11 Best Repertory Titles Seen for the First Time in '11

Rupert Pupkin is at it again!  He's been good enough to post my list of favorite repertory films seen for the first time in 2011.  I extended the list from the customary 10 to 11 to honor the year that was 2011 and because narrowing it down was as difficult as ever.

10 Favorite Rep Films Seen for the First Time in 2010

My good buddy Rupe over at Rupert Pupkin Speaks has been kind enough to post my "10 Favorite Rep Films Seen for the First Time in 2010" list. Have a look...

Things That Only a Lifelong Movie Obsessive Would Document With a Cell Phone Camera

Forgive the lack of focus, if you can...haven't figured that out yet.

"The fright begins..."

Rupert, aka Brian, tells me that Joe Dante at one time worked for Film Bulletin, the magazine from which these clippings come. He's got a great interview he conducted with Dante from a few months back, which you can read in the latest issue of Paracinema.

Son of De Niro

"Son of De Niro." Early in his career, a magazine laid that weight on Sean Penn. It was a moniker I'm sure he loathed, as much as he did admire Robert De Niro.

Penn backstage during the 1983 Broadway run of Slab Boys, which co-starred Kevin Bacon, Val Kilmer, and Jackie Earle Haley.

It was Penn who suggested to director Steven Zaillian that he look up his old Slab Boys co-star Jackie Earle Haley when the All the King's Men director was having trouble casting the role of Sugar Boy. Even though Haley hadn't acted in years and was completely off the Hollywood map, Penn recalled the actor's talents and had a hunch he still had what they were looking for. The rest is history, as they say, as Haley nailed the Sugar Boy part, picked up an Academy Award nomination for his heartbreaking work in Little Children, and is now, for better or for worse, Freddy Krueger.

Penn as Rupert Pupkin...I mean, Daulton Lee.

The real Andrew Daulton Lee who was paroled in 1998 and who was later employed as a personal assistant to Penn. Say what you will about Penn, but don't call him disloyal.

Rupert, Marty, Al & Liza

De Niro still hadn't given up the Rupert Pupkin look at this point. The August 1981 date of these photos would be about the time that The King of Comedy was in production. It would take almost 15 years for De Niro and Pacino to appear on screen together in 1995's Heat.

Welcome to the fold, Rupert Pupkin

Those eagle-eyed readers of this still nascent blog will notice a new addition to the cohort...Rupert Pupkin!  Rupert, a beautiful loser on par with one Ned Merrill, will appear here from time to time with his own musings on cinema and other equally important topics.  His report on 1977's The Car can be found a couple of posts down.  Looking forward to hearing more from you, Rupert.  

Rupert's got another forum titled, appropriately enough, Rupert Pupkin Speaks, which can be found here.