Al Pacino

“All I am is what I’m going after.” For a significant part of my childhood, I have been led to believe that men have a specific role to fill in society. Whether it is to be stoic, a leader, a prideful worker, it boils down to a deep and hardened…

In early 1986, I made plans to have lunch with my father. I drove to his film production office in Beverly Hills and met his new receptionist, a young Julia Roberts lookalike with large brown eyes, wavy hair and an effervescent smile. “You must be Loren,” she said rising from…

The 80s were, in many ways, one of the most important decades for the queer rights movement. Some of the important things that happened were positive sure; Desert Hearts was a great movie, we all liked Mala Noche and Gus van Sant in general. But there were some negatives; Personal…

Cappuccino, Frappuccino, Al Pacino … —

The Allure of the Villain — I think it was in 2001 when I received the two tape set of Scarface. Since then, I’ve watched Al Pacino portray the infamous kingpin hundreds of times. …

When Francis Ford Coppola and Paramount Pictures set out to cast the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather, they had a disagreement. The studio wanted Robert Redford, Warren Beatty or Ryan O’Neal. Coppola wanted an unknown Italian American actor. At the time, Al Pacino had just one starring film…

1. What I’m inspired by: Excellent writing. Excellent delivery. Thanks to YouTube recommendations of unmatchable performances from years of yore, I landed on this amazing monologue by Al Pacino defending the character Charlie Simms in the movie Scent of a Woman. My favourite lines; “Out of order. Who the hell…

Charlie Simms : So you fucked up all right? So what? So everybody does it. Get on with your life would ya? Lt. Col. Frank Slade : [screaming] What life? I got no life! I’m in the dark here. You understand? I’m in the dark! Charlie Simms : So give…