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Baby boomers know Otto Preminger, right, as the bald Mr. Freeze on the old “Batman” TV series and as William Holden’s nemesis in “Stalag 17,” but his acting took a back seat to his long
career as a director and producer who was a staunch advocate of free speech, tackling topics such as homosexuality, rape and drug addiction in his films. “He was the gadfly of American
cinema,” says Drew Casper, a professor at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. “He educated American audiences.” The American Cinematheque is paying tribute to Preminger, the filmmaker, with a
two-week festival at the Aero and Egyptian theaters: “Otto Preminger: The Man Who Would Be King.” The retrospective kicks off tonight at the Aero with his 1959 courtroom drama “Anatomy of a
Murder,” with Jimmy Stewart, George C. Scott, Lee Remick and Ben Gazzara (americancinematheque.com). . . . The UCLA Film & Television Archive shines the spotlight on “Korean Cinema Now
(And Then),” starting Friday with 1958’s seminal “A Flower in Hell,” about two brothers who battle over a prostitute. On Sunday are 2006’s “The City of Violence” and the 2000 dark comedy
“Barking Dogs Never Bite,” which marked the film debut of Bong Joon-ho (“The Host”) (cinema.ucla.edu). -- -- [email protected] MORE TO READ
