Doctors Without Borders is just such an amazing organization, so much bravery. Joel McCrea, a tall, trim, ruggedly handsome actor who radiated a casual, amiable image in 80 movies, many of them westerns, died yesterday of pulmonary complications at the Motion Picture and. Just to have anybody remember you that long is pretty amazing. Without the villain, you have no story. Skybound 's Creepshow takes all the fright from Shudder's hit anthology series and brings it to comic book readers who want to get the Halloween festivities started a little earlier this year. Why did you decide to play Los Angeles for New Years Eve? Then the next day you show up instead you will be in that tiny tiny shop surrounded by beautiful clothes. Yeah. Then, another three years later, its the same thing, none of the same people. So I take it Cake fans arent bashful? Especially if you really love music, do something that you don't like in order to make money. I think for musicians increasingly, it is a matter of getting to spend more hours doing the thing that you want to do which ostensibly is music and fewer hours having to wait tables, drive trucks, and/or whatever else you have to do to pay the rent. Its an altruistic and adult thing to do. One of the things that keeps me interested in music is that I dont feel obligated just to listen to one genre. Copyright 2023 All Access Music Group All rights reserved. I guess a lot of people still watch television. And you get 15% of it if it comes through. "It was actually my academic teachers that suggested taking up some extracurricular activities," he recalls. Im just saying. Its creating incentive to be satisfied by a nuanced victory. I've got to be honest, I was a '90s Disney kid, so for me it was sort of more about "The Lion King" and the like. note: We spoke to McCrea one week prior to the midterm election.] Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. After all, David Bowie was so influential in the 1970s, so you have to believe that there's some sort of connection there. If you look at our website or Facebook page, whether you agree with them or not, theyre really engaging. Your 2011 album, Showroom of Compassion, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 charts. The Democrats changed a lot of things, like using CFL bulbs [at the Capitol building], and tried to make their whole existence a little bit more environmentally friendly. So when the police come and bust the party, we werent invited to the party. What were you thinking about when you wrote it? But one that affects, like in the case of schools, a bunch of children. Yeah, we took a risk on self-releasing our album during a time of precipitous decline in music sales. It was horrible. John McCrea (actor) - Wikipedia Lomax, John Avery, et al. We interview Cruella star John McCrea about what drew him to take a role in the film, working with director Craig Gillespie, and much more. This terrific cover brought to mind a classic Jay Ward character "Super Chicken" who was featured on the "George Of The Jungle" Show. I remember the cartoon, but I remember the live-action movie a bit more. MCCREA: Oh, yeah. From Presidential Aide to Battleship Commander - How Captain John Interest was piqued when British stage actor John McCrea was cast in the film in the role of Artie, the owner of a vintage stop who befriends Stone's Estella. Red Carpet News brings you all the latest Film & Entertainment News. We are not part of a next big thing. For nearly 20 years Cake have been making music that is distinctly their own. They tell you when theyre not happy. I actually knew most of what you told me, but Im glad that I asked you because I like that Hunter S. Thompson quote. A noted pathologist and army physician, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae was also a poet; he wrote "In Flanders Fields" one of the most famous poems of the First World War. I thought maybe wed just play new songs and do it that way. I was just so lucky to walk into an audition and have the director in the room, and that was it. John McCrea (comics) - Wikipedia I love your introduction when Emma Stone's Cruella Estella, actually, at that point when she comes into your shop and you say to her, "My name is Artie or Art, as in work of." I just had an opportunity to visit the Google campus not too long ago. In a recent interview, lead singer John McCrea discusses the current state of music with the Internet, the benefit of a band to have cheap rent, and that the anomaly of Cake's continued. PDF Interview with Uncle Billy McCrea, Jasper, Texas, 1940 Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae and Bonneau. And we posted that article and a lot of Republicans got really furious with that while a lot of people said thank you for posting that, it was interesting. But for most people, I guess it didnt really look good to be bringing back the Styrofoam cup. It used to be impossible. Biography McCrea gave one of his finest performances in Hitchcock's "Foreign Correspondent" (1940) and brought an amiable, relaxed charm to his comic roles, especially when directed by Preston Sturges in "Sullivan's Travels" (1941) and "The Palm Beach Story" (1942) and by George Stevens in "The More the Merrier . MCCREA: Rebecca Solnit, a feminist writer who I enjoy, said back in 2016, Voting is a chess move, not a Valentine. I think thats really key for the left to understand that its not about your individuality or your self-expression. sort by * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. Joel McCrea, Actor, Dies at 84; A Casual, Amiable Leading Man I'm glad you mentioned the word transformative because you get to witness her perform both Estella and Cruella, and you get to see that range. Not only do you look like Bowie, but Bowie prepping to transform into Ziggy Stardust, because I noticed those lightning bolts by your eyes. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Theatre 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 Personal life Is that actually your voice that we're hearing doing that? The Internet is supposed to provide the ability for more musicians to put their sound out there and give people the opportunity to listen to more music. The attention to detail is amazing. You've got to be hoping that Artie is going to come back with a sequel. STEREOGUM: Yeah, you have a little more control instead of having to funnel messaging through, say, your label. MCCREA: The elephant in the room is its nice to get paid for something that youve worked on for a year or two. Did he teach you anything about yourself as a performer? As a young boy, he had overflowing energy, which often led him into mischief. In . The poem was written by a CanadianJohn McCrae, a doctor and teacher, who served in both the South African War and the First World War. And I guess it occurred to me that everyone should have some sort of experience that does that. McCrea studied English and anthropology at State University of Sacramento . I think whats really unsettling for me is that for most artists, especially artists that are not pop artists, they cant stop touring. Thats right, but there is also good music thrown away because people wear a different kind of pants. Father: Not Known Mother: Not Known Marital Status: Single John McCrea Favorites Academy Award winner Emma Stone (La La Land) stars in Disneys Cruella, an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas most notorious and notoriously fashionable villains, the legendary Cruella de Vil. You know, as long as were talking politics, Id love to know at what point you decided to use CAKE as a platform to raise awareness? I dont feel that Im ever actually getting that much done. Thats I guess really why I like that quote. John A. Lomax: Where that salt come from? Golden Boy: The Sexy Ways of Joel McCrea - Bright Lights Film Journal STEREOGUM: Yeah, and Sinking Ship has a real evergreen quality, thematically speaking. But who doesn't love a villain, you know? Its like, youre in this van, and you get paid a few hundred bucks. How's that? We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, For Dini, though, it's something he embraces. He had some great stories in between takes. Is the Cake fan base a community? Cake snacks on social commentary, spreads 'Sunshine' John McCrae as Artie in Disneys live-action CRUELLA. Would you say that we live in a culture of mass A.D.D. By telling the story of a teenage boy who dreams of becoming a drag queen, the new play wants to send . Check out our other videos for more exclusive interviews and west end theatre coverage, thanks for watching and dont forget to subscribe. "When I was growing up, the great EC horror titles were long gone, but I would find them in reprints or anthologies. And I think that's what makes this film so wonderful. When that doesnt happen, you have to be in the van more. In Flanders fields the poppies blow. Yeah. You'll find it in their live performances, defined by a unique brand of audience interaction. I dont think whether people have clean air or clean water I dont see how thats a political issue. The actor, who plays Artie in the hotly-anticipated Disney film, made the revelation in an interview with Attitude. Maybe theres some innovation that can occur that can make that easier, especially if we used some of the tools of the internet and the kind of interconnectivity that could occur. I mean, I was very lucky because my character doesn't exist in any of the previous iterations [of "101 Dalmatians"]. Featuring exclusive content and interviews for Game Of Thrones, Sherlock, Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Downton Abbey, Doctor Who and so much more.Visit our homepage at http://www.redcarpetnewstv.com or follow us on Twitter @RedCarpetNewsTV for exclusive daily updates, reviews, photo galleries and more. John McCrea | Fresh Air Archive: Interviews with Terry Gross No, not really, Im not an idealist. Cruella Star John McCrea Reveals Just How Perfect It Was Working With Emma Stone - Exclusive Interview. MCCREA: Age Of Aquarius will come out in January, probably like March or something for another single. He rose to fame for his appearance as a gay in the Disney Live-action movie named 'Cruella', which released on May 28, 2021. I went in and I auditioned like everybody else. Then three years later, we release another album, play the same festivals, and it would be a totally different group of faces. I think for that reason it spurred me into action after a period of not feeling particularly compelled to put out recorded music. It seemed like the right thing to do. You cant ignore them just because theyre more invisible. John A. Lomax: Yeah. Have you noticed the cost of being in the industry going up or down? (Image source: WikiCommons) In 1943, McCrea, 52, embarked on a new career path - one that would take him much closer to the action. They varying scale of the movie is really quite something to behold because its massive and its loud, and its quiet., When it comes to Disneys Cruella, there is so much about it that begs to be seen on the big screen, which is something John agrees with. Every three years, there is a new group of important bands mostly. When people think of Cruella De Vil, hopefully some of them will think about Artie. I tend to stay away from the horror genre. However, McCrea recalled how God opened a door that would eventually lead to a . Interviewing Cake's John McCrea: A slice of life from singer of alt Consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Gabe Nelson and drummer Paulo Baldi, the band has been noted for McCrea's sarcastic lyrics and deadpan voice, DiFiore's trumpet parts, and their wide-ranging musical influences, including country music, Mariachi, rock, funk, Iranian folk music and hip-hop. Interview: John McCrea of Cake. In Flanders Fields by John McCrae - Poems | Academy of American Poets Our first visit there, we didnt know that we had become popular there. At the age of fourteen, he joined the . To add more books, click here . There was a certain sort of underlying sort of evil, a menacing sassiness that I felt coming along every time I was around her in the Cruella wig. John Joseph Joubert IV (July 2, 1963 - July 17, 1996) was an American serial killer convicted of the murders of three boys in Maine and Nebraska . I understand what its like. "Interestingly . It just reminds you of how talented she is. It's not one of the scariest things in the world, but I'd like to give that a go. Okay. Estella begins working at the store at the bottom, and she appears to be going nowhere until a happy accident leads Baroness von Hellman (Emma Thompson) to offer her a job as a fashion designer. It was crazy, really. I dont know. We love L.A. How do you use the time during the day to incorporate all the things that you are active in and include music? We have to put some of our agenda aside in order to do whats best for the group. Uncle Billy McCrea: Yes, sir. I think a lot of us are kind of just pinballing from processing horrible news cycles to feeling emboldened by small moments of redemption. When Cake formed in 1990, McCrea was. MCCREA: I think you read these news stories once in a while, like, Oh, the Korean pop star had four billion plays of their song and got maybe a couple thousand dollars. Its like that. "Interview with Uncle Billy McCrea, Jasper, Texas, 1940 (Part 1 of . I think its time we stop strategizing individuality at the expense of humans. I talked with Craig Gillespie about the film, and I'm wondering, how did you get on his radar for this role? One thing you put up on your news page was about 97 percent of climate scientists saying that global warming was real. Back in the very beginning, we played these radio festivals where we were opening and it seems that everybody there was a way bigger deal than we were. John McCrea, the West End's newest star, is talking about the schoolboy drag queen at the heart of Everybody's Talking About Jamie. He is also the author of various short stories, the fantasy comedy novel The Not-So-Grim Reaper, and the co-screenwriter of the drama film, The Lifesaver. 2021 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Was it over the period of six or seven years since the last CAKE album? So when I go to auditions I'll really stand out. And in this case it really seemed like it didnt. Yeah, it was not so much about hormonal rage or fighting the man so much as just being able, personally, to remain interested in what you are doing. It had this massive scale, but I don't think he's afraid to sort of push boundaries a bit more. HeadCount does not endorse, support or coordinate with any political party or candidates for elected office, or take positions on any ballot initiatives.Privacy Policy, Registration Deadlines And Election Dates. "The main problem with short stories for the artist is to hit the ground running visually," McCrea revealed. I know its a busy year. I mean, yeahit is. In a revealing interview for John Kobal's book People Will Talk, McCrea makes it obvious that a big part of why he wanted to be in the movies was the chance to meet and bed beautiful women. Yeah, yeah, totally. Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky. I do think that that could be called community. John A. Lomax:Well you said you, they all kept going, tell be about them coming through here with cannons. And especially the Deadhead type, or hippy sort of people that have checked out, really should be the most engaged and should be the most concerned about political issues because maybe their views run more counter to the mainstream. Well, I'm going to put the word out there that John McCrea wants to work on "The Lost Boys." Comic book artist John McCrea has officially launched a Kickstarter campaign for The Mighty World of McCrea, a collection of creator-owned work spanning the Belfast-born artist's 32-year career. He almost comes at things from sort of like he shot it like it was an indie movie. So thats the challenge, I think, of an organization like yours. I'd never been on a movie that big before, and I imagined there'd be a lot of pressure, a lot of time constraints, a lot of frantic energy, but it was one of the happiest jobs I've had, for sure. Ive got dozens of songs going at once. Sergio Pereira has been writing about pop culture for over 15 years, specializing in the areas of comic books, film, television series, pro wrestling, and video games. Obviously you were part of that project, but if you had the opportunity, is there any other horror character, like a Frankenstein, Mummy or whomever, that you would like to explore? Pratt created a distinctive style both in lyric poems of seabound Newfoundland life (Newfoundland .