Miep Gies was a remarkable woman. Born Hermine Santrouschitz, moved with her foster family from Austria after World War I to the Netherlands. Miep and her husband Jan Gies were friends and … more
Artie Lang was released from the hospital after stabbing himself nine times. The Howard Stern sidekick has been on a long slippery slope of self destructive behavior. I used to like him when … more
Rainer Werner Fassbinder was something else. A filmmaker who made great art films. His high productivity from the late sixties to the early eighties produced more than forty films and stage … more
Ulli Lommel has had a long career in the cinema. He started appearing in films during the early 60's. He starred in Fassbinder's directorial feature film debut "Love is Colder than Death" … more
Dario Argento is one of my favorite directors. His films Bird With the Crystal Plummage, Deep Red, Suspiria, Tenebre and Inferno are some of the genre's best. Some may criticize … more
Paul Mooney has been in show business for over forty years. He was worked with Richard Pryor and Redd Fox and has wrote a lot of their stand up material. During his stint on "In Living … more
Wong Jing is one of the hardest working filmmakers out there today. I watched an interview he did recently and he said the secret to making a financially successful movie is to not please yourself … more
Chang Cheh was a very versatile and prolific filmmaker who directed the majority of his films for The Shaw Brothers. He directed every kind of action film imaginable from period pieces to modern … more