Tag: The Shooting
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‘Two-Lane Blacktop’ Director Monte Hellman Dies at Age 91
Monte Hellman, the filmmaker behind movies like Two-Lane Blacktop, The Shooting, and Cockfighter, has died. He suffered a fall in his home on April 19, and died the next day. He was 93 years old. Variety brought word of Hellman’s death, and the outlet described the filmmaker as a “maverick” and a “cult” director. He…
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Monte Hellman, ‘Two-Lane Blacktop’ Director, Dies at 91
Monte Hellman, the maverick director of such films as “Two-Lane Blacktop,” “The Shooting” and “Road to Nowhere,” died April 20 at Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Desert, Calif., following a fall in his home on April 19. He was 91.Hellman was a cult director who was widely admired within the industry, earning such fans as…