Sentences with phrase «figure in cinema history»

Acting dynasties — like any kind of dynasty — rarely produce talents as great as Geraldine Chaplin, Charlie's daughter, who ended up a sui generis figure in cinema history herself.

Not exact matches

The main reason to see Enter the Dragon isn't for the story, direction, or anything one normally associates with the worth of your typical movie; you watch it to see the greatest martial arts figure in the history of cinema, Bruce Lee, at the peak of his career.

Frankenheimer's rightful place in cinema history is as the key transitional figure between the two eras.

Surrealist master Luis Bunuel is a towering figure in the world of cinema history, directing such groundbreaking works as Un Chien Andalou, Exterminating Angels, and That Obscure Object of Desire, yet his personal life was clouded in myth and paradox.

The legacy of his Trash Trilogy remains quintessential to the history of queer cinema: through juxtaposing gross - out humour with everyday Middle American imagery, Waters became an influential queer figure in developing queer exploitation cinema and established himself as an influential figure of queer humour.

It was the weirdest thing because I never went to film school, I never studied cinema, I didn't know cinematic history or anything, and suddenly, in a very short period of time, I'm on this aircraft carrier with these robots and Bruce Dern trying to figure it out and having all these guys around me to help.

If, as she continues, «texts or figures that refuse to be redeemed disrupt not only the progress narrative of queer history but also our sense of queer identity in the present,» then there would seem to be nothing more of a drag to the savvy contemporary moviegoer than politically démodé gay cinema.

He is the author of numerous texts on Chicanx avant - garde art, video, and experimental cinema, and is a leading figure in the field of Latinx art history and visual culture.