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John Cassavetes - Hollywood SUCKS!


https://youtu.be/ePptcNqXRJA

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The man had true passion for his work!
I really enjoyed The killing of a Chinese Bookie

What film was he talking about here?

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"Opening Night" - great movie.

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Gena Rowlands and Ben Gazzara were in the clip...top tier actors!
I probably could have sussed that out on my own but thanks Bill
It sounds interesting

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Here's the link for the full move on YouTube... I think most of his are on there. I liked it the first time, but I really liked it the 2nd time. Cassavetes doesn't like to spoon-feed his audience like 2-yr olds, and just like with every other of his movie, the second viewing is more full, because there's so much going on. Especially with a film evolving around a play, and kind of a play within a play. And in life, there's many of those times when someone is in character, struggling with the play, struggling with life, and mixed in between.. This is MUCH better than 8 1/2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ5Umr_NsjA

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Much obliged!

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Anytime, pal

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The older he got, the more obvious his alcoholism became. Tragic.

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And he always tried to hide it. He lived with cirrhosis of the liver for almost all of the 80s.

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