French film director Christian Carion surprised the world of movies ten years ago when he captured in his […]
When you wish upon a star: Audrey Hepburn’s early years in her native Elsene, near Brussels
Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929, as Audrey Kathleen Ruston, in Elsene near Brussels. Her father, […]
Former child actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt (b. 1981) began acting at the age of six with small roles in […]
Joe Dante (1946), film buff and former film journalist (including for ‘Film Bulletin’, up until 1974) who became […]
Film director Jacques Feyder: Hollywood’s starmaker from—once again—Elsene, Brussels
European film directors at work in Hollywood silents, early 20th century. It was pretty common, and there were […]
Garbo was shy, insecure. She felt that, as a person, she actually had nothing special or unusual for others to make a fuss over. Jean Negulesco
Screen, stage, and television actress Brenda Vaccaro (b. 1939), a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner, as well as […]
Film history: Focus on early Academy Award winners Wallace Beery and Marie Dressler
Wallace Beery (1885-1949) and Marie Dressler (1868-1934) were two of MGM’s top stars in the early days of […]
The breakthrough film of American filmmaker Tobe Hooper (b. 1943), “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974), was an […]
Film history: Focus on “The Hollywood Ten”
In 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) held the first series of hearings into alleged communist propaganda […]
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