Marlon Brando

Posted by Robin on Feb 24, 2015 in Featured, Theater | Comments Off on Guys and Dolls

First of all, it has some of the best names in the history of American musical theater, including Sky Masterson, Nathan Detroit, and the...

Posted by Robin on Jun 4, 2012 in Featured, Film | Comments Off on Apocalypse Now

It’s a miracle Apocalypse Now ever got made. Lead actor Martin Sheen had a heart attack in the middle of filming. A typhoon came...

Posted by Robin on Mar 30, 2011 in Film | Comments Off on Film: On the Waterfront

Brando at his best. That’s really all you need to know to put On the Waterfront at the top of your “must-see”...

Posted by Robin on Jan 30, 2011 in Film | Comments Off on Film: Movies of 1954

Most of us think of the 1950s as a bland, forgettable decade. The calm before the storm. On the movie front, however, it was a...

Posted by Robin on Jun 21, 2009 in Film | 2 comments

Can you imagine anyone playing the part of Don Corleone other than Marlon Brando? Well, here are some of the people who wanted the part:...