Bela Lugosi, Jr.: “My father was very urbane and cultured, and he always tried to teach me something”

In Robert Cremer’s 1976 publication “Lugosi: The Man Behind the Cape” (Henry Regnery Company, Chicago), Lugosi’s son Bela Lugosi, Jr., writes in his introduction: ‘It is difficult for me to believe…

New Audrey Hepburn exhibition in the Netherlands: “The secret of Ella and Audrey”

Recently, a new Audrey Hepburn exhibition opened at the Airborne Museum Hartenstein, located in Oosterbeek, near Arnhem (Holland), titled Motherliness: The secret of Ella & Audrey—Family secret…

William Friedkin: “A close-up of Steve McQueen was worth much more than any landscape in the world”

About five years ago, film director William Friedkin was the guest of honor at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), presenting his latest film, “Killer Joe” (2011), to the pr…

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Peter Hyams: “I give actors a tremendous amount of freedom because I like their performances”

Peter Hyams (b. 1943; picture, on the set of “Narrow Margin”) is a very accomplished, all-round and versatile filmmaker who debuted at age 28 as screenwriter-producer of “T.R. Baskin” (…

Christopher Plummer: screen legend honored in Flanders during the 2015 Film Fest Ghent

Today, Canadian-born screen and stage legend Christopher Plummer (b. 1929) was honored in the prestigious and historical city hall of Ghent, Flanders, during the 2015 Film Fest Ghent, as the recipi…

“Now, Voyager”: why the 1942 screen classic with Bette Davis and Paul Henreid will never age

“Box office dynamite—that’s ‘Now, Voyager’.” Those are the first words of Naka’s “Now Voyager” Variety film review, as published August 19, 1942. Con…

Manu Payet: “As an actor, you must ask yourself what makes you, your work and your character unique”

In his home country, French all-round actor Manu Payet (39) is primarily known as a celebrated comedian. Starting his career on radio, first on his native area, the island of La Réunion in the Indi…

“From Switzerland, with love”: in the footsteps of Academy Award-winning actress Audrey Hepburn

I always thought it was pretty intriguing that some of Hollywood’s most enduring screen personalities decided at one point to move to the European continent while at the peak of their careers…