Roger Graef was an American-born British documentary filmmaker known for such films as One of Them is Brett (1965) and Why Save Florence? (1968).
Tag Archives: American cinema
RIP Nick Zedd (1958 – 2022)
Nick Zedd was an American filmmaker known for no-budget films such as Police State (1987) .
RIP Ivan Reitman (1946 – 2022)
Ivan Reitman was a Czech-born Canadian film director and producer best known for directing Ghostbusters (1984).
RIP Douglas Trumbull (1942 – 2022)
Douglas Trumbull was an American film director known for directing films such as Silent Running (1972) and Brainstorm (1983).
He also did special effects on 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner and The Tree of Life.
RIP Sidney Poitier (1927 – 2022)
Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor famous for such performances as in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967).
RIP Peter Bogdanovich (1939 – 2022)
Peter Bogdanovich was an American director and general film person.
To me, he is an integral part of the Roger Corman phenomenenon.
Of all his films, I have the fondest memories of Paper Moon, I remember the beginning of that film vividly.
Above, a documentary by a certain Adam Hulin.
Happy new year from us.
RIP Dean Stockwell (1936 – 2021)
Dean Stockwell was an American actor, internationally perhaps best-known for lip syncing “Blue Velvet” (1951) in Blue Velvet (1986) with a lamp shining on his face.
RIP Melvin Van Peebles (1932 – 2021)
Melvin Van Peebles was an American writer, actor and film director best known for his film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971).
I would advise against watching that movie since it’s historically significant but just not very good.
Instead, I advise to watch Classified X (1998), a film on African-American cinema and the African-American representation in Hollywood.
RIP Robert Downey Sr. (1936 – 2021)
Robert Downey Sr. was an American film director and film person, father of Robert Downey Jr. He is known for having written and directed underground films such as Chafed Elbows (1966), almost entirely consisting of film stills; Putney Swope (1969), a satire on the New York Madison Avenue advertising world; and Greaser’s Palace (1972), an acid Western based on the life of Jesus. The films are typical of 1960s counterculture.
RIP Richard Donner (1930 – 2021)
Richard Donner was an American film director of blockbuster movies.
His film The Goonies (1985) featured a Rube Goldberg machine to open a gate. The cage of the chicken in that sequence bore the text: “RUBE G. 83”.