and by: and the annual financial support of: hello, i m john lithgow. welcome to american cinema. what do the directors of star wars and goodfellas have in common? they both went to film school. yet when the filmmakers of this generation graduated they had no plans to work for the studios. in fact, if hollywood was on their minds at all, it was as an example of what to do differently. the first feature of a filmmaker from usc named george lucas had a title that read like a license plate, thx 1138. a film with striking imagery, it perplexed studio executives. he later made star wars. the first feature of a filmmaker from nyu named martin scorsese was picked up by an independent who changed its title and put it in local theatres. it didn t last long. he later made goodfellas. steven spielberg, francis ford coppola, brian depalma. though their early work was not mainstream hollywood, their later work would ultimately represent what hollywood did best, with works like
and: with additional funding from these foundations and individuals: and by: and the annual financial support of: hello, i m john lithgow. welcome to american cinema. what do the directors of star wars and goodfellas have in common? they both went to film school. yet when the filmmakers of this generation graduated they had no plans to work for the studios. in fact, if hollywood was on their minds at all, it was as an example of what to do differently. the first feature of a filmmaker from usc named george lucas had a title that read like a license plate, thx 1138. a film with striking imagery, it perplexed studio executives. he later made star wars. the first feature of a filmmaker from nyu named martin scorsese was picked up by an independent who changed its title and put it in local theatres. it didn t last long. he later made goodfellas. steven spielberg, francis ford coppola, brian depalma. though their early work was not mainstream hollywood, their later work
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Ron Simons, the actor turned producer whose repertoire includes Tony Award-winning Broadway shows and Sundance Film Festival selections, has died. He was 63.