Directors who made only one feature–for a variety of reasons (career, death, flop).
Varda, Agnes: Celebrated French New Wave Director (“Cléo From 5 to 7,” “Vagabond,” Oscar Nominee “Faces Places”) Dies at 90
March 29, 2019 by
Agnes Varda, a leader of the French New Wave who directed such films as Cléo From 5 to 7, Vagabond and most recently the Oscar nominated docu, Faces Places, has died. She was 90.
Oscar Actors: Kelly, Grace–Career, 1951-1956
March 15, 2019 by
It’s hard to think of many actresses who burst upon the scene and immediately took Hollywood–and the public–by storm. Grace Kelly had made 11 films in a career spanning only 5 years, reaching its height in 1954, with two Hitchcock films, and winning the Best Actress Oscar for a third one, The Country Girl. 1951: […]
Eastwood, Clint: Director as Auteur
March 14, 2019 by
From the start, the brilliant career of Clint Eastwood, as mega movie star and major director, was built on a contradiction. As an actor, he tended to play anti-establishment, rebellious heroes, but they were contained in genre-oriented tales (often Westerns and actioners) of mainstream Hollywood cinema. As director, he has espoused a quiet, calm but […]
Directors Careers: Collaboration–Wyler and Cinematographer Gregg Toland
March 9, 2019 by
William Wyler collaborated with the great cinematographer, Gregg Toland, on six films: These Three (1936) Dodsworth (1936) Dead End (1937) Wuthering Heights (1939) Little Foxes (1941) The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Share this:
