Christopher Walken

Today is Christopher Walken’s birthday. He was born Ronald Walken on 31st March 1943 in Queens, New York City. He is 71 today. But, he has made so many memorable cameos, guest appearances and turned mediocre films into very watchable fare, where to start? From Mousehunt to  Annie Hall, from Waynes World 2 to Biloxi Blues, pick your own favourite Walken moments. From dancing on the ceiling for Spike Jonze genius video for Fat Boy Slim’s Weapon of Choice to scooping an Oscar in The Deerhunter.  From Bond villain to cartoon baddie in Antz. Here are my top 10 picks of Walken films I love. Enjoy the memories.

The Deer Hunter (1978)

 

Trailer

Walken wins the Oscar

 

Dogs of War (1981)

Clip

A View to a Kill (1985)

Max Zorin vs James Bond

 

 

King of New York (1990)

Trailer

 

 

True Romance (1993)

The Sicilian Scene

   

 

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Captain Koons – The watch story.

 

Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead (1995)

Buckwheats.

The Man With The Plan

Touch (1997)

 

 

 

Antz (1998)

Trailer

Man On Fire (2004)

Trailer

 

Cooking With Christopher Walken

Warm Up with Walken

Watch Mojo Top Ten Walken Performances

They picked some weird films, Communion, The Prophecy, Mousehunt, Nick of Time, The Dead Zone, True Romance, Catch Me If You Can, King of New York, Pulp Fiction, The Deer Hunter.

Dancing on the Ceiling

 

Quentin Tarantino

 

Every time I drive through Walthamstow I think about Quentin Tarantino, not because Walthamstow resembles a setting of one of his movies but because there is a bicycle shop called Reservoir Cogs. An impact felt by his first film in 1992. A mere 22 years ago. We’d never even heard of QT back then. Today is his birthday, 27th March, and nowadays, the release of a new QT film (the fact that his name has been reduced to just letters tells it’s own story) is an event.

Here is a selection of his directorial outings to enjoy, he has written a few other scripts, acted a bit and produced a few but his directing is what sets his apart when he directs things he has written, we all take notice.

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Trailer

Mr Blonde – Stuck In the Middle

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Mia and Vincent dancing

QT winning Best Screenplay Oscar

Trailer

Jackie Brown (1997)

QT’s love of Blaxploitation movies (starring Pam Grier) and Elmore Leonard’s writing led to this merger (Rum Punch becomes Jackie Brown starring Pam Grier). Cool as. Another great cast. Another great soundtrack.  What’s not to love?

You Shot Melanie?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh-7WQr_daM

QT and De Niro Interview

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

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7HkBDNZV7s

Kill Bill Vol 1 (2003)

Showdown at House of Blue Leaves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hii2SwI39ek

 

5,6,7,8’s Woo Hoo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke6KUtcG9jY

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/kill-bill-volume-1-217-p.asp

Kill Bill Vol 2 (2004)

Then came a bit of Sin City (2005), his live CSI episode, Grindhouse and Deathproof (2007)

Inglorious Basterds (2009) A re working of the 1978 Enzo Castellari classic.

I love the interior of the cinema they intend to use to blow up the Nazis. This poster is on the wall. (The Killer Lives at Number 21).

According to IMDB future QT projects include The Hateful Eight (but the script got leaked so we might have to wait awhile). A re-make of Faster Pussycat Kill Kill (with Kim Kardashian???)

Kill Bill Vol 3 and Killer Crow. Whatever comes next, it will be interesting. Happy Birthday QT.

 

 

Freebie and the Bean

Today it is Alan Arkin AND James Cann’s birthdays. They starred together in a very early cop buddy movie called Freebie and the Bean. What are the odds of two actors, thrown together in a film having the same birthday? Two all time great actors in a very funny film.

Trailer

http://bit.ly/1ptcAl7

Badass Tranny

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/freebie-and-the-bean-356-p.asp

 

Happy Birthday gents.

 

Simone Signoret.

 

The face of Simone Signoret on the Paris Metro movie posters in March 1982 looked even older than her 61 years. She was still a box office draw, but the film, L’étoile du Nord (1982), would be her last theatrical release. Born Henrietta Charlotte Simone Kaminker on March 25th 1921 she died on September 30th 1985 aged just 64. A true icon of French and World cinema.

Signoret had a long film apprenticeship during World War II, mostly as an extra and occasionally getting to speak a single line. She was working without an official permit during the Nazi occupation of France, because her father, who had fled to England, was Jewish. Working almost all the time, she made enough as an extra to support her mother and three younger brothers.

Starting her career in the early 1940’s she honed her craft in French films rarely seen outside their home territory. Then Charles Crichton (The Lavebder Hill Mob, TheTitfield Thunderbolt) cast her with Robert Beatty, Gordon Jackson, Jack Warner (Dixon of Dock Green) James Robertson Justice in Against The Wind (1948)

 

Dedee d’Anvers (1948) directed by Signoret’s first husband, Yves Allégret.

La Ronde (1950)

Gunman in the Streets (1950)

Casque d’Or (1952) Directed by Jaques Becker this won Simone a BAFTA for Best Foreign Actress.

 

Therese Raquin (1953)

Directed by the legendary Marcel Carne this won a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

Les Diaboliques (1955)

One of the all time great films. Henri-Georges Clouzot directed Simone and Vera Clouzot in this fabulous shocker. Genius.

Trailer

Room At The Top (1959) Her breakthrough to international stardom came at the age of 38 with  Room at the Top. Her Alice Aisgill, an unhappily married woman who hopes she has found true love, radiated real warmth in all of her scenes and won her an Oscar. Directed by Jack Clayton (The Innocents, The Great Gatsby) and co-starring Laurence Harvey. Signoret and her second husband, Yves Montand, were refused visas to enter the United States; their progressive political activities did not sit well with the ultra-conservative McCarthy-era mentality that gripped the US at the time. They got visas in 1960 so Montand, as a singer, could perform in New York and San Francisco. They were in Los Angeles in March 1960 when Signoret received the Oscar for best actress and stayed on so Montand could play opposite Marilyn Monroe in Let’s Make Love (1960). 

Oscar Speech

Adua e le Compangne (Hungry for Love) 1960

Ship Of Fools ((1965).

Simone won an Oscar Nomination for her role opposite Vivien Leigh, Lee Marvin, Jose Ferrer Oskar Werner and George Segal. It also featured Werner Klemperer (the Camp Commandant from Hogan’s Heroes)

Games (1967) with James Caan and Katherine Ross

Army of Shadows (1969) directed by noir master Jean-Pierre Melville.

L’Aveu (The Confession) (1970) Directed by Costa-Gavras and starring her hubby Yves Montand.

 

Le Chat (1971) with cinema legend Jean Gabin.

Police Python 357 (1976)

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/police-python-357-10-p.asp.

 

 

 

 

The Coolest Man That Ever Lived

March 24th. Birthday of Steve McQueen. Sadly he died in 1980 aged just 50. One of the most iconic film stars of all time. He made some of the coolest films and here are a selection to celebrate what would have been his birthday.:

Never Love A Stranger (1958) with John Drew Barrymore, Lita Milan.

The Blob (1958).

Cracking sci-fi film. Alien lifeform that grows and grows as it eats everything in its path. The last time Steven McQueen would billed, he was Steve from this film on.

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdUsyXQ8Wrs

Just two short years and Steve went from scared teenager (even though he was almost thirty) to fully fledged film star.

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

A remake of Kurasawa’s Seven Samurai, a brilliant re-working with an astonishingly memorable theme tune and an amazing group of actors (including two that have been relegated to trivia questions, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholtz). One of the greatest ever westerns, I would have it in my top ten westerns of all time alongside – The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Lawman, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Open Range, Once Upon A Time in the West, The Wild Bunch, The Professionals, They Dies With Their Boots On, Unforgiven, (with a special mention for A Big Hand For The Little Lady).

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/the-magnificent-seven-403-p.asp

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG-ZxrG7htU

Hell Is For Heroes (1962)

Directed by Don Siegel and starring James Coburn, Bobby Darin, Bob Newhart and harry Guardino. Cracking war film.

The Great Escape (1963)

Surely one of the most watched films of all time. Similar to The Magnificent Seven, stick an amazing cast together and the audience will root for at least one of their favourites. Three of the Mag Seven (McQueen, Bronson, Coburn) re-united. One of the all time great chase scenes with Steve on his motorbike. Awesome.

Steve on his bike chased by the Nazis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoEnQH5NXUk

Making Of….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_hg0BoGqVA

Love With The Proper Stranger (1963)

The Cincinnati Kid (1965) with Ann-Margret, Edward G Robinson, Karl Malden and Tuesday Weld. Also features Jack Weston (with Steve in Thomas Crown Affair).

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIxuNgT2PHU

The Sand Pebbles (1966) with Richard Attenborough, Candice Bergen, Richard (Rambo) Crenna and his boss from Bullitt, Simon Oakland.

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

Oscar winner from  Best Song. Windmills of your Mind. Steve and Faye Dunaway  created one of the best chess scenes ever filmed, cratch that, THE sexiest chess scene ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nvbdw4NgQg

and here is the trailer

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

Windmills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK5fy8D_Gag

Bullitt (1968)

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRvESyo-E5M

The Getaway (1972)

Sam Peckinpah’s astonishing crime thriller with Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Bo Hopkins, and Al Lettieri.

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkfZyIAVZ4U

Shooting Scene

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

Papillon (1973) with Dustin Hoffman, Don Gordon (his pal from Bullitt), from Henri Charriere’s best selling novel.

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/papillon-527-p.asp

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW8Uk-34Sn4

Tom Horn (1980)

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEup61jsTq8

The Hunter (1080) with old Magnificent 7 foe Eli Wallach and The Getaway adversary Ben Johnson.

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRZDSvsdZ8A

Film Tribute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4v1ahx2-Do

This man was the king of cool and always will be:

Faster Pusscat – It’s Russ Meyer.

The late, great Russ Meyer, purveyor of enormous fun films from the 1950’s to 2001 would have been 92 today but he popped his clogs and went to the great cleavage in the sky in 2004.

The son of a policeman and a nurse, Russ Meyer began winning prizes at 15 with his amateur films. He spent World War II in Europe as a combat cameraman. After the war, he became a professional photographer, shooting some of the earliest Playboy centerfolds. He made his film directorial debut with The Immoral Mr Teas aka Mr Teas and his Playthings (1959), the first nudie (softcore sex) film to make a profit over a million dollars!

This  led to a string of self-financed films that gradually became more bizarre, violent, and cartoonish.

In the mid-1960s, he established his style with his Gothic period, a quartet of black-and-white films: Lorna (1964),

Mudhoney(1965)

 

Motorpsycho(1965)

Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill!(1965)

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3JjyvQzSJI

Many consider this  to be his best work.

After the blockbusting Vixen! (1968)

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W1p3jIrPow

Russ was hired by 20th-Century Fox to make studio pictures. The first of these was

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls(1970)

The Carrie Nations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWPJx7sooR4

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6155Lu6AfI

This script was written by Roger Ebert, legendary film critic, winner of a Pulitzer Prize. Russ would use him later on Up! and Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens.

 

It was an enormous hit, but after the lukewarm reception of the uncharacteristically serious The Seven Minutes (1971), Meyer returned to the sex-and-violence films that made his name, Supervixens (1975)

Up! (1976)

and culminating in the delirious Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens(1979).

Clip (don’t watch if you are easily shocked).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV7m_1NloXs

He spent the 1980s working on various autobiographies, both in film (Breast of Russ Meyer) and print (“A Clean Breast”).

A true one-off, Russ Meyer will always have a place in our hearts (and breasts).

Russ Meyer Interview (Part 1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo07o5BfFWc

Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6nfwE8Axl0

Russ Meyer Photography

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNr7FvYyUAs

You can buy a fabulous Russ Meyer Box Set from Arrow Video

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Russ-Meyer-Collection-DVD-Larissa/dp/B000FAOAX8/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1395324266&sr=1-1&keywords=russ+meyer+dvds

Luc Besson

Today is Luc Besson’s birthday. He is 55 . Happy Birthday Luc.

I was lucky enough to work at Palace and we bought the distribution rights to Nikita and we had a great deal of fun releasing this classic film. I took a buyer from HMV to an early screening and he named his daughter Nikita after the film as he enjoyed it so much.
Then when I was at 20th Century Fox we released Subway and I created a special edition (Version Longue) video box set of The Big Blue.
Luc has directed 23 films but has produced over 120!

I have selected 11 films to show here, so many classics to pick from.

In 1983 (aged 24) he produced and directed The Last Battle  with Jean Reno.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIWmjs_1JzA

A post apocalyptic view of the world with only one line of dialogue. Two men battle vicious thugs for food, shelter and their lives.

Next came Subway (1985) with Christophe Lambert, Richard Bohringer, the astonishingly beautiful Isabelle Adjani, Jean-Hugues Anglade and Jean Reno. They play various weirdos all living in the Paris Metro system, underground and away from the eyes of the law.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpEwxd5eIkY

In 1988, he wrote, produced and directed The Big Blue. A hit all over the world and a massive sales brochure for Taormina. The action takes place around the world free diving chamionships as Enzo (Jean Reno) and Jaques (Jean-Marc Barr) dive without airtanks. The film opened the Cannes Film Festival in 1988 and played for a whole year in cinemas in France.

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/the-big-blue-176-p.asp

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

The Eric Serra soundtrack is multi award winning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk-30SBbyk0

Nikita (1990) was a smash hit everywhere and made a star of Anne Parillaud. The story of a convicted killer who is spared death and trained as an assassin only to find her world is no better than when she was a junkie killer. A genius film.

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=167URLa-On0

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

Another great soundtrack from Eric Serra and Jean Reno in a pre Leon hitman role as Victor the Cleaner .

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/nikita-19-p.asp

Atlantis in 1991 reunited Luc with the sea in this documentary which is more visual art than a film.  A stunning underwater love letter to diving.

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/atlantis-365-p.asp

Leon (1994) is considered a classic with Jean Reno, Gary Oldman and Natalie Porman all on top form.

 

Trailer

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

Everyone – fight scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ddGyaBQ7wo

The Fifth Element (1997) was a very Award laden sci-fi epic with heroes and villains, great costumes and a cast that includes, Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker, Lee Evans. Flying taxis and great aliens.

Luc Besson Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nduTj_-BiF4

Making Of The Fifth Element

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnYUao7xP6s

Angel – A (2005)

Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)

A major departure as Luc directs an animated family friendly kids film. No-one saw that coming:

The Lady (2011). A bio-pic of Aung San Suu Kyi the Burmese democratic activist. Starring Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis, An emotional and educational journey.

The Family (2013) has Robert de Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer as a Mafia family under witness protection hiding out in France. A comedy crime movie that didn’t hit the heights of previous genius.

 

Trailer

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

Undoubtedly one of the worlds coolest directors. Whatever he directs or produces next, we can’t wait.  Happy Birthday.

Sir Michael Caine

Today Sir Michael Caine is 81 years old. Happy Birthday. Interestingly, for me anyway, just before my Mum passed away she was awarded an MBE. We plotted up to Buckingham Palace to get the award and the same day, Michael Caine became Sir Michael. He signed the little brochure you are given and the fact that on such an auspicious occasion for himself, he took the time to sign my Mum’s brochure. Top man. So, to celebrate here are just a few of my favourite Michael Caine films with a few clips, trailers and superb photographs,

Born Maurice Micklewhite  he changed his name by selecting a new one from The Caine Mutiny (1954) on the advice of his agent.

He put in his dues and grafted and worked on over 100 TV dramas or series plus work in repertory theatre. He got a big break and International fame in:

Zulu (1964)

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7zoPJCuTBA

He evolved into his own persona in the Harry Palmer Trilogy. The Ipcress File, Funeral in Berlin and Billion Dollar Brain.

The Ipcress File (1965)

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/the-ipcress-file-193-p.asp

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui5ec35Toc4

Alfie cemented his status as a major International star and would stay that way for the next 50 years.

Alfie (1966)

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i49XISKA48

Funeral In Berlin (1966)

Billion Dollar Brain (1967)

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/billion-dollar-brain-137-p.asp

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hw8qKVxrIs

Opening Credits:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efvhQ8kWIEY

The Italian Job (1969)

Making of doc about the Mini’s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EuGElpjRDY

Trailer

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

On Days Like These

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQIRbV_noi8

You Were Only Supposed To Blow The Bloody Doors Off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_PX1cVuaVA

Get Carter (1971)

Clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8g1bgiU4yc

Car Park Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lng-YA-mOc8

You’re A Big Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIXYM5C9YCQ

The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

Trailer introduced by the great John Huston

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNb6SxXcD7g

Mona Lisa (1986)

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/mona-lisa-222-p.asp

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdkitF6C0xg

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/jaws-the-revenge-405-p.asp

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/play-dirty-180-p.asp

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/dressed-to-kill-107-p.asp

Dressed to Kill clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pys1zBR5jX8

Here is a link to a great Harry Palmer site with some great behind the scenes photos.

http://keesstam.tripod.com/tifbehind.html

Michael Caine discussing his favourite films.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8h9vDpK88s

Michael Caine on Michael Aspel Show

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

Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Cider House Rules.

From Harry Palmer to Harry Brown. One of the greatest actors of this or any generation. I could have selected another dozen great films to include. Anyone who has this amount of “classics” in their locker must be a bloody good actor.

Happy Birthday Sir Michael.

John Cazale – Died 12th March 1978

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/the-godfather-part-ii-478-p.asp

For an actor to only make 5 feature films in a tragically short career, and those five films to be   – The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deerhunter and The Conversation are all classics,  you have some track record.

Starting off in a short The American Way (1962)

He honed his craft on stage working with Meryl Streep with whom he began a relationship.

His pal Al Pacino invited him to audition for The Godfather (1972) and he won the role of Fredo.

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY1S34973zA

The Conversation (1974) – 3 Oscar Nominations, BAFTA Winner (Best Editing), BAFTA Winner (Best Soundtrack), 3 other BAFTA Nominations. Winner of Palm’D;Or in Cannes and over 20 other nominations around the world. Starring Gene Hackman and Harrison Ford alongside Cazale.

Trailer

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

    

The Godfather Part II (1974)

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJr92K_hKl0

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF1rtd8_pxA

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/dog-day-afternoon-345-p.asp

The Deer Hunter (1978)

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw-Tyr6Rb6I

Michael Cimino’s Oscar acceptance speech.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og8pywu8gbU

A great book on John Cazale.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Knew-It-Was-You-Rediscovering/dp/B003Z1OHGE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394276048&sr=8-1&keywords=john+cazale

Clip from Rediscovering John Cazale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd7m294By78

A short Tribute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exULQJRhS6M

What a short, but amazing career. Now sit down, pick any one of his films and marvel at the work.

Raul Julia (1940-1994)

Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) is probably only known (especially by the younger generation) as Gomez Addams in the Addams Family films, but he was a much better actor than just that.  He was born in Puerto Rico,  in San Juan, he gained interest in acting while still in school. Upon completing his studies, he decided to pursue a career in acting. After performing locally for some time, he was convinced by entertainment personality Orson Bean  to move and work in New York City. Juliá, who had been bilingual since his childhood, soon gained interest in Broadway and Off Broadway plays. He performed in mobile projects, including The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre.

Juliá was eventually noticed by Joseph Papp, who offered him work in the New York Shakespeare Festival.  After gaining notoriety, he received roles in two television series,  Love of Life and Sesame Street:

For his performance in Two Gentlemen of Verona , he received a nomination for the Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award.

In 1978 he featured in The Eyes of Laura Mars directed by Irvin Kershner (Star Wars, Robocop 2) with Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif from a script written by the great John  Carpenter.

 

One From the Heart (1982)

The Escape Artist (1982)

Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

http://www.filmposterart.co.uk/kiss-of-the-spider-woman-392-p.asp

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FVd6uRrYhM

William Hurt wins an Oscar for Kiss of the Spider Woman and “shares” it with Raul (when you watch this clip, Jon Voight is sitting next to his young daughter – Angelina Jolie)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PAO2stY8u0

Oscar, BAFTA and Cannes  winning, performance by William Hurt, Nominated for Best Director Oscar (Hector Babenco), and winner of numerous other awards including NBR Award for Raul.

The Morning After (1086)

 

The Penitent (1988)

Moon Over Paradour (1988)

Comedy romance with Kiss co-star Sonia Braga, Richard Dreyfuss and Sammy Davis Jnr!

 

Tequila Sunrise (1988)

 

Presumed Innocent (1990)

Between 1974 and 1982, Juliá received Tony Award nominations for Where’s Charley?, The Threepenny Opera and Nine.

. In 1994, he filmed The Burning Season 

In 1991 and 1993 he portrayed Gomez Addams in two hugely successful film adaptations of the Addams Family TV series in The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993)

Interview about playing Gomez Addams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpu7f_y_lCY

Later that year, Juliá suffered several health afflictions, eventually dying after suffering a stroke, he died on 24 October 1994 aged just 54.  His funeral was held in Puerto Rico, being attended by thousands. For his work in The Burning Season, Juliá won a posthumous Golden Globe and Emmy Award

Remembrance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxOt1pYQLpo