Comments on: 5 Incredible Debuts For Actors Turned Director http://involuntaryfury.com/2008/09/5-incredible-debuts-for-actors-turned-director/ Movies, from a furious point of view Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:49:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Justinhttp://involuntaryfury.com/2008/09/5-incredible-debuts-for-actors-turned-director/comment-page-1/#comment-1272 Justin Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:11:22 +0000 http://involuntaryfury.com/?p=389#comment-1272 Clint Eastwood is my role model. I think it's fascinating to see how this transition occurs. Clint Eastwood is my role model. I think it’s fascinating to see how this transition occurs.

]]> By: A New Hat For Bruce Willis | involuntary furyhttp://involuntaryfury.com/2008/09/5-incredible-debuts-for-actors-turned-director/comment-page-1/#comment-152 A New Hat For Bruce Willis | involuntary fury Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:50:37 +0000 http://involuntaryfury.com/?p=389#comment-152 [...] without more details, but it sounds ambitious for a first movie and not exactly mainstream, kind of like Charles Laughton and The Night of the Hunter. My favorite line is “the supernatural with the [...] [...] without more details, but it sounds ambitious for a first movie and not exactly mainstream, kind of like Charles Laughton and The Night of the Hunter. My favorite line is “the supernatural with the [...]

]]> By: Furioushttp://involuntaryfury.com/2008/09/5-incredible-debuts-for-actors-turned-director/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Furious Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:07:23 +0000 http://involuntaryfury.com/?p=389#comment-146 Yeah, I think Affleck surprised a lot of people (including me). I was down to Gone Baby Gone and Ordinary People, but I gave it to Redford for all the Oscars. Thanks for the comment. Yeah, I think Affleck surprised a lot of people (including me). I was down to Gone Baby Gone and Ordinary People, but I gave it to Redford for all the Oscars. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Rama's SCREENhttp://involuntaryfury.com/2008/09/5-incredible-debuts-for-actors-turned-director/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Rama's SCREEN Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:41:06 +0000 http://involuntaryfury.com/?p=389#comment-145 I'm predicting Ben Affleck will be in that category as well eventually. His directorial debut GONE BABY GONE was impressive. I’m predicting Ben Affleck will be in that category as well eventually.
His directorial debut GONE BABY GONE was impressive.

]]> By: Furioushttp://involuntaryfury.com/2008/09/5-incredible-debuts-for-actors-turned-director/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Furious Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:57:12 +0000 http://involuntaryfury.com/?p=389#comment-139 Thanks for the info, Gloria. I didn't realize he had another project in the works. There's lots of great stuff on your blog, too bad I didn't come across it earlier, but I went ahead and added a link to one of your posts. Thanks for the info, Gloria. I didn’t realize he had another project in the works. There’s lots of great stuff on your blog, too bad I didn’t come across it earlier, but I went ahead and added a link to one of your posts.

]]> By: Gloriahttp://involuntaryfury.com/2008/09/5-incredible-debuts-for-actors-turned-director/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Gloria Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:42:37 +0000 http://involuntaryfury.com/?p=389#comment-138 That's right, the commercial failure of Night of the Hunter was very discouraging, also, it meant the end of his partnership with the producer, Paul Gregory had bought the rights of Mailer's "The Naked and the Dead", so with the split, he took the adaptation of the novel, in which laughton, along with some crew members of "hunter"(including cinematographer Stanley Cortez) was already working: therefore, laughton fell off the project, and "The Naked and the Dead" was eventually directed by Raoul Walsh(BTW; I have a number of related posts at my Laughton blog, feel free to check) That’s right, the commercial failure of Night of the Hunter was very discouraging, also, it meant the end of his partnership with the producer, Paul Gregory had bought the rights of Mailer’s “The Naked and the Dead”, so with the split, he took the adaptation of the novel, in which laughton, along with some crew members of “hunter”(including cinematographer Stanley Cortez) was already working: therefore, laughton fell off the project, and “The Naked and the Dead” was eventually directed by Raoul Walsh

(BTW; I have a number of related posts at my Laughton blog, feel free to check)

]]> By: Furioushttp://involuntaryfury.com/2008/09/5-incredible-debuts-for-actors-turned-director/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Furious Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:00:54 +0000 http://involuntaryfury.com/?p=389#comment-137 Thanks. It's too bad Laughton never directed another movie, but it probably wasn't too encouraging with how poorly it was received. Thanks. It’s too bad Laughton never directed another movie, but it probably wasn’t too encouraging with how poorly it was received.

]]> By: Mike Haubrich, FCDhttp://involuntaryfury.com/2008/09/5-incredible-debuts-for-actors-turned-director/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Mike Haubrich, FCD Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:10:29 +0000 http://involuntaryfury.com/?p=389#comment-136 Nice article on directors, and I had forgotten Night The Hunter. I need to watch it again. it was a good movie. Nice article on directors, and I had forgotten Night The Hunter. I need to watch it again. it was a good movie.

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