But nothing captures a filmmaker like the films he's made. Like this one, made in, as Corman says, "two days and a night." Needless to say, Corman also discovered a few actors:
Pain magazine?
Happy Birthday, Roger. Thanks for all that exploitation!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Roger Corman
So many birthdays today. Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis, Melvyn Douglas, Gregory Peck. Obviously something about April 5 brings out one's inner thespian. But I'd prefer to talk about a man who spent his entire career bringing out other people's inner thespians. And their inner directors, and producers, and editors. If anyone could be deemed a one-man film school on the hoof, it's Roger Corman. He nurtured Coppola, Scorsese, Cameron, Dante—the list goes on. He acted, directed, produced. This interview from around 1999 gives a good sense of his contributions overall.
But nothing captures a filmmaker like the films he's made. Like this one, made in, as Corman says, "two days and a night." Needless to say, Corman also discovered a few actors:
Pain magazine?
Happy Birthday, Roger. Thanks for all that exploitation!
But nothing captures a filmmaker like the films he's made. Like this one, made in, as Corman says, "two days and a night." Needless to say, Corman also discovered a few actors:
Pain magazine?
Happy Birthday, Roger. Thanks for all that exploitation!
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