Directors: Chabrol, Claude–Auteur (French New Wave)

Chabrol was the least famous of the other New Wave founders due to his focus on the noir thriller genres (which were less reputable than dramas or comedies).

John Wayne: Colleagues–Wendell Mayes (Scribe)

John Wayne: Colleagues–Wendell Mayes (Scribe) “John Wayne never blows a line. He’ll come letter perfect. The other actors will blow lines, but he will stand there patiently, wait for them to get their lobes, say his in his own way.” (Quoted in Eyles, p. 16) Share this:

John Wayne: Screen Women–Sophia Loren

John Wayne: Screen Women–Sophia Loren “After the enchantment of Cary Grant and what turned out to be the disenchantment of Alan Ladd and Boy on the Dolphin, I did not know what to expect of John Wayne.” “I was relieved to find that Wayne was exactly as advertised, big, authoritative, gruff, and polite, and a […]

Oscar Directors: Taurog, Norman–Filmography

Filmography From 1920 to 1968, Taurog directed 180 films. The following is a partial list of his feature films. 1920s The Fly Cop (1920) with Larry Semon Lucky Boy (1929) 1930s Troopers Three (1930) Sunny Skies (1930) with Benny Rubin and Rex Lease Skippy (1931) with Jackie Cooper Newly Rich (1931) with Mitzi Green Huckleberry […]

Directors: Ray, Nicholas–Filmography

Directors: Nicholas Ray-Filmography Films (director) 1949: They Live by Night, RKO Pictures, Cathy O’Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva 1949 Knock on Any Door, Santana Productions, Humphrey Bogart, John Derek 1949: A Woman’s Secret, RKO Pictures, Maureen O’Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame 1950: In a Lonely Place, Santana Productions, Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame 1950 Born […]