Director Peter Bogdonovich has passed at 82. Influenced by French New Wavers, he started as a film scholar and preservationist writing several noteworthy books and interviewing many legendary directors including Howard Hawks, John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock , and Orson Welles. He started directing with indie king Roger Corman and started a trio of outstanding films in the early 1970s beginning with his multi Oscar honored The Last Picture Show, his tribute to screwball comedies in What's Up Doc?, and the nostalgic comedy Paper Moon with Oscar winning Tatum O'Neal. He had some bombs like At Long Last Love but would come back with Mask. He also acted in The Sopranos and in the Kill Bill films. He loved film.
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