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Le Samouraï
DONALDCHICKEN
An unused cover for the Criterion Collection edition of Charles Chaplin’s The Gold Rush, by F Ron Miller.
Unseen photos from Point Blank part 6
In 1966, “Point Blank” was the first film ever to shoot INSIDE Alcatraz. The legendary maximum security penitentiary had only closed three years previous, in 1963. From John Boorman’s autobiography “Adventures of a Suburban Boy”:
“Towards the end of the picture we flew up to San Francisco to shoot the scenes in Alcatraz. We arrived late at night and had to shoot early the next morning. I was exhausted. When Phil Lathrop, the cameraman, asked me where I wanted the camera, I blanked out… Suddenly, Lee was at my elbow. ‘You in trouble?’ My denial was not very convincing. He walked back to the wardrobe truck and started roaring. I looked across, as did the whole crew. He emerged staggering and fell headlong on the concrete floor. He rolled around hollering and singing. Production manager Eddie Wohler came over to me. ‘You can’t shoot him in that state.’ They poured black coffee into him. With the pressure off, it took me only ten minutes to figure out the shots and break down the scene. I went over and told Lee I was ready. He made an immediate and total recovery and we made the scene and the day.”Unseen photos from Point Blank part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5
Walter Hill just mentioned recently how much Point Blank screenplay by Alex Jacobs influenced him.
Robert Mitchum signs an autograph for a young fan whilst shooting The Friends of Eddie Coyle in Boston
Released today by The Criterion Collection, Haskell Wexler’s Medium Cool.
Above are some of my early explorations for the cover art.
My submission to Stefie Zohrer’s cheesy action movie themed zine, We Ain’t Got Time to Bleed. This thing is gonna be totally amazing. Put some money aside RIGHT NOW ‘cause you’re going to want this.
Juan Villanueva’s gorgeous series of posters based on Jean-Luc Godard’s films. (criterioncast)
