Streaming Guide : The director loved the world of classic Hollywood so much that it’s as if he never left it.Obituary : Peter Bogdanovich was hailed for his ability to coax nuanced performances, and for the bittersweet luminosity of movies that conjured a bygone past.Remembering Peter Bogdanovich The filmmaker, who became one of Hollywood’s most celebrated directors in the ‘70s before a public fall from grace, died Jan.

Bogdanovich’s second film and widely considered his foremost - on its release in 1971, Newsweek’s critic called it “a masterpiece,” adding, “It is the most impressive work by a young American director since ‘Citizen Kane.’” Reviewing “The Last Picture Show” - only Mr. Bogdanovich was long recognizable by his soulful basset-hound face, outsize horn-rimmed glasses and trademark neckerchief.Īs a filmmaker, he was hailed for his ability to coax nuanced performances from actors, and for the bittersweet luminosity of movies that conjured a bygone past - bygone in American cinema, bygone in America itself. Originally trained as a stage actor (he was also a producer, a screenwriter, a film historian, a programmer and a critic, as well as a theater and television director), Mr. His daughter Antonia Bogdanovich confirmed the death but did not specify a cause. Peter Bogdanovich, who parlayed his ardor for Golden Age cinema into the direction of acclaimed films like “The Last Picture Show” and “Paper Moon,” only to have his professional reputation tarnished in one of Hollywood’s most conspicuous falls from grace, died early Thursday at his home in Los Angeles.

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