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Five Best: William Friedkin
By Elia Kazan (1988)1 This is a book I've read several times over many years—an inspiration to me in its frankness. Elia Kazan doesn't spare himself. After he directed his first feature, "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," he returned to New York: "I sat alone i from Wall Street Journal Read more »
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From Crashes to Exorcism, His Own Cut
When William Friedkin was doing research for his controversial film “Cruising,” he showed up on jockstrap night at the Mine Shaft, the famed gay bar in Manhattan, dressed for the occasion. When he shot the car chase in “The French Connection,” he took fe from The New York Times Read more »
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Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Announces Program, Kazan Tribute
Director-writer Elia Kazan will be honored at the 7th annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival with the screening of his 1963 Oscar-winning drama “America America.” The film, which is loosely based on Kazan’s Greek uncle’s struggle to emigrate from Anatoli from Variety Read more »
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One Icon, One Detail: Marlon Brando's T-Shirt
1951. It was the year that made Marlon Brando an icon. From '47-'49, the up-and-comer had taken up residence on Broadway, becoming one of the brightest stars to tread the boards as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. But it wasnt until 51 when from Esquire Read more »
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It's In Queens (April 18 through April 24)
April 18, America, America, 2 pm. As part of a 10-week series on the immigrant experience in the U.S., the Queens Museum of Art presents America, America, an Elia Kazan movie telling the story of a young man who is based on Kazan’s uncle. QMA, Flushing M from The Queens Gazette Read more »
