Roger Corman Season at Stratford Picturehouse
Writer / director / producer Roger Corman's influence on modern moviemaking is undisputed and this fascinating documentary tracks his life and career.
Even if you've never heard of Corman, you'll probably have heard of his films, and many of today's most successful directors (Scorsese, Cameron, Howard) started out on a Corman picture, not to mention the acting talent (Hopper, Nicholson, De Niro).
CORMAN'S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL
Tuesday 21 February, 8.30
This revealing and funny documentary explores the life and career of a true Hollywood maverick, charting Roger Corman's humble beginnings as a hack screenwriter, his years producing hit B-movies classics in the 1960s and 1970s, right up to his 2010 reception of a lifetime achievement Academy Award.
Tuesday 28 February, 8.00
In the second of his Poe 'adaptations', Roger Corman truly embraces the hysteria of the Gothic genre. The spectre of past evil haunts an ancient castle; ghostly apparitions stalk the halls and, as family secrets unfold, madness beckons.
Thursday 8 March, 8.00
Using Edgar Allen Poe's famous poem as a springboard for a Grand-Guignol comedy, THE RAVEN is a romp that has its tongue planted firmly in cheek.
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CORMAN'S WORLD, THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM and THE RAVEN more...
