The term “literary” tends to be invoked to describe films with a grand narrative sweep, featuring a sizable cast and beholden to a dialogue-heavy script. A more holistic definition, though, might be one that highlights how the elements that make up a movie operate in such perfect harmony that they seem to flow from the same pen. On those terms, John Sayles’s Lone Star is among the most literary films ever made. Ostensibly a murder mystery set in a Texas border town, the 1996 neo-western blossoms into something far more complex: a reckoning with personal and historical skeletons that, true to the setting, are left exposed under harsh sunlight even as people struggle to hide them in the faintest sliver of shade.
The story sets into motion with the discovery of a skeleton belonging to Charlie Wade (Kris Kristofferson), Frontera’s racist, corrupt sheriff during the 1960s, who ruled the...
The story sets into motion with the discovery of a skeleton belonging to Charlie Wade (Kris Kristofferson), Frontera’s racist, corrupt sheriff during the 1960s, who ruled the...
- 1/22/2024
- by Jake Cole
- Slant Magazine
Brad Pitt remembers his first sex scene well.
The actor was chatting to W Magazine for its first issue of 2023, “Volume 1, Best Performances”, when he was asked what his first love scene was.
Pitt responded, “It would have been in the show ‘Dallas’. I had to roll around in the hay in a barn. I don’t think I had a line. I was just rolling and frolicking.”
Read More: Brad Pitt Crashed A Wedding Party, Shares What Happened
The star featured in four episodes of the TV series as Randy, the boyfriend of Shalane McCall’s character Charlie Wade, from 1987-1988.
Pitt then said of that famous scene in “Thelma & Louise”, in which he starred as J.D., “Yeah, that was my entry into the big leagues, I guess. Geena [Davis] was so sweet and kind and delicate. That love scene, I think, went on for two days of shooting.
The actor was chatting to W Magazine for its first issue of 2023, “Volume 1, Best Performances”, when he was asked what his first love scene was.
Pitt responded, “It would have been in the show ‘Dallas’. I had to roll around in the hay in a barn. I don’t think I had a line. I was just rolling and frolicking.”
Read More: Brad Pitt Crashed A Wedding Party, Shares What Happened
The star featured in four episodes of the TV series as Randy, the boyfriend of Shalane McCall’s character Charlie Wade, from 1987-1988.
Pitt then said of that famous scene in “Thelma & Louise”, in which he starred as J.D., “Yeah, that was my entry into the big leagues, I guess. Geena [Davis] was so sweet and kind and delicate. That love scene, I think, went on for two days of shooting.
- 1/9/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.