News about Roger Corman

Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet takes the top prize at Cannes

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 28, 2023
In a ceremony bestowing the festival's top prize, Justine Triet took home the coveted Palme d'Or for her film Anatomy of a Fall at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. The French director's big win was the third time a woman's film was recognized with the Palme d'Or for the third time. Sandra Hüller, the anatomy of a Fall actress, plays a writer who is unsure of her husband's death in a enthralling, tightly planned French courtroom drama that puts a marriage in jeopardy.

Wally Campo, a Little Shop of Horrors actor, died of natural causes at 99 percent

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 27, 2023
Wally Campo, an actor who appeared in a number of films by Burt Topper and Roger Corman, has died of natural causes at the age of 99.

Wally Campo died at the age of 99: The original Little Shop Of Horrors film was narrated by an actor

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 26, 2023
Wally Campo, an actor who appeared in a number of films by Burt Topper and Roger Corman, has died of natural causes at the age of 99. This week, his musician son Tony Campodonico broke the news to The Hollywood Reporter, announcing that the death occurred on January 14. One of Campo's most well-known performances was a dual role in the original 1960 film The Little Shop Of Horrors, which was later turned into a more popular musical.

Catherine Cryan, Emmy-nominated film, died of cancer at the age of 59

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 3, 2023
With the sad news that Emmy-nominated filmmaker Catherine Cryan's passing away, the film industry is in mourning. According to Variety, the writer and director died on December 24 at 59 years old, after battling cancer. She died in Vancouver, British Columbia, after a three-decade career.