Not Even Jimmy Dean Is Sacred: 'east Of Eden' Gets Its Crew

Monika Bartyzel, Cinematical
Wed, 01/14/2009 - 3:03pm

There was just something about James Dean. As a young girl, well before I was able to get my hands on tapes of Giant, East of Eden, and Rebel Without a Cause, I became enamored with him -- not so much in a crushing way, but an intensely curious one.

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