Oscar Actors: Sidney, Sylvia–Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
At age 63, Sidney was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for the domestic melodrama, Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams, playing Joanne Woodward’s hard-bitten mother.
Passer, Ivan: Czench New Wave Leader and American Emigre Director Dies at 86
January 16, 2020–Ivan Passer, leader of the Czech New Wave, who directed American films including Cutter’s Way, died Thursday in Reno, Nevada. He was 86.
Oscar Actors: Pryce, Jonathan–The Two Popes (Cumulative Advantage)
In 2020, Jonathan Pryce earned his first Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Pope Francis in The Two Popes. At 72, he is one of the oldest first-time nominees.
Oscar Artists: North, Alex–Film Composer (14 Nominations)
In 1986, he became the first composer to receive an Honorary Oscar, perhaps a compensation for never winning a competitive Oscar, despite 14 nominations.
Directors: Jewish Filmmakers in Hollywood (Immigrants and U.S. Born)
Born on May 21, 1902 as Mikhail Anatol Litvak in Kiev (then part of the Russian Empire) Anatole Litvak grew up in a Lithuanian Jewish family. As a teenager, he worked at a theater in St. Petersburg and took acting lessons at the state drama school. Litvak worked with Leningrad’s Nordkino Studios as assistant director […]
Oscar Actors: Pollard, Michael (Bonnie and Clyde) Dies at 80
Oscar nominee Michael J. Pollard, known for his roles in Bonnie and Clyde and House of 1000 Corpses, has died. He was 80.
Oscar Artists: Zsigmond, Vilmos–
He won the 1977 Best Cinematography Oscar for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, as well as the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for The Deer Hunter.
Oscar Directors: La Cava, Gregory–Career; Filmography
Gregory La Cava is best known for two 1930s films, made back to back, My Man Godfrey and Stage Door, which earned him nominations for the Best Director Oscar.
Benedek, Laszlo: Director Career; Filmography (The Wild One); (Relevant to Starngers in Paradise)
Laslo Benedek was a Hungarian-born editor, cinematographer, and director, best known today for a single film, The Wild One (1953), starring Brando.
Movie Stars: Belmondo, Jean-Paul–Iconic French Actor and International Movie Star
The 2011 Cannes Film Fest celebrates Jean-Paul Belmondo, French and international movie star for six decades.