Joni's Life Attempt Apr 2, 2008
If you re interested in more trivia, Weller picks up on a column item I reported here back on April 12, 2002: that the song Coyote was an ode to another of Mitchell s ex-lovers, playwright Sam Shepard. He s referred to in the lyrics as a prisoner of the white lines on the freeway. (Fox News)
The leading ladies of the soft-rock '70s Apr 1, 2008
Mitchell anguished and gave up her biological child for adoption because she feared her career would be compromised, and then had reported romantic ups and downs with Leonard Cohen, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, Taylor, and Sam Shepard. And Simon's personal life reportedly included Taylor (father of her two children), Jack Nicholson, Kris Kristofferson, Cat Stevens, film directors Terence Malick and Bob Rafelson, as well as mysterious flirtations with Mick Jagger and Warren Beatty. (Boston Globe)
'Scarface,' 'Big Chill,' more: 25 years already? Mar 17, 2008
It's the story of America's first astronauts, racing against the Soviets for domination of space, juxtaposed with the life and career of cowboy pilot Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard). Yes, there was a time when we aspired to something more than good resale value on real estate. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'Love Boat' sets sail on DVD Mar 2, 2008
Jesse's brother Frank (Sam Shepard) has his number immediately. But Frank is at odds with Jesse (Pitt), so he doesn't say anything. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
South Coast stages alive with the sound of theater Mar 1, 2008
The World Link: South Coast stages alive with the sound of theater. South Coast stages alive with the sound of theater. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Four plays fill stage schedule this weekend Feb 29, 2008
The World Link: Four plays fill stage schedule this weekend. Four plays fill stage schedule this weekend. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Southwestern actors stage 'A Lie of the Mind' Feb 26, 2008
The raw, savage mythology of the American West will be dramatized in Sam Shepard s A Lie of the Mind, playing at Southwestern Oregon Community College. The play opens Friday and continues through March 8. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
After hours with Scorsese Feb 23, 2008
(The film features Dennis Hopper, Wavy Gravy, and playwright Sam Shepard, who was a drummer in the Rounders. Following last night's film, the band planned to jam with Shepard, but the concert was also canceled. (Boston Globe)
What's Ahead Feb 23, 2008
College actors present Sam Shepard play. The raw, savage mythology of the American West is dramatized in Sam Shepard s A Lie of the Mind, playing at Southwestern Oregon Community College from Feb. 29 through March 8. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
'The Holy Modal Rounders...Bound to Lose' Feb 22, 2008
Playing with the band tonight will be the Rounders' former drummer, actor-playwright Sam Shepard. 7 p.m. $18. (Boston Globe)
Read on... Feb 22, 2008
Book Im reading: "Fool for Love and Other Plays" by Sam Shepard. Total number of books I own: Many. (Variety)
Visual 'Jesse James' hits the shelves this week Feb 3, 2008
Jesse's brother Frank (Sam Shepard) has his number immediately. But Frank is at odds with Jesse (Brad Pitt), so he doesn't say anything. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
SUNDANCE:Patti Smith Feb 1, 2008
With: Patti Smith, Jackson Smith, Jesse Smith, Grant Smith, Beverly Smith, Tom Verlaine, Sam Shepard, Philip Glass, Benjamin Smoke, Lenny Kaye, Oliver Ray, Tony Shanahan, Jay Dee Daugherty ... Other encounters (such as with then-hell-raising playwright Sam Shepard) proved crucial, and led her into rock 'n' roll. (Variety)
Ruhr Return: Wim Wenders Shoots Tale of Misfit Photographer For Road Movie Jan 28, 2008
He wrote the script himself, with no help from writers like Sam Shepard, who wrote the screenplay for Wenders's last movie ``Don't Come Knocking'' and co-wrote his masterpiece, ``Paris, Texas,'' which won the Palme d'Or prize in Cannes in 1984. U.S. Bonds. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
14th Annual SAG Awards Winners List Jan 28, 2008
Michael Keaton as James Jesus Angleton - "The Company (TNT) Kevin Kline as Jacques - "As You Like It" (HBO) Oliver Platt as George Steinbrenner - "The Bronx is Burning" (ESPN) Sam Shepard as Frank Whiteley - "Ruffian" (ABC) John Turturro as Billy Martin - "The Bronx is Burning" (ESPN) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Ellen Burstyn as Posey Benetto - "Mitch Albom's For One More Day" (ABC) Debra Messing as Molly Kagan - "The Starter Wife" (USA) Anna... (CBS News -- Early Show)
Minding the Gap: Glenn Murphy Jan 25, 2008
I noticed all their elegant black-and-white outdoor ads featuring celebrities like Sam Shepard. It was a brand with major mojo. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
* Good, bad or ugly? A shrouded legend remains hazy Jan 4, 2008
STARRING: Brad Pitt (Jesse James), Casey Affleck (Robert Ford), Sam Shepard (Frank James), Mary-Louise Parker (Zee James), Paul Schneider (Dick Liddil), Jeremy Renner (Wood Hite), Zooey Deschanel (Dorothy), Sam Rockwell (Charley Ford). RUNNING TIME: 150 MINUTES. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
2007 in film: Surprising gems and unconventional roles Dec 27, 2007
He fits comfortably into the role of a working-class private investigator in "Gone Baby Gone." As the nervous man who first idolizes and then kills Jesse James in the beautifully contemplative western "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" he is utterly confident in scenes with Brad Pitt and Sam Shepard, in a movie that wasn't even directed by a relative. One of the year's most striking leaps out of nowhere came from another actor turned director. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
'Into the Wild' tops SAG nominations Dec 22, 2007
SUPPORTING ACTORCasey Affleck - "The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford"Javier Bardem - "No Country For Old Men" Tommy Lee Jones - "No Country for Old Men"Hal Holbrook - "Into the Wild"Tom Wilkinson - "Michael ClaytonSUPPORTING ACTRESSCate Blanchett - "Im Not There"Ruby Dee - "American Gangster" Catherine Keener - "Into the Wild" Amy Ryan - "Gone Baby Gone" Tilda Swinton - "Michael Clayton" ENSEMBLE CAST"3:10 to Yuma" - Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Peter Fonda, Gretchen... (Variety)
Check out the movie and TV nominees Dec 21, 2007
Sam Shepard, Ruffian. John Turturro, The Bronx Is Burning. (USA Today -- Life)
Reilly takes Cox character on the road Dec 12, 2007
So far, Cox/Reilly has only alluded to his own death in the song "Have You Heard the News (Dewey Cox Died)," but the health of an acting genius who can nail parts in everything from Sam Shepard plays to Will Farrell comedies, look great in a mariachi outfit, play a mean acoustic guitar, sing like Roy Orbison and dance like Elvis on acid definitely needs to be monitored. With the announcement of the "Cox Across America" tour, which will include a stop at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in... (Variety)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Nov 30, 2007
Sam Shepard has a nice cameo at the beginning of the film as Jesse's elder brother Frank, coldly spurning Robert's sycophantic request to be considered a regular member of the gang. Cinematographer Roger Deakins intersperses the action with unhurried still-life portraiture of chairs, or lamps, or fences, sometimes presented with the distortion and selective focus of the stereoscope souvenir pictures that sold in their thousands after Jesse James's death. (Guardian Unlimited)
A Dickens of a Christmas Nov 27, 2007
Brad Pitt plays the legendary outlaw Jesse James, who discovers himself dangerously exposed to plotters, schemers and bounty-hunters when his partner and elder brother, Frank (Sam Shepard), announces his retirement, leaving Jesse out on his own. Released Friday. (Guardian Unlimited)
Stalking a celebrity outlaw Nov 25, 2007
In the woods of Missouri, Ford encounters Jesse's brother Frank (Sam Shepard) and begins to inveigle his way into the "gang of petty thieves and country rubes" which is being assembled to rob a train. The myth of Jesse James as the last frontiersman has, by this time, been established by the sensational prose of John Newman Edwards in the Kansas City Star, which portrayed the crimes of the James gang as a justified response to the politics of the day. (Scotsman)
Rebel with a cause Nov 4, 2007
It comes as no surprise to hear that his close friends include the writers Sam Shepard and Cormac McCarthy, both also cut from a different, older, cloth, and whose writings, poetically dissect the great American myths. In writing and directing, Penn has found a way to do the same. (Guardian Unlimited)
New on DVD: Don Cheadle has plenty to 'Talk' about Nov 2, 2007
Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard and Linda Manz headline director Terrence Malick's ever-hypnotic wheat-field love triangle, with Ennio Morricone's score equal to the visuals (shot in northern-latitude perpetual sun). Back story: When Paramount released one of its greatest '70s achievements on DVD, the jacket didn't even mention the late Nestor Almendros' Oscar for his magnificent Heaven photography. (USA Today -- Life)
Local talent at the Nicolet Theatre brings “True West” up north Oct 27, 2007
Any talk about the Nicolet Players and their production of Sam Shepard's rue West has to start with the theater itself ... Nicolet Players will present rue West by Sam Shepard, one of America's most talented playwrights. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
TV's everyman has a new name Oct 19, 2007
Chuck Yeager: The pilot who first broke the sound barrier, portrayed by Sam Shepard in the movie "The Right Stuff," in which Yeager has a cameo. Chuck Mangione: The light-jazz flugelhorn player (and occasional "King of the Hill" voice) who makes his fans feel so good. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Movies: Ben's little brother proves to be an acting force Oct 19, 2007
" So Affleck, Pitt and cohorts Sam Shepard, Sam Rockwell and Paul Schneider practiced their lines, their riding skills, how to handle their six-shooters. "These guys, they didn't have to be marksmen. They're not CIA operatives," Affleck says. "They are guys who often had no ammunition, they had bad guns - so I was as good as some of them probably were in real life, back in those days. (Athens Banner-Herald)
'Jesse James' is a superb, strange western epic Oct 18, 2007
Ford is a young pup in a stovepipe hat, not quite out of his teens when he meets Jesse and his brother Frank (Sam Shepard, who could not be better) just before the infamous Blue Cut train robbery of 1881 ... With Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Zooey Deschanel, Sam Rockwell. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
The up-and-coming Affleck: younger brother Casey, in two new films Oct 18, 2007
So Affleck, Pitt and cohorts Sam Shepard, Sam Rockwell and Paul Schneider practiced their lines, their riding skills, how to handle their six-shooters. "These guys, they didn't have to be marksmen. They're not CIA operatives," Affleck says. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
More of this story Oct 5, 2007
Saying as much to Jesse James brother Frank (Sam Shepard), who is a member of the James gang, the older outlaw sums up Ford s effect: he gives people the willies. And it is this unease that drives the most fascinating journey of the film: Ford s inexorable slide from worshiping James to killing him. (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
The Best Movie of the Year (So Far) Oct 5, 2007
The Assassination of Jesse James is the Best Movie of 2007 (So Far). That's why they call me gregarious. (New Republic)
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Starring: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck and Sam Shepard. Directed by Andrew Dominik. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Hollywood saddles up the western again Sep 30, 2007
Andrew Dominik's film, although suffering a troubled post-production history, still boasts a dream cast that also includes Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, and Mary-Louise Parker, and a wonderful pedigree. Dominik based his screenplay on Ron Hansen's brilliant novel on the price of celebrity and the wages of loyalty. (Boston Globe)
'The Assassination of Jesse James': Between myth and tragedy Sep 24, 2007
Starring Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Sam Rockwell, Mary-Louise Parker, Paul Schneider ... Coldly rebuffed by Jesse's taciturn older brother Frank (Sam Shepard), and subsequently patronized by the distracted and self-possessed Jesse, Ford assumes the role that will become his mythic destiny: as the man who will ultimately betray the object of his wounded obsession, and who will be forced to live out his remaining days as one of history's most despised and trod-upon footnotes. (Toronto Star)
Review: 'Jesse James' different, terrific Sep 22, 2007
At first blush the dapper, bearded Brad Pitt would seem to fit the mold of the classic James: a watchful alpha male, stern but naturally authoritative, and several degrees warmer than his remote older brother, Frank (Sam Shepard). He'll share a joke with the boys, or sit on the porch and smoke a convivial cigar. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Assassination of Jesse James hits the target Sep 21, 2007
Jesse and his brother Frank (Sam Shepard) are forced to recruit young farmers to join them, and Bob Ford eagerly joins up, having obsessively followed Jesses exploits in dime novels ... Starring: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeremy Renner Director: Andrew DominikRun time: 2 hours, 40 minutesMPAA rating: R. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Blood brutality: the underbelly exposed Sep 20, 2007
He insists his influences are primarily visual artists and filmmakers, not writers, although he notes his admiration of Tennessee Williams, Sam Shepard, Harold Pinter and William Burroughs, whose writings partly inspired Mercury Fur, as did the artist Francis Bacon. "I studied painting in the late '80s and was doing visual arts, filmmaking and studying at the same time as Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin," he says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Iraq and terrorism figure on screen - but so do bees, Beatles, and multiple Bob Dylans Sep 12, 2007
Writer-director Andrew Dominik adapts Ron Hansen's 1983 cult novel as a meditative drama - with shootouts - that stars Brad Pitt and Sam Shepard as Jesse and Frank James, Casey Affleck and Sam Rockwell as Robert and Charley Ford, and Mary-Louise Parker and Zooey Deschanel as the women in their lives. "The Darjeeling Limited". (Boston Globe -- Living)
Pitt's western Sep 10, 2007
"Do you want to see a western with Brad Pitt and Sam Shepard?" the recruiter asked the Australian filmmaker, not knowing who he was. Dominik asked for more information, but he didn't really need to know -- after all, he wrote and directed the movie. (Los Angeles Times)
Celebrities attend Venice festival Sep 7, 2007
Protag Brad Pitt strutted down the catwalk with Angelina Jolie in tow, along with co-stars Casey Affleck and Sam Shepard and helmer Andrew Dominik. Earlier in the day, Pitt had irked the feisty photogs by refusing to remove his tinted shades during a photo call. (Variety)
Movies that matter: the best of fall Sep 6, 2007
Also on board: Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Zooey Deschanel and Sam Rockwell. More content. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Jolie, Pitt ready for a fifth child Sep 4, 2007
From left actors Sam Shepard, Brad Pitt, and Casey Affleck pose during the photocall of the movie 'The assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford' at the 64th Venice Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007. MOST POPULAR STORIES. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Dates are subject to change. SEPT. 14 Across the Universe Sep 3, 2007
With Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeremy Renner, Paul Schneider and Sam Rockwell. December Boys. (Chicago Tribune)
In picturesAll the glitz and glamour from the Venice Film Festival Sep 3, 2007
Sam Shepard, seen arriving here, stars in the Western alongside Brad Pitt. Angelina Jolie showed off her array of distinctive tattoos when she arrived at the festival alongside partner Brad Pitt. (BBC News -- Europe)
Assassination of Jesse James Sep 2, 2007
Jesse James - Brad Pitt Robert Ford - Casey Affleck Frank James - Sam Shepard Zee James - Mary-Louise Parker Dick Liddil - Paul Schneider Wood Hite - Jeremy Renner Ed Miller - Garret Dillahunt Dorothy Evans - Zooey Deschanel Henry Craig - Michael Parks Sheriff Timberlake - Ted Levine Charley Ford - Sam Rockwell Martha Bolton - Alison Elliott Governor Crittenden - James Carville Major George Hite - Tom Aldredge Sarah Hite - Kailin See Narrator - Hugh Ross ... After this spectacularly staged... (Variety)
Fall Movies Bring Early Oscar Contenders Sep 1, 2007
"Yuma's" counterpart, "The Assassination of Jesse James According to the Coward Robert Ford" (the title makes the plot self-explanatory) arrives Sept. 21 with a solid cast, including Brad Pitt (as Jesse James), Casey Affleck (Robert Ford) and Sam Shepard. "Lord of the Rings" hero Viggo Mortensen turns bad for "Eastern Promises" (Sept. (Click2Houston, TX)
Buzz-worthyOscar bait Aug 24, 2007
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordStarring: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeremy Renner, Paul Schneider, Sam Rockwell, Zooey DeschanelDirector: Andrew DominikStory: Based on the acclaimed novel by Ron Hansen, this film tells the story of the James gangs internal struggles when Jesse James (Pitt) gains notoriety. Little does Jesse realize that one of his own men, Robert Ford (Affleck), has grown increasingly resentful. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Drummer Max Roach dies at 83 Aug 17, 2007
Roach won an Obie award in 1985 for his music written for three Sam Shepard plays revived at New York's La MaMa Theater. After that, Roach collaborated with the choreographer Alvin Ailey on "Survivors," a tribute to Winnie and Nelson Mandela. (Variety)
Public expands its horizon Aug 4, 2007
The lineup includes the return to the Public of established dramatists such as Sam Shepard, Caryl Churchill, David Henry Hwang and Richard Nelson; two plays by writers at earlier stages of their career; and the first Public outing from experimental troupe the Wooster Group. There's also a commercial life brewing for "Passing Strange," one of the hits at the Public last season, as well as a fall concert presentation of "Hair" that could be the first step toward a full revival of the iconic 1967... (Variety)
Starz Entertainment Programming Highlights Aug 1, 2007
Rent - (Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Adam Pascal) * Don't Come Knocking - (Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Eva Marie Saint) * Three Men and a Little Boy - (Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson) * Patch Adams - (Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Daniel London) * Rambling Rose - (Laura Dern, Robert Duvall, Diane Ladd) * Camilla - (Jessica Tandy, Bridget Fonda, Elias Koteas) * Straight Talk - (Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne) * The English Patient - (Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The desperate and the beautiful Aug 1, 2007
Despite the presence of Sam Shepard, we can believe that Antonioni could hardly speak or direct a word of English. But baby, when he blows the house up, you get the message. (Guardian Unlimited)
Toronto ramps up star voltage Jul 30, 2007
Directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper), pic also stars Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Zooey Deschanel and Sam Rockwell. Kidman is a woman unimpressed with her sisters fiance (Jack Black) on the eve of their nuptials in Margot at the Wedding, directed by Noah Baumbach. (Variety)
The Frisky Factor Increases Jul 21, 2007
In the past, guests of these yearly Mae West events have included playwright Sam Shepard, actress Jessica Lange, broadcaster Joe Franklin, ballplayers from the New York Yankees, well-known screenwriters, and a diverse group of Mae devotees who travel cross country to The Big Apple during the dog days of summertime. -- WHO -- WHAT -- WHEN - WHERE -- HOW MUCH -- SUBWAY INFO. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Brad Pitt aims to please as Jesse James In Cowboys & Indians Magazine Jul 17, 2007
release as legendary outlaw Jesse James, riding tall alongside co-stars Sam Shepard as Frank James, Casey Affleck as Robert Ford and Mary-Louise Parker as Zeralda James. In C&I's cover story package, writer Jordan Rane offers a detailed overview of Pitt's career, examines the mythos of the real Jesse James, and reports on previous movies -- ranging from the classic "Jesse James" (1939) to the campy "Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter" (1966) -- that have focused on the 19th-century bandit... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The week's best films on TV Jun 30, 2007
After the killing of a Sioux on a South Dakota reservation, FBI agents are called in: Sam Shepard and Val Kilmer, who must come to terms with his own Indian blood to solve the mystery. Tuesday July 3. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Founder of EIU theater arts department remembered for passion, talent Jun 19, 2007
In 1982, his production of Sam Shepard s Seduced won a national competition and was performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Malkovich was one of the performers in that show. Gabby also directed the stage version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest in the 1970s with Allen portraying manipulative nurse Mildred Ratched. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
North San Diego County Community News: Rock club to discuss diamonds Jun 19, 2007
CARLSBAD -- The League of Women Voters' annual Theatre Party will be held at 3:30 p.m. June 30 at the New Village Arts Theater, 2787 B State St. The theater will present "True West" by playwright Sam Shepard. Performance at 4:15 p.m. Cost is 35 and 50. (North County Times)
Why Britannia still rules the stage Jun 10, 2007
Also in this section. British theatre has never had it so good. (Guardian Unlimited)
Predictable 'Ruffian' never hits full stride Jun 9, 2007
Sam Shepard plays trainer Frank Whiteley in "Ruffian," which tells the true story of the champion racehorse ... The made-for-television movie chronicles the lightning-fast filly and two of her greatest admirers, trainer Frank Whiteley (Sam Shepard) and sports journalist Bill Nack (Frank Whaley) ... Starring: Sam Shepard, Frank Whaley. (Boston Globe)
Memoir of Ruffian becomes TV movie Jun 9, 2007
Sam Shepard and Nicholas Pryor play Whiteley and Janney, respectively. In May, when the book came out, I asked Nack, who consulted on the film, who played him in the movie. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Healing time for Lobel, Callahan Jun 8, 2007
"Ruffian," a movie starring Sam Shepard and Frank Whaley that documents the horse's short but stellar career, airs tomorrow at 9 p.m. on Channel 5. William Nack, who was a sportswriter for Newsday and a correspondent for the Thoroughbred Record at the time, served as a consultant for the movie and also wrote a memoir, "Ruffian," for ESPN Press. (Boston Globe)
Pretensions sink surfers in 'John From Cincinnati' Jun 8, 2007
The dialogue is loud pretentious nonsense signifying nothing but the creative dangers of mimicking Sam Shepard , Edward Albee , and Samuel Beckett. And the acting is a psychic traffic jam, because the actors don't understand their characters, because their characters are no more than vague symbols of -- what. (Boston Globe)
Wacky 'Fè' Jun 8, 2007
The latest world premiere from Intersection for the Arts and its resident Campo Santo company, "F" is one part home-invasion dark comedy to several parts melting-pot identity quest, with elements of Sam Shepard, Hollywood satire, karaoke, Filipino humor and music video slapstick thrown in for generally good measure. As anchored by a mesmerizing Margo Hall, in Danny Scheie's inventively eclectic staging, it's a semi-madcap ride through a parched land of empty materialism, casual cruelties, hints... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
