Both Rudolph and Altman also specialize in unlikely combinations of actors; Kristofferson and Nelson don’t, at first, seem to belong in the same movie with Warren, Torn and Dillon, but watch them work together. One of Torn’s great unsung roles was in “Payday,” the movie based on the...
He enlists a team of cronies, including a young singer and his former singing partner, Blackie Buck (Kris Kristofferson), and together they execute his plan to get out of the deal. He gets help from a stereotypical small-time concert promoter. Honey Carder (Melinda Dillon) is the love ...
If 1970 was the year Kris Kristofferson, songwriter, entertainer, philosopher, took flight, exactly a decade later was when he got his wings clipped. First came a divorce from Coolidge, then his starring role in the disastrous western epic “Heaven’s Gate.” The role should have crowne...
Songwriter: Directed by Alan Rudolph. With Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Melinda Dillon, Rip Torn. Doc Jenkins is a country music star who's become fed up with the industry. With some help from an old friend he attempts to right some wrongs and get
Kris Kristofferson was a Grammy-winning country musician and award-winning actor from ‘A Star Is Born.’ Read about his songs, movies, wife, children, and more.
“Blame It On Kristofferson” in his recent column entitledSaying Goodbye to a Genuine Genius.The column pays great homage to Kristofferson, and closes with some poignant words from Huck that so many Kristofferson fans and songwriters can relate to…. “Thank you, Kris. I don’t know what ...
Kris Kristofferson Singer, songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson died in late September at the age of 88. He collaborated with the likes of Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Barbara Streisand, and his songs were recorded by Janis Joplin, Al Green, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and more. ...
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