Jacques Demy: “Whatever you say, film is an image. It’s a way by which one can become a painter.” Lee Grant: “Good actors put everything on the line; good directors help them do it.” Michael Powell: “I am not just a director with a personal style; I am cinema (Black Narcissus, 1946)   Share this:

Filmmakers who benefited or suffered from the current zeitgeist: When the spirit of the times changed, they lost their touch with audiences tastes Mel Brooks, short career, small output, one genre, director of late 60s and early 70s Arthur Penn, benefited in 60s and 70s (Bonnie), but his last 6 films, in the 1980s, felt […]

Raimi, Sam: horror genre; first film, “The Evil Dead,” 1980 Share this:

Body Found in Search at California Lake Where ‘Glee’ Star Naya Rivera Went Missing

As the pandemic reached new highs in Florida and across the world, New York City provided a glimmer of hope: zero deaths for the first time in four months. Total confirmed cases across the nation surpassed 3.3 million – about 1% of all Americans have now tested positive since the outbreak began racing across the […]