![]() You know there's a pretty obvious one that a fan of James Whale's "Frankenstein" and its sequel could not help but recognize, if only because it's the most famous streak of white hair in all of movie history.Įlsa Lanchester is " Bride of Frankenstein" in James Whale's 1935 sequel. The late Susan Sontag, The Demonized Intellectual of 9/11. Hey, why not JoBeth Williams in the latter part of " Poltergeist"? Susan Sontag? Somebody needs to get out of New York more often. Bet Sondheim wishes he'd thought of that.īut what of that mysterious shock of white hair that leaves the Times and EW writers stretching for an antecedent? Bogart in "Dr. It's the lips.īulletin: Johnny Depp plays the title role in a Tim Burton film version of Stephen Sondheim's " Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" - and he's not a regular guy! In fact, he's "both wretched and mad," which (from the way the Times reports it) must be an entirely new take on the character. X" looks more like Edward Scissorhands to me. With a Susan Sontag patch of white streaking his pompadour, ghostly skin and distraught eyes, this Sweeney is both wretched and mad." - The New York Times (November 4, 2007) Depp’s Sweeney isn’t a regular guy either. He said the example of Kyle and Rauch, the connection between combat’s toll and the institution that documents that experience for history, is the story of the film.īarber added that he hopes to showcase “World’s Most Dangerous Paper Route” in Marietta after its release."Mr. “So here we have the first female combat reporter and we have General Wesley Clark and General David Petraeus, all talking about how important the Stripes is to service men and women down range and civilians don’t realize that there is a publication out there that keeps those in uniform informed.” “I didn’t know much about the (Stars and Stripes) at first, but it goes back to 1865 down to the Civil War, then it was shut down until World War I when (President Dwight D.) Eisenhower greenlit the mission again in 1941 saying the troops needed the paper,” explained Barber. The film, of which Freedman called Rauch and Hockenberry the backbone, is scheduled to premiere on Memorial Day this year. “But (Barber) sent me an interview from when they were talking with Laura and seeing her side of what happened made me feel like I had to almost share the other side.”įreedman filmed close shots of Kyle Friday as he shared his memories, filmed Ashley and Reagan playing and took B-roll of the location of their home. “I’m used to telling the story by now and try not to put too many emotions into it,” said Hockenberry, who met with Barber and Paul Freedman, writer and editor of the film, in his home Friday. What convinced Kyle to agree to Barber’s feature was a preview of Rauch’s role in the film. “He rarely says yes to interviews like this, but I think it pulled at his heartstrings.” “I didn’t think he would do it,” she said. The documentary film “World’s Most Dangerous Paper Route,” will feature local Purple Heart Recipient Kyle Hockenberry and is scheduled to be released on Memorial Day.Īshley said she was surprised he had agreed to be a part of the film. Poster courtesy of Vanilla Fire Productions He is emblematic of this generation of fighters… Kyle wasn’t conscious, we were worried he wasn’t going to make it… I was overjoyed to find out he had survived.” “And the physical therapist and his family,” added Rauch. ![]() It’s also a story of the medics, pilot and surgeons who stabilized and ultimately saved him. It’s a story of quick action by Hockenberry’s fellow soldiers, who protected him until the medevac arrived and tied one of his wounds with a belt when they ran out of medical supplies. ![]() “As soon as I saw Kyle’s photo I thought that this was something, his story is just incredible and I’m really pleased to be able to tell it.” to film Hockenberry in Washington County. “They got to meet over Facetime today,” said Barber, who flew from L.A. The home is equipped for full handicaped access as Hockenberry utilizes a wheelchair with his right hand to move about.īut what drew Rauch and Hockenberry together, albeit digitally, Friday was the mission of documentary filmmaker Steven Barber, who is working on his next film, “World’s Most Dangerous Paper Route,” about the Stars and Stripes military newspaper. Reagan Hockenberry, 2, climbs on the kitchen table as his father Kyle speaks with documentary filmmakers Steven Barber, center, and Paul Freedman, left, during the making of “World’s Most Dangerous Paper Route.” ![]()
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