JAMES DEAN Remembrances

You are reading a chapter of my book. Independent publishers have a hard time getting their books out. The book is being sold on Amazon and Barnes & Noble sites. Retailers can order through Ingram Book distributors. It's not a LuLu book, nor an E book nor a Kindle. It is POD, which means print on demand. The quality is near offset publishing. Bill Dakota ISBN 978-0-615-37758-2 It is the first book to ever have a rating. Rated "R" for expletives. Of course we know what books have gone through...Read Full Story

CHECK OUT THE DEAN VIDEOS.                 Jimmy wanted Mercedes cowboy hat. It had belonged to Gary Cooper. Jimmy playing around on the set with Nick Adams and Perry Lopez (Perry just died 2008). Notice the nose pads on Jimmy's nose. That was so his glasses didn't leave an imprint. Jack Simmons, (below) was Jimmy's closest friend. He too is deceased. When James Dean was killed in an auto accident in California, he had just completed three motion pictures. I assume you are familiar with those...Read Full Story

Well, the pictures talk by themselves, but I want to remark that my favourite film of James Dean is "East of Eden" (1955 by Elia Kazan), based on the John Steinbeck's novel. The most shocking scene is no doubt the confrontation of Cal (James Dean) with his father Adam Trask, the way Cal is rejected is a prodigious moment in cinema: “You're bad, through and through, bad,” and Cal replies: "You're right. I am bad. I knew that for a long time... It's true" , but my prefered part of the movie is...Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia My friend Gail Levin is a talented documentarian whose award-winning work covers many subjects, although she has a particular knack for portraying artists and creatives.  Many of her recent feature length documentaries have appeared on PBS and this story for The Reader (www.thereader.com)  is about one of those films, a look at the enigmatic James Dean, the brilliant Method actor whose bright flame was extinguished far too early. In part because of the resonant parts...Read Full Story

Two icons together on screen. Wow! BTW: Thanks to the community at TriggerStreet for posting this and making it easy to find.       Read Full Story