In the 1930s, Gabe continued to say that he was not an actor; that he was a personality and that therefore he would not last long. But he did last long!
Oscar Directors: Bergman, Ingmar–Auteur, Vision–Spiritual Existence
May 18, 2024 by
Winter Light is often considered the second film in a trilogy, following Through a Glass Darkly and completed by The Silence.
Roger Corman: King of Independent Filmmaking Dies at 98
May 11, 2024 by
Corman provided career boosts to young, untested talents like Jack Nicholson, Ron Howard, Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Jonathan Demme, Gale Anne Hurd and James Cameron,
French Cinema: Laurent Cantet, Brilliant Filmmaker (“Time Out,” “The Class”) Dies at 63
April 25, 2024 by
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”)
April 21, 2024 by
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).
