Greatest Living Directors Collaborate on Movie
Some of the greatest living filmmakers have gotten together to make a feature film which will be shown at the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival.
Festival president Gilles Jacob and artistic director Thierry Frmaux have attempted to get as many of the living “Golden Palm” filmmakers to contribute to this surprise project.
What we know: Each participating director has made a 2-3 minute short film. All of the short films will be combined to make a feature-length film which will be shown at a gala event on May 20th 2007.
Who is Involved: Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch, The Coen Brothers, Ken Loach, Gus Van Sant, Lars von Trier, Theodoros Angelopoulos, Abbas Kiarostami, Chen Kaige, Wim Wenders, Wong Kar-Wai, Michael Cimino, Amos Gitai, Manoel de Oliveira, Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang.
How Many: There are 30 shorts, but most of the filmmakers have not yet been announced.
Who Declined: So far, only Pedro Almodvar.
I hope they release the final film on DVD.
Kelly Lynch Biography
Blonde former model turned self-proclaimed character actress in films and TV of the late 1980s and 90s. Lynch made her acting debut as the titular character in the straight-to-video sci-fi quickie, “Osa” (1985) while pregnant with her daughter, Shane. She turned up again in 1988 in a bit part in “Bright Lights, Big City” and a larger role as the nymphomaniac wife of Bryan Brown in the Tom Cruise vehicle, “Cocktail”. She received more attention playing opposite Patrick Swayze in the action flick, “Road House” (1989).
Lynch attracted serious critical attention with a moving, resolutely unglamorous performance as the junkie wife of Matt Dillon in Gus Van Sant’s moody, picaresque “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989). She subsequently appeared as the love-struck attorney of Mickey Rourke in Michael Cimino’s remake, “Desperate Hours” (1990) and John Hughes’ family comedy, “Curley Sue” (1991). Lynch was better served by the unconventional romantic comedy, “Three of Hearts” (1993). Co-scripted by her husband, Mitch Glazer, and co-starring Sherilyn Fenn and William Baldwin, the film depicted a triangle involving two female lovers and a male escort. Lynch also appeared in a 1993 French co-production, “For Better and For Worse/R.S.V.P.”, a whimsical comedy featuring the Pope deciding to attend the wedding of a troubled couple so as to brighten his own public image.
- Born:
on 01/31/1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota - Job Titles:
Actor, Disco dancer, Model, Stewardess
Family
- Sister: Robin Lynch.
Milestones
- 1979 At age 20 was in a head-on automobile accident that crushed her legs and took a year’s recovery during which time she became addicted to painkillers (date approximate)
- 1985 Film acting debut (as title character) in “Osa”
- 1988 First role in a major feature, “Bright Lights, Big City”
- 1989 Garnered attention for her performance as Matt Dillon’s junkie wife in “Drugstore Cowboy”
- 1991 Starred in the John Hughes comedy “Curly Sue” with James Belushi
- 1993 Co-starred with William Baldwin and Sherilyn Fenn in the romantic comedy “Three of Hearts”
- 1995 Starred opposite Denzel Washington in the sci-fi thriller “Virtuosity”
- 1998 Cast opposite Billy Bob Thornton and Hank Azaria in “Homegrown” written and directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
- 2000 Featured in “Charlie’s Angels” starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu; based on the popular 70’s TV show
- 2005 Cast in “Dallas 362,” the directorial debut of Scott Caan
- 2005 Cast in the thriller “The Jacket” with Adrien Brody
- Modeled with New York’s Elite Agency
- Moved to New York City
- Performed in the local Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis MN
- Was a flight attendant for Northwest Airlines
- Worked as a disco dancer and taught dancing at Arthur Murray dance studios
- Worked directing at Guthrie Theater as apprentice
Catherine Bach Biography
This curvaceous brunette is best-known for her role as the feisty sister of “good ol’ boys” John Schneider and Tom Wopat on the popular CBS comedy-drama “The Dukes of Hazzard” (1979-85). Bach moved to California at 16 to study acting (at USC, and with coaches Milton Katselas and Anna Strasberg). She first came to the notice of TV viewers in the telefilms “Strange New World” and the “Matt Helm” pilot (both ABC, 1975). Her roles were small, and even smaller was her next billed part in “Murder in Peyton Place” (NBC, 1977).
But “The Dukes of Hazzard” came to her rescue, and from 1979-1985, Bach cavorted in cutoffs and tank-tops, the idol of male viewers in this mindless and popular rural comedy. The athletic and outgoing Bach also graced such ongoing TV specials as “The Battle of the Network Stars”, “Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes”, “Circus of the Stars” and “World’s Greatest Stunts”, as well as one-time shots on “The Nashville Palace” (ABC, 1980), “The Magic of David Copperfield” (CBS, 1981), and “Willie Nelson’s Picnic” (syndicated, 1987). She also provided the voice of Daisy in an animated version of the series, “The Dukes” (CBS, 1983).
Buoyed by her popularity but tied to the backwoods image, Bach appeared in two TV-movies: as a photojournalist up against “White Water Rebels” (CBS, 1983), and as “the other woman” in the PBS comedy “Drive, She Said” (1987). From 1992-1994, Bach returned to series TV as a businesswoman who moves to Africa with her teenaged son in “African Skies” (Family Channel). She agreed to reprise Daisy in “Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion” (CBS, 1997).
Bach’s forays into theatrical releases have not been as high-profile. She had small roles in Michael Cimino’s action comedy “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot” and the drama “The Midnight Man” (both 1974) as well as Robert Aldrich’s thriller “Hustle” (1975), co-starring Burt Reynolds. She reteamed with Reynolds for “Cannonball Run II” (1983) and had her first starring role in the low-budget actioner “Driving Force” (1989). Since then it’s been large roles in small films: another actioner, “Street Justice” and the horror flick “Criminal Act” (both 1989); the biker road comedy “Masters of Menace” (1991); and the martial arts film “Rage & Honor” (1992). Former co-star Burt Reynolds gave Bach a theatrical showcase in the drama “Extremities” (1986), at his Florida dinner theater.
- Also Credited As:
Catherine Bachman - Born:
on 03/01/54 in Faith, South Dakota - Job Titles:
Actor
Family
- Brother: Phillip Bachman. born 1955
- Daughter: Sophia Isa-Bella Lopez. born c. January 1996
- Father: Bernard Bachman. divorced from Bach’s mother in 1960
- Mother: Norma Kucera. divorced from Bach’s father in 1960
Significant Others
- Husband: David Shaw. steps-n of Angela Lansbury; divorced 1982
- Husband: Peter Lopez. married in 1990
Milestones
- 1970 Moved to California to take drama courses
- 1974 Feature acting debut, “The Midnight Man”
- 1975 TV-movie acting debut, “Matt Helm”
- 1979 Starred as Daisy Duke on the popular CBS action series, “The Dukes of Hazzard”
- 1983 Provided voice of Daisy in the animated series “The Dukes”
- 1986 Starred onstage in “Extremities” (Jupiter, FL)
- 1989 First starring film role, in “Driving Force”
- 1994 Testified before Congress on behalf of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act
- 1997 Reprised role of Daisy Duke in “Dukes of Hazard: Reunion”
- Raised in South Dakota
- Starred in series “African Skies” (Family Channel)