Directors: Burnett, Charles–Pioneering African American Director

His most popular films include Killer of Sheep (1978), My Brother’s Wedding (1983), To Sleep with Anger (1990), The Glass Shield (1994), and Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007).

Directors: Debuts–Stunning, Coen Brothers, Linklater, Lumet, Lynch, Peele, Romero

Directors: Stunning Debuts Research in progress, Aug 22, 2025 Coen Joel and Ethan, Blood Simple (1985) Linklater, Richard, Slacker (1991) Lumet, Sidney, 12 Angry Men (1957) Lynch, David, Eraserhead (1977) Peele, Jordan, Get Out (2017) Raimi, Sam, The Evil Dead (1981) Romero, George A., Night of the Living Dead (1968) Soderbergh, Steven, sex, lies and […]

Cukor, George: Hollywood’s Best Actors Director–“Adam’s Rib” New Faces–Jean Hagen, David Wayne, Tom Ewell

Cukor not only had a great eye for new talent, but was willing to take risks.  For example, in Adam’s Rib 1l949), he introduced to the public four promising screen personalities: Judy Holliday, Jean Hagen, David Wayne, and Tom Ewell. Each of these four players gave a wonderful performance in Adam’s Rib, and later excelled […]

Movie Stars: Butler, Austin–Getting So Starstruck By Ryan Gosling

Austin Butler also reveals other Hollywood stars that have captivated him at events

Death in Hollywood: Sutherland, Donald–Versatile Actor

Donald Sutherland’s performances in M*A*S*H, Ordinary People and The Hunger Games proved he could portray sinister, sympathetic, comedic or tragic with equal credibility.