Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life

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Only the most blinkered Remoaner could think Brexit is the worst thing Michael Caine’s ever done. Whatever lies ahead of us politically, it just couldn’t be as ghastly as Sir Michael’s filmography for the years 1978-1985*. Which, when you consider he made Jaws IV in 1987, puts everything into perspective. I had a better idea': writer's original finish for 'Italian Job". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022 . Retrieved 1 September 2019.

Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life

Hollywood legend, British national treasure and raconteur Michael Caine shares the wisdom, anecdotes, an insights that life has taught him. One of our best-loved actors Michael Caine comes across as a humble yet talented gentleman. He has starred in a huge range of films from the classic British movies Alfie, Zulu and The Italian Job. Plus modern classics such as the Dark Knight trilogy, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Hannah and Her Sisters and Cider House Rules. I was cast as a drunkard, and at my first rehearsal I came staggering onto the stage, then swayed about a bit. The director held up his hand. “Stop. What are you doing, Michael?” “I’m drunk in this scene,” I explained, failing to hide my irritation that it had not been apparent.” of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life by Michael Caine Hollywood legend and British national treasure Sir Michael Caine, now 85, shares stories from screen and stage alongside some of the lessons and skills that life has taught him. I don’t want to screw up today’s work and tomorrow’s worrying about yesterday’s and I don’t want to focus on what it looks like on the outside when the performance has to come from within me. I want to be in the moment now, getting it right from the inside.”

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Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life

After leaving for Italy, Croker and some of his crew split off from the others while en route to Turin, to avoid raising suspicion. However, the small group soon encounter the Mafia waiting for them in the Alps, led by their boss Altabani, who destroys their cars. Croker narrowly manages to talk his way out of getting murdered. His crew infiltrate the Turin traffic control centre later that night, whereupon Peach replaces one of the computer's magnetic tape data storage reels with a duplicate designed to sabotage Turin's traffic control system on the day of the heist. The next day, as the gold arrives and the crew prepare for the heist, Croker sends Lorna to Geneva to protect her and the plan. At the same time, Peach absconds from the crew, and is later arrested for molesting a woman on a tram. Go on. “I’d rather be a poor master than a rich servant.” Spoken like a man paid several million dollars every time he turned out as Batman’s butler. MacGyver: 103 (Thief of Budapest)". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 10 April 2008 . Retrieved 4 January 2009.Vincent Canby, writing at the time of the film's release, felt that the caper film had been made before and much better as well. He complimented the film's technological sophistication, only criticising what he saw as an "emotionally retarded" plot. Canby also expressed concern that Coward's appearance in the film, although intended to be kind, "exploits him in vaguely unpleasant ways" by surrounding his character with images of the royal family, which had not knighted him at the time. A contemporary review in Time magazine felt that the film spent too much time focusing on the film's caper as opposed to building the characters; it also criticised the car chases as "dull and deafening". [33] Although I haven't read any of the others, this isn't the first time Michael Caine has written an autobiographical book. My sense is that this one is more of an addendum to his previous books, which are more straightforward autobiographies (and keep being outdated as he continues to find success in old age). It's billed and structured around different "life lessons," (specifically for prospective actors yet told in a more general sense) which run the gamut between tediously obvious and surprisingly insightful. That organizational structure can be off putting at times, as, after starting out with his pre-star early days, he constantly jumps around in time the rest of the book. At the very end the book does devolve a little too much essentially into lists of actors he's met and friends that have passed away. Even so, there are some really entertaining stories throughout, which are told with his ever-present wit and humility. Field, Matthew. (2001). The making of The Italian job. Martin, Troy Kennedy, 1932-2009. London: B.T. Batsford. ISBN 0713486821. OCLC 48972127. Blowing the Bloody Doors Off reinforced my opinion of him in spades. I don't know if he penned the book himself (there are several statements giving that impression) or someone ghost-wrote it for him. In any case, I couldn't stop hearing Caine read the book to me. Delightful!

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He was the only one of the family to survive what Francois Maurois, in his introduction, calls the "human holocaust" of the persecution of the Jews, which began with the restrictions, the singularization of the yellow star, the enclosure within the ghetto, and went on to the mass deportations to the ovens of Auschwitz and Buchenwald. There are unforgettable and horrifying scenes here in this spare and sombre memoir of this experience of the hanging of a child, of his first farewell with his father who leaves him an inheritance of a knife and a spoon, and of his last goodbye at Buchenwald his father's corpse is already cold let alone the long months of survival under unconscionable conditions. Andreeva, Nellie (28 September 2016). " 'The Italian Job' Drama Series Inspired By Movies Set At NBC From Paramount TV". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016 . Retrieved 23 October 2016. In September 2016, NBC and Paramount Television began work on a TV series inspired by the original and the remake, [40] though this never surpassed the development stage. [41] In 2001, author Matthew Field released a book The Making of The Italian Job, [42] and to celebrate 50 years since the film's release he has published a new and updated version, The Self Preservation Society. [43]There is something about Michael Caine's voice and delivery that I can't get enough of. He is a joy to listen to and doesn't appear to have lost any poise despite being 85 years old the year this book was released. If you're going to read this book I highly recommend doing it on audiobook. A portion of the car chase was filmed as a dance between the Minis and police cars with a full orchestra playing " The Blue Danube" inside Pier Luigi Nervi's Palazzo Esposizioni, usually used for the Turin Motor Show (and now a hospital library). [11] This book, like the author himself is charming and considered. It is essentially Michael Caine's advice or lessons in life, based on his own career as an actor. While this would align perfectly if the reader is an actor (or aspiring actor), it is not to say it is not comparable for life in general.

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Instead, my biggest piece of advice to anyone just starting out, or to anyone who feels like they are taking a wrong turn along the way, is this. Find something you want to do and learn how to do it really well. Take what you got and make the most of it. Learn how to do something, whatever it is, you would choose to do for nothing. Whatever it is, when you are doing it, it makes you feel amazing and most yourself. Throw yourself into it. Challenge yourself to be the best you can be. We can’t all be famous actors. But, if you can find something you love and if that something will also pay the bills, you will be on your way to your own personal paradise.”

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His painstaking working methods are quite staggering; learning all the script before he turns up – and not learning what the other actors are going to say, so he can react freshly as though having a conversation. On location he does not like to stay in his trailer but is out and about. He gives tips on how to look at the camera, and techniques to neatly upstage others (if desired). You are, Caine reminds us, always performing – yet he can say this as a basic rule without the reader ever doubting his sincerity and authenticity. Reed, Chris (2003). Complete Classic Mini 1959–2000. Croydon, UK: Motor Racing Publications. ISBN 9781899870608.