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I love you John Cassavetes…

I have a crush on a dead man, his name is was John Cassavetes and he made movies. Many people are familiar with his acting work in such classics as Polanski's Rosemary's Baby - he played Mia Farrow's husband (devil pimp) or Paul Mazursky's 1982 Shakespeare adaptation Tempest where he played Prospero in the midst of a mid-life crisis taken in extremis. I also love his work as a director. From his earliest films like the 1959 release Shadows, to 70s classics like The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. Cassavetes was married to Gena Rowlands who starred in some of his films, I'm thinking particularly of A Woman Under The Influence. He was also a frequent collaborator with Ben Gazzara and Peter Falk. He even co-starred in a Columbo episode with Falk (Etude In Black).

I leave you then with many suggested viewings via the magic that was Cassavetes.

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