One of the all-time great actors, considered by many to be the best. Marlon Brando's particular swagger and intensity marks his performances. Whether in his younger days as one of Hollywood's sexiest leading men or his later days as "The Godfather", Brando stole the show when the camera was on him.
What seems to enthrall Stefan Kanfer about Marlon Brando is his sprawl. It's not just the gluttony of the private man; it's the transparency of the public actor. It's not only the waste of his personal life; it's Brando's talent.
Publ.Date : Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:58:33 GMTIt used to be that Christian Brando was the poster boy for bad-behaving Hollywood offspring. But Marlon Brando's son died last year of pneumonia, leaving quite the sordid obituary (he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 1990 death of Dag Drollet, the boyfriend of his half-sister Cheyenne; in 2005, he also pleaded guilty to spousal abuse).
Publ.Date : Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:12:19 GMTSOMEBODY: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando, by Stefan Kanfer. Knopf. $26.95. 384 pages.
Publ.Date : Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:30:17 GMTBenicio Del Toro is Hollywood's finest mumbler since Marlon Brando. He is never better than when mumbling his lines. Except, possibly, when he has no lines to mumble at all. He loves nothing more than paring a script down to nothing. No one can grunt, wince or wheeze their way through a movie quite like Del Toro. Which makes his new film, Che, the perfect vehicle for him. In the movie, to ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:58:22 GMTreview of new bio on mercurial actor Marlon Brando
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Brando balked at the prospect of Burt Reynolds in the role of Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather." Brando got his way. And James Caan got the part.
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