Here’s To You, Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson won the 1968 Best Actor Oscar for his role as a mentally disabled man in the film Charly…

The Strange Life of Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre was an Austrian-American actor known for playing sinister foreigners. Born Laszlo Lowenstein…

Fatty Arbuckle and the Morality Police

Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was one of America’s first silent film stars dominating the industry…

When Filmmaking Goes Bad

Billy Wilder once said, “There’s not much difference in making a good movie or a bad movie. You still have to wake…

Midnight Cowboy Was an X-Rated Oscar Winner

Midnight Cowboy is the only X-Rated movie to ever win a Best Picture Oscar. It…

The Acting Education of Lee Montgomery

The Child Acting Years

Shane Black’s Tumultuous Journey

Shane Black’s story is well known. At age 22 he wrote Lethal Weapon, giving new life to the…

Encounters With Gary Busey

Actor Gary Busey is known for his intensity, both on and off screen. I discovered this firsthand in 1987 while…

Why You Should Never Date a Filmmaker

I spent my twenties working on movies. I grew accustomed to the long hours, high stress…

The Making of High Noon

In 1946, the Allies had just won the war and the United Nations was a brand new entity. Screenwriter Carl Foreman…