Robert Boyle Presented by the Art Directors Guild Film Society October 10, 2010

Presented by the Art Directors Guild Film Society. Sponsored by Variety. Robert Boyle (1909 – 2010) was nominated for four Academy Awards for his production design on THE SHOOTIST, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, GAILY, GAILY and NORTH BY NORTHWEST. He receiverd a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Art Directors Guild and was presented with an honorary Academy Award in 2008. Among the many films Boyle designed are THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR, IN COLD BLOOD, THE BIRDS and the original CAPE FEAR.
WINTER KILLS, 1979, Avco-Embassy (Canal Plus), 97 min. Director William Richert fashions a fierce lampoon of events surrounding the JFK assassination. Jeff Bridges, idealistic brother of the slain president, has his life turned topsy-turvy when he’s handed newly-uncovered evidence of a conspiracy. With John Huston and Anthony Perkins. Film clips and PowerPoint presentation prior to the screening.

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