Death, Career Move Oct 28, 2008
Some celebs are mostly image--Dean and Monroe still embody Hollywood glamor, almost as if they were a couple, and their money comes, not from DVD sales of Giant and Some Like It Hot, but from a blizzard of products that carry their faces. These images--Roesler considers them "brands" on par with McDonald's (nyse: - - ) and Starbucks (nasdaq: - - )--are surprisingly resilient. (Forbes)
Portrait Of A President Aug 31, 2008
" He lost a lot of weight to play the younger Bush, and had to gain it back to be him as president. Gaining was the hardest part until his wife, Diane Lane, who has trouble keeping pounds on when she's acting, advised him to try her avocado and banana milkshakes. Stone told his star to keep in mind an image of James Dean in "Giant. " Brolin, however, failed to see the resemblance. "Oliver is from Brooklyn, so what does he know from cowboys. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Hollywood lives wrapped before their creations did Jul 31, 2008
GIANT (1956): The last of the three films made by James Dean stars the future poster boy for rebellious youth as a penniless cowboy whose feud with a rancher family comes to a head when his oil well comes in. The film earned Dean an Academy Award nomination he never lived to see. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Ledger's 'Dark' Joker looks to be an Oscar wild card Jul 18, 2008
James Dean Films: East of Eden (1955) and Giant (1956)Fate: Dean is the only person to receive two posthumous acting nominations; he didn't win an Oscar for either ... "And he was (nominated) for two movies," Giant and East of Eden. (USA Today)
Dont hand Ledger the Oscar just yet, critics say Jul 17, 2008
"He was nominated twice posthumously, for "East of Eden" and "Giant," and he lost both times.". Click for related content. (MSNBC -- News)
Ledger's lingering legacy Jul 15, 2008
They both died young (Dean was even younger, 24), and each had big movies in the can -- Dean, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant, and Ledger, The Dark Knight, which opens Friday ... Dean's greatest performance was his last one, as Jett Rink, the disreputable Texas ranch hand turned fabulous oil tycoon in Giant ... He speaks in a sometimes comic, sometimes moving mumble, and when he stomps out the outline of his small parcel of land in giant steps, he makes you feel the birth of pride in ownership. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Oscar buzz about Ledger's Joker Jul 4, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Heath Ledger as The Joker in The Dark Knight. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
TV Actress Rosemary Radcliffe Jun 22, 2008
Two favorite movies were "Giant " and "Stage Beauty." "But I really shouldn't name favorites because I was enamored of everything to do with the theatre and movies...they were all my favorites," she says. Favorite roles. (Suite101.com)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skulls has enough high-tension action and snappily delivered dialogue to earn a look-see. May 23, 2008
But LaBeouf and Ford work a little on-screen magic as the old hand and the young buck joining forces to battle a host of foes, from uniformed Ruskies to dart-shooting natives to giant ants who want the heroes for an afternoon snack. Saying too much about the return of old friends would give away the plot twists that provide fun, surprises and eventually, the completion of a circle that started the first time we saw that hat and whip. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Rush of pleasure for the select few May 9, 2008
His entire legacy is based on three films -- East of Eden, Giant and Rebel Without a Cause ... But I actually like Giant, save for his acting, which I found wooden in the extreme. (Ottawa Citizen)
'Giant,' 'Ace' in Signature slate Mar 5, 2008
Giant,' 'Ace' in Signature slate - Entertainment News, Legit News, Media - Variety ... Giant,' 'Ace' in Signature slate ... ARLINGTON, VA. -- A world preem of Michael John LaChiusas musical, Giant, and a new production of the tuner, Ace, which is being aimed for Broadway, will highlight the Signature Theaters 2008-09 season. (Variety)
What runs through the veins Feb 21, 2008
Daniel Day-Lewis portrayal as an early 20th century America oil baron in There Will Be Blood is quite unlike any character seen in a film, never mind such parallel ones as Giant, which starred the late James Dean. The whole film in fact has more independent filmmaking inclinations than mainstream movies. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Oscar Town: Marfa, Texas? Feb 19, 2008
More than 50 years ago, famed filmmaker George Stevens also settled on this area for his epic Texas oil tale "Giant," which starred Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean. (Stevens won a best director Oscar for "Giant" in 1957, the only win of that film's 10 nominations) ... " Almost three dozen local families rented out their casitas, a kind of backyard apartment, to those involved with the film.Adela Dominguez, 55, who works behind the counter at the El Cheapo Liquor Store, said she's... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Oscar faves 'Blood,' 'Country' bring Hollywood to Texas Feb 18, 2008
"I hope they win (Oscars) because it'll be good for Marfa. A little artsy-fartsy, though. They weren't no Giant, I'll tell you that." ... And while residents are no strangers to fame Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and Dean strolled these streets a half-century ago during Giant they're not ones to gawk ... "The whole Hollywood thing there revolves around Giant. It's a bizarre place.". (USA Today -- Life)
Dying young is no guarantee of icon status in the Internet age Jan 30, 2008
Rest in peace, mate," read the message on a computer printout of an Australian flag. To this day, Epting says, people occasionally leave tributes outside the Viper Room nightclub on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, where young actor River Phoenix died of a drug overdose at age 23 in 1993. "Those places have a way of becoming shrines, and I think (the doorway of Ledger's building) will be a shrine for a while," he says. Could The Dark Knight, Ledger's final film, end up being his Rebel Without... (USA Today -- Life)
Ledger's early death equates to iconic status Jan 29, 2008
Another similarity between Heath Dean is that both died shortly after completing work on a major movie that had not yet premiered - Heath with "The Dark Knight" and James Dean with "Giant". (). (Daily Orange, NY)
Did Heath Ledger finish vocals on 'Dark Knight'? Jan 27, 2008
(Both of these alternate approaches have been taken in similar past situations, as when Oliver Reed passed away before the completion of Gladiator and James Dean died before the release of Giant. . (Entertainment Weekly)
Movie afterlife keeps actors' work alive Jan 25, 2008
"Rebel Without a Cause" came out a month later, and "Giant" was still in production, although Dean had finished his part. Dean was nominated posthumously for Best Actor Oscars for "East of Eden" and "Giant," although Ernest Borgnine and Yul Brynner took the prizes those years. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Daily Times' Top 10 quirky stories Jan 4, 2008
" The registry allows couples - gay and straight - to declare that they are in a long-term committed relationship and pay $35 for a certificate that carries no legal rights. Mayor Dani Joy has said it will help some people get insurance from companies that provide for domestic partners. City Clerk Mary Jean Sell said last week that the city has recorded 138 domestic partnerships - all but about a half dozen to gay couples. Eureka Springs being a tourist town, debate on the domestic partnership... (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
In Texas, a muted oil boom Nov 2, 2007
In the early 20th century, the region produced oil geysers of the sort depicted in the James Dean movie "Giant." Permian Basin oil powered the Allies in World War II, when the United States was the world's leading producer. 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
'The Invasion' Is Here, And You're Next! In Rewind Aug 15, 2007
Into this era came "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." The 1956 movie stars Kevin McCarthy as Miles Bennell, a California doctor who discovers that people in his town are being replaced by exact duplicates grown from giant pods. The "pod people" are identifiable by their utter lack of emotion, and they turn out to be aliens planning to replace the entire human race. (VHI.com -- Music News)
The horror - Dennis has lost his menace Jul 13, 2007
Not his 1954 debut in Johnny Guitar, his turns with James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause and Giant, his hatred for his Easy Rider co-star Peter Fonda, or the critical mauling for his direction of The Last Movie. Instead, he wants to talk about art. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Hello, come in, do have a nibble ... Jul 4, 2007
Not his 1954 debut in Johnny Guitar, his turns with James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause or Giant, his hatred for Easy Rider co-star Peter Fonda, or the critical mauling for his direction of The Last Movie. He certainly isn't in the mood to discuss any of the half a dozen films he is due to appear in this year, a roster which is due to include a performance in Speed 3, even though I have plenty of questions about that. (Guardian Unlimited)
John From Cincinnati’ surfs on edge of America Jun 9, 2007
In the opening scene of HBO s 10-episode drama John From Cincinnati, premiering Sunday, June 10, Mitch Yost (Bruce Greenwood), a retired surfing giant, is hanging 10 in the waves of Imperial Beach, a stretch of beautiful, polluted California seashore between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. Between one film frame and the next, there appears a mysterious young man (Austin Nichols) with James Dean hair and a jacket with an upturned collar. (Montana Standard, MT)
2 Cents' Worth: Wall Street does something for the little guys Apr 21, 2007
This is done when oil is trapped in sedimentary rock and doesn't just gush out of the ground when you find it, the way it did for James Dean in the movie "Giant." ... The same goes for buying bonds, which used to be difficult and expensive but is now easy if you buy into giant funds run by companies like Vanguard, Fidelity and Pimco. (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)
Looking for Mr. Adorkable Apr 13, 2007
"I'm a fake intellectual," he says while wearing giant sunglasses and eating his first meal of the day--a cheeseburger--at 1 p.m. "I'm not that well read. Which I'm insecure about since I've gotten the intellectual niche." He's not even sure how he pulled off the fake-nerd scam. "Maybe the sarcasm reads a little bit as intellect, even if it's not," he says. (Time.com)
Will Rating Movies Based on Cigarette Use Work? Mar 17, 2007
American film actor James Dean (1931-1955) as Jett Rink in the Warner Brothers film "Giant," directed by George Stevens. Keystone/Getty Images. (ABC News -- Business)
Liz Taylor at 75 Feb 27, 2007
Throughout her career, Taylor played opposite such leading men as Spencer Tracy in "Father of the Bride" (1950), Rock Hudson and James Dean in "Giant" (1956), and Paul Newman in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1958). Taylor won her first Oscar playing a high-class call girl in "Butterfield 8" (1960) and her second six years later as an alcoholic housewife in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
