Posted by: Iain Fisher
« on: October 28, 2024, 06:46:48 PM »"Ken Russell's bonkers adaptation of The Who's rock opera Tommy". Does Pete Townsend liking the adaptation of his work still make it bonkers? The poor journalism is by Brent Furdykoct, 27 Oct 2024 in Grunge.
He does seem keen on sensationalism even if the facts are against him. He talks of Oliver Reed drinking 126 pints of beer within a single 24-hour period, but has to admit Reed's biographer said the accuracy of that count was questionable.
On Jack Nicholson he talks of the extreme use of cocaine, then admits Nicholson's girlfriend Anjelica Huston says Nicholson's use of the drug, despite assumptions, was never as extreme as people may have thought.
The writer seems to cover the sleaze area of celebrity but without the wit and incisiveness of for example Kenneth Anger's Hollywood Babylon.
https://www.grunge.com/1683964/actors-partied-way-hard/
He does seem keen on sensationalism even if the facts are against him. He talks of Oliver Reed drinking 126 pints of beer within a single 24-hour period, but has to admit Reed's biographer said the accuracy of that count was questionable.
On Jack Nicholson he talks of the extreme use of cocaine, then admits Nicholson's girlfriend Anjelica Huston says Nicholson's use of the drug, despite assumptions, was never as extreme as people may have thought.
The writer seems to cover the sleaze area of celebrity but without the wit and incisiveness of for example Kenneth Anger's Hollywood Babylon.
https://www.grunge.com/1683964/actors-partied-way-hard/