Rest in peace, James Caan.[Dlisted]
Jared Leto’s “mystery girl” looks very, very young. [LaineyGossip]
I love all of these “you had one job” photos. [OMG Blog]
Madame Tussauds’ Boris Johnson wax figure is super-creepy. [Seriously OMG]
North West held up a “stop” sign during a fashion show? [Just Jared]
People are obsessed with The Bear & Jeremy Allen White’s dirtbag hotness. [Pajiba]
When I saw those photos of Ashley Roberts, I couldn’t wait to hear what the Fug Girls had to say about her very strange dress. [Go Fug Yourself]
What’s going on at Reveal? [Gawker]
Here are some creepy f–king stories to end the week. [Buzzfeed]
American tennis player Taylor Fritz is dating an influencer named Morgan Riddle, and Riddle got more air time at Wimbledon than Fritz. [Egotastic]
Herschel Walker lies to everyone, including his campaign staff.[Jezebel]
"My dad never told me he loved me, and consequently I told Scott I loved him every other minute" James Caan (1940 – 2022) pic.twitter.com/xr2yGzPIlA
— Scott-Caan.Com (@ScottCaanCom) July 7, 2022
Team Mates and friends till the end. RIP Jimmy 💔#jamescaan pic.twitter.com/s7lfMzMlh3
— Billy Dee Williams (@realbdw) July 7, 2022
“Jimmy was my fictional brother and my lifelong friend. It’s hard to believe that he won’t be in the world anymore because he was so alive and daring…I’m gonna miss him," said Al Pacino in remembrance of James Caan https://t.co/0IKnCUT6dr pic.twitter.com/ot1skE87Vm
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 7, 2022
One of my favorite character actors, Gregory Itzen died today. He was President Logan on 24. He was one of those actors who seemed to pop up everwhere. I just loved him. I follow his hot son on Instagram and he made the announcement this morning.
OMG. He was one of those actors that is in everything but no one knows their name. He was good in everything that he was in. I loved 24 and he was so good as President Logan.
RIP
Brian’s Song was the first movie that I can remember watching that made me cry. Only later did I realize how important the movie and the actors were in both breaking barriers and in showing their audience how smoothly it could be done.
That was the first time I ever saw my dad cry.
I couldn’t stop crying. Just hearing the theme music after would set me off. I was only about 13 or so when it was on, but I still remember it so clearly. I think it was one of the best films ever.
“I love you Brian Piccolo”. The line from the movie that made it OK for men to cry.
I was maybe 4 or 5 years old when Brian’s Song came out. It was a movie that my parent’s made a point of playing anytime it was airing. I was 7/8 when I recall my Dad saying it was an important movie to watch about friendship. He (my Dad) didn’t explain the why. It was about friendship. (as a young one I’m thinking well of course football players are friends) So, in the event that you need to clear out your tear ducts…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfI_HT39eeM
James Caan was great in so many things. People can talk about him in the Godfather/Honeymoon in Las Vegas roles. Misery was exemplary. Asked my husband…his answer was El Dorado.???? My two favorites: Brian’s Song and Eraser. My DH remembers his Dad telling him ‘I love you’ once. Love that James Caan recognized the importance of those words from father to son.
That girl is much much too young, barely 18 if she is even that old.
Lest we forget, Leto was photographed numerous times at “photographer to the stars” Terry Richardson’s studio in the most godawful, lurid, misogynistic, violent, abusive photoshoots. Many of the girls involved looked underage, drunk/stoned out of their minds, some looked like junkies they’d picked off the street, and numerous models came forward with stories of being raped by Richardson and others there. Terry seems to have become a pariah and banished from the fashion photography world, I wonder how it is Leto skated?
North needs to blame her mom. She parades North around like an accessory and Kim is the one who calls the paps to make sure they get the right shots. North was so upset she even threw a flower walking out of one of the fashion shows or something. Poor North is realizing that this is her future. This is the family she belongs to. Maybe when she’s old enough she can escape it all.
I’ve been concerned about North ever since Kim dragged her through the streets in Italy during Kourtney’s wedding, in front of a an enormous crush of paparazzi. North always look so unhappy when she is being paraded about by her mom, and her body language tends to lean away from her mom. My heart goes out to her, and all of the children in that family who are exploited.
Poor kid doesn’t understand that when she’s with mom, she will be photographed.
No one else could’ve played Sonny Corleone as well as he did. RIP.
LOL I was once witness to a debate between a couple over – if you had to be a Caan – would you want Scott or James Caan’s life. The husband was all James-iconic role, people, parties, etc. and despite the huge cocaine problem and being unemployable and practically destitute at times, he enjoyed flying high during amazing cultural times and made a huge image with a legacy. The wife was all Scott-not a household name, but a good solid career with film and tv roles, esp. in the quality Ocean’s movies and Hawaii 5-0 reboot series, that will probably stand the test of time as well. Plus he’s into family and charity and who knows, he could still have a legendary role in his future. They were mind-blown that their partner chose the “other” Caan and could not really comprehend where their partner was coming from in their choice and kind of chalked it up to their ~10 year age difference. I couldn’t help but wonder if it was the difference in opinion that made them good partners or if it was a potential red flag about the compatibility of their life opinions.
My favorite recent James Caan roles are Undercover Grandpa and Hawaii 5-0. Scott is pretty great as Dano in the Hawaii 5-0 series too.
Too funny.
Scott Caan is also the subject of maybe some kind of writer’s – or writers’ – running gag in some of the best written comedy shows of the past ~10 years or so. I’ve heard it several times, but the most memorable one is in New Girl when Schmidt adamantly proclaims that (I’m paraphrasing) he does NOT want to miss a motivational success conference he’s been planing to attend where Scott Caan is giving the keynote. I think it’s Season 1. This makes me want to watch New Girl again, such a great show!
Anyway, IIRC, they’re all in good humor, the type of jokes somebody probably makes about their homie or someone they think is a mensch.
To me, James Caan was always Sonny Corleone banging that bridesmaid against the bedroom door, until Elf came out and confused me!
I remember James Cann in Elf I think he played the dad
Yes, he played Buddy’s bio-dad. It’s one of the films that I *have* to watch that every holiday season 😊
Me too, Jan90067, each Christmas season. Re-watched Elf yesterday along with Henry’s Crime, a little-seen but fun caper with Caan, Keanu Reeves, and Vera Farmiga.
I know a lot of people who re-watch The Godfather and The Godfather II every Christmas. Neither is a Christmas movie, and yet…. I vaguely recall discussions about Caan not being Italian–as so many in the cast were–but I agree, nobody else could have been Sonny Corleone.
Did anyone else see that Shinzo Abe was assassinated?
I just saw that!
Yes, it’s terrifying. Extremism is becoming such a threat all over the world.
So upsetting.
shinzo abe was a horrible man, denier of japanese crimes against humanity and especially women. look into it. hope trump and his cronies are next.
The scariest of those creepy stories are the ones where a mystery male is heard when the person is supposed to be alone. For all you know, that was a potential serial killer (the living are much more frightening than the dead).
I find Herschel Walkers candidacy to be a blessing. He clearly has mental health issues that make him unfit for public office, especially one as high level as the US Senate. Raphael Warnock is pretty much guaranteed to win, and he’s a brilliant politician that Georgia deserves
If US voters have learned anything since 2016, it should be that logical candidates are absolutely NOT guaranteed to win against rabid pro-Drumpf candidates regardless of mental state.
Mitch McConnell has been feeding Walker’s campaign with big money. Unfortunately Warnock’s base is not full of millionaires. Warnock said he’s been targetted as the easiest seat to flip red. The GOP is working hard on this one.
Tony “Paulie Walnuts” died today. This is also the day my dad died in 1983. July 8th SUCKS.
Maryam, Very sorry. My mom passed away April 8 ten years ago. It hurts to lose a parent.
As much as I love The Godfather, I really want to hype up this exquisite little film James Caan did in the late 90s. It was called This Is My Father and it costarred Aidan Quinn and it took place mostly in Ireland. Aidan’s brothers wrote and directed the film. If you can find it, watch it!
I saw this movie in a little indie theater when it came out. I bawled so hard! It’s a incredible movie thanks for reminding me about it.
I watched it in an indie theatre too on my birthday with a friend. The next year on my birthday, that friend bought me a used VHS copy of it from Blockbuster Video, LOL. It remains one of only two films that makes me cry *every* time I watch it. (The other film is the Lana Turner version of Imitation of Life.)
I’ll have to look for this one. On an Aidan Quinn tangent, anyone else love Songcatcher and/or The Playboys (also filmed in Ireland).