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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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).

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 ...

1. It’s the centenary of the birth of the Scottish-American filmmaker who became one of Ealing studios’ greatest directors. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Scottish immigrant parents, Mackendrick ...

New York-born James Mangold was all of 17 when, as a fresh-faced CalArts film student, he was introduced to Alexander Mackendrick as his appointed mentor. Not being familiar with the esteemed director ...

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 ...