Tom Hooper is the director of the Oscar winning The King’s Speech, starring Colin Firth. The film, which also stars Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter, is being released The Weinstein Company on November 26. Hooper’s most recent film THE DAMNED UNITED starred Michael Sheen as the legendary English football manager Brian Clough. THE DAMNED […]
Cukor, George: Suave Gentleman and Entertainer
September 3, 2016 by
The Entertainer: Cukor and his Public For Cukor, the first and foremost function of movies was to entertain. “The primary purpose of movie making,” he believed, “is to capture audiences and not to try to be arty and pretentious.” Sensing his honest respect for them, moviegoers have been extremely loyal, enthusiastically embracing his work. He […]
Movie Stars: Women on Top for Shorter Time than Men
September 3, 2016 by
According to our study of movie stars, half of the women have been box-office stars for only one year or two–in sharp contrast to the average durabilty of male stars.
Oscar Artists: Stern, Tom (Changeling and Other Eastwood Films)
September 3, 2016 by
TOM STERN, Director of Photography of Sully, earned both Oscar and BAFTA Award nominations for Best Cinematography for his work on Clint Eastwood’s drama Changeling. Stern, who has enjoyed a long association with Eastwood, more recently lensed Eastwood’s Oscar nominated film “American Sniper” and his big-screen version of the musical “Jersey Boys.” He also served […]
Movie Stars: Lewis, Jerry–Child-Man Behind the Clown
September 3, 2016 by
Writer-director Gregory Monro’s new documentary, Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown, world premieres at the Telluride Film Fest on Sept 5, 2016.
