cinemetal Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 Drop lines, kids, on anyone you feel doesn't receive his/her due as often as s/he should. Here are a few whose quality of output surpasses the rate at which they are discussed. By genre: Western: Burt Kennedy, Budd Boetticher Crime: Sam Fuller, Phil Karlson Romantic comedy: Gregory La Cava (getting an all-day focus in March, as I hoped!), Jack Conway Horror: Jacques Tourneur, Roger Corman (a very stylish director), Freddie Francis Thriller: Robert Siodmak Action: Robert Aldrich, Raoul Walsh Message films: Lewis Milestone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 Ed Wood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moirafinnie2004 Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 Maybe some people think that he's gotten his due, but I've often wondered why relatively little is mentioned about the films of director Michael Curtiz. Perhaps their seamless, "anonymous" entertainment value have inhibited the ability of critics to treasure his work, (I know of only one major critical survey of his life & work: "The Casablanca Man" by James Robertson--while others fill whole library shelves with assessments!) Just to name a few of this consummate professional's films: Angels With Dirty Faces, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Sea Hawk, The Santa Fe Trail, Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Mildred Pierce--just astounding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moirafinnie2004 Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 One omission on my part--the films themselves are certainly not forgotten--it just seems odd that so little attention seems to be spent on this particular director, especially in comparison with his contemporaries. Say, how about some appreciation for those forgotten stepchildren of movies? Though the collaborative nature of the biz seems to undercut their role---oh, what I'd have given to be a fly on the wall in the offices of the Epstein brothers, or Dorothy Parker or Herman & Joseph Mankiewicz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moirafinnie2004 Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 One omission on my part--the films themselves are certainly not forgotten--it just seems odd that so little attention seems to be spent on this particular director, especially in comparison with his contemporaries. Say, how about some appreciation for those forgotten stepchildren of movies? Though the collaborative nature of the biz seems to undercut their role---oh, what I'd have given to be a fly on the wall in the offices of the Epstein brothers, or Dorothy Parker or Herman & Joseph Mankiewicz...Bless the poor screenwriters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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