Shelley Winters, the forceful, outspoken star who graduated from blond bombshell parts to dramas, winning two Supporting Actress Oscars for in “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “A Patch of Blue,” has died. She was 85.
Oscar Actors: Winters, Shelley, Two-Time Oscar Winner (Diary of Anne Frank, Patch of Blue) Dies at 85
January 15, 2006 by
Oscar Actors: MacLaine, Shirley (Cumulative Advantage)
January 10, 2006 by
MacLaine was thrust into stardom when she was the understudy for Carol Haney on Broadway in “The Pajama Game.” When Haney broke her ankle, MacLaine went on, drawing the attention of legendary film producer Hal Wallis who was in the audience; he immediately signed her to a Paramount Pictures contract.
Indie Heroes: Lynch, David–Jimmy Stewart from Mars
January 10, 2006 by
David Lynch may be the only independent filmmaker to bring an avant-garde sensibility to the commercial cinema. A home-grown surrealist, he has traveled the unlikely odyssey from the midnight circuit, where he achieved notoriety with Eraserhead, to arthouse celebrity with Blue Velvet, to a Time magazine cover during his popular TV series Twin Peaks, to an almost inevitable decline in his last pictures.
Payne, Alexander: Auteur? Road Motifs in his Work
January 1, 2006 by
Whether or not they¬íre set on the road, all of Alexander Payne’s films are road movies and journeys of self-discovery.
Movie Stars: Gyllenhaal, Jake–Making of Star?
October 16, 2005 by
This is a breakthrough year for Jake Gyllenhaal, who appears in three high-profile films: the screen adaptation of the play, “Proof,” as Gwyneth Paltrow's boyfriend and her father's math student; in Ang Lee's epic Western “Brokeback Mountain,” as a gay cowboy; and in Same Mendes innovative, surreal-like war film, “Jarhead.” Of the three, he's the most impressive in Jarhead, a movie that's bound to make him a major player and a movie star. Playing the lead, he appears in almost every scene, and he also gets a star treatment that displays his looks and acting skills to an advantage.
