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DIED. ANTHONY QUINN, 86, vibrant, passionate force on stage and screen, remembered most for his Oscar-nominated turn as the fiery peasant in Zorba the Greek; in Boston. Quinn won two supporting Oscars (Viva Zapata! in 1952; Lust for Life in 1956) and played the sideshow strongman in Fellini's first international hit, La Strada (see Eulogy...
...example. 'You've shared my sinister beliefs,' [I'll tell them,] 'look at how I die.' And then I'll die and go straight to hell." The likelihood is that, if there is an afterlife, Don Luis is sharing a few carefully made martinis (his specialty) with Fellini, Kurosawa and his first cinematic hero, Fritz Lang. If not, well, he did always proclaim to anyone who would listen, "I am a Catholic and an atheist, thank...
...Fortunately, "Rare Masters 2" was not the only obsession. Others crowded for attention: the bootleg "Marnie" soundtrack, the English-language version of "Spirits of the Dead" (particularly "Toby Dammit," the Fellini episode), and finally, the most consuming obsession of them all - the 4-CD box set, "The Legend of Dusty Springfield." Limited release, U.K. only, 2,000 copies pressed, withdrawn almost immediately after circulation. And I held it in my hands once at the HMV on 86th St. and Lexington...
...screen swirls with zippy images: a cocktail tumbler that mysteriously waddles on an airplane meal tray, a Tinker Bell electron that darts through our hero's thoughts, a vortex of digital effects that suck you into cyberworld, and a few Fellini moments, like the tunnel full of empty cars and the ghostly accordionist on a picturesquely creepy streetscape...
...Madonna, what a mess! I like Fellini, but I think he's overdoing it this time. He is not, after all, an American director. I hope this movie ends soon...