Pedro Almodóvar Biography 1949-
Splashing his colorful films across the dour post-Franco Spanish landscape with the irreverent glee of a prostitute arriving late to church after a long night, Pedro Almodóvar has been called the most...
View ArticleNia Vardalos Biography 1962-
A film that unquestionably proves the effectiveness that positive word of mouth can have, Nia Vardalos’ My Big Fat Greek Wedding was the very definition of the independent sleeper that came from...
View ArticleGuillermo del Toro Biography 1964-
A film prodigy dedicated to Latin American cinema even as his success gave him a ticket to Hollywood, Guillermo del Toro earned a place as one of Time magazine’s 50 Young Leaders for the New Millennium...
View ArticleTim Robbins Biography 1958-
Tim Robbins won an Oscar as best supporting actor for his role in the 2003 Clint Eastwood drama Mystic River. Robbins grew up in Greenwich Village in New York, where he got involved with the theater at...
View ArticleAgnès Jaoui Biography 1964-
Sometimes called “the Woody Allen” of France, Agnes Jaoui is best known for her acting (in Un Air de Famille, Le Rôle de Sa Vie) as well as for her writing and directing (her debut as a director, The...
View ArticleCarrie Fisher Biography 1956-
Carrie Fisher is still remembered as the plucky Princess Leia in the hit film Star Wars (1977). Her parents, Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, were a famous Hollywood couple of their day. (Fisher later...
View ArticleCasey Wilson Biography 1980-
A comedienne best known for her tenure on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, actress-cum-playwright Casey Wilson laid claim to a prestigious educational pedigree that included enrollment at New York...
View ArticleGale Anne Hurd Biography 1955-
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Stanford University, where she majored in economics and communications, Gale Ann Hurd learned the ropes of filmmaking from the inimitable Roger Corman. From 1977 to 1982,...
View ArticleSally Field Biography 1946-
Sally Field has twice won Best Actress Oscars: for Norma Rae (1979) and for Places In the Heart (1984, with John Malkovich). Despite these heavyweight credits, she has never quite shaken the...
View ArticleChristopher Guest Biography 1948-
At the end of the 20th century, it looked like Christopher Guest was only starting to get his just rewards. Most famous for his rendition of one Nigel Tufnel (“my amp goes all the way to 11″) from This...
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