Showing posts with label edward fox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label edward fox. Show all posts

Sunday, March 1, 2009

foxy


yes, the fine fox brothers. there's james fox, who starred in the legendarily cool 'performance' with mick jagger and anita pallenberg, and then there's his slightly older brother edward fox, who starred in one of my fave weekend movies 'force ten from navarone.' every time 'navarone' is on, i'll let it roll. hey, it features a youngie harrison ford, barbara 'mrs. ringo starr' bach, the guy who beat up rocky in the first movie, and quint-from-jaws; mr. robert shaw. yes, if you watch carefully, if it wasn't for edward fox's character 'miller,' they wouldn't be able to like, blow up the bridge and all that. and he also has one of 'navarone's' best lines: '...we can't just sit here like ducks in thunder.' he's the coolest. and so handsome, too. so hey, eddie baby, where ever you are, i thank you for all your handsome contributions to cinema... and hey, kiss your brother for me. oh, let's not forget, he also steals the show in the albert finney movie 'the dresser,' as the fey and impolite mr. oxenby. speaking of 'thunder,' when the wartime production of 'king lear' is in danger of losing its tempestuous special effects, it's oxenby who realizes the play takes precendence over his attitude, and decides, at the last minute, to take the meteorological boomings into his own hands. i love you, eddie baby. you're the coolest.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

f is for fox ...edward fox


mmm, i lovvve the fox brothers. i was going to describe edward as the 'lesser-known' fox brother, but i suppose that sort of depends on who you talk to. i think its safe to say i first noticed the lean and sexy edward fox in his role as 'mr. oxenby,' the abrasive shakesperean actor in peter yates' 1983 backstage drama 'the dresser.' he also stole scenes handily as the charismatic explosives expert sgt. dusty miller in the 1978 war...romp? 'force ten from navarone,' where he uttered the memorable line, '...we cahn't just sit here like ducks in thunder.' he's handsome, smooth, and has a very welcome spot on the 'planetcool' official alphabet. he was also in 'gandhi,' but its been so long since i've seen that, i really can't cite anything groovy he might've done in that. who was the sexier fox brother? well, i go back and forth on that one. hey, why can't i have both? both, in my imaginary harem of smooth and handsome british actors?