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Thursday, October 9, 2008
In a Hollywood era of mucho machismo
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12:00AM, October 9
Robert E. Relyea witnessed an odd exchange between John Wayne and his horse Alamo while working as a first assistant director on the Duke’s 1960 directorial debut called, appropriately enough, “The Alamo.” Read more
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Movie magic, please
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August 31, 2008
IN DIRECTOR David Cronenberg’s 1986 movie “The Fly” – remember “Be afraid. Read more
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Ferrara has fled New York, but he still taps its energy
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May 24, 2008
CANNES, France – Abel Ferrara’s new film, “Chelsea on the Rocks,” represents a kind of homecoming for the Bronx-born director and longtime chronicler of the New York City underbelly. Read more
Monday, April 21, 2008
Story of brothers’ feud shot on a tight budget
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April 21, 2008
Life for an independent filmmaker – especially a first-time writer-director – isn’t easy. Read more
Monday, April 7, 2008
Hey, she has Martin Scorsese’s endorsement
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April 7, 2008
Jess Manafort jokes that she was born with a “put-on-a-production” gene because, at age 4, she was already directing her parents while they were taking home movies of her. Read more
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Alex Cox, revolutionary
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February 17, 2008
BRITISH director Alex Cox made his name in the 1980s with two cult hits, the nihilist fantasy “Repo Man” (1984) and the punk valentine “Sid & Nancy” (1986). Read more
Monday, February 11, 2008
Director spins fantasy while dealing with reality
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February 11, 2008
Mark Waters had just finished the acclaimed Lindsay Lohan high school comedy “Mean Girls” when he was asked to direct the fantasy adventure “The Spiderwick Chronicles.” Read more
Sunday, February 10, 2008
The road less traveled leads to ‘No Country’
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February 10, 2008
AS “No Country for Old Men” star Josh Brolin said in accepting the Screen Actors Guild Award for ensemble cast, “The Coen brothers are freaky little people, you know, and we did a freaky little movie.” Read more
Monday, January 28, 2008
Not just the Coens: Directing teams past and present
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January 28, 2008
Joel and Ethan Coen just made Academy Award history with their tandem nomination for best director for “No Country for Old Men.” Read more
Monday, December 31, 2007
Pair find monstrous direction in life
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December 31, 2007
Call it the return of the monster mash-up. Read more
Friday, December 28, 2007
QUICK TAKES - FINALLY
Entertainment |
December 28, 2007
Film premiere: “Filth and Wisdom,” Madonna’s debut movie as a
director, will have its world premiere at the Berlin film festival in February. Read more
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Mike Nichols’ life in the trenches
Entertainment |
December 16, 2007
From the very beginning of his moviemaking career, director Mike
Nichols has displayed an extraordinary knack for knowing what the
adult moviegoing public of America wants to see, even before said
public knows it wants to see it. Read more
Thursday, December 13, 2007
He’s a behind-the-scenes stealer
Entertainment |
December 13, 2007
At a time when the offspring of many acclaimed Hollywood directors
– with last names such as Reitman, Redford, Eastwood and Kasdan –
are directing features of their own, one scion of filmmaking has
become more active by stepping back from the spotlight. Read more
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
IN CONTENTION TOM O’NEIL
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December 12, 2007
BEST DIRECTOR Favorites
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Saturday, December 1, 2007
A young filmmaker? She’s 16 going on 40
Entertainment |
December 1, 2007
Anne-Sophie Dutoit ran into the same snags and pitfalls the
majority of first-time independent filmmakers encounter – trying to
persuade financiers to take a chance on her. Read more
Monday, November 26, 2007
Restored ‘Diva’ back in spotlight
Entertainment |
November 26, 2007
Just as the French have given Jerry Lewis more respect as a
filmmaker than Hollywood, it was American audiences that turned
French director Jean-Jacques Beineix’s quirky caper flick “Diva” into
a hit 25 years ago. Read more
Monday, November 12, 2007
Here’s to a ‘Hard Day’s’ follow-up
Entertainment |
November 12, 2007
Richard Lester has heard the knocks against “Help!,” the second
film he directed starring the Beatles, none more hard-hitting than a
famous one from John Lennon. Read more
Friday, November 9, 2007
QUICK TAKES - Polanski tapped to direct ‘Ghost’
Entertainment |
November 9, 2007
Roman Polanski will direct a film adaptation of “The Ghost,” the
bestselling political thriller by Robert Harris. Read more
Thursday, November 8, 2007
It’s more than talk with David Dobkin
Entertainment |
November 8, 2007
WHEN it comes to the gift of gab, director David Dobkin and actor
Vince Vaughn are both 99th percentile – with the rapid-fire Vaughn
having a slight edge in the words-per-minute category. Read more
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Scare-masters; horror times 2
Entertainment |
November 7, 2007
Though William Castle and Val Lewton produced classic horror films
– Castle also directed his thrillers – their films and
personalities couldn’t have been more different. Read more
