Jafar Panâhi, born July 11, 1960, is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and editor, associated with the Iranian New Film Wave. After several years of making short films and working as assistant for fellow Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, Panahi achieved international recognition with his feature debut, The White Balloon (1995). The film won the Caméra […]
Cinema 2022: Iranian Jafar Panahi, World’s Most Courageous and Defiant Filmmaker
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Directors: Jason, Leigh–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
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In a career spanning 32 years, Leigh Jason directed 31 features; the last of which in 1961.
Oscar Actors: Wahlberg, Mark–Boogie Nights and Beyond
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Mark Wahlberg as Eddie Adams- Dirk Diggler PHOTO : NEW LINE CINEMA/COURTESY EVERETT COLLECTION; ARAYA DOHENY/FILMMAGIC Wahlberg stars in the film as the initially naive busboy Eddie, who adopts the persona of Dirk when he becomes a porn star sensation. After finding success in the career, Eddie gets caught up in his carefree lifestyle and starts using […]
Julia Reichert: Pioneering, Oscar-Winning Documentarian (American Factory) Dies at 76
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Julia Reichert’s films, including Growing Up Female and Union Maids, centered on the women’s movement and American labor.
Movie Stars: Labeouf, Shia–Circling around Major Stardom
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SHIA LABEOUF was most seen starring in the action war drama Fury, alongside Brad Pitt and Logan Lerman. Directed by David Ayer, the film follows a tank crew in Nazi Germany during the final days of World War II. In 2013, he starred in Lars von Trier’s drama, Nymphomaniac, a film about a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac […]
