David Thomson: does death at a young age – as was the case for Heath Ledger and James Dean for example – spare actors the risk of becoming typecast or enduring a long, slow, career decline?
In career terms early death may be a mercy for a young actor. James Dean died with three performances in [...]
Riddle me this, does death save an actor’s career?
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 20 October, 2009 to the movies subset
Photos of the Beatles, and others, before they was fab
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 30 July, 2009 to the photography subset
A collection of photos of iconic 1960s and 70s bands and actors taken before they hit the big time, including a photo of the Beatles playing to a less than full house while the venue’s cleaners were at work.
A photographic tribute to Marilyn Monroe
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 29 June, 2009 to the photography subset
For fans of Marilyn Monroe, a fantastic tribute site dedicated to the iconic actor: Remembering The Real Marilyn Monroe.
What better way to describe her than to let her speak for herself?
Precisely.
Rarely seen photos of Audrey Hepburn
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 22 June, 2009 to the photography subset
A collection of, up until now, seldom seen photos of stage and film actor Audrey Hepburn.
The old and the new, the Star Trek casts side by side
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 5 May, 2009 to the movies subset
The actors from the original series (TOS) of Star Trek are compared with their contemporary counterparts from the new movie, er, Star Trek.
Ten Academy Award winning acting and directing partnerships
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 11 March, 2009 to the photography subset
A photo collection of ten successful actor-director teams, including Danny Boyle and Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire), Sam Mendes and Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road), and Penélope Cruz and Woody Allen (Vicky Cristina Barcelona).
