John Huston's sense of adventure and epic visions made him an ideal match for Humphrey Bogart. The two formed a legendary friendship while shooting such films as Key Largo, Beat the Devil, and The African Queen on location.
- John Huston's sense of adventure and epic visions made him an ideal match for Humphrey Bogart. The two formed a legendary friendship while shooting such films as Key Largo, Beat the Devil, and The African Queen on location.
- Recently deceased Sidney Pollack is shown here conferring with his star Robert Redford. Because Pollack had a dual career as an actor, he had an ability to relate to actors on his own sets. Redford met Pollack on the set of his first film where Pollack was a fellow actor and Redford would appear in seven of Pollack's films.
- Photos of Steve Soderbergh and George Clooney. Since starring in Soderbergh's "Out of Sight" the two have formed a strong friendship and been producing partners in both film and television. Clooney's Oscar-winning turn in Syrianna was directed by Soderbergh's protege Stephen Gaughan and the two share many other collaborators in common as well.
- Cary Grant in "Bringing Up Baby." Grant was at his funniest when he had good dialogue to work with and Hawks was a consummate wordsmith.
- John Wayne, pictured here in "The Searchers." Wayne practically defined the Western in its early stages of evolution. Drinking buddy John Ford advocated on behalf of Wayne for the lead of Stagecoach when Gary Cooper dropped out. The film was massively successful and the pair went onto make many more films.
- Martin Scorsese used Robert DeNiro as his most frequent muse in his first three decades of directing and produced such masterpieces as "Taxi Driver" "Cape Fear" and "Raging Bull." In his last four films, he has found a capable partner in Leonardo DiCaprio who was just 28 when Gangs of New York was released
- To work with the great Billy Wilder, Jack Lemmon let himself be talked into wearing a dress for the film Some Like it Hot. The results were legendary as the film was later named the #1 comedy of all-time. The two later collaborated on 6 other films and arguable Lemmon's most memorable role in "The Apartment"
- Frank Capra's definitive vision of classical homespun Americana found its voice in the folksy Midwestern charm of Jimmy Stewart. The two are pictured here at Capra's AFI Lifetime Achievement luncheon in 1985. greets his once
- Orson Wells and Joseph Cotton are pictured here in a still of "The Third Man," one of the great pictures of the 1940's. Wells and Cotton go back to the days of the Mercury Theater
- Frances McDormand and husband Ethan Coen pictured here at the premiere of "Burn After Reading" which Ethan directed with brother Joel. McDormand met the Coens when she auditioned for a student film they were making. McDormand's Oscar-winning turn in "Fargo" marked one of the rare instances that both husband and wife were nominated for an Oscar.
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