Edgar Wright, TCM Guest Programmer
for June, is an English filmmaker and actor
best known for his comic film trilogy: Shaun of
the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007) and The
World's End (2013). Wright also co-wrote, produced
and directed Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
(2010) and co-wrote the screenplay for Steven
Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin (2011).
Wright, who has hosted programs of classic
and cult films in Los Angeles, is a fan of TCM
and has attended some of our film festivals,
including this year's TCM Classic Film Festival.
He surprises host Robert Osborne with
his first programming choice, Dames (1934),
which he picks because of the "hypnotic
magic" of Busby Berkeley's musical numbers.
Wright then chooses three films from the
1970s that have had an influence on his own
work: the mystery The Last of Sheila (1973), with
its "amazingly dense" screenplay; The Super
Cops (1974), with an "astonishing" lead performance
by Ron Leibman; and Lindsay Anderson's
"savage satire" O Lucky Man! (1973,
TCM premiere).
Guest Programmer: Edgar Wright
by Ron Leibman | June 03, 2015
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