Marlon Brando News

A Streetcar Named Desire - Blu-ray Review

May 10, 2012, 15:28 GMT

Elia Kazan takes Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar named Desire from the stage to the screen with spectacular results. The original would feature some editing that has now been restored since it was controversial to 1950s ears but now seems quaint. Whatever the case it features powerful performances, especially Brando. ... more

Apocalypse Now - Blu-ray Review

Nov 1, 2010, 19:56 GMT

Francis Ford Coppola’s masterwork comes to Blu-ray in all its “Flight of the Valkyries” glory.  Interesting in that making the movie it led him into his own heart of darkness and nearly cost him his life and sanity. 

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Marlon Brando's Jackie affair

Jan 15, 2010, 10:07 GMT

Marlon Brando had an affair with Jackie Collins when she was just 15. ... more

TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Romantic Dramas – DVD Review

Feb 16, 2009, 14:25 GMT

Turner Classic Films has gathered some of the most ground breaking romantic dramas from the 1950’s in a single set including new material in the special features. ... more

The Godfather gets restored for DVD and Blu-ray

Jun 30, 2008, 15:52 GMT

Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the release of a newly restored version of The Godfather films. The Godfather Collection: The Coppola Restoration will arrive on DVD and Blu-ray on Sept. 23rd bringing the classic films “home in a way that fans have never seen before.” ... more

Marlon Brando's doubtful love child

May 14, 2008, 12:00 GMT

Marlon Brando's alleged love child has come forward. ... more

Marlon Brando's son dies

Jan 28, 2008, 11:35 GMT

Marlon Brando's son has died, aged just 49. ... more

Marlon Brando's fake hair

Mar 29, 2007, 11:30 GMT

An auction of Marlon Brando's hair has been called off over suspicions it could be fake. ... more

DVD Review: Apocalypse Now: The Complete Dossier

Aug 21, 2006, 14:13 GMT

The opening guitar stains of “The End” by The Doors can be heard. The jungle then explodes in an orgasmic fireball of napalm and smoke. This is the greatest opening in the history of cinema and the journey that we take is Apocalypse Now, here released in a two disc special edition entitled The Complete Dossier. ... more

Jack Nicholson to level Marlon Brando’s Mulholland Home

Aug 6, 2006, 4:39 GMT

Neighbor to the late Marlon Brando, actor Jack Nicholson, now owner of the Brando estate, is planning to level the run down lot and plant frangipani flowers over the plot according to the Times Online-UK. ... more

Paramount opens the “complete dossier” on Apocalypse Now

Aug 5, 2006, 0:07 GMT

Paramount Home Entertainment has announced Apocalypse Now – The Complete Dossier will arrive on DVD August 15th with the suggested retail price of $19.99. The two-disc DVD contains both Apocalypse Now and Apocalypse Redux, and is loaded with special features. ... more

Marlon Brando’s caregiver suing Brando estate

Jul 6, 2006, 18:57 GMT

According to PageSix.com, Marlon Brando was in such bad shape three weeks before he died, he couldn't have known what he was signing when he changed his will, claims the woman who took care of the acting legend during the final years of his life.
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Johnny Depp to fulfill Marlon Brando's dying wish

Jul 5, 2006, 4:18 GMT

Pirates star Johnny Depp wants to put film work on hold, so he can live out the last wish of late movie icon Marlon Brando, by playing Hamlet in a theater production. ... more

DVD Review: A Streetcar Named Desire - Two-Disc Special Edition

May 18, 2006, 20:53 GMT

‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ is widely considered to be the best adaptation from stage to screen ever made. This consensual classic also ranks as one of the best films ever made with every element of the picture coming together with a perfectly debauched harmony. ... more

Tennessee Williams Film Collection comes to DVD

May 3, 2006, 13:20 GMT

Loaded with special features, the Tennessee Williams Film Collection contains some of greatest film adaptations of Williams’ writings – from plays to novellas. ... more

Marlon Brando 'Unzipped'

Jan 24, 2006, 15:23 GMT

A new biography about Marlon Brando claims to feature a photograph of the late actor having oral sex - with another man. ... more

Brando auction nets 2.4 million dollars

Jul 1, 2005, 6:09 GMT

New York - An auction of the personal property of Hollywood legend Marlon Brando netted 2.4 million dollars Thursday, including a record 312,800 dollars for the actor's annotated film script of the movie 'The Godfather', according to Christie's auction house. ... more

Brando 'Boasted About Sexually Abusing Children'

Apr 7, 2005, 12:47 GMT

Marlon Brando's former business manager has accused the late Hollywood legend of boasting about his experiences sexually abusing children. ... more

Brando Granted Jackson Island Sanctuary

Apr 6, 2005, 17:14 GMT

Late film legend Marlon Brando offered troubled singer Michael Jackson sanctuary on his Pacific Island before his death last year (JUL04). ... more

Brando's Estate Faces Legal Action By Former Business Manager

Apr 6, 2005, 12:57 GMT

Marlon Brando's former business manager is suing the late actor's estate for sexual harassment and wrongful termination. ... more

Former Employee Claims Against Marlon Brando's Estate

Dec 24, 2004, 15:37 GMT

Jo Ann Corrales, the former business manager of the deceased Marlon Brando has filed a $3.5 million claim against his remaining estate for his alleged breach of contract and sexual harassment, the LA Times reports. ... more

Brando to have Private Funeral

Jul 6, 2004, 16:51 GMT

Marlon Brando's family has remained silent about funeral arrangements for the actor who died last week at 80. ... more