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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 4, 2019 0:17:48 GMT
Some actors act, try directing, don't care for it, act only. Some act, try directing and find that they like both so they do both. Some act in and direct the same film. Some direct only if they are not in the film. Some act, try directing, find that they prefer it, direct only. Some act, try directing, are disappointed at the critical reception of their efforts and act only. There are also those who were primarily directors who acted on occasion ~ so them too ! !
The vast majority of actors never directed (or wanted to) but plenty did ! Looking forward to reading about the ones who did . Essays and discussions are , as always, welcome and encouraged ! Repeats totally okey dokey ! "At work" pictures would be nice too ! Advance thanks to all participants ~ you are the ones who make these "album threads" work !
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Post by OldAussie on Apr 4, 2019 0:48:22 GMT
One-offs and darn good -
Brando / One-Eyed Jacks Laughton / Night of the Hunter
Wayne only officially directed The Alamo but he supposedly did quite a few scenes on the later films he was in for Ford and Hawks who became ill.
Clint, Little Ronnie Howard and Mel Gibson are probably the most successful (box office wise) to have transitioned to directing after succeeding as actors.
I've probably forgotten many others - Olivier, Costner, Dick Powell, Welles etc
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Post by kijii on Apr 4, 2019 0:51:22 GMT
I'm not sure if this is an AT WORK picture (it could be posed), but here is a picture of Barbara directing Yentl (1983), a movie she also performed in.
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Post by OldAussie on Apr 4, 2019 1:05:11 GMT
oops, forgot
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Post by kijii on Apr 4, 2019 1:09:19 GMT
Charles Laughton directed The Night of the Hunter. He is shown here talking to Lillian Gish during the making of the film. Peter Graves said that he was gentle and tried to find out, from his adult actors, if the scene felt good to them. If not, they would try it again. Of course, Laughton always had the final say, but he would let the actors play out the complete scene if they wanted to. I guess that made more work when the editing was done.
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Post by OldAussie on Apr 4, 2019 1:10:06 GMT
Redford - Quiz Show is a special favourite.
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Apr 4, 2019 1:17:01 GMT
Mork calling Orson, come in Orson!
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Apr 4, 2019 1:26:20 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Apr 4, 2019 1:30:04 GMT
The father, the son, and the holy ghost.
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Apr 4, 2019 1:35:16 GMT
Robert Montgomery directs the yummy Audrey Totter in Lady In The Lake (1946)
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Post by marshamae on Apr 4, 2019 1:44:27 GMT
Redford and Streisand are interesting , but Redford much more.this made sense after I watched his Inside The Actors Studio.he hstudied painting seriously , and has a great visual sense. He doesn’t ,apparently, think like an actor. He’s pretty asocial, and does not project wanting to be liked. My favorite film of his is The Milagro Beanfield war, but I love all of them. He coaxed a fabulous performance out of Mary Tyler MOORE in Ordinary People. She’s got the stuff, but if she feels insecure she retreats into being “ pretty, nice , pretty. “ Redford convinced her to show some real ugly, and she was hair- raising.
Mark Rydell is a very funny actor, as is Martin Scorsese. His Cameo In Quiz Show was great. Rydell in long Goodby was my favorite.
I love to see John Cassavetes on screen , am not such a huge fan off screen.
I’ve read that Streisand would much rather direct because all the makeup hair costume fuss has gotten boring. I think she is often a terrific actress, and mostly just ok as a director. I’ve heard her talk about moments she wants to capture that simply mean nothing on the screen, like a rainbow in a puddle. You cant see the rainbow, and if you could how would it make the picture better? Her finely honed sense of detail as a singer and actress serve her so well, but as a director it’s just controlling. Likewise her fashion sense is much goofier than she will allow, but since she only tries to dress herself , she’s the only one that has to suffer for it.
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Post by jervistetch on Apr 4, 2019 2:14:55 GMT
Actor Richard Benjamin (CATCH-22, WESTWORLD) went on to direct many popular films, including THE MONEY PIT, MERMAIDS and a lovely movie named RACING WITH THE MOON. Here is Benjamin directing Peter O'Toole to an Oscar nominated performance in MY FAVORITE YEAR.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 4, 2019 4:30:55 GMT
Primarily known as a Director, Otto Preminger appeared on screen in several films, including Stalag 17 Here, being directed by Billy Wilder The Acting Roles of Otto Preminger IMDb Page also as Mr Freeze on TV's Batman
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 4, 2019 4:34:24 GMT
Hate to have to ask this BUT who is that? Cortana ain't sayin'
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 4, 2019 5:39:08 GMT
Director Billy Wilder directing Director Cecil B. DeMille who is acting the part of a director named Cecil B. DeMille in Sunset Boulevard He played him pretty convincingly ...
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 4, 2019 5:43:41 GMT
Director / Actor Erich von Stroheim playing Max Von Meyerling (director turned chauffer/butler/protector) ~Sunset Boulevard
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 4, 2019 6:54:13 GMT
"Some act, try directing and find that they like both so they do both. Some act in and direct the same film." Ida Lupino … The Bigamist (1953) The excellent noir drama has been cited as the first film in which the female star of a film is also the director. From the same year The Hitch-Hiker , which is regarded as the first American mainstream film noir to be directed by a woman. it was selected in 1998 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant. Ida Lupino 1953...
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Post by sostie on Apr 4, 2019 11:31:11 GMT
One-offs and darn good - Brando / One-Eyed Jacks Laughton / Night of the Hunter Clint, Little Ronnie Howard and Mel Gibson are probably the most successful (box office wise) to have transitioned to directing after succeeding as actors. I've probably forgotten many others - Olivier, Costner, Dick Powell, Welles etc Definitely agree on Laughton. Might include Gary Oldman inn there as well for Nil By Mouth. Jon Favreau beats Gibson Box Office wise, though not sure he can compete with Eastwood & Howard.
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Post by spiderwort on Apr 4, 2019 13:38:56 GMT
Redford and Streisand are interesting , but Redford much more.this made sense after I watched his Inside The Actors Studio.he hstudied painting seriously , and has a great visual sense. He doesn’t ,apparently, think like an actor. He’s pretty asocial, and does not project wanting to be liked. Mark Rydell is a very funny actor, as is Martin Scorsese. His Cameo In Quiz Show was great. Rydell in long Goodby was my favorite. I love to see John Cassavetes on screen , am not such a huge fan off screen. I’ve read that Streisand would much rather direct because all the makeup hair costume fuss has gotten boring. I think she is often a terrific actress, and mostly just ok as a director. I’ve heard her talk about moments she wants to capture that simply mean nothing on the screen, like a rainbow in a puddle. Her finely honed sense or detail as a singer and actress serve her so well, but as a director it’s just controlling. Likewise her fashi9n sense is much goofier thashe will allow, but since she only tries to dress herself , she’s the only one that has to suffer for it.
Marsha, in general I would agree with you about Streisand's work as a director not being that exciting, with the exception of YENTL, which I thought was really fine - and a project that was not easy to do. After that, I generally fault her story choices. And while I agree that she doesn't have a pronounced visual sense (again with the exception of YENTL), she's very good with actors and always gets good performances from them. As for her desire for control, ultimately that's what directing is all about. It's just how it's achieved that matters in the end. A friend of mine worked with her in post-production on THE PRINCE OF TIDES, and said that she was good to work with and not a control-freak, simply a perfectionist who wanted everything to be the best it could be. In the end, I think she realized that directing wasn't really her strong-suit, so she returned to what she could do best - sing an act.
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Post by spiderwort on Apr 4, 2019 14:03:04 GMT
There are almost too many to name, so for the moment I'll limit myself to a couple, one who sadly left us last year, and one who's just beginning what appears to be a remarkably promising career. First, Penny Marshall, who began her feature directing career with JUMPIN' JACK FLASH (1986). In 1988 she made history for being the first female director to direct a film - BIG - that grossed over 100 million dollars. In 1990, with AWAKENINGS, she became only the second woman director in history to direct a feature film that was nominated for best picture without also getting a best director nomination. Randa Haines was the first, with THE CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (1986). And Marshall's third feature, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, grossed over 150 million dollars. A very talented woman, may she rest in peace.
And Greta Gerwig, who with her first solo-directed film, LADY BIRD (2018), received Oscar nominations for writing and directing, as well as a Directors Guild of America nomination for directing. She's just completed a new version of LITTLE WOMEN, with a cast that includes Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet, Meryl Streep (as Aunt March), and Laura Dern. I look forward to seeing that one and all that will come after.
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