This year marks the centennial of the actress Louise Brooks, who was born on November 14, 1906, in Cherryvale, Kansas and died in 1985. To honor the event, her greatest and most scandalous film, “Pandora's Box” (1929) is being released in a new 35-mm print in New York's Film Forum, before touring around the country.
Movie Stars: Brooks, Louise (1906-1985)–Legendary Actress and Icon (“Pandora’s Box,” “Diary of Lost Girl”)
June 18, 2006 by
John Wayne: War Heroes–Combat Vs. Deskwork
June 12, 2006 by
In his war films, Wayne succeeded in establishing a coherent war hero, marked by recurrent themes, the most important of which are: the tough commander and man of action who hates deskwork, and the role model obsessed with making “real men” out of his young and inexperienced soldiers.
John Wayne: War Movies–Comparison with Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, Clark Gable, Robert Taylor, Flynn
June 12, 2006 by
Realizing that he could not take part in the “real” action, Wayne immersed himself in making flag-waving war pictures. What contributed to his interest in this genre was the fact that by 1941 most Hollywood stars have already made war movies, which was important to their careers as well as to the nation's morale.
Arzner, Dorothy: Most Accomplished Woman Filmmaker in Studio Era
June 8, 2006 by
Nonetheless, Arzner understood from the start the important role of stars in Hollywood in general and in her work in particular. Her film output is marked by the appearance of strong actresses, who went on to become major stars, such as Katharine Hepburn, Joan Crawford, Roslaind Russell, and Maureen O'Hara.
Directors: Imamura, Shohei–Japanese Filmmaker, Two-Time Cannes Fest Winner, Dies
June 2, 2006 by
Director Shohei Imamura, who portrayed modern Japan's downtrodden in raw realism and eroticism and became the first Japanese to win the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes twice, died of cancer. He was 79.
