In his long career, he has directed nine feature films, written 18 screenplays (more if you count his uncredited script polishes) and has received two Academy Award nominations.
Born in Parma in 1940, Bertolucci began his career as an assistant director to Pier Paolo Pasolini on his 1961 film Accattone and directed his first feature at the age of 21.
In "The Sapphires, " an Australian debut feature directed by Wayne Blair, three aboriginal sisters plus a cousin who'd rather be white take their Supremes-ly exuberant Motown songs to U.S. troops during the Vietnam War.
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For starters, you have to know that this is the first feature directed by Drew Goddard, a writer from the "Buffy, " "Angel, " "Lost" school, based on a screenplay he co-wrote with the considerably famous "Buffy", "Firefly", "Angel" creator Joss Whedon.
The film, directed by first time feature-maker John Krokidas, had its world premiere this week at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
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Haifaa Al Mansour's film represents two other firsts the first feature to be shot in its entirety in Saudi Arabia, and, more remarkably, the first Saudi feature to be directed by a woman.
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The Avengers, which is slated to be directed by Joss Whedon, will feature a slew of Marvel characters including Iron Man, Thor and The Incredible Hulk.
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The season, which celebrates the period spanning the 17th and 18th Centuries, launches with a special edition of the Early Music Show, live from the BBC's Media City in Salford Quays, which will feature The English Concert directed by Laurence Cummings, performing Bach, Vivaldi, Handel and Purcell.
Azazel Jacobs directed this maudlin yet feel-nothing feature, which risks giving independent filmmaking a bad name.
This ambitious production was directed by Rupert Sanders, a first-time feature filmmaker who made his reputation with television commercials.
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Russell and spotlighting a Middle Eastern lineup including "Wadjda, " the first feature-length film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and directed by a Saudi woman, Haifaa Al Mansour.
The best animated feature went to "Ratatouille, " a computer-animated Pixar film directed and written by Oscar winner Brad Bird ("The Incredibles").
"I Am Harvey Milk" will be directed by Noah Himmelstein, conducted by Dr. Timothy Seelig, orchestrated by August Eriksmoen and will feature the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus accompanied by the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony.
Escape My Life will feature stand-up comedian Natasha Leggero and actor Jo Truglio (Superbad and Pineapple Express) and be directed by Ruben Fleisher, who helmed Zombieland.
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