British director Alexander Mackendrick made memorable films on both sides of the pond. In Britain, Mackendrick was one of the star directors at the famed Ealing Studios thanks to his sharp, inventive ...

On Film-Making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director by Alexander Mackendrick, edited by Paul Cronin 336pp, Faber, £25 Those breezy "how to" books by cine-tycoons with preternaturally white ...

It’s a long way from the wild, windswept beauty of the Outer Hebrides to the sleazy, subterranean jazz joints of downtown Manhattan, yet these were the settings for the two finest films in the career ...

This looks like such a fun comedy - time to give it a watch. Here's the new 4K trailer for Alexander Mackendrick's film The Man in the White Suit, via YouTube: And here's another classic trailer for ...

The screenplay follows the tragic life of 16th century monarch, Mary Stuart; from exile to reign, to demise, and was developed with Jay Presson-Allen (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Marnie, Cabaret).

which ran him into conflicts and made him uncomfortable with Hollywood, is looked back upon by Jack Webster. He became a director in time for high moral sense, questioning the relationship between ...

The great British director Alexander Mackendrick never got to make his final project - it was abruptly shut down by a Hollywood studio, and Mackendrick retired from film-making. But his vision ...

James Mangold was first mentioned in Variety on June 30, 1982, when he won a $1,000 student prize for the sound on his film “Future View.” At California Institute of the Arts, he found a mentor in ...

Ealing Studios' output from the 1940s and 1950s not only helped define what was arguably the golden age of British cinema but also fostered the emergence of talented directors such as ALEXANDER ...

The screenplay follows the tragic life of 16th century monarch, Mary Stuart; from exile to reign, to demise, and was developed with Jay Presson-Allen (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Marnie, Cabaret).

Alexander Mackendrick (September 8, 1912 – December 22, 1993) was an American-born Scottish film director and screenwriter. He directed nine feature films between 1949 and 1967, before retiring from ...