A cineaste who began his career as a reporter profiling such Hollywood icons as Howard Hawks, Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock, Peter Bogdanovich became a writer-director in his own right in the late 1960s. Bogdanovich will be discussing his craft this weekend at the American Cinematheque's tribute to the filmmaker at the Egyptian Theatre.
Tonight, Bogdanovich presents the director's cuts of his 1971 triumph "The Last Picture Show," as well as his 1981 romantic comedy "They All Laughed" with Audrey Hepburn, John Ritter, Ben Gazzara and Dorothy Stratten -- the Playboy Playmate the filmmaker fell in love with who was subsequently murdered by her husband. On Friday, he'll also present the director's cuts of his 1976 valentine to the early days of Hollywood, "Nickelodeon," and the 1985 drama "Mask." The festival concludes Saturday with two of his best comedies, 1973's "Paper Moon," for which 10-year-old Tatum O'Neal won a supporting actress Oscar, and 1972's screwball farce, "What's Up, Doc?" with Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal.
