The turning point in the spectacular career of the vastly talented Jennifer Lawrence was the 2010 indie Winter’s Bone, in which she played a backwoods teenager trying to find her missing father.
Winter’s Bone: How the 2010 Indie Catapulted Jennifer Lawrence to Instant Stardom
November 19, 2015 by
Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The (1974): Tobe Hooper’s Iconic Horror Movie; Gunnar Gansen (the Villain) Dies at 68
November 8, 2015 by
Gunnar Hansen, who played the horrific villain Leatherface in Tobe Hooper’s iconic horror film Texas Chain Saw Massacre, died Saturday in Maine.
Oscar Actors: Waltz, Christoph–Two Supporting Actor Awards in Tarantino’s Movies
November 4, 2015 by
Christoph Waltz won his second Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. The same role, Dr. King Schultz, also garnered him Best Supporting Actor honors at the 2013 Golden Globe and BAFTA awards. In 2009, Waltz received the Oscar, SAG, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Cannes Film Festival awards for his portrayal of […]
Movie Stars: O’Hara, Maureen–Hollywood Technicolor Star, John Wayne’s Favorite Screen Lady, Dies at 95
October 25, 2015 by
Maureen O’Hara, the Irish actress who was best known for her pairings with John Wayne, including the 1952 Oscar winner, The Quiet Man, died on Saturday, October 24, at her home in Boise, Idaho. She was 95.
Movie Stars: Screen Image–Who Creates and Controls Them?
October 12, 2015 by
Auteurism also led to a series of studies of actors-stars as auteurs. In my book, John Wayne, I showed that Wayne was a powerful creative influence on most of his movies after Stagecoach and particularly after Red River.
