tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post3708939999249775439..comments2024-03-18T15:46:07.295-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Heath Holland On...Robert MitchumPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-21566451436976150152015-03-01T23:35:54.963-06:002015-03-01T23:35:54.963-06:00That's cool. Even though I poked fun of the eg...That's cool. Even though I poked fun of the egos of both Mitchum and Grobel, I'm very interested in his particular type of journalism, and he seems to be one of the last of that breed. Most modern interviews are just puff and PR, and the days of unfettered access to A-list celebrities for more than 5 minutes at a press conference are mostly gone. I'll try to get my hands on some more of Grobel's interviews. Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-22799638995272516942015-03-01T22:59:08.152-06:002015-03-01T22:59:08.152-06:00Not to turn this into the Larry Grobel show, but I...Not to turn this into the Larry Grobel show, but I've run across two interviews he's done (with Marc Maron and with Elvis Mitchell) and find his anecdotes extremely intriguing. He just had access to people that nobody gets now.Mark Ahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695975412662760562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-21764447345792175052015-02-28T01:14:19.474-06:002015-02-28T01:14:19.474-06:00Great article - you can't fake that kind of ch...Great article - you can't fake that kind of character. Its interesting that there is a connection to Sean Penn in the article as I have always thought he channels mitchum in a lot of his performances (probably why I am a fan of his work as well). I love Mitchum in out of the past - his personality made him great for noir. I have to agree that he is at his best in night of the hunter, but he also had such a great character to work with. I'm also kind of obsessed with the movie. As with Hitchcock's best stuff, every shot is so great you want to frame it and stick it on the wall!sam michelidesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-74927967235934561552015-02-26T21:20:15.484-06:002015-02-26T21:20:15.484-06:00Sly hangs dong? Bonus.Sly hangs dong? Bonus.Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-39434354569712918882015-02-26T20:14:52.298-06:002015-02-26T20:14:52.298-06:00Minus: Sly doesn't have any lines, I think. P...Minus: Sly doesn't have any lines, I think. Plus: I'm about 90% sure we get to see his junk.Matt Lohrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375007982506565056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-82206996480137484902015-02-26T19:28:42.050-06:002015-02-26T19:28:42.050-06:00Found it! Thanks, Matt. Can't wait to check it...Found it! Thanks, Matt. Can't wait to check it out. The presence of young Stallone makes this essential.Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-83758493073490590242015-02-26T19:27:58.091-06:002015-02-26T19:27:58.091-06:00After you posted this, I was so intrigued that I f...After you posted this, I was so intrigued that I found Larry Grobel's book <i>The Art of the Interview</i> online (it's on Google Books) and read about the encounter in the author's introduction. 1) Mitchum REALLY didn't want to do that interview. I think the encounter is actually very funny, in an awkward way. Inappropriate, but funny. 2) Grobel went to dinner with Pacino that night and Pacino told him "you're the guy who did Brando, for God's sake, who does he think he is?" Also very funny to me. I fantasize he then performed the "out of order" scene. 3) After recounting the story, Larry Grobel then writes "I never got the chance to probe Robert Mitchum and find out who he was, and I always felt it was his loss." Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-25114562009389486052015-02-26T16:23:33.423-06:002015-02-26T16:23:33.423-06:00If you haven't seen it and can track it down, ...If you haven't seen it and can track it down, you gotta see him as Philip Marlowe in "Farewell My Lovely". If nothing else, he gets possibly the best introductory shot of his career. Bonus: a pre-stardom appearance from Sylvester Stallone.Matt Lohrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375007982506565056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-77232575766574994032015-02-26T11:57:37.217-06:002015-02-26T11:57:37.217-06:00Great article, Heath.
Whenever I think of Robert ...Great article, Heath.<br /><br />Whenever I think of Robert Mitchum, my memory always goes to Larry Grobel talking about walking out on interviewing him because Mitchum was so racist. Such an interesting actor, though.Mark Ahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695975412662760562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-27321790278013751412015-02-25T18:02:48.774-06:002015-02-25T18:02:48.774-06:00I grew up thinking Mitchum was a crappy actor that...I grew up thinking Mitchum was a crappy actor that showed up in all the bad '80's thrillers. Scrooged made me realize he was pretty cool. Nothing could prepare me for Night Of The Hunter or later, Friends Of Eddie Coyle. Mitchum kicks so much ass!Charles Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08135869584272794906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-5045693256708714292015-02-25T17:26:22.898-06:002015-02-25T17:26:22.898-06:00Great article, Heath. "Night of the Hunter&q...Great article, Heath. "Night of the Hunter" is as beautiful as is it terrifying and I still revisit it every once a while. It's actual awesome that you just wrote this cause over the weekend I watched "Final Strike" with Mitchum's son, Christoper. It's friggin' bonkers with one of the best car chase scenes I've ever seen. Definitely worth a Junesploitation watch. Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.com