A capsule survey of February 20's most distinctive theatrical releases Five New Films Opening This Week: From Medieval Horror to Japanese

On this day in history, a 24-year-old from South Central became the first Black director ever nominated for an Oscar This

Daphne du Maurier: The Vacation Ruiner Who Turned Psychological Terror Into High Art Who Was Daphne du Maurier? (The Woman Who

BURNED MAN -- Three Russians steal a Ukrainian’s truckdriver/farmer and then burn him alive, but the Ukrainian does the unexpected

June Allyson (Ella Geisman) (1917–2006), b. Bronx, New York Trained as a dancer, she was a chorus girl while still at school, and

Woody Allen (Allen Stewart Konigsberg) b. New York, 1935 “Woody” was the most famous film director in America from the late 1970s onwards,

Joan Allen b. Rochelle, Illinois, 1956 In person, Joan Allen is taller and prettier than you expect. On stage—especially in Burn This

Brigitte Bardot nude b. Paris, 1934 Jean-Luc Godard's first film in CinemaScope, Contempt opens with a magnificent reclining nude Bardot, shocking and

Brigitte Bardot b. Paris, 1934 There is no clearer sign of the critical quality of Godard’s art than Contempt, a film that,

Nestor Almendros (Nestor Almendros Cuyas) (1930–92), b. Barcelona, Spain Almendros was a beloved citizen of world film, a tender gentleman, a man of

Pedro Almodóvar b. Calzada de Calatrava, Spain, 1951 Almodóvar was one of the most welcome explosions of the eighties and a sign

Yves Allégret (1907–87), b. Paris Yves Allégret  was the younger brother of Marc Allégret, Yves worked his way into directing quite slowly.