Parker, who directed 14 features and wrote six of them, loved music-driven films: Bugsy Malone (1976), Fame (1980), Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982), The Commitments (1991) and Evita (1996), with Madonna as Eva Perón. “If you can use music and images together, it’s very powerful,” he noted in 1995.

Zhao’s third film, an exploration of modern-day van dwelling life on the road, will World Premiere with simultaneous screenings on September 11 at the 2020 Venice and Toronto Film Fests, both of which will feature virtual introductions by producer, writer, editor, and director Zhao, and producer and actor Frances McDormand.

We are adding John Huston’s brilliantly acted version of Tennessee Williams 1961 poetic play to our list of Great Films. Richard Burton, Deborah Kerr, Ava Gardner, Sue Lyons, Grayson Hall (Oscar nominee) all in top form.