When Ken Kwapis was a cinema student at USC, he ran the school’s film society and programmed retrospectives that enabled him to not only study the classics but also to meet several of the directors who made them – among his guests were Orson Welles, John Cassavetes, and Don Siegel. The experience clearly influenced Kwapis when he became a director himself, as he forged a career similar to that of many of the filmmakers of the classical studio era, albeit without the same corporate support system. Like a Michael Curtiz or Victor Fleming, Kwapis employs a self-effacing style and often […]
by Jim Hemphill on Sep 2, 2015The folks at Greg.org got suspicious first, and their fears proved correct. Nick Nolte’s online diary, linked to below, is revealed by its creators to be a parody. Or, alternately, a work of fiction. Or a satire containing photographs protected by Section 107 of the United States Copyright Law. Whatever. For the few seconds it takes to scan a home page and link to it here, we were fooled.
by Scott Macaulay on Oct 26, 2004Nick Nolte, who has worked in a number of independent and foreign films recently, has a rather charming online diary up. Check it out here.
by Scott Macaulay on Oct 15, 2004