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By Aaron Cooley When director Joel Schumacher died at the age of 80 last week, the lion’s share of the media attention focused on his iconic four-decade filmography, from St. Elmo’s Fire and The Lost Boys in the 1980s, to two John Grisham adaptations and two Batmans in the ’90s, to Phone Booth and Phantom of the Opera in this century.

reportedly survived by a teenage daughter.

Joel Schumacher — the prolific director behind St. Elmo's Fire, Flatliners and two Batman films — passed away in New York City after a battle with cancer.

Audrey Cleo Yap Padma Lakshmi has played host to more than a few good meals as she fronts Bravo’s “Top Chef,” and executive produces and hosts Hulu’s “Taste the Nation.” But right now, she is mourning the loss of director Joel Schumacher.

Backstreet Boys’ ‘Everybody’ video, the film laid on the dry ice and candelabras as heavily as possible, somehow turning camp Broadway horror into a 2004 Oscar favourite.Key moment: Gerard Butler serenading Emmy Rossum on a haunted gondola, floating on a river of ’80s music video madness.Schumacher’s first big film caught the tide at exactly the right moment. Somewhere before Friends made 20-somethings feel OK about not having ‘adulting’ figured out, the Brat Pack did it first with St.

Also Read: Joel Schumacher, Director of 'St Elmo's Fire' and 'The Lost Boys,' Dies at 80Carlino wrote his first film in 1966, “Seconds,” which starred Rock Hudson and Frank Campanella. The sci-fi thriller follows an unhappy middle-aged banker who agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity — but that comes at a price.The filmmaker was credited with writing 14 films over the course of his career, including “The Mechanic” in 1972.

Joel Schumacher’s filmography could never be described as “boring.” Uneven, sure. Indulgent, maybe.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmMost who worked with director Joel Schumacher walked away feeling like they’d made a friend. He was generous in spirit, open and honest about his own success and flaws and disappointments.

Joel Schumacher has died, aged 80.The man behind movie hits Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, St. Elmo’s Fire, and A Time to Kill lost his battle with cancer on Monday (June 22, 2020).Born in New York City, Schumacher made his directorial debut with TV movie Virginia Hill in 1974.

#JoelSchumacher Director of Batman, The Lost Boys, St. Elmo’s Fire and Falling Down.

The Lost Boys, St. Elmo's Fire, and Batman Forever, has died at 80.Schumacher's death was confirmed on Monday in a statement from his publicist, who said he had been suffering from cancer.

Seal on Monday (June 22) told a story he said was not well-known about his classic song "Kiss From a Rose," which Joel Schumacher helped make a huge hit. The director died Monday.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterIn response to Joel Schumacher’s death on Monday, Matthew McConaughey says his career wouldn’t have taken off if the late director hadn’t cast him as the lead in the 1996 film “A Time to Kill.”McConaughey was relatively unknown before starring as Jake Brigance in the courtroom crime drama.

Colin Farrell sits on the ground outside a coffee shop with his longtime friend Shea Whigham on Monday afternoon (June 22) in Los Angeles.

Joel Schumacher has died aged 80. The iconic film director - who was best known for his work on 'St Elmo's Fire' and 'The Lost Boys' - has passed away at the age of 80 following a year-long battle with cancer, his spokesperson has confirmed.

Writer and producer Steve Bing has died after jumping off a Century City building in Los Angeles.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticI’ll never forget the one time I got to talk to Joel Schumacher, the fluky, baroquely skilled, stylishly protean Hollywood filmmaker who died Monday at 80. It was June 1985, and I was one of the journalists attending the New York press junket for “St.

Iconic 'Batman' Writer Denny O'Neil Dies at 81Schumacher was born in New York City on August 29, 1939. He first studied at Parsons The New School for Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology, but after working in the fashion industry, he realized he loved filmmaking.

Stars are sharing tributes to Joel Schumacher, who passed away this week.

Joel Schumacher, the director of such films as St. Elmo’s Fire and Batman Forever, has passed away and one of his interviews from last year is going viral on social media.

Batman and its 1992 sequel Batman Returns, both of which were directed by Tim Burton.With Burton then replaced by the late Joel Schumacher, Keaton quit the role during the development of the third entry in the series Batman Forever.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorTim Cappello — aka the Sax Man from Joel Schumacher’s 1987 film “The Lost Boys” — only met Joel Schumacher two times. But the musician has fond memories of shooting the boardwalk concert scene with the director, who died Monday.Cappello’s scene in the cult classic movie is just under two minutes long as the muscular, shirtless sax player performs the song, “I Still Believe” to a group of Santa Cruz, Calif.

Klaritza Rico Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman and more celebrities are mourning the death of one of director Joel Schumacher, director of films including “St. Elmo’s Fire,” “The Lost Boys” and “Falling Down,” who died on Monday from a year-long battle with cancer.

who died today (June 22) aged 80.Kiefer Sutherland, who starred in some of Schumacher’s best-known films including The Lost Boys in 1987, Flatliners in 1990, A Time To Kill in 1996 and Phone Booth in 2003, described the late filmmaker as “one of my dearest friends”.pic.twitter.com/yv09WIY17V— Kiefer Sutherland (@RealKiefer) June 22, 2020“His joy, spirit and talent will live on in my heart and memory for the rest of my life.

pic.twitter.com/yv09WIY17VRIP Joel Schumacher. Why is his (and Michael Douglas') estimable Falling Down so underseen today?RIP, Joel Schumacher.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticRefresh for updates The Phantom of the Opera‘s Emmy Rossum and The Lost Boy‘s Corey Feldman were among the actors remembering director Joel Schumacher today, with Feldman writing a stream of tweets recalling how the director attempted, unsuccessfully, to prevent the actor’s “descent” into drugs.Feldman also credits Schumacher with first teaming him with Corey Haim for the 1987 film, and makes clear that Schumacher was not involved in the “corruption”

magazine in 1999 what advice he had for first-time directors, he said, «Be bold, take risks, follow your own instincts.»«Listen to other people only when you really believe in your gut that they're right,» he continued. «Get a great cast.

Joel Schumacher, the flamboyant journeyman director who counted Brat Pack movies and the Batman franchise among his varied output, has died at the age of 80.

Moviemaker Joel Schumacher has died, aged 80.