Irwin Winkler’s films have been nominated for 52 Oscars, including five for best film. They won twelve films and, more importantly, stood the test of time with enduring status as classics, including winning an Academy Award for Best Picture. Rocky, GoodFellas, Raging Bull, The Right Stuff, they shoot horses, right? There are also the films he directed including DeLovely, guilty as charged And Life as a house.
Winkler currently enters the racetrack on behalf of the racetrack Creed III, the third entry in the expansion of the Rocky franchise and the first to be directed by lead actor Michael B. Jordan. Don’t expect it to be the last time, and for Winkler, who shows no signs of slowing down at age 92, it could be Mission there is still much to come.
Winkler joins me for this installment of my Deadline video series “Behind the Lens” to discuss a remarkable and enduring career as a filmmaker that began with an Elvis Presley musical in 1966. double the trouble, and further with a long list of notable films that also include The Irishman, New York, New York, Point Blank, The Gambler (and its remake) and far too many others to list – we talk about many of them, even starting with a classic he wanted to make but had to give up.
Winkler also wrote an aptly titled autobiography A Life in Films: Stories from 50 Years of Hollywood (Except now there are actually 60).
To hear our conversation and some of these special stories that go “behind the lens” with Irwin Winkler, click on the video above.
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Source: Deadline
Ashley Root is an author and celebrity journalist who writes for The Fashion Vibes. With a keen eye for all things celebrity, Ashley is always up-to-date on the latest gossip and trends in the world of entertainment.
