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Archive for the ‘Behind the Scenes’ Category

Line Dance

21 Sep


Dear Flynnstone,

long before Harry met Sally, Errol met Sammy:m.youtube.com…

Enjoy,

— shangheinz

 

Pardon his French

20 Sep

Dear Flynnmate,

he not only spoke treason fluently:m.youtube.com…

Enjoy,

 

— shangheinz

 

AI rrol

17 Sep


Dear Flynnstone,

is a new era of moving pictures dawning on us?

I remember the shot of this photo quite differently.

Errol or Airrol!?

Leave your comment down below.

Enjoy,

 

— shangheinz

 

Still Tell

18 Aug

To who it may flynncern:

Here are two more still photos of the newfound film material (www.theerrolflynnblog.com…) of Errol‘s ill fated William Tell movie.

Leave a comment below if you‘d like me to write more on the content of the lost and found (www.theerrolflynnblog.com…) reels.

Enjoy,

— shangheinz

 

Straight Outta Hobart

02 Mar

Dear Flynnstone,

one can never feel too save from the Ol’ swashbuckler’s spirit.

While watching “The Narrow Road to the Deep North“, a moving mini series filmed in Sydney after the namesake novel from Richard Flanagan, Errol is summoned by two fellow Aussies.

Simon Baker, best known as The Mentalist and who completed the Down Under- triad in James Ellroy’s “ L.A Confidential“ (www.theerrolflynnblog.com…) is comparing the protagonist Jacob Elordi in a scene to Flynn.

Elordi who starred as Elvis in „Priscilla“, as the monster in Frankenstein and as monsterous Heathcliff in “Wuthering Hights“ alongside Australian beauty Margot Robbie, is widely considered as the next big matinee idol. He even is in the mix to become the new 007. Then again, which young leading lad isn‘t…

If he does, maybe Errol Flynn paved the way transcending time, space and lifelines.

Enjoy,

— shangheinz

 

Forsyte is better than

12 Nov

Dear Flynnstone,

in hindsight they had a lot of fun during filming.

“When Greer Garson flung her wardrobe open to change into a dress to accompany Soames to the art gallery, Errol Flynn jumped out of the wardrobe which caused her to scream and faint on.

Despite the infamous practical joke with the wardrobe, G. G. recalled that she and E. F. got along very well while making this film. During initial rehearsals, they discovered they had a lot in common. Flynn had started his career at the Northampton Repertory Theater, while Garson had started hers at the nearby Birmingham Repertory Theater. If Flynn muffed a line, Garson would quip, “Ha! One up for Birmingham, one down for Northampton!” If Garson muffed a line, Flynn would respond, “Ha! One up for Northampton, one down for Birmingham!” Also, when Garson had tea served on the set every day at 4 o’clock, Flynn would join her with his customary bottle of gin, but Garson insisted that he drink his gin out of a teacup.“ (IMDb)

Enjoy,

— shangheinz

 

You can leave your hat on

07 Nov

Dear Flynnstone,

watch Errol going all in like Flynn.

Enjoy,

— shangheinz

 

Drawing close

27 Oct

Dear Flynnstone,

this portrait artist rather seems to enjoy her assignment of drawin Flynn as Gentleman Jim.

Don‘t move,

 

 

— shangheinz

 

Chill of the Light Brigade

17 Oct

Dear Flynnstones,

tea anyone?

Charge,

— shangheinz

 

The Kubrick Connex

28 Sep

Dear Flynnstones,

Stanley Kubrick`s former Victorian estate Abbots Mead is on the market again. Inside Stanley Kubrick’s Former Estate: Abbots Mead | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

This offer offers us a curious Flynn connection, other than the symbologistic (not to use the word visionary) director´s initial impuls to cast Errol as H.H. for his Lolita-adaptation: In should`ve been Flynn 13 « The Errol Flynn Blog

Do you see it?

Take a close look at the bathroom (photo courtesy of Savills), a place always prominently pictured in SK`s movies.

Yes, it shows the same female figurine, that watches Errol Flynn’s grave.

So, maybe, when Stanley lay in his bathtube for recreational and inspirational purposes under that black monolithic madonna, he saved a thought or two about our man Flynn. The one that got away, declining a career opportunity in dire times by cooly declaring: “You see, Old Sport, me and Bev come as a sort of a package deal.”

When Errol`s one time business manager Lew Wasserman, the later boss of Universal Studios, was asked as who he`d like to reincarnate, he replied instantly: “Clark Gable.”

I wonder who Kubrick`s favourite starchild was.

Enjoy,

 

 

 

 

— shangheinz