Reel Impact: Freaks–One of the scariest and most influential films ever made
Movie Stars: Elgort, Ansel–Next Big Thing?
September 7, 2014 by
At the premiere of “Men, Women & Children,” fresh from the success of “The Fault in Our Stars,” Ansel Elgort, the heartthrob received a huge welcome fro his fans.
Movie Stars: Williams, Robin (1951-2014)–Hollywood Remembers
August 12, 2014 by
Academy Award winner Barry Levinson directed Robin Williams in the first of his four Oscar-nominated performances, as the Armed Forces Radio DJ Adrian Cronauer in “Good Morning Vietnam.” Director and star went on to collaborate twice more, on 1992’s “Toys” and 2006’s “Man of the Year.” In addition, Williams guest starred on the second-season premiere […]
Sexism: Institutional in Hollywood?
July 30, 2014 by
Remember the ad: You have come a long way, baby. Well, how about women’s degree of progress in the film industry, both mainstream and indie.
Movie Stars: Clift Became Hollywood’s Major Method Actor-Star before Brando
The Search is notable for other reasons. It established the actor Montgomery Clift as a major talent. Having just shot Howard Hawks’s epic Western, Red River, opposite John Wayne, Clift became the brightest male star to conquer Hollywood and to promote Method Acting in the film industry, two years before Marlon Brando made a splash with his stunning debut in The Men, which was also helmed by Zinnemann. Though The Search was Clift’s second film, it was theatrically released before Red River.