Once upon a time, long ago, Shirley MacLaine played one of the most adorable and emotionally involving characters of all time in The Apartment, directed by…
The dictionary’s definition of “a legend” is this: legend [ˈlɛdʒənd] n 1. a popular story handed down from earlier times whose truth has not been…
I had to think long and hard to find an actor I thought would be worthy of getting the title “The Legend”. The reason…
There are many actors who can dig into a reprehensible character with relish. There are many actors who can go for the big, show-stopping performance…
In the film industry it is hardly a difficult task to understand why certain actors achieve a level of super-stardom and how others are relegated to a…
Today, Mickey Rourke is known to most people as the man who made a comeback in Hollywood with the films Sin City (2005) and The…
Actors come in all shapes and sizes and the styles that they employ in order to convey a performance or to engage with their craft…
Filmophilia’s first Legend article revolved around a man whose work most have seen and loved, but almost nobody knew by name, the great poster designer…
It’s time for yet another new feature here on Filmophilia: The Legend. Each month we will take a look at someone who has made an…









