Director
-
Arts
‘The Runaways,’ ‘Brigsby Bear’ and More Streaming Gems
‘The Runaways’ (2010) Stream it on Hulu. Floria Sigismondi’s chronicle of this all-female 1970s rock band is not immune to…
Read More » -
World
Marvin Chomsky, Director of ‘Roots’ and ‘Holocaust,’ Dies at 92
Marvin Chomsky, an Emmy Award-winning director renowned for his work on historical dramas, including the blockbuster mini-series “Roots” and ...
Read More » -
World
French Female Directors Continue Hot Streak at Rendez-Vous Festival
Sex and the city, false identities and love triangles feature prominently in this year’s Rendez-Vous With French Cinema, an annual…
Read More » -
World
Hans Neuenfels, Opera Director with a Pointed View, Dies at 80
Hans Neuenfels, a German director and writer whose provocative, iconoclastic productions made him one of the pioneers of modern operatic…
Read More » -
Arts
Mifune’s Transcendent Films, With and Without Kurosawa
Toshiro Mifune once wrote of his collaboration with the director Akira Kurosawa, “I have never as an actor done anything…
Read More » -
Arts
‘Buried,’ ‘Night Comes On’ and More Streaming Gems
This month’s recommendations for subscription service sleepers include a trio of incisive indie coming-of-age dramas, a pair of stylish but…
Read More »