GETTING IT DOWN COLD TWO OSCAR WINNERS DISCOVER AN ACTOR'S BEST FRIEND IS ... ANOTHER ACTOR WHO SHARES HIS ENTHUSIASM.Byline: Evan Henerson Staff Writer ``Dad!'' Cuba Gooding Jr. enfolds James Coburn James Harrison Coburn, Jr.[1] (August 31, 1928 – November 18, 2002) was an Academy Award-winning American actor. Biography Early life Coburn was born in Laurel, Nebraska, the son of Mylet S. (née Johnson) and James Harrison Coburn, Sr. in a bear hug Bear Hug An offer made by a company to buy the shares of another company that is too high for the board of the target firm to refuse. Notes: If the target company says the merger is okay but they want a higher price, it is called a "teddy bear hug. , and the two men share the first of many laughs. The two Oscar winners haven't seen each other since filming wrapped a year ago on Disney's ``Snow Dogs,'' which opens Friday. The paternal PATERNAL. That which belongs to the father or comes from him: as, paternal power, paternal relation, paternal estate, paternal line. Vide Line. reference is to their roles in the film, in which Gooding plays Miami dentist Ted Brooks Edward William John 'Ted' Brooks (born July 8, 1898 at Camberwell, London; died February 10, 1960 at Rustington, Sussex) was an English cricketer. A wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket for Surrey from 1925 to 1939, all but five of his first-class appearances being for the , who inherits a dog-sledding team and heads to Alaska in search of his identity. There he encounters Thunder Jack (Coburn), a racer racer, name for several related swift, slender snakes, especially those of the genus Coluber. All of the racers are nonpoisonous, nonconstricting, day-active snakes. The black racer, C. who disdains city slickers and who turns out to be Ted's father. ``Snow Dogs'' also stars Nichelle Nichols Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Nichols on December 28 1932) is an American singer, actress, and voice actress. She sang with Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton before turning to acting. , Sisqo, Graham Greene and a whole parcel of Siberian huskies Siberian husky, breed of medium-sized, muscular working dog whose origins date back thousands of years in Siberia. It stands from 20 to 23 1-2 in. (50.8–59.7 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 35 to 60 lb (15.9–27.2 kg). . The two have reunited "Reunited" was a #1 hit in the United States in 1979 by the Washington, D.C.-based group Peaches & Herb. Preceded by "Heart of Glass" by Blondie Billboard Hot 100 number one single May 5 1979 Succeeded by "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer to talk about the film, and if their casual bantering in Gooding's hotel suite is any indication, the 34-year-old Gooding and the 73-year-old Coburn have missed each other's company. As the two Best Supporting Actor supporting actor n → attore m non protagonista winners - Gooding in 1996 for ``Jerry Maguire'' and Coburn in 1997 for ``Affliction'' - trade quips as they lounge side by side on a sofa, Coburn finally suggests that a spot of Chopin would be in order, and off the two go to the hotel bar. Before they departed, however, we got in a question or two about acting, filming in blizzards and, of course, those dogs. Q: Any merit to W.C. Fields' warning against acting with kids or animals? COBURN: He was more accurate about kids. No. They were such beautiful animals. We didn't have any problems with them, did we? GOODING: Nope, nope. They were a doll. They were professional, they were well trained ... COBURN: And they did everything we required of them without a whimper, generally with a big bark and a ``WHOOM. Let's go Let's Go may refer to: Television
GOODING: My only gripe gripe v. To have sharp pains in the bowels. n. 1. gripes Sharp, spasmodic pains in the bowels. 2. A firm hold; a grasp. was when I would finally get a scene right, then they'd have to maybe do another take for a dog maybe not hitting his mark, that kind of stuff. Dogs get used to the repetitiveness of it, and after awhile a·while adv. For a short time. Usage Note: Awhile, an adverb, is never preceded by a preposition such as for, but the two-word form a while may be preceded by a preposition. they get bored and start doing their own thing. But Brian Levant Levant (ləvănt`) [Ital.,=east], collective name for the countries of the eastern shore of the Mediterranean from Egypt to, and including, Turkey. (the director) helped because he shot quick. As soon as he got the master shot, he'd go above the dogs' heads and do the close ups real quick. COBURN: They'd bark and holler and as soon as someone said ``OK,'' phew phew interj. Used to express relief, fatigue, surprise, or disgust. phew interj an exclamation of relief, surprise, disbelief, or weariness phew excl , it was nothing but the snow and the sled. It was a great feeling. GOODING: On the back of that sled ... COBURN: It was great fun. People asked me, ``Wasn't it hard?'' It wasn't hard! All you need to do is hang on. You can understand how people get hung up doing it. GOODING: It got a little cold at times, like with the blizzards, and (Coburn) was a trouper. You were a trouper with that stuff, because I was like, ``There's no way he's getting on the back of that sled,'' and he got on take after take doing it. COBURN: I got a nosebleed nosebleed, nasal hemorrhage occurring as the result of local injury or disturbance. Most nosebleeds are not serious and occur when one of the small veins of the septum (the partition between the nostrils) ruptures. one night. We had the blizzard blizzard, winter storm characterized by high winds, low temperatures, and driving snow; according to the official definition given in 1958 by the U.S. Weather Bureau, the winds must exceed 35 mi (56 km) per hr and the temperature 20°F; (−7°C;) or lower. , and we couldn't finish a scene we started. (Producer) Jordan (Kerner) got so panicky, he thought I was really falling to pieces. I said ``No, Jordan, it's going to be OK in five minutes. C'mon, let's get the scene,'' and he insisted on going down 20 miles to the doctor. She said it was just a little nose bleed, there doesn't seem to be anything up there. And I said, ``That's what I told you, Jordan. We blew the whole (expletive) night because of this nose bleed and your anxiety'' (he laughs). GOODING: When you go outside in the cold, and it's 20-something below zero, the moisture in your nostrils, the hair freezes up, so it feels like you're breathing rocks. It's the weirdest thing ... some cold nights up there, but just beautiful. Q: Rocks up your nose, mark-missing bow-wows. Sounds like a blast. What attracted you two to ``Snow Dogs'' to begin with? COBURN: It attracted me because he was playing my son, and I thought that would be an interesting thing to do (laughs). The script fascinated me, and doing a Disney film, you have to learn a whole new kind of form to work within because there are parameters you can't go beyond, like no swearing, no cussing. The actions have to be within a certain form, so that was kind of a challenge for me. Was it for you? GOODING: Absolutely. I also have new kids, ages 5 and 7. There's a whole part of my life now when I'm home, not working on a film, over weekends, I want to try to bond with them as quickly as possible. So like many parents all across America, I take my kids to a family movie. The problem with that is the movie is either too geared toward kids where it's boring to me or it's too adult-oriented and my kids are bored. With this script, it was such a nice balance there: the dogs and everything and the action, the Keaton-esque physical comedy of it, riding the dogsled, but at the same time, the relationship of it, the dynamics of James Coburn and my character. We didn't play on it as a big racial thing. It was just ... COBURN: Finding a father. GOODING: Finding a father. And I thought that was the smartest thing I had read because the face of America is changing, man. COBURN: I must say we had a great time working together. It was really a joy. GOODING: Also, we're so close to these characters. He's a very sweet man, even though he plays really hard at the beginning of the movie. If he was in character with some of the stuff we were doing or not, I couldn't differentiate because he was always open. I've done other films with actors who have played these dark roles and they have to stay in character all day, and if that's how they get to that place, that's wonderful, but it's hard to tell. We had such a good time in the character and in real life. COBURN: You don't have to take that with you. I learned a long time ago, where acting is acting and real life is real life. Sometime it crosses over, but you can be the same person in doing both. But to carry that (expletive) around with you, man it's just sick. You don't have to do that. GOODING: It's like stress, same thing. You're doing some brooding character and you feel like you see these great dark performances, you meet the guy and he's still in character. And you think, ``Man you've got to let it go (he laughs). You need a bottle of wine or something.'' COBURN: In ``Affliction,'' for instance, that was a pretty dark character. Before we did the scenes, we'd be sitting around, Sissy sis·sy n. pl. sis·sies 1. A boy or man regarded as effeminate. 2. A person regarded as timid or cowardly. 3. Informal Sister. (Spacek) and Nick (Nolte) and I would be sitting around telling jokes and stories, and just carrying on. When it was time to go, bang, we're into that thing. No change. You could just turn it on, especially when you've got a script by Paul Schrader. (To Gooding:) Someday, you'll have to work with him because his scripts are so clear and concise. You just read them, and you know exactly what to do. GOODING: I realize the importance of being on the same wavelength as a director. If you guys aren't clicking, man! Q: So return the recommendation. If Coburn says you should work with Paul Schrader, then he should work with ... GOODING: (To Coburn:) Have you ever worked with James L. Brooks? He is brilliant, and his mind is constantly going. Cameron Crowe's another one like that. These two guys, to me they were a joy to work with. Another guy, it would be fun but I haven't worked with in so long, is Wolfgang Peterson. But you've worked with some heavy guys. COBURN: They're all dead (he laughs). I'm still around and they've gone on and left me, man. Peckinpah, of course, and John Sturges. Sam, I think, was my favorite My Favorite is an independent synthpop band from Long Island, New York. They released two CDs: Love at Absolute Zero and Happiest Days of Our Lives. My Favorite broke up on September 14, 2005, when singer Andrea Vaughn left the band. . With Peck, it was always chaos, it was like walking into a world of total chaos Total Chaos is a series of simple turn based strategy game / card game / board games for the Amiga. They were written by James Conwell and a group of developers known as Team Chaos. , all the time, every day, and he thrived on the chaos, the energy it threw off. Because most of his films were about chaotic situations. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- cover -- color) Mush notes James Coburn, Cuba Gooding Jr. talk about life on the `Snow Dogs' set (2 -- color) Cuba Gooding Jr., left, and James Coburn meet for the first time since filming the family comedy ``Snow Dogs'' last year. ``I must say we had a great time working together,'' says Coburn. ``It was really a joy.'' Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer (3 -- color) Coburn and a friend get into character on the ``Snow Dogs'' shoot. The film's stars have high praise for the animal actors. |
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