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The troubled childhood that molded Marlon Brando's brooding persona |  Mashable

The troubled childhood that molded Marlon Brando's brooding persona |  Mashable

Marlon Brando - Actor
Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004)

Widely regarded as one of the greatest cinema actors of the 20th
century, Brando received
numerous accolades throughout his
career, which spanned six decades, including two
Academy
Awards
, two Golden Globe Awards, a Cannes Film Festival
Award
, three British Academy Film Awards, and an Emmy
Award
.

Marlon Brando is credited with being one of the first actors to
bring the
Stanislavski system of acting and method acting to
mainstream audiences.

He made his film debut playing a wounded G.I. in The Men
(1950) and won two
Academy Awards for Best Actor for his
roles as a
dockworker in the crime drama film On the
Waterfront
(1954).

Movies You Should Know About: “On the Waterfront” (1954) | Hollywood Fix!

Bố Già 1-The Godfather 1 - Toomva.com
1972


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EDDIE MURPHY IS 64 TODAY

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy Net Worth From Movies, Comedy (2025)

Chameleonic actor-comedian who leapt from the sketch comedy
show Saturday Night Live
on NBC, for which he was a regular
cast member from 1980 to 1984 to "Beverly Hills Cop" and
"The Nutty Professor" film series.

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy (Video 1998) - IMDb

Eddie Murphy Says He's Returning to SNL After 30 Years
Buckwheat

All Eddie Murphy Movies Ranked | Rotten Tomatoes

Amazon.com: Eddie Murphy Collection Beverly Hills Cop part 1/2/3 Feature  Comedy Triple Feature Bowfinger / Life & The Nutty Professor DVD 6 Movie  Funny Man Set Bundle : Movies & TV

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KUBRICK FILM HAS WORLD PREMIERE


Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey had its
world theatrical premiere on April 2, 1968.

Stanley Kubrick Called This Crime Horror Movie the Most Terrifying Movie  He'd Ever Seen

Kubrick, whose 1964 Cold War satire Dr. Strangelove had been
popular with audiences and critics alike, was intrigued by
science fiction but felt the genre rarely produced interesting
films.

He became determined to make one, using the sci-fi story The
Sentinel
as source material and enlisting its author, Arthur C.
Clarke, as his co-writer.

The film does feature a coherent plot, involving two scientists
and a highly-intelligent computer sent to investigate a mysterious
event near Jupiter, but several scenes—including the film’s now-legendary opening, which seems to depict hominids learning to
use tools after the appearance of a mysterious monolith—are
surreal and highly open to interpretation.

Filming required the construction of a giant centrifuge to serve
as the spaceship’s interior and numerous expensive visual
effects, including a groundbreaking psychedelic sequence near
the end of the film so complex that staff referred to it as the
“Manhattan Project.” Kubrick is said to have removed over 15
minutes from the final cut, which nonetheless ran well over
2 hours.

What makes 2001:Space Odyssey enjoyable? | by GenZo | Medium

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Color in Film: 2001: A Space Odyssey | cahartmanfiction

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) directed by Stanley Kubrick • Reviews, film +  cast • Letterboxd

2001: A Space Odyssey | Kubrick's 1968 Sci-Fi Classic | Britannica

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ANCIENT GLADIATOR TOMB DISCOVERED

Roman tombs discovered by Italian archaeologists.

(FOX NEWS) – Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient
Roman tombs during the excavation of a necropolis – including
one bearing the epitaph of a gladiator.

The discovery was announced by the Archaeology, Fine Arts
and Landscape (ABAP) Superintendence for the Metropolitan
Area of Naples on March 21.

In a statement translated from Italian to English, officials said
that the dig took place in Liternum, an ancient town near the
city of Giugliano in Campania.

The excavation site was used as a necropolis from roughly the
first century B.C. to the third century A.D. 

Split image of epitaph, broken jugs
The recovered "grave goods" included lamps, small vases
and coins.


Roman Gladiators: The Bloody Origins and History

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WELL KNOWN ACTOR HAS DIED AT 65

Best Pictures of Val Kilmer | PS Celebrity

Val Kilmer's Net Worth (2025) - Parade

(FOX NEWS) – Actor Val Kilmer, who starred in many high-
profile films, including "Top Gun," "Batman Forever" and
"Tombstone,"
died Tuesday (April 1).

The New York Times reported that Kilmer died of pneumonia.

Kilmer, who played Tom "Iceman" Kazansky in the original
"Top Gun" in 1986, died in Los Angeles, according to his
daughter, Mercedes Kilmer.
 

In 2015, Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer. He
subsequently underwent a
tracheal procedure that
damaged his vocal cords, leaving him with severe
difficulty speaking. He also underwent
chemotherapy
and two
tracheotomies.

Top Gun Logo, symbol, meaning, history, PNG, brand

Val Kilmer on Playing Top Gun's Iceman Again: Reunited with Friend
Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise in Top Gun (1986)

The Doors (film) - Wikipedia
1991

Tombstone Movie Poster 1993 47x120

Tombstone (1993) | Film stuff by Mark
Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer (1993)

Batman poster - Batman Forever movie poster - Val Kilmer - 11" x 17"
 
  BATMAN FOREVER, Val Kilmer, 1995, (c)Warner Bros./courtesy Everett  Collection | Rotten Tomatoes 
  1995               

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