Roger Corman

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Roger Corman: Hollywood's B-Movie King and Mentor Extraordinaire

B-Movies - Cult Classics - Francis Ford Coppola - Hollywood - Independent Filmmaking - James Cameron - Martin Scorsese - Roger Corman - Ron Howard

🎥🍿 Hollywood mourns the loss of a legend! Discover how Roger Corman shaped the careers of A-list directors.

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Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and 'King of the Bs,' dies at 98 (ABC News)

A remarkable judge of talent, he hired such aspiring filmmakers as Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, James Cameron and Martin Scorsese. In 2009, Corman received ...

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Roger Corman, The B-Movie Legend Who Launched A-List Careers ... (NPR)

Over some five decades, Corman filled America's drive-ins with hundreds of low-budget movies. Many of Hollywood's most respected directors have at least one ...

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Roger Corman Dead: Pioneering Producer and King of B Movies ... (Variety)

Roger Corman, who directed and produced hundreds of B movies and discovered Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, has died. He was 98.

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Roger Corman, Giant of Independent Filmmaking, Dies at 98 (Hollywood Reporter)

The fabled "King of the B's" producer and director influenced the careers of Jack Nicholson, Ron Howard, Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford ...

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Roger Corman, Producer of Low-Budget Horror Films, Dies at 98 (The New York Times)

He had hundreds of horror, science fiction and crime films to his credit. He also helped start the careers of Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and many ...

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Roger Corman, Trailblazing B-Movie Director and Producer, Dead at ... (Rolling Stone)

Roger Corman, the B-movie director and producer who launched the careers of Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Jack Nicholson, has died at age 98.

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Roger Corman Dies: 'The Little Shop Of Horrors' Director ... (Deadline)

Roger Corman, the independent filmmaker known as the "King of the Bs," has died at the age of 98.

Roger Corman, The B-Movie Legend Who Launched A-List Careers ... (WUNC)

Over some five decades, Corman filled America's drive-ins with hundreds of low-budget movies. Many of Hollywood's most respected directors have at least one ...

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Roger Corman, King of B-Movies, Dies at 98 (Vulture)

Roger Corman, the legendary filmmaker best known for producing and directing hundreds of low-budget cult classic films, has died at the age of 98.

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Roger Corman – cinema's pulp genius whose talent to shock was ... (The Guardian)

Heists, horror and carnivorous plants were all grist to Corman's staggeringly prolific movie mill, as were his pivotal collaborations with other ...

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Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and king of the B-movie, dies ... (The Guardian)

Corman made over 400 movies including cult classics Death Race 2000, Piranha and The Little Shop of Horrors and launched the careers of Scorsese and De ...

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Roger Corman, Prolific Cult Movie King, Dies at 98 (Vanity Fair)

The venerable director and mentor to the “New Hollywood” generation of filmmakers produced and helmed more than 500 films.

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Roger Corman, the B-movie legend who launched A-list careers ... (OPB News)

Cult film director Roger Corman often came up with titles before he came up with plots. His 1957 movie Attack of the Crab Monsters is one example — "I had ...

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To B or Not to B? Why Roger Corman Was One of the Most ... (Rolling Stone)

The writer-director-producer helped a generation of directors cut their teeth on his cheapie, quickie classics, and his Poe-to-pulp filmography remains the ...

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Roger Corman, "King of the B Movies" 1926-2024 (CBS News)

A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.

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Roger Corman's Best Movies: A Streaming Guide (The New York Times)

The producer and director ran what was essentially a trade school for future stars and filmmakers like Jack Nicholson, Francis Ford Coppola and Pam Grier.

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Ron Howard, Joe Russo, John Carpenter and More Pay Tribute to ... (Hollywood Reporter)

Hollywood spent the weekend paying tribute to Roger Corman, the independent filmmaking legend who died last Thursday at age 98.

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Roger Corman, indie pioneer and B-movie godfather, dies aged 98 (Screen International)

Roger Corman, a pioneer of low-cost independent filmmaking and the godfather of B-movies who produced hundreds of genre films in a career spanning eight ...

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Roger Corman, trailblazing independent film producer, dies at 98 (CBS News)

A remarkable judge of talent, Corman hired such aspiring filmmakers as Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, James Cameron and Martin Scorsese.

Roger Corman 1936-2024 (Star Wars News Net)

[MEDIA] I think of all the movie brats, Lucas is the only one who didn't work for Roger. It's been said that George didn't really need to. He was...

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Roger Corman Remembered by Ron Howard: 'What a Life' (Variety)

Director Ron Howard paid tribute to Roger Corman for mentoring a generation of filmmakers and giving opportunities to women in film.

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Roger Corman, the B-movie legend who launched A-list careers ... (Texas Public Radio)

Over some five decades, Corman filled America's drive-ins with hundreds of low-budget movies. Many of Hollywood's most respected directors have at least one ...

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Roger Corman Remembered: 1926-2024 (ScreenAnarchy)

In a conversation with Roger and Julie Corman in September 2010, the filmmakers talked about working in present-day Hollywood, shooting in the Philippines, ...

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Roger Corman, prolific producer who mentored Hollywood ... (ABC News)

Roger Corman, a prolific producer who also gave first breaks to future Hollywood luminaries, has died. He was 98.

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Filmmaker Roger Corman, mentor to many of Hollywood's biggest ... (PBS NewsHour)

Starting in 1955, Corman helped create hundreds of B-movies as a producer and director, among them “Black Scorpion,” “Bucket of Blood” and “Bloody Mama.” A ...

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Filmmaker Roger Corman Dies at 98 (TIME)

Roger Corman helped produce hundreds of low-budget classics and gave many of Hollywood's most famous actors and directors early breaks.

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Roger Corman, low-budget filmmaker who launched many careers ... (The Spokesman-Review)

Roger Corman, a low-budget but resourceful Hollywood filmmaker who churned out dozens of laughably ridiculous and ridiculously profitable movies about crab ...

Roger Corman 1936-2024 (Star Wars News Net)

[MEDIA] I think of all the movie brats, Lucas is the only one who didn't work for Roger. It's been said that George didn't really need to. He was...

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