Ron Moody as Fagin in 'Oliver!' based on Charles Dickens' 'Oliver Twist.' Ron Moody as Fagin in Dickens musical 'Oliver!': Box office and critical hit (See previous post: "Ron Moody: 'Oliver!' Actor, Academy Award Nominee Dead at 91.") Although British made, Oliver! turned out to be an elephantine release along the lines of – exclamation point or no – Gypsy, Star!, Hello Dolly!, and other Hollywood mega-musicals from the mid'-50s to the early '70s.[1] But however bloated and conventional the final result, and a cast whose best-known name was that of director Carol Reed's nephew, Oliver Reed, Oliver! found countless fans.[2] The mostly British production became a huge financial and critical success in the U.S. at a time when star-studded mega-musicals had become perilous – at times downright disastrous – ventures.[3] Upon the American release of Oliver! in Dec. 1968, frequently acerbic The...
- 6/19/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Over the years, I have done many set visits for this site, but Warm Bodies offered two firsts for me: My first trip to Montreal, Quebec, as well as my first onscreen role in a major motion picture. The part? Zombie.
I and several other intrepid journos arrived on location at the former Olympic Stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, which had been transformed via movie magic into an abandoned airport for the post-apocalyptic love story between the fetching young Julie (Teresa Palmer) and a bonafide member of the undead named simply "R" (Nicholas Hoult).
We began by picking out our wardrobe, and even though we were merely extras, I decided to give myself some backstory as a hipster zombie, decked out in plaid and rolled up sleeves. With the ensemble in place, I headed to the makeup chair, where an extremely talented British painter named Charlotte Greenwood spent...
I and several other intrepid journos arrived on location at the former Olympic Stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, which had been transformed via movie magic into an abandoned airport for the post-apocalyptic love story between the fetching young Julie (Teresa Palmer) and a bonafide member of the undead named simply "R" (Nicholas Hoult).
We began by picking out our wardrobe, and even though we were merely extras, I decided to give myself some backstory as a hipster zombie, decked out in plaid and rolled up sleeves. With the ensemble in place, I headed to the makeup chair, where an extremely talented British painter named Charlotte Greenwood spent...
- 1/4/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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