In examining the uniquely American phenomenon of movie stardom, it’s important to deal with the socio-cultural foundations of stardom, demographic composition, cultural significance vis-a-vis movie spectators, commercial impact on the film industry.
Movie Stars: Granger, Farley–Gay/Bisexual Actor (Strangers on a Train) (LGBTQ0
March 30, 2011 by
Farley Granger, who played the likable tennis pro who was thrust into a murder exchange in Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train in 1951, died Sunday of natural causes in New York. He was 85.
Directors: Ray, Nicholas–Centennial Celebration
March 17, 2011 by
“If it were all in the script, why make the film?” Nicholas Ray.
This year marks the centennial of the great, iconic filmmaker Nicholas Ray, who was born on August 7, 1911.
Movie Stars: Damon, Matt—Hollywood Everyman
March 4, 2011 by
“Matt is the best everyman we’ve got in the industry,” says the writer-director George Nolfi, “and because of that he’s extremely believable in a love story.”
Oscar Artists: Aldredge, Theoni V., Oscar-Winning Costume Designer
January 23, 2011 by
Theoni V. Aldredge, who designed the costumes for Broadway and Off Broadway productions, including “Annie,” “A Chorus Line” and “La Cage aux Folles,” and who won an Academy Award for her work on The Great Gatsby, died on Friday in Stamford, Conn. She was 88.
