Leading on from PART I…
W. Axl Rose (Again):
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson:
Celebrity Mugshots (PART I).
You ever see the mugshot of Al Pacino as a kid?
Amazing to see how young Pacino is there.
That photo got me looking for other (In)famous mugshots and I”ve decided that ‘Ol Jim Morrison seems to hold the record:
Here are some of the other ones:
But wait!
There’s some more!
Find them over in the next post HERE.
Famous Last Words.
Know what Albert Einstein’s last words were?
Well neither do I.
The night nurse present at Einstein‘s death on April 18th, 1955 didn’t speak German so no one knows.
However,
The great Humphrey Bogart’s last words were:
“I should never have switched from scotch to martinis”.
Bogart died on January 14th, 1957.
Here are some more famous last words:
(Click on the word “Died” for pictures).
“That was a great game of golf fellers!”
– Bing Crosby (Singer & Actor: Died October 14th, 1977).
“That was the best ice-cream soda I ever tasted!”
– Lou Costello (Comedian. Died March 3rd, 1959).
“Why do you weep? Did you think I was immortal?”
– Louis XIV (King of France: Died September 1st, 1715).
“I knew it. I knew it! Born in a hotel room-and Goddamn it!-Died in a hotel room”.
– Eugene O’Neill (Writer: Died November 27th, 1953).
“They couldn’t hit an elephant at this dist…”
Killed in battle during the U.S. Civil War.
– General John Sedgwick (Commander: Died May 19th, 1864).
“Either that wallpaper goes, or I do”.
– Oscar Wilde (Writer: Died November 30th, 1900).
“Damn it…Don’t you dare ask God to help me”.
To her housekeeper, who had begun to pray aloud.
– Joan Crawford (Actress: Died May 10th, 1977).
“I am not the least afraid to die”.
– Charles Darwin (Naturalist: Died April 19th, 1882).
“I’ve had eighteen straight whiskies…I think that’s the record”.
– Dylan Thomas (Poet: Died November 9th, 1953).
“It’s very beautiful over there”.
– Thomas Edison (Inventor: Died October 18th, 1931).
“I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have”.
– Leonardo da Vinci (Artist: Died May 2nd, 1519).
“God will pardon me, that’s his line of work”.
– Heinrich Heine (Poet: Died February 15th, 1856).
“Let’s cool it brothers…”
Spoken to his assassins who shot him 16 times.
– Malcolm X (Black Leader: Died February 21st, 1965).
“Go on, get out. Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough”.
– Karl Marx (Revolutionary: Died March 14th, 1883).
“God bless…God damn”.
– James Thurber (Humourist: Died November 2nd, 1961).
“Go away, I’m all right”.
– H. G. Wells (Novelist: Died August 13th, 1946).
“Friends applaud, the comedy is finished”.
– Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer: Died March 26th, 1827).
“Don’t let it end like this. Tell them I said something”.
– Pancho Villa (Mexican Revolutionary: Died July 20th, 1923).
Happy 70th Birthday Al Pacino!
Al Pacino turned 70 Years Old Today!
How can that be???
I found this photo and thought: “Fuck! Al looks his age alright!”:
…Ah but y’see,
That’s Al in make up and character for “You Don’t Know Jack“.
I can’t wait to see that!
I think this is a more recent photo:
Anyways,
Happy Birthday Al Pacino!
Movie Review: “Precious”.
I’d been told about this film called “Precious” by pals for a few weeks before I got around to seeing it.
It might take me a while but if someone recommends a film,
I’ll track it down and watch it.
I didn’t think I’d enjoy “Precious” one bit.
I didn’t think it had a lot going for itself or me.
I looked up The Plot:
“In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction“.
(Yawn).
The Tagline was:
“Life is hard.
Life is short.
Life is painful.
Life is rich.
Life is….Precious“.
(I’m not gonna like this).
‘”Starring…..Mariah Carey….Executive Producer…Oprah Winfrey“?
(I’m gonna fucking hate this).
That’s what I thought.
But it was BRILLIANT!
The plot is exactly as described above but the film is just not what you’d expect.
It seriously was a great film.
It wasn’t the girly sapfest I was expecting at all.
It was different and funny as fuck!
It manages to jump effortlessly between appalling violence to some downright hilarious imagination scenes which only add to the whole picture.
A lot of the violence is difficult to watch but on display throughout is some of the finest acting of the year from Gabourey Sidibe who plays the part of Precious and landed a well deserved Oscar for her work.
Everyone in this film puts in a great performance but it’s Gabourey Sidibe who puts in the star turn.
And y’know,
It’s lucky that she did because if she didn’t,
The picture would have belonged to Mariah Carey.
It feels strange typing out praise for Mariah Carey but she utterly blew me away in this film.
She did so good!
At first I didn’t even recognise her.
She is completely convincing and eclipses everything she’s ever done before with this film.
I don’t think you should look up trailers or anything like that.
Just go watch “Precious”.
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