Roger Corman
We automatically think of art and business as two opposing forces, but Roger Corman’s career offers a nice counter-argument to that assumption.
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Bernard Herrmann
Career highlights that include working with Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese? That’s music to our ears!
Wes Craven
Wes Craven directed films that held a mirror to the audience and asked us why we like to be scared.
Troma Entertainment
The independent studio that does whatever it wants without giving two @!%#’s who cares.
John Carpenter
If Roger Corman legitimized low-budget genre cinema, John Carpenter made it an art form.
Mel Brooks
A legend in the field of comedy, Mel Brooks has used his absurd humor to make Nazis, racists and monsters look like fools.
Miloš Forman
Throughout his career, Miloš Forman has demonstrated a unique ability to take difficult source material and translate it to the screen.
Robert Altman
The ultimate New Hollywood hipster, who took creative risks in a remarkable career spanning over 50 years. Talk about longevity!
Pauline Kael
A sophisticated, intelligent and often quite funny writer, Pauline Kael elevated criticism into an art-form in its own right.
Robert Evans
Known for his aggressive style and creative vision, Robert Evans was a true maverick on the business side of film.
Peter Bogdanovich
As a film critic, historian and director, Peter Bogdanovich pays homage to the Golden Age of Hollywood while also breathing new life into American cinema.
