The 1926 Spanish Revival house where Marlon Brando once took residence in the Hollywood Hills sells for $3.1 million. Seen prominently in the episode of Person to Person where Edward R. Murrow interviews Brando and his father after the On the Waterfront star won his best actor Oscar in 1955. See the full Person to Person interview […]
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Late-1957, with his newly released novel attracting near-universal praise from critics, Beat author Jack Kerouac aimed for the sky and wrote the following passionate letter to Marlon Brando in an effort to bring his work to the big screen. The novel in question was On the Road… Read More and see the letter: http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/06/come-on-now-marlon-put-up-your-dukes.html?utm_content=buffer3de01&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitterbfi&utm_campaign=buffer
Shout out to Baltimore’s WYPR radio program Midday and their appreciation of Marlon Brando last Friday on what would have been Brando’s 91st birthday. Host Dan Rodericks and his guests Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellwyn Reed challenge preconceived notions of Marlon Brando in the popular consciousness and explore some of his lesser-known (but by no means […]
Spring has sprung for most of us in the northern hemisphere as we come up on what would have been Marlon Brando’s 91st birthday, April 3rd. Let’s begin with a fun fact: At the time of this newsletter we have just passed the 60th anniversary of On the Waterfront sweeping the 1955 Academy Awards with 8 […]
On this day in 1955, “On the Waterfront” won the Academy Award for best picture of 1954, while its star, Marlon Brando won best actor.
Attention The Godfather fans in Los Angeles: The American Cinematheque will be showing The Godfather at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica March 26. Come see great movie at a great venue! www.americancinemathequecalender.com/content/the-godfather-7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjPmaneLadQ
NEW YORK (AP) — Albert Maysles, the revolutionary documentary filmmaker who helped pioneer nonfiction movies by turning a keenly observant eye on both the famous and the ordinary in films like “Gimme Shelter” and “Grey Gardens,” has died. He was 88. Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/documentary-filmmaker-albert-mayles-dies-88-172352640.html;_ylt=A0SO81TJD_pUfX0ArBNXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzbmMzNW92BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDVklQNTMxXzEEc2VjA3Nj
Happy Marlon Monday Everyone! In today’s Marlon Brando Newsletter we discuss the new documentary film Listen to Me Marlon, its Sundance premiere and upcoming screenings, as well as our social media contest #MyBestBrando, new Brando happenings around the world, new DVD/Blu-ray releases and more! Read More: http://us8.campaign-archive2.com/?u=97d1196ba17fc3e83d6fff3d1&id=e3ab3cfdc5
Film Society Lincoln Center http://newdirectors.org Walter Reade Mar 27, 6:30PM MoMA – Titus 1 Mar 28, 1:00PM
The world premiere of Listen to Me Marlon at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival was a big success. Built around Marlon Brando’s personal archive, the film has been getting a wonderful response (see review links below), and will receive a world wide release later this year. Variety: http://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/sundance-film-review-listen-to-me-marlon-1201420110/ Hollywood Reporter: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/listen-me-marlon-sundance-review-770073