges, 1963.…
Glenn KennyJuly 20, 2014
The happily brief film career of Charlie Haden
I was saddened, like so many music lovers, to hear last week of the death…
Glenn KennyJuly 15, 2014
The gleam in Eli Wallach's eye
In Baby Doll, directed by Elia Kazan, 1958 In The Lineup, directed by Don Siegel,…
Glenn KennyJune 25, 2014
A couple more Gordon Willis screen caps
From End of the Road, Aram Avakian, 1970. The actors are Stacy Keach and James…
Glenn KennyMay 23, 2014