How we madeMovies‘Forest Whitaker macheted his thumb, Tom Berenger knifed his foot, Willem Dafoe got medivacked – and Oliver Stone jumped up and down with joy’
Charlie Sheen, played Chris Taylor
My brother Emilio Estevez and I were huge fans of Scarface and Midnight Express, which were both written by Oliver Stone. Emilio kept talking to me about Oliver’s new Vietnam film, which he was auditioning for. He got the lead part, Chris Taylor, but then couldn’t do it because of scheduling conflicts. Read More...
US newsObituaryConstance WebbWriter wife of CLR JamesConstance Webb, who has died in San Francisco aged 86, was a successful model, actor and author, but will best be remembered as the beautiful second wife of the writer C L R James, to whom he wrote a remarkable series of letters. The correspondence between James and Webb reveals much about his often enigmatic personality, the nature of literary and political life in the middle years of the 20th century, and the travails and difficulties of interracial love in America. Read More...
Islamic State This article is more than 6 months oldFormer UK rapper Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary goes on trial in Madrid for joining ISThis article is more than 6 months oldThe 32-year-old allegedly posted an image of himself holding a severed head on Twitter while visiting Syria
Former British rapper and notorious Islamic State suspect Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, who was arrested in Spain in 2020, went on trial in Madrid on Wednesday. Read More...