What famous actress was reportedly first offered but turned down the role of Libbie Custer?
— Tim
Author Archive
Love Stories at Chaumet
17
Feb
Featuring Errol & Lili, Josephine & Napolean, inter alia
See Errol & Lili in the fascinating article and video below:
Lilliane in Pre-Flynnian Pearls from Chaumet
— Tim
Posters of Gold
17
Feb
An Outstanding AFI Article on Movie Poster Maestro, Bill Gold, Who Worked On “Escape Me Never” and “The Adventures of Robin Hood”, and Many Other Classic Cinema Posters, from Errol to Eastwood.
— Tim
Errol’s Adventures of Robin Hood Voted One of Top Films for Children
15
Feb
“From The Kid to Toy Story, cinema has given us thousands of indelible ways to entertain and stimulate children, and subdue the difficult ones. We all grew up with classics that have stuck with us: for some it was Pixar; others were weaned on the classics of Disney animation or Studio Ghibli’s fantasical otherworlds. But what should you be treating your kids to first? Glad you asked because we’ve done weighing up this very question. Tears were shed and hair was pulled but eventually we came up with 50 of the finest kids films in cinema. And, hey, we’re all friends again now.
Look in the dictionary for “swashbuckling” and you will find Errol Flynn’s broad-as-it-is-long smile grinning back at you. His effortlessly charismatic turn as the heroic outlaw is surely definitive screen version (sorry, Kevin), in a crowd-pleasing technicolour adventure that transcends its eight-decade age. Lavish production values, classical Hollywood starriness, and a cast of thousands – even cynical 21st-century children will be hooked.”
— Tim
Actin’ Like Flynn – Part 7 – The Crocketeer
15
Feb
Have at it. The immortal Walt Disney must have spun in his grave (or cryogenic freezer) when he learned about his beloved studio’s viciously fictional attack on his friend Errol. Miscreant Chuckie Pigham spawned this despicably malicious misdepiction of Flynn. I hope the sick, jealous bastard is burning in hell.
What a shame. If they had made Errol the hero, it could have been an historically great film.
— Tim
Actin’ Like Flynn – Part 6 – My Favorite Flynn
13
Feb
A wonderful movie, with a magnificent opening (featuring Errol’s friend, Nat King Cole), featuring “Alan Swann/Errol Flynn” (“The Greatest Movie Star of All Time”). King Keyser/Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks, and Jimmy Hoffa.
MY FAVORITE YEAR, from left: Peter O’Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, 1982. ©MGM
P.S. That’s John Lennon’s apartment at The Dakota between “Errol” and “Mel Brooks”.
— Tim
Actin’ Like Flynn – Part 5 – The Last But Not Least
12
Feb
Highlighted by an outstanding portrayal of a late-1950s Flynn by Kevin Kline, who, many believe, should have played Flynn in a major biopic way back when he could have portrayed Errol at his physical and cinematic swashbuckling peak. Unfortunately, apparently due to screenplay and budget problems, the film itself is not nearly on par with Kline’s superlative performance. Susan Sarandon does an excellent job, as well.
— Tim
