When Johnny Cash walked onstage at Folsom Prison in January 1968, nobody applauded. All of the inmates in the crowded dining hall were told to stay silent until Cash spoke the infamous opening words of what would become one of the most successful live albums of all time: “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.” Then the dining hall erupted.
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison is a documentary that made its Canadian Premiere at the annual North by Northeast festival last weekend in Toronto. The film’s goal is to reveal the richer, untold stories surrounding Cash’s famed performance.
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For Steve Martin, the elder (if not yet elderly) statesman of comedy, returning to the role of Inspector Jacques Clouseau in The Pink Panther 2 was inevitable. “With such a great part like Clouseau, you’re constantly wanting to come up with funnier and funnier bits to do,” the stand-up comedian, actor, writer and banjoist admits. “You can go anywhere with a character like this. That’s why he has lasted so long.”
The still wild-and-crazy Martin, who has hosted Saturday Night Live a record number of times, talks to Earl Dittman about returning the role of Clouseau, finding a love interest in PP2, doing his own stunts in the comedy sequel and working with Jean Reno and old friend Lilly Tomlin. Additionally, Steve gives his views on comedy, banjo music, Charle Chaplin and the challenges of writing one’s life story. All this plus this week’s DVDs and Blu-Rays, after the jump.
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