One of our finest character actors, James Gammon, died last week at the age of 70. Like a poor man’s Sam Elliott or a rich man’s Nick Nolte, the grizzled vet often played whiskey-throated cowboys, ranchers, and alcoholic fathers, as well as starred in a number of Sam Shepard’s Broadway productions, including Buried Child and The Late Henry Moss. Although most filmgoers never knew his name, he had a face you couldn’t forget.
George Steinbrenner ran the New York Yankees more like an old-timey movie studio mogul tyrant than your typical baseball owner — but you can’t argue with success. After buying the Yanks for a mere $10 million back in the early 70’s, he turned the club into the most valuable franchise in professional sports, now estimated to be worth $1.5 billion.
However, aside from the numerous New York Yankees movies that have been made over the years, what most non-baseball fans probably remember most is Larry David’s spoof of him on Seinfeld.
Famous crankypants cartoonist, Harvey Pekar, passed away today at the age of 70.
Although he couldn’t sketch his way out of a paperbag, his collaboration with R. Crumb and several more of the industry’s top illustrators brought his comical, curmudgeonly autobiographical stories to life, culminating in the critically-acclaimed American Splendor (2003).
ImpAwards has all of your Machete needs with a complete line of its new character posters…
And here’s some old school lobby cards (via MoPo)…
EatBrie, the humble home of Thierry Brame’s movie poster collection, is a feast for the eyes. The modest Brame will tell you that his bounty is no big deal, but don’t believe a word of it! Rumored to have the world’s largest stash of Spielberg one-sheets (aside from Mr. Spielberg, I’m sure), Brame’s website breaks down his posters into an easy searchable database by Actors/Actresses, Director, Genre, Country of Origin, Release Date — and, my personal favorite, Last 100 Purchases, where he shows off his most recent mouth-watering buys.
So if you have an insatiable appetite for movie posters, dig into EatBrie — and join his All Poster Forum!
Now for some shameless joint-promotion, here’s a web ad I created for every collector’s favorite movie poster auction house, EMoviePoster.com…
Movie Poster Museum 