Called the father of American independent cinema, John Cassavetes began his career as an actor and continued to call on those skills to fund his directorial efforts. Born Dec. 9, 1929, the New York City native worked steadily in television and film during the 1950s.In 1959, Cassavetes helmed his first movie, the self-financed, largely improvised Shadows, which was hailed as a landmark achievement. Soon after, he signed on to direct for Paramount, but the experience proved bitter. Vowing to control his work, Cassavetes returned to acting to raise money, appearing in 1960s movies such as The Dirty Dozen (which earned him an Oscar nod).
In 1968, Cassavetes again took the director's seat with Faces, which starred his wife, Gena Rowlands. He followed up with Husbands (1970), Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) and his cinematic masterwork, A Woman Under the Influence (1974). He died Feb. 3, 1989.
Add AllColumbo: Season 3Part of an NBC rotating anthology series, this crime drama stars Peter Falk as eternally rumpled gumshoe Lt. Columbo. By lulling murder suspects into thinking he couldn't catch a fly let alone a killer, the seemingly absentminded, deferential detective subtly maneuvers his quarry into making a... Read More
Add AllColumbo: Season 5Playing the part of an incompetent detective sure seems to work for Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk), who takes full advantage of witnesses who dare to underestimate him. In this collection of episodes from the show's fifth season, an aging Broadway star climbs over her husband's dead body in pursuit of a... Read More
Add AllColumbo: Season 4Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) doesn't mind when his suspects underestimate him. After all, the extra latitude they afford him only makes his job easier. In the fourth season of this Emmy Award-winning mystery series, Columbo investigates a world-famous photographer (Dick Van Dyke) for the murder of his... Read More
AddThe FuryTwo years after the debut of Carrie, director Brian De Palma delivers another bloody tale of psychic teenagers. When telekinetic teens Robin (Andrew Stevens, son of Stella) and Gillian (Amy Irving) become the target of a government baddie (John Cassavetes, who wants to exploit their powers for... Read More
AddWhose Life Is It AnywaySculptor Ken Harrison (Richard Dreyfuss) is paralyzed in a car accident and left unable to do anything but speak. Now, he just wants to die, but no one will allow it, including his doctor (Christine Lahti) and the hospital's chief of staff (John Cassavetes). Harrison's fight for the right to control... Read More
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