The European filmmaker directed a series of deceptively complex melodramas in the 1950s.“This is the dialectic — there is a very short distance between high art and trash, and trash that contains an element of craziness is by this very quality nearer to art” — Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk was born in Germany in 1900, and began his career in the early 1920s working in theater. In 1922, he directed his first production — an adaptation of Hermann Bossdorf’s Stationmaster Death, and from then on he became one of the most respected theater directors in Weimar Germany. Then, in 1934, he took a job as a film director at Ufa, the biggest studio in Germany at the time.
In 1941, Sirk left Germany and began working as a director in Hollywood. His early films, such as the WWII drama Hitler’s Madman (1942) have largely been forgotten. These early films varied in genre — he directed war films (Mystery Submarine), historical dramas (A Scandal in Paris), film...
Douglas Sirk was born in Germany in 1900, and began his career in the early 1920s working in theater. In 1922, he directed his first production — an adaptation of Hermann Bossdorf’s Stationmaster Death, and from then on he became one of the most respected theater directors in Weimar Germany. Then, in 1934, he took a job as a film director at Ufa, the biggest studio in Germany at the time.
In 1941, Sirk left Germany and began working as a director in Hollywood. His early films, such as the WWII drama Hitler’s Madman (1942) have largely been forgotten. These early films varied in genre — he directed war films (Mystery Submarine), historical dramas (A Scandal in Paris), film...
- 4/5/2017
- by Angela Morrison
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The CW has put in development a drama from Under The Dome showrunner Neal Baer and the series' co-executive producer Alexandra McNally. Written by McNally, the project is based on the recently published novel The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips. When a young woman gets a data entry job at a mysterious corporation, she discovers that the information she is logging is building a database that has the power to affect fate – including her own. McNally and Baer…...
- 11/20/2015
- Deadline TV
Smokey eyes were the focus at the Spring/Summer Fashion Show on September 7. Despite the season, the nails were dark and the eye makeup was bold. We spoke to the artists backstage — read about the looks below.
Jill Stuart’s clothes would look great on Katy Perry and Rihanna and so would the hair and makeup looks. Find out the exact products used on models below so you can get the look!
Jill Stuart Runway — Dark Nails For Spring
Nails were done by Essie pro Julie Kandalec. She spoke Exclusively to HollywoodLife.com:
“It’s two coats of After School Boy Blazer — it’s new for fall. Blue is popular for spring but you would never see navy on a spring runway.”
They used the same color on nails and toes and finished the look with Good To Go top coat for shine.
“It’s a slightly rounded nail. It...
Jill Stuart’s clothes would look great on Katy Perry and Rihanna and so would the hair and makeup looks. Find out the exact products used on models below so you can get the look!
Jill Stuart Runway — Dark Nails For Spring
Nails were done by Essie pro Julie Kandalec. She spoke Exclusively to HollywoodLife.com:
“It’s two coats of After School Boy Blazer — it’s new for fall. Blue is popular for spring but you would never see navy on a spring runway.”
They used the same color on nails and toes and finished the look with Good To Go top coat for shine.
“It’s a slightly rounded nail. It...
- 9/8/2013
- by Dory Larrabee
- HollywoodLife
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