Black-and-white in color: Jane Russell and Robert Mitchum in a still from “Macao” (via MyLoveForJane)
Author: The Junk Drawer of Shawn's Mind (Page 17 of 23)
Inside the 6/24 tifo, almost literally #rctid
We redecorated the stadium a bit. Whattayathink?
Hail to the King, baby. #rctid
Andrew Sarris (1928 - 2012) and my favorite of his many books.
Conk: Sammy Davis Jr. (alternate caption: The Prince and the Dead Presidents) (source: Vintage Everyday)
Lads: Franklin Wayne Sinatra (not, technically, a Jr.) and Francis Albert Sinatra, 1963 (via FYeahTheVoice)
Road game: Paul McCartney, 1965
MB cheats: Brando reads cue cards off the chest of Robert Duvall on the set of “The Godfather” (via SalesOnFilm) (Note: he used this trick rather than memorize lines, he said, to create ‘spontaneity’ in his performances)
Shawn Levy's books include the best-sellers The Castle on Sunset, Rat Pack Confidential, Paul Newman: A Life, King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis, and Dolce Vita Confidential.
He also wrote and narrated the podcast Glitter & Might. The former film critic of The Oregonian and KGW-TV, he has written for Sight and Sound, Film Comment, American Film, Interview, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Black Rock Beacon. He jumps and claps and sings for victory in Portland, Oregon.
