The term "style over content" fits director Joseph H. Lewis like a glove. His ability to elevate basically mundane and mediocre low-budget material to sublime cinematic art has gained him a substantial cult following among movie buffs. The Bonnie & Clyde look-alike Gun Crazy (1950), shot in 30 days on a budget of $400,000, is often cited as his best film. This taut gangster flick about two gun-crazy sociopaths on a crime spree is impregnated with an electric atmosphere, zipping along at a breakneck pace. It has been likened to a "tone poem of camera movement" and described by Martin Scorsese as "unrelenting and involving". A master of expressive lighting, tight close-ups, tracking and crane shots and offbeat camera angles and perspectives, Lewis possessed an instinctive sense of visual style, which imbued even the most improbable of his B-grade westerns and crime melodramas. Significant peripheral detail was his stock-in-trade. He acquired these skills working as a camera assistant in the 1920's (his aptitude for the work may have been come from his optometrist father) and further honed them in the MGM editorial department in the early '30s. After that Lewis edited serials at Republic and served the remainder of his apprenticeship as second unit director. He was signed to a full directing contract by Universal in 1937. During the next two decades, Lewis spent time at Columbia (1939-40, 1946-49), Universal again (1942), PRC (1944), MGM (1950, 1952-53) and United Artists (1957-58), reliably turning out a couple of pictures per year. While he helmed more than his fair share of horse operas, it was invariably his films noir which attracted the most attention. Pick of the bunch were two slick second features during his spell at Columbia, My Name Is Julia Ross (1945), about a diabolical murder plot involving Nina Foch in her first starring role; and So Dark the Night (1946), an offbeat psychological thriller with character actor Steven Geray well cast as a French detective who unwittingly investigates his own crimes. Another candidate for inclusion on any Lewis "best" list would have to be The Big Combo (1955), made for Allied Artists and boasting impressive camera work by John Alton. It marked the beginning of a new cycle of films in which violence became rather more accentuated (the film ran into censorship trouble for that reason) and where the villain (in this case, philosophizing racketeer Richard Conte) was rather more interesting and dynamic than the maniacally obsessive but dullish nominal hero (cop Cornel Wilde). After suffering a heart attack in 1953, Lewis began to reduce his workload. His cinematic curtain call was the low-budget western Terror in a Texas Town (1958), characterized by deliberate and fluid camera movement and some neat touches, like the hero (Sterling Hayden) sporting a harpoon for the climactic final showdown. The idea of successfully uniting the townsfolk against the tyranny of arbitrary rule was also intended as a veiled attack on McCarthyism. With the credits shot through the spokes of a wagon wheel, "Terror" was a fitting finale to Lewis's career. He spent a few more years directing episodic TV westerns (including several of the better episodes of The Rifleman (1958)) and finally retired in 1966. When not addressing aspiring directors on the lecture circuit, he spent his remaining decades in leisure pursuits, in particular sailing and deep-sea fishing aboard his much-loved 50-foot trawler "Buena Vista".
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Joseph Hamilton was born on January 1, 1899 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for Git! (1965), Bat Masterson (1958) and The Twilight Zone (1959). He was married to Ruth Green. He died on February 20, 1965 in Orange, California, USA.
Joseph Hamilton is an actor, known for In the Flesh (2013).
Joseph Harfouche is an actor, known for Diggstown (2019), A Paper Farm (2014) and The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015).
Joseph Harmon is a child actor best known for his role in Ripper Street (2012) series 5 playing series regular, Robin Sumner. He has been acting since the age of 6. Joseph lives in Kent, near London with his Parents and 2 siblings who are also child Actors. Joseph's first Feature Film was High Rise (2015) in which he played the son of Luke Evans. He has since appeared in Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) playing the role of Milo. Other television work includes BBC Doctors (2000). Joseph has also traveled Worldwide filming for German Companies: Edeka and Kaufland.
Joseph Haro was born on May 29, 1987 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for L'estate addosso (2016), Still the King (2016) and Elena of Avalor (2016).
As an artist of color, Joseph has have committed himself to create stories that both tells his experience and make a statement about what that experience means on the world stage. Joseph Harold Statement - In my work, style and substance take equal precedence. I believe that neither can be subordinated to the other, and as such, I strive to tell stories in a way that style is serving story and story is serving style, beautiful artwork that endowed with meaning and impact.
Joseph Harrell was born in December of (1973) in Norfolk, Virginia, to parents Helen and Clayton Harrell. Three years later, Helen divorced Clayton, and she moved Joseph along with his older sister Julie to New Mexico. Harrell got his first taste of acting at age seven, when he performed in a church play. However, the divorce and lack of a father figure had a major effect on him. He proceeded to act out, getting into loads of trouble with the law, eventually being put into the local "Scared Straight" program at age ten. The family returned to Virginia Beach in (1984) in order to keep Harrell out of trouble. From the age of 10, he held several part-time jobs ranging from paperboy to pamphleteer, gas station attendant to mechanic, pizza delivery guy to restaurant manager, seafood warehouses to first mate on a fishing boat, and greens keeper to golf caddy. During this time Harrell was involved in various sports such as football, boxing and power lifting. Unfortunately, trouble eventually found him. From the years (1984 - 1991), Harrell was arrested for numerous gang and street related crimes, fighting, vandalism, grand larceny and car theft. In (1992), while attending Bayside high school, Harrell decided to join the Marine Corps in order to find the structure he needed, but a curiosity for exotic dancing caught his eye. Less than three months later he dropped out of high school to pursue a career as a male stripper, a job he would hold for four years. In (1996), Harrell headed to New York to pursue his lifelong passion of acting, enrolling at HB Studios. His first audition a year later, for the film "Quiz Show," was a disaster. Scarred from the experience, Harrell gave up acting and decided to focus on a career as a personal trainer for the next three years. Bored and feeling that he was still in desperate need of structure and focus in his life, Harrell kept a promise he made to himself; got his GED, finished a semester of college, and joined the US Marine Corps in (1999). Having found the lifelong search for structure and discipline, Harrell quickly rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant in less than five years. Before enlisting for another term, Harrell was in charge of over one hundred Marines and twenty aircraft. During his second enlistment from January (2005-2008), Harrell served as a Drill Instructor for 3rd Battalion Lima Company at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, a position that would have an incredibly positive effect on him. "Being part of something bigger than your self is very exciting," says Harrell, regarding his time in the USMC. "Learning patience, not to quit, and looking forward instills wonderful behavior." In (2006), Harrell enrolled at the University of South Carolina Beaufort to pursue a major in Business. While there, he reignited his love of acting, starring in several plays and was a member of the Rogues and Vagabonds theater troupe. For extra money, he worked as a bouncer at several local nightclubs. During this time Harrell began to audition for muscle and fitness magazines, and landed a few small modeling jobs. Upon leaving the USMC in (2008), knowing he now had the confidence to pursue his dream, Harrell headed back to New York City to give acting another shot. He immediately enrolled in the William Esper School, supporting himself by working as a fitness model. He simultaneously enrolled in Rutgers University Business School, in effort to finish his Business degree, with a minor in theatre. While enrolled at Rutgers, Harrell co-founded the Student Veterans Organization, an organization that would win the award for Best New Student Organization of (2010). He would eventually graduate Magna Cum Laude in (2011) along with a nomination for the Dean's award. Harrell's big acting break came in (2009) with K.J. Sanchez's critically acclaimed Off-Broadway play "ReEntry," which explored the difficulties faced by military veterans making the transition from the battle front to the home front. Originally hired as a military consultant, Harrell's incredible charisma and command of the script during a workshop of the play thoroughly impressed writer/director Sanchez, and she quickly offered him the lead role of the "C.O." Harrell's extraordinary performance received numerous accolades. The show was a turning point for Harrell in regards to his acting career and the types of roles he desired to play. Harrell traveled with the play "ReEntry" for nearly two years, eventually catching the eye of writer/director K. Lorrel Manning, who quickly hired Harrell as the military advisor for his feature film "Happy New Year." A film that tells the story of a war-torn Marine who returns stateside to face his fiercest battle yet - the one against himself. The film is an entertaining yet hard-hitting look at the perils of post-traumatic stress disorder which affects at least twenty percent of all combat veterans. Though the role of Marine widow "Joe Wallace" didn't exist in the original script for "Happy New Year," Manning was so inspired by Harrell's performance in "ReEntry," that he created the role for him. In his personal life, Harrell is happily married to Lauren Marie, whom he met in a New Jersey pizzeria while walking his dog "Bounder." Harrell jokingly chastised her for feeding his dog pizza. They married in a private civil ceremony in Santa Fe, New Mexico in December (2011). The couple resides in Bloomfield, New Jersey.