Then another lengthy gap between Ordet in 1955, and Gertrude in 1964, his last (and for me best) feature.
Directors: Dreyer, Theodor Carl–Career, Irregular, Interrupted, Long Intervals, Brilliant
Directors: Output (Productivity Vs. Creativity); Career Longevity
How important is the variable of output? the number of films made over the span of a director’s career?
Directors: Frankenheimer, John–Filmography (Film, TV, Never Nom for Oscar)
In 1962, John Frankenheimer directed three superb films, including The Manchurian Candidate
Oscar Actors: Bogart–Politics, Committee for the First Amendment
The Committee for the First Amendment was an action group formed in September 1947 by actors in support of the Hollywood Ten during the hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). It was founded by screenwriter Philip Dunne, actress Myrna Loy, and film directors John Huston and William Wyler. Other members included Lucille Ball, […]
Death in Hollywood: Lansbury, Angela–Legendary Star of Stage and Screen Dies at 96
Angela Lansbury, the irrepressible three-time Oscar nominee and five-time Tony Award winner who solved 12 seasons’ worth of crimes as the novelist/amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher on CBS’ Murder, She Wrote, has died. She was 96.






