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Quote of the Week
Today’s quote is not exactly a quote. It’s The Vagabond, a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. Timothy’s character Morgan Morgan recites parts of it in John Cassavetes‘ Minnie and Moskowitz (1971). It also...
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Quote of the Week
Consider Timothy Agoglia Carey, a rough-hewn, riveting beastie who, starting in the heyday of noir, slouched his way toward some backlot Bethlehem. He first hit a public nerve as a slurry-voiced gunsel...
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Pic of the Day: “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” revisited
Today we take another gander at Flo, that enigmatic mix of bonhomie and brute force from John Cassavetes‘ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976). Here he reminds Cosmo Vittelli (Ben Gazzara) of his...
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This is from the extras (Film Noir Web, disc 2) on the Reservoir Dogs (1992) tenth anniversary special edition DVD 2-disc set. The Kazan and Brando stories are apocryphal; Timothy always denied they...
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On this date in 1958, Marlon Brando began filming his sole directorial effort, One-Eyed Jacks (1961). I posted this last year, but it bears repeating. It’s the chapter on Timothy from the book Brando...
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Happy New Year!
We’re back! Welcome to 2013, everybody. I have a feeling it’s going to be epic. Let’s kick things off with Timothy and Seymour Cassel in the restaurant scene from John Cassavetes‘ The Killing of a...
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Video of the Week: “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie”
I cannot believe this hasn’t been taken down yet. Amazing. Here is John Cassavetes‘ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) in its entirety. I believe this is the version he re-cut in 1978. No matter...
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Pic of the Day: “Minnie and Moskowitz” revisited
The work week ends with another look at Morgan Morgan, the lonely vagabond of John Cassavetes‘ Minnie and Moskowitz (1971). Moskowitz (Seymour Cassel) encounters him at a late-night diner near the...
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Quote of the Week
Tim Carey and Seymour Cassel had a number of personal conflicts, and a few fights almost broke out between them. Carey was a notorious ham and scene-stealer, averse to direction, who more or less did...
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Quote of the Week
PENNY BLOOD: How did you manage to direct a peculiar talent like Timothy Carey in What’s the Matter with Helen? (1971) and in “Set Up City,” a 1975 episode of Baretta? HARRINGTON: I’m in that little...
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Pic of the Day: “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” revisited
Today’s pic revisits John Cassavetes’ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), the enigmatic portrait of a man in crisis but who’s trying to avoid it like all get-out. Timothy is rather unforgettable as...
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Video of the Week: “Love Jam”
This week’s video is a delightful change of pace. It’s a music video for the tune “Love Jam” by LA band Mt. Ossa. It has several aspects that make it appropriate for the blog. It recreates the audition...
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Video of the Week: “Minnie and Moskowitz”
I’m just basically going to repeat what I wrote when I first posted this video in June 2011. I don’t think I could improve upon it. Today we present Timothy’s incredible performance from John...
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Pic of the Day: “Fade In to Murder” revisited
Today’s pic is another from the Columbo episode “Fade In to Murder,” first broadcast on October 10, 1976. Timothy is sandwich slinger Tony, injured in a hold-up whose real objective was the murder of...
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Quote of the Week
I had my heart set on Timothy Carey to play the tramp who asks Debbie [Reynolds] for a handout [in What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)]. He was notoriously difficult to deal with and had an aggressive...
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Pic of the Day: “Minnie and Moskowitz” revisited
Our pic of the day (better late than never, sorry about that) once again celebrates Morgan Morgan, the vagabond poet of John Cassavetes‘ Minnie and Moskowitz (1971). “John Cassavetes was different!”...
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Video of the Week: “Convicts 4″
Today, the eighty-third birthday anniversary of the amazing Ben Gazzara, we present again a clip from the prison biopic Convicts 4 (1962), directed by Millard Kaufman. It features Timothy’s first...
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Since this book doesn’t have an index, and I haven’t read the whole thing (it’s quite the hefty tome), this quote has only recently come to my attention. I had not heard this story before, and I...
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Pic of the Day: “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” revisited
We kick off this week with another look at Flo, the fascinating mix of glad-handing bonhomie and no-nonsense brute force from John Cassavetes‘ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976). Here he sits under...
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Video of the Week: “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie”
OMG it worked! This week’s video is John Cassavetes‘ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), in its entirety. I apologize for the ads, but it’s Hulu, so there you go. Enjoy one of the most enigmatic...
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