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Marlon Brando News Archives

Marlon Brando News Archives for October 2009

Oct 29, 2009 | The Economist

Spain's political scandals: The problem with Don Vito's friends

HE OILED his hair, told employees to call him Don Vito and, according to Spanish investigators, allegedly kept politicians on his payroll.

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Related Topix: Europe, Spain, World News, People's Party (Spain), Wedding

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Hollywood.com

Steve Shagan

TV writer and producer who earned an Academy Award nomination for his first produced screenplay, the well-received melodrama, "Save the Tiger" , which starred Jack Lemmon in a tale of mobsters and reality in the.... TV writer and producer who earned an Academy Award nomination for his first produced screenplay, the well-received melodrama, "Save ...

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Related Topix: Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Vic Morrow

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Midwood Paper

March 31: Iss. 13

Through April 6, J Mandle Performance will present the stylish new production "Feast," a large-scale, interdisciplinary work blending architecture with choreography by Beppie Blankert, sound by Paul Geluso, Julia Mandle's expressive costumes and lighting by Aaron Copp.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Al Pacino

The Toronto Star

Lessons from The...

"Codes of the Underworld," a new book exploring how criminals communicate, suggests no event so rocked the Mafia as the release of "The Godfather" in 1972.

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Related Topix: Mafia, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Little Caesar

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Asbury Park Press

Brando-style leather jackets a family business

The earliest leather jackets to come out of the Schott NYC family factory in the late 1920s addressed the needs of motorcyclists by using pricey zippers and an asymmetrical flap front as protection from the wind.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Time

Curtains Up at the Dallas Performing Arts Center

The Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, part of the new addition to the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Drama Movies, On the Waterfront, New York Metro

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Globe and Mail

The flawed character who made stars out of other flawed characters

STEPHEN COLE Published on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Friday, Oct.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Splendor in the Grass, Crime Movies, A Streetcar Named Desire, Music!, On the Waterfront, Pinky, East of Eden

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Travel Weekly

Brando developer: Sustainability was part of actor's 'vision'

Marlon Brando's private atoll was once a playground for Tahitian royalty. Now, one of his friends, French Polynesian hotel developer Richard Bailey, is working to carry out the late actor's dream of turning the island into the ultimate sustainable, experiential luxury destination.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Mutiny on the Bounty, History Movies, Adventure, Oceania, World News, French Polynesia, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch

Joseph Wiseman: A tribute to the late Dr. No

Joseph Wiseman, the Canadian-born actor best known for his deliciously evil portrayal of the James Bond villain, Dr.

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Related Topix: Dr. No, Thriller, Action Movies, Adventure, Western, The Unforgiven, Drama Movies, Joseph Wiseman, Burt Lancaster, Sean Connery

Cigar Aficionado

Drinking and Dining: Zeppelin Hall Biergarten

If it seems like cigar smokers are getting pushed to the outer limits of the community then Zeppelin Hall will serve to confirm your perception-but this beirgarten in the Garden State proves that the outer limits can be a sweet respite.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Jersey City Metro, Jersey City, NJ, Hoboken, NJ, Beer

Mon Oct 19, 2009

This Is Money

Motorbike insurance premiums driven down

Forget the rebellious image of gang leader Marlon Brando in The Wild One. Today's motorcyclist is more likely to be a middle-aged family man or woman with a bike as a sedate weekend hobby.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies

Sun Oct 18, 2009

The Age

Crooner's life imitated art

A L MARTINO, the postwar Italian-American crooner who played the role of singer Johnny Fontane in The Godfather , the 1972 hit movie starring Marlon Brando, has died at his childhood home in Springfield, Pennsylvania.

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Related Topix: Oldies, Al Martino, Springfield, PA, Mafia, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Examiner.com

Mens Fashion And Style Icons

Fashion has always been, and always will be dynamic. But style is timeless. The former is largely concerned with the what is cool, or what trends are at what time, etc.

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Related Topix: Vocal, The Rat Pack, Sex Scandal, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Legends of the Fall, Western, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Brad Pitt

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Sacramento Bee

'Godfather' singer Al Martino dies in Pa. at 82

The singer who played the Frank Sinatra-type role of Johnny Fontane in "The Godfather" has died at his childhood home in suburban Philadelphia.

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Related Topix: Oldies, Al Martino, Philadelphia, PA, Delaware County, PA

Ball State Daily News

Village Green Records owner hosts film series

Section: NEWS Originally published: 10/13/09 at 12:55 AM EST Last update: 10/13/09 at 12:54 AM EST Travis Harvey, who owns the Village Green Records store in the Village, is a Ball State alumnus who is still very much involved in Ball State University campus life.

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Related Topix: Ball State University, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, On the Waterfront

Fri Oct 09, 2009

WIBW

The Screening Room's Top 10 Movie Shoots From Hell

Budgets spiraling out of control; cast and crew on the verge of collapse; sets destroyed: Just a few of the catastrophes to afflict the ill-fated productions in The Screening Room's Top 10 movie shoots from hell.

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Related Topix: Best of 2007, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Cleopatra, History Movies, Weather, Francis Ford Coppola

Thu Oct 08, 2009

MediaGuardian.co.uk

Xan Brooks: Have you actually seen The Godfather?

Francis Ford Coppola's classic 1972 mafia saga tops a poll of films that most people claim to have watched, but never have.

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St. Annea s Film Series Festival Slated To Begin

Classic movie actors Bing Crosby, Robert DeNiro, Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift and Gregory Peck are united by a common role in a series of films that will be shown by St.

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Related Topix: Going My Way, Comedy Movies, On the Waterfront, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Bing Crosby, Jazz, Montgomery Clift, Gregory Peck

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Pick up my award, will ya, pal?

YOU KNOW THE famous story about Marlon Brando refusing to accept his second Oscar in person, sending Sacheen Littlefeather to reject it in his stead.

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Related Topix: John Ritter, Comedy Movies, Bananas, Pop/Rock, Woody Allen, Sylvester Stallone

Tue Oct 06, 2009

MediaGuardian.co.uk

A coiffeur you can't refuse: Why do barbers love photos of Marlon Brando? | Peter Robins

Both my local salons proudly display snaps of a slicked-back, greying Brando. A style statement? A subtle intimidation? Or something even stranger? My local stretch of high street now has two gents' hairdressers.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Thriller, Action Movies, The Dark Knight

Sun Oct 04, 2009

TravelPod.com Recent Updates

Youth and vitality white T shirt - Putian, Fujian, China

Think of white T-shirt , very easy Jiugen American cowboy or the blood and a tough guy minds.

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Related Topix: A Streetcar Named Desire, Music!, Drama Movies

Sat Oct 03, 2009

MELODIKA.net

Mass Hysteria Secures Two Time Academy Award Winning Producer

Mass Hysteria Entertainment, Inc is pleased to announce the addition of Albert S. Ruddy to the advisory board of Mass Hysteria Entertainment.

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Related Topix: Family, Golden Globe Awards, Al Pacino, Clint Eastwood

Thu Oct 01, 2009

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

CSU presents Tennessee Williams' 'A Streetcar Named Desire'

Even a formidable actor like Alec Baldwin couldn't shake the iconic 1951 performance of Marlon Brando as Stanley in "A Streetcar Named Desire" when he did the play in 1995 for television.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, A Streetcar Named Desire, Music!, Alec Baldwin, University of Georgia Columbus State, Theater, Arts

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