Anne Makepeace, who previously worked with American Masters as writer/producer/director of Robert Capa: In Love and War as well as Edward Curtis: Coming to Light, answers questions about the making-of I.M. Pei: Building China Modern. In this interview she talks about the challenges of filming ...
How did you first become involved with Christopher Trumbo and the stage play TRUMBO? A New York based producer asked me to direct it - this was prior to 9/11, and, I read an early draft of Chris’ play while I was in London directing ...
From the late 1930s to the early 1960s, Billy Wilder dominated Hollywood’s Golden Age. With over fifty films and six Academy Awards to his credit, he is one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest directors, producers and screenwriters. His films range from stark melodrama, like DOUBLE INDEMNITY ...
Director Sam Pollard remembers the first John Ford/John Wayne film he ever saw: THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE, which he watched in 1962 at a theater in Harlem along with his brother, sister, and uncle Sammie. "What stands out in my mind is the ...
by Ken Bowser John Ford and John Wayne -- a friendship and professional collaboration that spanned 50 years, changed each others' lives, changed the movies, and in the process, changed the way America saw itself. It was a relationship that reflected all the elements and ...
by Paul Cronin This essay first appeared in the book "GEORGE STEVENS: INTERVIEWS" At first glance, George Stevens appears to be the quintessential Hollywood director. But a closer look at his achievements shows him to be much more than just the creator of some of ...
AMERICAN MASTERS George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Director George Stevens influenced generations of filmmakers with such Academy Award-winning classics as "A Place in the Sun" and "Giant." Now AMERICAN MASTERS presents the broadcast premiere of a moving tribute to the Hollywood great. Created by his ...
"I’ve always tried to be aware of what I say in my films, because all of us who make motion pictures are teachers -- teachers with very loud voices." Based on the classic story of a young man’s battle with the forces of evil, George ...
