Movie Stars: Smith, Will–Misbehavior (Oscar Slap) Forgiven? Strong Box-Office for “Bad Boys 4,” Performs at 2024 BET Awards

Smith has been nominated for an Oscar four times, winning best leading actor in 2022 for King Richard.

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