And his wife of nearly sixty years:
— Tim
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The Errol Express
04
Sep
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Dear fellow Flynn fans,
here is a nice little vid showing a trip into La-La Hollywoodland.
One can see how Errol was living off his looks and wit and loving every minute of it.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
From Swashbucklers to Supermen
03
Sep
From Douglas Fairbanks to Errol Flynn to Ethan Hawk:
Elvis Tributes Errol. (At 1:40, that might be Errol’s inspiration for tossing Ginsburg over the side)
— Tim
Five Came back – a story of Hollywood and the 2nd World War
02
Sep
I picked up this book to read during my Muskoka vacation in August. It is by Mark Harris writing about the movies made during the war by the big 5 directors of the time (Capra, Huston, Walsh, Wyler and Ford) and how, once war was declared in 1941, their mission went from entertaining to producing `propaganda`movies for public consumption. Of course there is a brief mention of “Operation Burma` and an interesting line or two-
Did you know that during the scene where the soldiers come upon the mutilated corpses of their comrades, the original script had Errol saying -`There`s nothing especially Japanese about this.. you`ll find it wherever you find Fascists. There are even people who call themselves American who`d do it too“The line was cut as anti Japanese language was preferred. It is an odd sentence to have in a movie about war.
Somehow I can see Errol saying that. I wonder what he thought of the line being cut.
— Maria
Wearing the moustache just fine- Kevin Kline
02
Sep
Dear fellow Flynn fans,
The last of Robin Hood finally reached the shores of the old continent and I had a chance to watch this biopic-indy flic on DVD. The casting of course is top notch and the real scoop here. Academy Award winner Kevin Kline has been linked to Errol ever since he starred on Broadway as Pirate King in “The pirates of Penzance”. Despite striking physical similarities, Kline dismissed any eventual parallel with a quick sidestep: “I consider myself rather an actor than a movie star.” Actually that is a very accurate account of Flynn`s dilemma with Warner Bros. Errol was considered rather a movie star than an actor and put in mediocre films many times with the notion, they would make money nonetheless.
Kline`s impersonation of the private Errol is what really brings Flynn to life. I guess method acting was not an option, since it would have hurt Kevin`s de-liver-y. He may be weary to walk in Flynn`s footsteps, but has been donning the pants of famous personalities like Douglas Fairbanks in “Chaplin” and Cole Porter in “De-lovely” before. He has done a ton of movie classics like “Sophie`s Choice”, “The Ice Storm” and “Cry Freedom” and is a rare hybrid actor that feels comfortable both in drama and comedy. The script of TLORH though rarely calls for an indebt characterization, so Kline narrows his acting down to hamming up the Hollywood hero. The dialogue seems like a best of Errol`s quick quips. Despite his disputable actions, Flynn is coming across very favourably.
Since this isn`t your average boy meets girl story, but the story of an aging matinee idol and his last conquest of an underage singer-dancer under the favorable eye of her manager- mother, the studio obviously decided to go easy on everybody. Especially Susan Sarandon, who as always does a fine acting job, has not to answer for the catering of her daughter to a funny old filmstar. Dakota Fanning is credible in her role of timid teenager turned into intoxicating inamorata. The film as a whole has a Sixties feel to it, which I found out of place (and time!). Clearly chosen for its scandalous topic, it doesn`t dare to bare all surrounding sordid details. Errol`s doing drugs comes across like another of his eccentrics for example.
All in all this light comedy comes and goes like a breeze leaving little impression, not even a bitter after taste. Still it is fine for a movie night in like Flynn.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Errol Flynn Mailbag! Rory Flynn Speaks!
31
Aug
Hi, David,
Just wanted to let you know that Rory Flynn is going to be our guest speaker here at Bridgewater College (Bridgewater, Va.) on Sept. 25, as part of our Errol Flynn Day. Rory will speak at 7:30 p.m. in Cole Hall, after which we will show “Captain Blood” (this is the 80th anniversary of the film). Earlier in the day we will show “The Sea Hawk,” with an introductory commentary by one of our film professors.
Could you post something about this on the blog? For readers close to us, it might be something they’d want to attend. Or even to travel to.
Thanks so much, David.
Regards,
Charles
Charles Culbertson | Office of Marketing & Communications | Director of Media Relations | online: bridgewater.edu…
— David DeWitt
The Case; Part II
30
Aug
Found that I could only put up the pics in a new post, but here they are…
— Delvan
The Case of the Curious Case
30
Aug
Dear Authors & Readers:
Any information or ideas about the history and symbology of this, Errol’s cigarette case?
— Tim
