French Cinema: Laurent Cantet, Brilliant Filmmaker (“Time Out,” “The Class”) Dies at 63
Laurent Cantet, who died today of illness at the age of 63, was an intelligent, high-minded progressive filmmaker whose literate, emotionally committed, well-acted movies addressed (and criticized) French society at all levels. French filmmaker Laurent Cantet won the 2008 Palme d’Or His most famous film was The Class (“Entre les murs”), which won the Palme […]
Oscar Directors: Scorsese–Influenced by Hitchcock (“Dial M for Murder,” “Rear Window,” “Vertigo”)
He recalled how he enjoyed Dial M For Murder on its release in 1954, despite it being a 2D showing (it was shot in 3D during the 3D craze of 1953).
Actors: M. Emmet Walsh, Character Actor of “Blood Simple” and “Blade Runner,” Dies at 88
With his distinctive form and droll delivery, Walsh was an accomplished supporting player.
Directors: Walter Hill (“The Warriors,” “48 Hrs”), Honoree, Writers Guild Lifetime Achievement Award
As a writer, Hill’s credits include Hickey and Boggs, The Getaway, The Drowning Pool, Aliens and Alien 3.
Cannes Film Fest: Directors–Alice Rohrwacher, Italian
Alice Rohrwacher (born December 29, 1981) is an Italian filmmaker, editor and writer, who made her directorial debut with Heavenly Body (2011). She has directed several notable films, such as The Wonders (2014), Happy as Lazzaro (2018), which received the Cannes Film Fest Best Screenplay, and La chimera (2023). Her short “Le pupille” (2022) was nominated for Best […]
Oscar Actors: Domingo, Colman–Best Actor Nominee, “Rustin”–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage, Tony, Emmy)
Oscar Actors: Domingo Colman–Best Actor Nominee, “Rustin”–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage, Tony, Emmy)
Sing Sing: Prison Drama Starring Oscar Nominee Colman Domingo
‘Sing Sing’ trailer: Colman Domingo Sing Sing, which A24 acquired after it debuted at last year’s Toronto Film Fest, is out in theaters this summer. The film focuses on a Sing Sing prison inmate named Divine G (Best Actor Oscar nominee Colman Domingo), who is incarcerated for a crime he didn’t commit. My Oscar […]
Oscar Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Only Man to Win Three Best Actor Award–Really Retired
Day-Lewis followed his Oscar win for Sheridan’s “My Left Foot” with two more wins in the category thanks to “There Will Be Blood” and “Lincoln”
Oscar Directors: Spielberg–from Commercial Filmmaker of Popcorn (“Indiana Jones”) to a Film Artist (“Schindler’s List”)
Schindler’s List was the film that did that, signaling Spielberg as a “serious” filmmaker capable of winning multiple Oscars for his hard work.
Directors: Ozon, Francois–French Filmmaker (“Under the Sands,” “8 femmes,” “Swimming Pool”)
Directors: Ozon, Francois–French Filmmaker (“Under the Sands,” “8 femmes,” “Swimming Pool”)