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FROM PAGE 1C in her own skin. Full disclosure: This re- laughter, the documentary There are fleeting clips viewer had the excruciating may surprise even more in from “Steel Magnolias” and pleasure of training with its depiction of the brutal MOVIES “Bored to Death” and theat- Yakim, albeit briefly. His life of crime that made it so rical stills — the stage com- sessions were as grueling as easy for him to play those stardom. pany she co-founded (the depicted in Kali Wilder’s intimidating A slew of legends pay Whole Theater Company) intelligent, well-executed roles. “I’d be tribute in Dan Wingate’s comes across as her life’s documentary and could scared to “Kaye Ballard: The Show work — but the film really sometimes lead to genuine meet me in Goes On!” including Woody feels like a hangout in which breakthroughs. an alley too,” Allen, Carol Channing, some surprisingly personal Yakim went from his he says. Ann-Margret, Jerry Stiller questions are asked. Rather native Israel to Paris to Born in and Michael Feinstein (not than delving into her Oscar train in mime. A meeting 1944, Trejo only a renowned performer turn in “Moonstruck,” most with legendary acting Danny Trejo grew up in but a knowledgeable and of the related screen time teacher Adler took Yakim to Pacoima. fond archivist). Though the concerns her prep for the New York. There, he fused “Not too much good hap- stories tend to be too brief, Academy Awards ceremony. his (and wife Mina’s) experi- pened between me and my it’s fun to hear Ballard remi- Of all her work, “Tales of mental movement with dad,” he says. So instead, he nisce about Marlon Brando the City” gets the most air, Adler’s evolving acting con- bonded with an uncle de- and others. And it’s dizzying but in context of her serving cepts. Yakim directed, scribed as “a real gangster” to contemplate her many as celebrity grand marshal among other works, the who introduced him to TV, film, theater and night- for a San Francisco Pride long-running original pro- boxing — and marijuana — club projects from the 1940s Parade. duction of “Jacques Brel Is at a very young age. At 12, to the 20-teens. There’s little attention Alive and Well and Living in Trejo followed his uncle into Unfortunately, that proves paid to creating a cognitive Paris”; John Houseman heroin use. From there, it too much to pack into a timeline for viewers; the recruited him to help found was straight into robberies 90-minute movie. Names approach is definitely differ- Juilliard’s drama division. all over the Valley to sustain and stories fly by. There’s ent. More than 50 years later, his habit. Trejo revisits no time for context. Most She talks freely about her as his students flop and fly some of the literal scenes of viewers under a certain age sex life and her complex about, making nonobjective the crimes in the docu- (perhaps 50?) will likely not relationship with her be- sounds and breaking their mentary — often locations know many of the people loved, late husband. She internal rhythms, what Ya- Valley denizens will recog- and shows referenced at visits her Greek ancestral kim teaches may look flat- nize. breakneck speed. The lack home, where she runs into out insane. And that’s kind His many crimes landed of a clear chronology makes fans and chats with elderly of the point. Much of it him several prison stints in the story harder to follow. ladies in the street. She divorces the performer from notorious “gladiator acade- The emphasis is on the pro- comes across as a stubborn the albatross of thought. It’s mies.” He was a violent fessional, not the personal; straight shooter who’s un- rewiring the instrument in inmate who became a box- we learn next to nothing of afraid to say what she search of purity and possibil- ing champion in San Quen- her family until a brief, thinks. But questions raised ity. If acting is reacting, this tin. Then he saw the light. touching segment on her are left unanswered. With- is listening and talking with Of all things, he credits the grandmother near the end. out a more probing look into the body. Beatles song “Hey Jude” as The Italian American actress her artistry, it’s hard to think There are interviews with part of his wake-up call. He was frequently typecast as of “Olympia” as a definitive some of Yakim’s famous became an active speaker at an Italian caricature, but the Dukakis profile — though students and disarming prisons and for at-risk fact that she often appeared it’s certainly an unusual chats with the charismatic youths before falling into an in skin-darkening makeup to celebrity documentary. man himself. His methods acting career by accident complete the stereotype remain fascinating after all (more than 350 credits, by isn’t even mentioned, ‘CREATING A these years (“Jacques Brel” IMDb’s count). though repeatedly shown. CHARACTER: THE MONI was in 1968), but Wilder There are the usual in- Ballard died last year at YAKIM LEGACY’ also lucks into a parallel terviews with celebrities, 93. Perhaps, despite its lack Of the four documentar- story that couldn’t have family and friends, and of structure, the film will ies, this one most offers a been planned and that suc- disarming stories of interac- inspire a new generation to peek into a generally un- cinctly conveys the value of tions with other actors. investigate this funny lady known world. “Creating a Yakim’s teaching. What sets Brett Harvey’s who could sing the lights Character: The Moni Yakim slickly made documentary out. Legacy” concerns the direc- ‘INMATE #1: THE RISE OF apart, besides its engaging tor, physical performer of DANNY TREJO’ subject, is its convincing ‘OLYMPIA’ international renown and Despite Danny Trejo’s portrayal of a man who saw Harry Mavromichalis’ movement master of in- screen image as a scary the error of his ways and look at Oscar-winning ac- stitutions such as Yale Dra- tough dude (“Heat,” “Ma- worked to change himself. tress Olympia Dukakis is, in ma School, Stella Adler chete,” “Runaway Train”), it “Everything good that has some ways, the opposite Conservatory and, most has been a pretty poorly kept happened to me has been cinematic approach to notably, the Juilliard School. secret that he’s a jolly, even the direct result of helping “Kaye Ballard.” “Olympia” Outsiders to theater may not sweet, guy offscreen. And someone else,” he says. is much more about the be aware of the name Moni while he certainly seems so “I still owe a lot. I don’t personal than the profes- Yakim, but his teachings in “Inmate #1: The Rise of think I’ll ever pay it off, but sional, crafting an interior have influenced generations Danny Trejo,” peppering his it sure is fun getting there.” portrait of a woman at home of actors. interviews with frequent

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