The phenomenon of the disgraced footballer has ossified into a genre. Read more »
Archive for Raging Bull
The Ricky Nixon Show
Posted in Journalism, Observation, Ridiculous curiosity with tags AFL, Anna Nicole Smith, Ben Cousins, Brendan Fevola, Jake La Motta, John 9:25, Kirstie Alley, Martin Scorsese, Raging Bull, reality television, Ricky and Tegan Get Real, Ricky Nixon, Tegan Gould, The Osbournes, The Truth Hurts, Wayne Carey on August 5, 2012 by Jarrod BoyleWayne Carey: The Truth Hurts
Posted in Journalism, Observation, Reading with tags AFL football, Andrew Denton, Anthony Stevens, Barwon Prison, Bill Schwartz, Brisbane Bears, Casino, Charles Happell, Cocaine, Enough Rope, James Toback, Jason Akermanis, Joe Pesci, Kangaroos Football Club, Kate Nielsen, Kellie Stevens, Kevin Carey, Miami Police, Mike Tyson, Raging Bull, Sam Newman, Scorsese, The Footy Show, The Game Plan, Tyson, Wayne Carey on June 17, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle
I went into this book hoping for a Raging Bull story (I’m referring, of course, to the Scorsese film about Jake La Motta). That said, I was expecting a fairly blunt and simplistic tool designed to resuscitate Wayne’s media career. I was disappointed on the one hand, confirmed on the other, but nonetheless, held in the grip of the tale. Read more »
'Goodfellas' Versus 'Love Ranch'
Posted in Film with tags Goodfellas, Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, Lord of War, Love Ranch, Raging Bull, Scorsese, Taxi Driver on June 28, 2011 by Jarrod BoyleI think it’s time for a genre called ‘Scorsese’. Read more »
