A film lover herself, Isabelle Huppert has often been drawn to roles because of directors, seeking out masters with impressive filmographies while also initiating collaborations with newcomers in whom she recognizes a spark.
As the 1970s came to a close, many of the best filmmakers of the past century nearly had their careers ruined as studios asserted more control over them during the emergence of blockbuster cinema. Here we take a look at some of those special cases: Scorsese's New York New York , Friedkin's Sorcerer , Spielberg's 1941 , Cimino's Heaven's Gate , Altman's Popeye , and Coppola's One from the Heart .
This week's archival home entertainment column looks back at Michael Cimino's infamous box office flop Heaven's Gate , the strangely forgotten about Steven Spielberg hit Catch Me If You Can , and the classic noir The Postman Always Rings Twice .
