Directors: Debuts Brilliant–Ryan Coogler’s Fruitvale Station

Coogler made the most impressive directing debut with his Sundance Fest winner, the fact-based drama that reconstructs a poignant event of interracial hostility and ruthless police violence.

Movie Stars: O’Toole, Peter (Lawrence of Arabia) Dies at 81

Peter O’Toole, who became an international star in the title role of David Lean’s Oscar-winning epic “Lawrence of Arabia,” died on Saturday at age 81.

Oscar Actors: Moore, Terry (Nominee)–Background, Oscar, Career

Terry Moore is perhaps best known for her role in the 1957 melodrama “Peyton Place.” But she made her mark earlier, receiving a Best Supporting Actrees nomination in 1952 for “Come Back, Little Sheba.”

1 Hitchcock: Movie Stars/Ensembles in the Director’s 1960s and 1970s Pictures

There are no star personae in the last three films made by Hitchcock, “Topaz” in 1969, “Frenzy” in 1972, and “Family Plot” in 1976.

Oscar Actors: Fontaine, Joan–Oscar Winner Actress (Suspicion) Dies at 96

Joan Fontaine, who appeared in two classic Hitchcock films, Rebecca and Suspicion, died Sunday at her home in Carmel, California, age 96.