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JK's great but I'm gonna co-opt Peter Griffin's review of The Godfather and say "it insists upon itself".
Have you seen these 'Actors Roundtables', there's a few good ones out there, Colin Farrell is on this one about a month ago and all the guys were so good to listen to
He was in all 3 movies as well as - him being Richard Bright, Al Pacino, Talia Shire, Diane Keaton, the lady who played Tom Hagen's wife Teresa Livrano and Sofia Coppola - baby at the end of I, a child on the immigrant ship to America in II and Mary Corleone in III. Not counting flashback scene's for from memory Tom Hagen and poor Fredo
Sofia Coppola in Godfather II and a couple of years earlier as a baby in I
Richard Bright played in some movie's you'd know - The Panic In Needle Park (Al Pacino), The Getaway (Steve McQueen, Al Lettieri), Marathon Man (D Hoffman), Looking for Mr Goodbar ( Diane Keaton, Richard Gere), Once Upon A Time In America (Leone, De Niro, Woods), Red heat (Arney
).Pretty sad ending though - struck and killed by a tour bus in Manhattan, 2006, damn being on that tour bus and going through that
That bottom photo is from outside the old Best and Co. department store on the corner of 5th Avenue and E 51st. It was torn down and is now a soulless building called the Olympic Tower.
I thought it was always the Olympic Tower? Onassi built it, Olympic AIrways had a whole floor
is it just the stores at the ground floor that left?
NBA got their offices in there
Luv that, you been to were Sonny was shot?
James Caan was wired up to a huge number of explosive blood packs, or squibs, for the scene where his character, Sonny, is gunned down.
The 147 squibs were a Hollywood record at the time, and Caan only endured the pain out of face-saving bravado.
The bullet holes in the car and the nearby toll booth were pre-drilled, then filled with explosive squibs and covered over, to be detonated in sequence.
James Caan - “What I remember most was, ‘Wow, I didn’t know I could be that frightened.’ They had bullets all over the place,” Caan said about the scene. “I had 147 squibs on my body and in my jacket. … Pretty loud squibs, too. It went all over the place, parts of my suit. It was pretty hairy, and I was very happy to be done with it.”
First edition/print of the Puzo book was 1969, I have a second edition print 1970, just as old as me man.....But worth heaps more aye
No it was the Best and Co building until the 70s before being torn down.I thought it was always the Olympic Tower? Onassi built it, Olympic AIrways had a whole floor
is it just the stores at the ground floor that left?
NBA got their offices in there
Yeah I think the NBA offices are in that building or next door. The NBA Flagship store is down on the corner of 44th or 45th - can’t remember which. It’s not as good as it used to be.
Nah that’s out on one of the turnpikes somewhere in Long Island or somewhere.Luv that, you been to were Sonny was shot?
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James Caan was wired up to a huge number of explosive blood packs, or squibs, for the scene where his character, Sonny, is gunned down.
The 147 squibs were a Hollywood record at the time, and Caan only endured the pain out of face-saving bravado.
The bullet holes in the car and the nearby toll booth were pre-drilled, then filled with explosive squibs and covered over, to be detonated in sequence.
James Caan - “What I remember most was, ‘Wow, I didn’t know I could be that frightened.’ They had bullets all over the place,” Caan said about the scene. “I had 147 squibs on my body and in my jacket. … Pretty loud squibs, too. It went all over the place, parts of my suit. It was pretty hairy, and I was very happy to be done with it.”
First edition/print of the Puzo book was 1969, I have a second edition print 1970, just as old as me man.....But worth heaps more aye
I have the Luca Brasi hallway and bar shooting scene where he gets strangled on one of my SD cards. I’ll have to dig it out when I can be bothered. Whole scene hasn’t changed much. Still Art Deco etc. Hotel Edison.
The hallway scene was shot at The Hotel Edison on 47th street in Manhattan, while the bar scene was shot at the Hotel St. George in Brooklyn Heights. The film noir feel of the hotel hallway is still alive and was another brilliant touch by Francis Ford Coppola.
Here's a great tidbit not ti.bit from someone who went to the bar
"In the early 80's that bar became a dive strip joint with girls in pasties using the ornate brass poles behind Bruno Tattaglia and Solozzo in the movie, as stripper poles. I was in there in 83 and it wasn't until I was looking at the poles watching the movie again that I realized it was the same poles from the St George."Oh my, some story
Poor old Luca.The hallway scene was shot at The Hotel Edison on 47th street in Manhattan, while the bar scene was shot at the Hotel St. George in Brooklyn Heights. The film noir feel of the hotel hallway is still alive and was another brilliant touch by Francis Ford Coppola.
Here's a great tidbit not ti.bit from someone who went to the bar
Oh my, some story
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Mate of mine used to send us Monday morning Historical photos, about 5-10 a week you'd look at with your morning coffee or over lunchtime.
Mainly Sydney but so good to see what life was like pre 1970 man, luv that stuff!!
School of Arts, Bathurst, ca. 1880
Positioning Main Bearing, Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1931.
Liverpool Street, 1930
King William St, Adelaide 1919
Tulloch Brothers Store, Greta 1892
Embassy Theatre, Katoomba, 1938
Better include a couple of movie related/theatre pics for the thread
Minerva Theatre, Potts Point, circa 1950
It’s amazing. I love it.Mate of mine used to send us Monday morning Historical photos, about 5-10 a week you'd look at with your morning coffee or over lunchtime.
Mainly Sydney but so good to see what life was like pre 1970 man, luv that stuff!!
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School of Arts, Bathurst, ca. 1880
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Positioning Main Bearing, Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1931.
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Liverpool Street, 1930
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King William St, Adelaide 1919
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Tulloch Brothers Store, Greta 1892
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Embassy Theatre, Katoomba, 1938
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Minerva Theatre, Potts Point, circa 1950
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We need a Historical thread, would luv to dump the photos' he sent us on there, you can do the same and others too man
Is that the restaurant?
Loyal patron Jackie Onassis even asked if she could borrow the recipe for the 'Frrrozen Hot Chocolate' so she could serve it
during a party at the White House and, in 2020, Selena Gomez not only invested in the brand but became a co-owner.
Yeah it’s on E60th. Midtown or UES depending on your point of view.Is that the restaurant?
Loyal patron Jackie Onassis even asked if she could borrow the recipe for the 'Frrrozen Hot Chocolate' so she could serve it
during a party at the White House and, in 2020, Selena Gomez not only invested in the brand but became a co-owner.
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