In the wake of the massive success of Avengers: Endgame, fans have been trying to figure out which stars are staying in the fold at Marvel Studios, and which are bidding farewell. The story arc of Scarlett Johansson, Black Widow, is definitive in Endgame, but the actress who plays the spy heroine will be returning […]
Oscar Directors: Singleton, John, Director of “Boyz N’ the Hood”–Youngest Oscar Nominee–Dies at 51
April 29, 2019 by
John Singleton, writer-director of Boyz n the Hood, who was the first African American to earn a Best Director Oscar nomination, has died. He was 51.
Directors: Green, Alfred E.–Background, Career; Filmography
April 28, 2019 by
In a durable career that lasted until the 1950s, Green directed major stars such as Mary Pickford, Wallace Reid, Barbara Stanwyck, and Colleen Moore.
Schlesinger, John: Director Career; Filmography
April 28, 2019 by
Feature Films 1960s: 5 A Kind of Loving (1962) Billy Liar (1963) Darling (1965) Far From the Madding Crowd (1967) Midnight Cowboy (1969) 1970s: 4 Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) The Day of the Locust (1975) Marathon Man (1976) Yanks (1979) 1980s: 4 Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) The Believers (1987) […]
Directors: Allen, Lewis–Social Background, Career; Filmography
April 28, 2019 by
Lewis Allen was born on December 25, 1905, in the Shropshire town of Oakengates and attended Tettendan Hall in Staffordshire. Upon leaving school, he joined the Merchant Navy for four years. After leaving the service he became an actor, before moving into London theatrical management, first for Raymond Massey and later for Gilbert Miller. In […]
