"The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down the stairs in 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'" Bette Davis said this about her co-star in the classic 1962 film, and it's hardly the worst words spoken by either of these women — who were rumored to be something of rivals. As detailed in Ryan Murphy's excellent "Feud: Bette and Joan," in which both Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon gave unforgettable turns as Crawford and Davis, respectively, the actresses were reportedly as antagonistic towards each other offscreen as their characters, sisters Blanche and Baby Jane Hudson, were in the movie.
Based on the 1960 Henry Farrell novel of the same name, "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" centers on the twisted relationship between the siblings, and things only grow more fraught as the film progresses. Jane (Davis) was once a child star happily basking in the spotlight,...
Based on the 1960 Henry Farrell novel of the same name, "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" centers on the twisted relationship between the siblings, and things only grow more fraught as the film progresses. Jane (Davis) was once a child star happily basking in the spotlight,...
- 1/16/2023
- by Jamie Gerber
- Slash Film
Ok, so the actor Anthony Perkins is best known for his legendary role as Norman Bates in Hitchcock’s Psycho and its sequels… but that part is not the sum total of this superb actor’s career. That’s not to say he didn’t trade on his status as cinema’s seminal psycho, and starred in plenty of chiller thrillers, instantly lending them Batesian cachet… for example Edge of Sanity, a delirious conflation of Robert Louis Stephenson’s classic horror novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Jack the Ripper’s real-life reign of terror over Victorian London, where Perkins plays the unhinged lead role with aplomb. To celebrate the release of Edge of Sanity on Blu-ray from Arrow Video, here’s a round-up of some of Perkins’ finest non-Bates roles…
Pretty Poison (1968)
In this wonderful cult classic black comedy thriller, Perkins plays Dennis Pitt,...
Pretty Poison (1968)
In this wonderful cult classic black comedy thriller, Perkins plays Dennis Pitt,...
- 6/24/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Featuring one of cinema’s most famous villains and two grande dames of Hollywood – Bette Davis and Joan Crawford – going toe to toe, this 1962 film packs a punch
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You’ve no doubt seen plenty of movie villains before – nasty pasties determined to destroy the world, or defeat the hero, or ask employees to work on the weekend. But you’ve never seen a hellraiser quite like Bette Davis in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, a film that stormed in cinemas 60 years ago and, by God, still packs a punch. The greatest feature of Davis’ wall-rattling performance is that it’s so strong, so toxically and overpoweringly good, it seems to swell and...
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You’ve no doubt seen plenty of movie villains before – nasty pasties determined to destroy the world, or defeat the hero, or ask employees to work on the weekend. But you’ve never seen a hellraiser quite like Bette Davis in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, a film that stormed in cinemas 60 years ago and, by God, still packs a punch. The greatest feature of Davis’ wall-rattling performance is that it’s so strong, so toxically and overpoweringly good, it seems to swell and...
- 4/26/2022
- by Luke Buckmaster
- The Guardian - Film News
Most people think that snobby Oscar voters through the decades have turned their backs on the horror genre. Not so. True, far more horror flicks have been nominated for Oscars — including many Alfred Hitchcock movies — than have won. Hitch was nominated six times for Best Director and never took home a gold statue, which is why he was awarded an Honorary Oscar in 1968. “Thank you,” he said, and walked offstage.
We scoured the record books to find 25 Oscar-winning horror movies, and herewith rank them for you.
After heated arguments among the IndieWire staff, we threw out a dozen or so monster movies (“King Kong,” “Mighty Joe Young,” “Jurassic Park”), ghost films (“Ghost”) and scary psychological thrillers like Hitchcock’s “Spellbound” that just didn’t feel like horror flicks to us.
Defining a horror movie is subjective. Is it about gore and guts and supernatural beings, or how it makes you feel?...
We scoured the record books to find 25 Oscar-winning horror movies, and herewith rank them for you.
After heated arguments among the IndieWire staff, we threw out a dozen or so monster movies (“King Kong,” “Mighty Joe Young,” “Jurassic Park”), ghost films (“Ghost”) and scary psychological thrillers like Hitchcock’s “Spellbound” that just didn’t feel like horror flicks to us.
Defining a horror movie is subjective. Is it about gore and guts and supernatural beings, or how it makes you feel?...
- 11/24/2017
- by Anne Thompson, Jenna Marotta, Eric Kohn, Kate Erbland, David Ehrlich, William Earl, Michael Nordine and Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
If anyone wrote the book on complicated parental relations, it’s Anthony Perkins. While Mother is nowhere to be found, this time around Tony is having Daddy issues in How Awful About Allan (1970), an effective, low key TV thriller directed by Curtis Harrington (The Dead Don’t Die). As long as you can leave Norman up in his room, you should have a good time.
Originally airing as an ABC Movie of the Week (because of course) on Tuesday, September 22nd, Allan had to contend with Hee Haw/All in the Family on CBS and the NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies. At the time however, ABC had this format on lockdown with audiences, and for good reason – they always brought in top shelf talent to display on the small screen, and How Awful About Allan is certainly no exception.
Let’s dig out our trusty and totally unreal TV...
Originally airing as an ABC Movie of the Week (because of course) on Tuesday, September 22nd, Allan had to contend with Hee Haw/All in the Family on CBS and the NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies. At the time however, ABC had this format on lockdown with audiences, and for good reason – they always brought in top shelf talent to display on the small screen, and How Awful About Allan is certainly no exception.
Let’s dig out our trusty and totally unreal TV...
- 7/23/2017
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Network: FXEpisodes: Ongoing (hour)Seasons: OngoingTV show dates: March 5, 2017 — presentSeries status: Has not been cancelledPerformers include: Susan Sarandon, Jessica Lange, Alfred Molina, Stanley Tucci, Judy Davis, Jackie Hoffman, Alison Wright, Dominic Burgess, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, and Kiernan Shipka.TV show description:Like American Horror Story and American Crime Story, before it, Feud is an FX anthology drama from creator Ryan Murphy. Each season is a self-contained series within the larger series and tells the story of a famous feud.Season one features the infamous rivalry between silver screen legends Bette Davis (Susan Sarandon) and Joan Crawford (Jessica Lange). The two collaborated on the campy 1962 psychological thriller feature film adaptation of Henry Farrell's novel, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, from director Robert...
- 3/6/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Hell hath no fury like two Hollywood actresses scorned!
That's the exact premise behind season one of FX's newest anthology series, Feud: Bette and Joan, which premieres this Sunday, March 5. The limited series, which heralds from the mind of executive producer Ryan Murphy, stars A-list actresses Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon as Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, respectively, and fixates on the bitter, lifelong rivalry between them.
But before you tune in, we've crafted the ultimate Feud cheat sheet to break down all the real-life drama!
Watch: Susan Sarandon & Jessica Lange in Character as Bette Davis & Joan Crawford
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Who Is Joan Crawford? Born Lucille Fay LeSueur in 1904, Crawford (Lange) became one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars and one of the highest paid women in the United States during the late 1920s and early 1930s. However, by the end of the 1930s, her films began losing money and she was labeled "Box Office Poison." She made...
That's the exact premise behind season one of FX's newest anthology series, Feud: Bette and Joan, which premieres this Sunday, March 5. The limited series, which heralds from the mind of executive producer Ryan Murphy, stars A-list actresses Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon as Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, respectively, and fixates on the bitter, lifelong rivalry between them.
But before you tune in, we've crafted the ultimate Feud cheat sheet to break down all the real-life drama!
Watch: Susan Sarandon & Jessica Lange in Character as Bette Davis & Joan Crawford
Getty Images
Who Is Joan Crawford? Born Lucille Fay LeSueur in 1904, Crawford (Lange) became one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars and one of the highest paid women in the United States during the late 1920s and early 1930s. However, by the end of the 1930s, her films began losing money and she was labeled "Box Office Poison." She made...
- 3/3/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland and Agnes Moorehead play it nasty, chop-chopping their way through a Grand Dame Guignol epic of 'sixties Hag Horror. Ace director Robert Aldrich's big success handed the deserving Davis a big role, and it looks better than ever on this razor-sharp remastered edition. With good original film promos as well as a lively new commentary. Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Blu-ray Twilight Time 1964 / B&W / 1:85 widescreen / 133 min. / Street Date October 11, 2016 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store29.95 Starring Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Cecil Kellaway, Victor Buono, Mary Astor. Cinematography Joseph F. Biroc Art Direction William Glasgow Film Editor Michael Luciano Original Music Frank De Vol Written by Lukas Heller from a novel by Henry Farrell Produced and Directed by Robert Aldrich
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Good horror pictures featuring big stars were once fairly rare; this month Twilight Time...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Good horror pictures featuring big stars were once fairly rare; this month Twilight Time...
- 11/1/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Joan Crawford Movie Star Joan Crawford movies on TCM: Underrated actress, top star in several of her greatest roles If there was ever a professional who was utterly, completely, wholeheartedly dedicated to her work, Joan Crawford was it. Ambitious, driven, talented, smart, obsessive, calculating, she had whatever it took – and more – to reach the top and stay there. Nearly four decades after her death, Crawford, the star to end all stars, remains one of the iconic performers of the 20th century. Deservedly so, once you choose to bypass the Mommie Dearest inanity and focus on her film work. From the get-go, she was a capable actress; look for the hard-to-find silents The Understanding Heart (1927) and The Taxi Dancer (1927), and check her out in the more easily accessible The Unknown (1927) and Our Dancing Daughters (1928). By the early '30s, Joan Crawford had become a first-rate film actress, far more naturalistic than...
- 8/10/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Bette Davis is almost as fascinating of a character off the screen as she is on it. She’s truly nothing short of a dynamic and brilliant actress, much further ahead of her time than she could ever be aware of. Tiff will be covering pockets of classic cinema starring Davis from November 15th- December 8th. The following are a few choice recommendations for anyone brave enough to venture back into these vintage art pieces.
Dark Victory
Written by Casey Robinson
Directed by Edmund Goulding
USA, 1939
A young talented and beautiful girl is cursed by much more than her radiant personality and grace as she works to get the most out of her life. The question is: does this more describe Bette Davis or her character here, Judith? This peek into classic cinema delivers on a lot of fronts, especially giving us the kind of quick, clever dialogue classic films are known for.
Dark Victory
Written by Casey Robinson
Directed by Edmund Goulding
USA, 1939
A young talented and beautiful girl is cursed by much more than her radiant personality and grace as she works to get the most out of her life. The question is: does this more describe Bette Davis or her character here, Judith? This peek into classic cinema delivers on a lot of fronts, especially giving us the kind of quick, clever dialogue classic films are known for.
- 11/15/2013
- by Taegan J. Brown
- SoundOnSight
New Year's Potpourri week continues at Trailers from Hell with screenwriter Larry Karaszewski introducing cult director Curtis Harington's "What's the Matter with Helen?" Writer Henry Farrell ushered in the horror-hag genre with Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, but this later iteration went into production with the title The Best of Friends, only to be changed when judged too close to the Otto Preminger movie Such Good Friends. Cult director Curtis Harrington's stylish period production suffered from the usual studio interference, but its gothic black humor has earned it a place in the hearts of diva fans.
- 1/2/2013
- by Trailers From Hell
- Thompson on Hollywood
I don't know about you, but watching the 1962 film "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford has always been such a guilty pleasure for me. I love watching the two actresses duke it out. And now, Walter Hill has written the remake and will direct. According to THR, Lakeshore Entertainment has come on board to finance and produce the film. Hill used the original Henry Farrell novel as the basis of the movie.
The hardest part in making the remake is to find the right actresses to star in the movie. Both Davis and Crawford created such iconic performances, that it will be hard to erase their images from our minds.
So while we're waiting for more info, take a look at the original trailer of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" Oh, Blaaaaaanche!
The hardest part in making the remake is to find the right actresses to star in the movie. Both Davis and Crawford created such iconic performances, that it will be hard to erase their images from our minds.
So while we're waiting for more info, take a look at the original trailer of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" Oh, Blaaaaaanche!
- 9/27/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Writer-director Walter Hill is one of the great underappreciated auteurs. He can do it all: stylish action, intelligent dialogue, epic scale and intimate relationships. So it's always good news to announce that he has a new movie, especially when he wrote it himself. Do I want to see him do yet another remake? No. But in this case I am curious to see his take on the classic star vs. star horror flick "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" made famous by Joan Crawford and Bette Davis. "Obviously, our first task is to find the proper casting for the two defining roles,” said Hill, who adapted the original novel by Henry Farrell. The potential casting choices are tantalizing indeed. Meryl Streep vs. Glenn Close come to mind. Lakeshore Entertainment is funding the movie with principals Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi producing with Adlrich Company's Adell Aldrich; Robert Aldrich directed the...
- 9/27/2012
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? We’ll soon find a completely new answer to that legendary question, because a remake of the whole thing is coming! According to the latest reports, director Walter Hill is on board to direct a remake for Lakeshore Entertainment, who will finance and produce the film.
Bullet To The Head director, Hill, is also responsible for the script, or if you prefer – an adaptation of Henry Farrell‘s novel of the same name.
I’m sure you’re already familiar with the plot, but what the hell, let us remind you once again that it centers on a former child star Jane Hudson and her sister Blanche (a movie queen from the 30′s) who are forced into retirement after a crippling accident.
The original 1962 movie was directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by Lukas Heller, with Bette Davis and Joan Crawford playing the toxic sisters.
Bullet To The Head director, Hill, is also responsible for the script, or if you prefer – an adaptation of Henry Farrell‘s novel of the same name.
I’m sure you’re already familiar with the plot, but what the hell, let us remind you once again that it centers on a former child star Jane Hudson and her sister Blanche (a movie queen from the 30′s) who are forced into retirement after a crippling accident.
The original 1962 movie was directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by Lukas Heller, with Bette Davis and Joan Crawford playing the toxic sisters.
- 9/27/2012
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
Lakeshore Entertainment has boarded the Walter Hill-directed remake of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Hill partnered up with the Aldrich Co. in July to bring the 1962 cult classic back to the big screen. Lakeshore will finance and produce the film, which Hill adapted from Henry Farrell’s novel. The story is set in a decaying Hollywood mansion where Jane Hudson, a former child star, and her sister Blanche, a movie queen from the ’30s, are forced into retirement after a crippling accident. They live together consumed in a lethal relationship culminating in a violent tragedy. The original was
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- 9/27/2012
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We now have an answer to the question, who is going to produce and finance the remake of the Bette Davis-Joan Crawford classic Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? The answer is Lakeshore partners Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi, who’ll produce with The Aldrich Company’s Adell Aldrich. Robert Aldrich helmed the 1962 original, and as Deadline revealed during Comic-Con, Walter Hill is helming the remake. Hill, who most recently wrapped the Sylvester Stallone-starrer Bullet To The Head, partnered with The Aldrich Company to develop the remake, which Lukas Heller adapted from the Henry Farrell novel. Lakeshore will help Hill re-create the nightmarish relationship between two sisters in a crumbling Hollywood mansion, where former child star Jane Hudson (Davis) holds captive her crippled former movie-queen sister (Crawford). “The idea is to make a modern film without modernizing the period,” Hill told me at the time. “It needs to...
- 9/27/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Whatever happened to Walter Hill? He’s never really stopped working, but it’s fair to say Hill’s heyday was the 1980s and that it’s been a low profile ride downhill ever since. The man behind The Warriors, Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs, Streets of Fire, Brewster’s Millions and Red Heat began to slow down into the 90s as his particular brand of straight-forward, hype-free films lost cachet with audiences. Most folks probably can’t name many of his movies after 1990 aside from Trespass and Last Man Standing (granted, he only made four others), but it looks like he may be headed towards a resurgence of sorts. Next year will see the release of Bullet to the Head starring Sylvester Stallone, Thomas “Not Ethnic Enough” Jane and Sung Kang as a cop and a hitman who join forces against a common enemy, and the director is already lining up his next project. It...
- 7/13/2012
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Walter Hill is set to write and direct a remake of the 1962 classic "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" at Aldrich Co. says THR.
Robert Aldrich's classic starred Bette Davis as former child star Baby Jane Hudson and Joan Crawford as her crippled sister Blanche. Hill said the plan is to create a modern film without modernizing the period.
Hill will adapt the screenplay from Lukas Heller’s screenplay for the original, rather than the Henry Farrell novel on which it was based. Hill and Adell Aldrich will produce.
Robert Aldrich's classic starred Bette Davis as former child star Baby Jane Hudson and Joan Crawford as her crippled sister Blanche. Hill said the plan is to create a modern film without modernizing the period.
Hill will adapt the screenplay from Lukas Heller’s screenplay for the original, rather than the Henry Farrell novel on which it was based. Hill and Adell Aldrich will produce.
- 7/12/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Remakes are a mainstay of Hollywood production slates, and thereby a constant topic for those of us who cover film. It's easy to hate on remakes, as many can be easily discounted as unoriginal and lazy efforts. And yet, I do generally try to give proposed remakes the benefit of the doubt. Maybe the new Total Recall will find a new exhilarating angle? Chloe Mortez as Carrie does seem inspired casting...And yet, I can't rally anything close to even cautious optimism for the latest proposed remake out of Hollywood. EW reports that Walter Hill, best-known for macho flicks like The Warriors and Last Man Standing, has partnered up with the Aldrich Company to remake Robert Aldrich's harrowing thriller What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Based on the a novel by Henry Farrell, the original starred aging Hollywood icons Bette Davis and Joan Crawford as two sisters who were...
- 7/12/2012
- cinemablend.com
I don't know how many of you have seen the original Bette Davis/Joan Crawford tour de force Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, but it about scarred me for life the first time I watched it. Here's hoping the planned remake announced today can do it justice!
According to Deadline, Walter Hill (pictured; The Warriors, Streets of Fire, "Tales from the Crypt") has partnered with The Aldrich Company to develop a remake of the 1962 classic. Hill will write the script and direct the film. The original was directed and produced by Robert Aldrich, with Lukas Heller adapting the Henry Farrell novel.
The story is set in a decaying Hollywood mansion where Jane Hudson (Davis), a former child star, and her sister, Blanche (Crawford), a movie queen forced into retirement after a crippling accident, live in virtual isolation. “The two equal leads demand great performers — that is a given, Hill said.
According to Deadline, Walter Hill (pictured; The Warriors, Streets of Fire, "Tales from the Crypt") has partnered with The Aldrich Company to develop a remake of the 1962 classic. Hill will write the script and direct the film. The original was directed and produced by Robert Aldrich, with Lukas Heller adapting the Henry Farrell novel.
The story is set in a decaying Hollywood mansion where Jane Hudson (Davis), a former child star, and her sister, Blanche (Crawford), a movie queen forced into retirement after a crippling accident, live in virtual isolation. “The two equal leads demand great performers — that is a given, Hill said.
- 7/11/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Walter Hill will write and direct a remake of 1962 drama Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? The film will be a new adaptation from the Henry Farrell source novel, about two ageing sisters trapped in a crumbling Hollywood mansion. Hill will start work on the film shortly, according to Deadline, having recently finished Sylvester Stallone action movie Bullet to the Head. The original featured iconic performances from Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, but the 70-year-old director claims that the new film will give two new actresses a chance to shine in the roles. (more)...
- 7/11/2012
- by By Paul Martinovic
- Digital Spy
Breaking: Walter Hill, who most recently wrapped the Sylvester Stallone-starrer Bullet To The Head, has partnered with The Aldrich Company to develop a remake of the 1962 Bette Davis-Joan Crawford classic What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? Hill will write the script and direct the film. The original was directed and produced by Robert Aldrich, with Lukas Heller adapting the Henry Farrell novel. Warner Bros will release Bullet To The Head in February and Hill sparked to the idea of re-creating the nightmarish relationship between two sisters in a crumbling Hollywood mansion, where former child star Jane Hudson (Davis) holds captive her crippled former movie-queen sister (Crawford). “The two equal leads demand great performers — that is a given,” Hill said. “The intensity of the Gothic storyline makes a reconfiguration of the drama still a potentially searing experience. The idea is to make a modern film without modernizing the period.
- 7/11/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
It begins on an empty street. The camera pans slowly across a gothic-tinged suburbia as whispered voices are heard off screen. Are we eavesdropping on an intimate moment? No, the conversation comes from a television set playing an old (deliberately) cheesy horror film.
In its opening moments, Fright Night produces a dual effect of voyeurism and postmodern horror that manages to be creepy and amusing at the same time. The camera continues its slow crawl and lifts with the cool grace of a vampire up to a window that introduces the hero Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) engaging in a bit of heavy petting with his girlfriend, Amy.
It is a striking opening sequence and brilliant in its execution. Immediately trouble begins as Charley notices two men carrying a coffin into a basement next door. This fleeting glance opens up a nightmarish world for this nosey teen and his friends, one...
In its opening moments, Fright Night produces a dual effect of voyeurism and postmodern horror that manages to be creepy and amusing at the same time. The camera continues its slow crawl and lifts with the cool grace of a vampire up to a window that introduces the hero Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) engaging in a bit of heavy petting with his girlfriend, Amy.
It is a striking opening sequence and brilliant in its execution. Immediately trouble begins as Charley notices two men carrying a coffin into a basement next door. This fleeting glance opens up a nightmarish world for this nosey teen and his friends, one...
- 5/19/2010
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
Filmmaker Curtis Harrington: 1926-2007.
Our Friend Curtis Harrington
by Jon Zelazny
Curtis Harrington was born in Los Angeles in 1926. He made short films as a teenager, graduated from USC, and began his Hollywood career in the 1950’s. By the end of the decade, he was directing: independent films, studio pictures, made-for-tv movies, and episodic TV. He completed his last short film in 2002, and died in 2007 at the age of 80.
I knew Curtis well in his final years, as did writer-producer Dennis Bartok, the former head programmer of L.A.’s famed American Cinematheque.
Dennis Bartok: I think the most interesting aspect of Curtis’s career is that he was really the only filmmaker to successfully transition from the avant-garde scene of the late 1940’s to directing Hollywood feature films. And when you see how distinctive his movies are, you wish he could’ve made more… but when you...
Our Friend Curtis Harrington
by Jon Zelazny
Curtis Harrington was born in Los Angeles in 1926. He made short films as a teenager, graduated from USC, and began his Hollywood career in the 1950’s. By the end of the decade, he was directing: independent films, studio pictures, made-for-tv movies, and episodic TV. He completed his last short film in 2002, and died in 2007 at the age of 80.
I knew Curtis well in his final years, as did writer-producer Dennis Bartok, the former head programmer of L.A.’s famed American Cinematheque.
Dennis Bartok: I think the most interesting aspect of Curtis’s career is that he was really the only filmmaker to successfully transition from the avant-garde scene of the late 1940’s to directing Hollywood feature films. And when you see how distinctive his movies are, you wish he could’ve made more… but when you...
- 4/1/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
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