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The Guardian
28 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Tarantino untapped Michael Madsen's charisma and menace. It's a shame he couldn't show more
Until 1992, when people heard Stuck in the Middle with You by Stealers Wheel on the radio, they might smile and nod and sing along to its catchy soft-rock tune and goofy Dylan-esque lyrics. But after 1992, with the release of Quentin Tarantino's sensationally tense and violent crime movie Reservoir Dogs, the feelgood mood around that song forever darkened. That was down to an unforgettably scary performance by Michael Madsen, who has died at the age of 67. Stuck in the Middle, with its lyrics about being 'so scared in case I fall off my chair', was to be always associated with the image of Madsen, whom Tarantino made an icon of indie American movies, with his boxy black suit, sinister, ruined handsomeness and powerful physique running to fat, playing tough guy Vic Vega, aka Mr Blonde. He grooved back and forth across the room, in front of a terrified undercover cop tied to a chair, dancing to that Stealers Wheel number, holding his straight razor, which he had removed from his boot – smirkingly preparing to torture the cop (that is, torture him further) by cutting off his ear. His Mr Blonde is a nasty piece of work, really without the ironising or humanising touches that Tarantino and co-writer Roger Avary speckle over the rest of the crew; Madsen brought beef and heft to the role and added ballast to the picture, making sure we realise that this was not a collection of snarky suit-wearing hipsters and stand-up comedians, but serious criminals. Madsen was to become a repertory player for Tarantino, though turning down the Vincent Vega role in Pulp Fiction (supposedly the brother of his Dogs character; Tarantino once considered bringing them together for a prequel called Double V Vega). Famously, the part went to John Travolta, Madsen having committed himself to Lawrence Kasdan's Wyatt Earp, playing Wyatt's brother Virgil. Perhaps this was serendipitous for Tarantino, because Madsen was a born supporting player. In Kill Bill: Vols One and Two, he played the oafish trailer-trash Budd, brother of David Carradine's intimidating Bill, a one-time member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad who has neglected his warrior vocation and run to seed, having to Bill's horror even pawned his priceless samurai sword. In Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, he was the creepy and taciturn loner Joe, slouching in the corner of the roadhouse where most of the action is set. Aside from the Tarantino appearances, Madsen played formidable wiseguy Sonny Black in Mike Newell's Donnie Brasco, deeply suspicious (as in Dogs) of a suspected cop, the pretty-boy newcomer Johnny Depp, sensing that something about him is off – and he himself played a cop (though a ruthless one) in Lee Tamahori's Mulholland Falls. In fact, Madsen was to make a living out of playing tough guys in a whole raft of forgettable pictures, sometimes with hardly more than a cameo. Perhaps Madsen could have had a different career – he did after all effectively apprentice as an actor with John Malkovich at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company; his wryly self-aware and self-satirising movie Being Michael Madsen is a nod to Being John Malkovich. Madsen's mother, Elaine Madsen, was an award-winning documentary film-maker and sister Virginia Madsen is Oscar-nominated for her performance in Alexander Payne's Sideways. But Michael Madsen found himself typecast in violent roles, despite having played a heartfelt, gentler role in Free Willy, and the broodingly intense poet Tom Baker, Jim Morrison's friend, in Oliver Stone's The Doors and he showed tender gallantry as Susan Sarandon's boyfriend in Ridley Scott's Thelma & Louise. Tarantino unlocked one very powerful side to Madsen – but he had more, and it was sad that somehow he couldn't show them as much as he wanted. But what natural charisma and presence.
The Independent
30 minutes ago
- The Independent
Guilty plea doesn't end quest for more details in Idaho college student slayings
With a series of 'yes' replies to a judge, a man accused of killing four Idaho college students pleaded guilty in exchange for life in prison and no death penalty. But left untold so far: What motivated Bryan Kohberger to commit the middle-of-the-night knife attacks and why those victims? More details could emerge when Kohberger returns to court for his sentence on July 23. Some answers could also be in the hundreds of documents filed by prosecutors and defense lawyers that have been under seal and out of public view starting in 2022. 'It is important that a full record be available, as if the matter and the evidence was exposed at trial, if we're going to have a complete understanding of what went on,' said David Leroy, former Idaho attorney general. Kohberger's hearing in a Boise, Idaho, courtroom was finished in less than an hour Wednesday. A trial where loads of details would have been revealed would have lasted many days. 'We deserve to know when the beginning of the end was,' the family of victim Kaylee Goncalves said in a Facebook post. Horror near the University of Idaho Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen were stabbed multiple times after 4 a.m. at a rental home in Moscow, Idaho, on Nov. 13, 2022. Kohberger first killed Mogen and Goncalves and then killed Kernodle, who was still awake at the time, and Chapin, who was asleep, said Bill Thompson, the Latah County prosecutor. Two other people in the house were not harmed. The 30-year-old killer was pursuing an advanced degree in the criminology program at Washington State University in Pullman, 10 miles (16 kilometers) away. Thompson said there was no evidence that Kohberger had previous contact with the victims, but he noted that phone data showed him in the neighborhood at least a dozen times. A knife sheath left at the crime scene turned out to be crucial evidence for investigators. A search of trash at Kohberger's parents' home in Pennsylvania was critical, too: It produced a Q-tip that was used to match his genetic material on the sheath. No sunshine on many court filings Since 2022, there have been more than 200 orders to seal court filings in the Kohberger case, typically at the request of lawyers, including at least 103 this year alone, The Associated Press found. Those documents included trial briefs filed by each side, witness lists, jury instructions, evidence exhibits and the defense team's "alternate perpetrators" of the murders. Idaho court rules allow a judge to seal or redact records to 'preserve the right to a fair trial.' On a separate issue, Wendy Olson, an attorney for news organizations, including the AP, asked a judge to lift a gag order that has greatly restricted what the prosecutor and defense lawyers can say to reporters. 'There is no need to preserve Mr. Kohberger's 'right to a fair trial' because he has already admitted guilt,' Olson said in a court filing. Leroy, the former attorney general, said he believes additional information about the crimes would be important to the victims' families, law enforcement, experts and the general public. 'I'm very interested in knowing, to the extent we can, what combination of the attempt to commit the perfect crime or attempt to deal with his demons drove Mr. Kohberger to these acts,' Leroy said. ___ AP writer Rebecca Boone in Boise, Idaho, contributed to this story.
Daily Mail
30 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Southern Charm's Madison LeCroy welcomes second child
Southern Charm star Madison LeCroy has given birth to her second child, a daughter named Teddi. It is her first child with husband Brett Randle, 38. She also has a son, Hudson, 12, whom she shares with her first husband, Josh Hughes. 'We're super excited and just living in pure bliss at the moment,' the reality TV star gushed to Page Six. 'It doesn't even feel real.' She named her new daughter after her late father, Ted LeCroy, who died in 2023. Madison wanted the name to 'live on through [her] baby,' adding, 'We might as well just make the name continue to grow.' The couple have been married since November 2022 when they tied the knot in Mexico. The couple shared the happy news that they were expecting in February. 'And just like that... our world is changing in the most magical way! ✨ Seeing 'Pregnant' on this @clearbluetest was the best moment of our lives. We can't wait to meet you, little one,' she captioned her Instagram post announcing the news. The reality TV star said she was 'shocked' when her pregnancy test came back positive. 'Honestly, when Brett and I were making this plan of growing our family, I was like, "Okay, we've got to make this as easy as possible,"' she shared with People. 'So I actually started using the Clearblue ovulation test, and I got a smiley face. Once we got the smiley face, we were like, "Okay, it's go time," and it instantly happened.' 'I was shocked, I thought I had all summer long, but it happened and I felt actually pretty great other than some minor headaches,' LeCroy continued. 'But other than that, just eating all the food and enjoying myself.' The good news comes after Brett's diagnosis with thyroid cancer and the death of her father in 2023. 'I honestly was pinching myself because I hadn't heard good news in it felt like the last two years, so to hear something that was so positive and something that we've been wanting and looking forward to was just super exciting,' she shared. 'And of course, everybody in our family and everybody was rooting for us.' She shared how excited she is, saying she's so happy to finally share the news with her fans. 'I'm ecstatic. I just can't get enough. I'm so glad to finally be able to talk about it, she said. 'I've been in hiding for too long, and so I'm excited to be able to show the bump off.' Madison shared that the first person she told about her pregnancy was her 'best friend,' her son Hudson. He was my first one that I told,' she shared. 'And yeah, he was excited. Obviously, at first he's like, "Eh." 'And then we recently got a puppy, so he goes, "Actually I really love caring, so might as well." I was like, "Okay. This is going to be way different, but okay,"' Since it's been 12 years since she had her first baby, LeCroy explained that things are a bit different this time around. 'It's the total opposite than what I experienced at 22 years old,' she explained. I had the glowing skin and I had all that, and this is the opposite. 'I'm exhausted, full-blown adult acne, and didn't lose any weight at the beginning, versus [with] Hudson, I was starting off in a negative. So I can just tell it's a 12-year difference.'
