Last month, Robert Evans talked about his Hollywood heyday as a studio exec and producer in the '70s. In the decade that followed, Evans's life and career went into a tailspin that reads like a primer about why you might want to never succeed in show biz. Here, Evans talks about everything from drug busts and public humiliation to thoughts of suicide and his visit to a loony bin. Along the way, he gives a glimpse or two into what went wrong with Popeye, The Two Jakes, and The Cotton Club.
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The director of the new film Fearless talks about what you do when you can't get Mel Gibson, reveals the problems in photographing actors' souls, and explains his theory that Alfred Hitchcock was really "a Cary Grant of the spirit imprisoned in a rotund body".
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Between movies, Jeff Bridges goes off his workout regime, fends off his admiring public, and spends time with father Lloyd and brother Beau making home movies that will no doubt help launch the acting dynasty's next generation of stars.
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Joe Queenan takes a historical approach to solving the mystery of why so many contemporary American films contain scenes in which the private parts of the hero or villain are threatened, damaged or altogether done away with.
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In the '70s, when the going got tough, the tough made movies, and those movies remain a last testament to a tough-mindedness that is no longer the province of the big screen.
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Long before his name became synonymous with scandal. courtroom drama, and comeback chatter, Robert Evans reigned over Hollywood as the Paramount executive who oversaw, or produced, such seminal 70s hits as Chinatown, Paper Moon, Love Story and The Godfather. Here, in the first of a two-part interview, Evans recalls the ups and downs of the roller coaster ride he says is still "the only game in town."
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Mike Myers certainly hopes so. While waiting for his new movie to come out, the self-professed comedic actor and "Saturday Night Live" star explains why he'd hate to be a dog, reveals what it's like being a "low-grade psychic," and tells how marriage can be viewed as "the waiting room for death."
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We meet at The Rose Cafe in Venice: I'm nervously lurking by the postcard rack, clutching a copy of Movieline. Ed Harris arrives a few minutes late, buttoned up to the neck in blue.
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The (nearly) indomitable Joe Queenan set out to annoy innocent moviegoers with rude outbursts, just to see what they'd do. Here he gives us his astonishing account of how nobody beat the crap out of him.
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We know we should love Taxi Driver, but it's just like one of those people sleep with. At least not twice. Same goes for The Godfather. Apocalypse Now movies of the 70s. Some of our choices may be disreputable, but we do love you respect and don't and a lot of the "best" the following 20 movies.
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It's been over two years since "Twin Peaks" was canceled. Sherilyn Fenn has made seven films since then, one of which she knows will make us forget all about those cherry stems.
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Almost since Hollywood began making motion pictures, innocent people have been getting devoured in them. And yet only now do we have the first serious survey of how and why human beings get eaten alive on the big screen.
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