Cinema

Alfred Hitchcock in the '50s

Recently, I had the opportunity to watch the 2012 movie “Hitchcock”, which tells the story of the creation of the movie “Psycho”. Today it’s considered one of the masterpieces of the great director Alfred Hitchcock and in general among the best movies in the history of cinema but its production was difficult and can be a lesson.

George Lucas in 2009

George Walton Lucas, Jr. was born on May 14, 1944 in Modesto, California, USA. He wrote the screenplay, produced and directed many successful movies, especially the Star Wars saga. Together with Steven Spielberg he developed the Indiana Jones saga.

Yesterday the British actress Kate O’Mara passed away after a short illness. She was in a nursing home in Sussex. In her career she was famous for her roles in various soap operas, especially “Dynasty”, and for playing the Rani in “Doctor Who”.

Christopher Eccleston at the premiere for Thor: The Dark World

Christopher Eccleston was born on February 16, 1964, in the Langworthy area of Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England. During his career, he participated in many stage, television, and movie productions. He’s most famous for playing the Nine Doctor in the “Doctor Who” relaunch though he left the role after only one season.

David Gerrold at DragonCon 2010

Jerrold David Friedman, that’s his real name, was born on January 24, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. David Gerrold started his career as a screenwriter for the original “Star Trek” series. Later, he started writing sci-fi literature as well and is particularly famous for his series of the War Agains the Chtorr.