Tribeca Film Festival to premiere Brando documentary, with new Johnny Depp interview

The Tribeca Film Festival, which takes place in New York City from April 26 through May 6, 2007, will show the premiere of the documentary BRANDO. The film combines some never-before seen footage of the late actor with interviews with friends and colleagues, including Johnny Depp, Martin Scorsese, and Al Pacino. A production of Turner Classic Movies, the documentary will also air on the TCM cable channel on May 1st (Part 1) and May 2nd (Part 2) at 8 pm Eastern and Pacific, with repeat performances at 11 pm each day.

“Marlon Brando is probably the most influential actor of American cinema and one of the greatest cultural icons of the 20th century,” notes TCM on their website. “Brando changed the way we thought about acting and about movie stardom. [. . . It’s] hard to imagine the performances of the Deans, DeNiros and Depps without the influence–conscious or not–of Brando’s work. [. . .] Even now after his death, he remains an indelible screen persona and often still the actor against whom others are judged.” Thanks to Charlene for information about the Tribeca Film Festival and Theresa for Turner Classic Movies data. You can read more about the Brando documentary here: http://www.tcm.com/2007/brando/index.jsp –Part-Time Poet

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