Tag: Audrey Hepburn
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Audrey Hepburn Is One Step Ahead in This Underrated Psychological Thriller
Terence Young’s Wait Until Dark is not often the first film you think of when talking about Audrey Hepburn’s work, but it should be. This psychological thriller, also starring Alan Arkin and Richard Crenna, is an underrated submission in the genre, and even earned Hepburn an Academy Award. So, what is so special about it?…
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Steven Spielberg Directed Audrey Hepburn in This Forgotten ’80s Romance
There are some matches that seem like they were made in Heaven, and Steven Spielberg directing Audrey Hepburn is certainly one of those. At first glance, this partnership may seem strange, given that the legendary director started making waves with his movies in the 1970s, while the iconic actress had the height of her career…
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The Best Summer Vacation Movies: ‘Parent Trap,’ ‘Aftersun,’ ‘Two for the Road,’ and More
To quote Alice Cooper (and poorly paraphrase “High School Musical 2”), school’s out for summer. With Boppenheimer hitting air-conditioned theaters midway through July — just as countless actors and screenwriters head into the heat to join picket-lines in New York and Los Angeles — summer 2023 will no doubt prove a memorable one for Hollywood.…
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Did Alfred Hitchcock Direct This Aubrey Hepburn Classic?
One of cinema’s most beloved stars, Audrey Hepburn, is best remembered for her romantic roles in Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Roman Holiday, but the screen icon also collaborated with the legendary filmmaker behind Singin’ in the Rain, Stanley Donen, on three separate occasions. Donen first worked with Hepburn in 1957’s Funny Face, a musical that…
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Alan Arkin Tribute: While Gracious Enough to Let His Co-Stars Shine, He Was Consistently the Most Memorable Character in Any Film
The reaction was always the same. During my high school days, I must have seen “Wait Until Dark” five times during its theatrical release. Audrey Hepburn was appealing, of course, but the main attraction for me was Alan Arkin’s chilling portrayal of a psycho sadist who, in the course of reclaiming a misdirected heroin shipment,…