Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English film and stage director, producer and screenwriter. In theatre, he is known for his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret (1994), Oliver! (1994), Company (1995), and Gypsy (2003). He directed an original West End stage musical for the first time with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013).
For directing the play The Ferryman, Mendes was awarded the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019.
Oscar Season Wrap: ‘Tenet,’ ‘Wonder Woman,’ Pundits & Germs
variety.comTim Gray Senior Vice PresidentA column of random thoughts:Whatever you think about the year’s movies, you have to admit the titles were confusing.
For example, we had “Pieces of a Woman,” “Promising Young Woman,” “I’m Your Woman,” “I Am Woman” and “Wonder Woman 1984.”That last title could also confuse future film historians.
In the old days, when studios included the year in a title, it was straightforward, like “Golddiggers of 1933” (which came out in 1933).
That was also true of other films such as “Broadway Melody of 1936,” “Big Broadcast of 1936” and “Hit Parade of 1941.”However, in the 21st century we’ve had “Blade Runner 2049” (2017), Wong Kar Wai’s “2046” (2004) and Sam Mendes’ “1917” (2019).
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