He was especially memorable in ‘48 Hrs.’ and ‘They Live’ after working for Howard Hawks and Orson Welles early on.

Iconic actor Peter Jason has died at the age of 80 as director and close friend John Carpenter paid tribute to the star who ...

Legendary actor Peter Jason has died at the age of 80 as director and close friend Jon Carpenter leads tributes to the star who had over 270 acting credits ...

Fresh from its independence from Belgium’s colonial rule in June 1960, Congo entered the United Nations in September ... then Belgium is behaving like a toddler,” he says. The movie’s historical ...

Soundtrack to a Coup D'etat,' Cursive, Houston Ballet and The Alley Theatre's 'The Glass Menagerie' also are recommended ...

He also managed to meet a few celebrities, thanks in part to the film adaptation of "Even Cowgirls," which starred Uma Thurman and Keanu Reeves, and to appearances in such movies as "Breakfast ...

Rumba Royale is set in 1959 Leopoldville, the capital of Belgian Congo, which is now called Kinshasa. The movie plays out ...

Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...

Grimonprez is his own eclectic mix. A cultural theorist preoccupied with mass media and fear; a fast-talking professorial ...

who became the first prime minister of the newly independent Congo in 1960, only to be deposed a few months later and executed the following year. The director expertly juxtaposes the story of ...

Grimonprez’s “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat,” which premiered at Sundance in 2024, is an impressionistic essay film that looks back at the hopeful rise of Patrice Lumumba, who became the first prime ...