Gregory Orr Movies
- 2004
An evictor who lives alone and works alone is forced to choose between the women he loves and the job that has come to define his entire existence in this darkly comic tale of urban isolation from director Gregory Orr. Peter Shipke is a man of solitude. By day Peter wanders the hallways of tenement buildings through the city, silently slipping evection notices under tenant's doors. By night Peter dines alone, never knowing the comfort of simple conversation. One day, Peter sees a dark haired beauty named Anya at the local pool. If he could only talk to her, perhaps his hopeless cycle of isolation would finally be broken. Unfortunately for Peter, fate has a rather cruel sense of humor. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 1993
Film history buffs will be particularly attracted to this documentary, made by studio boss Jack L. Warner's grandson Gregory Orr. In addition to being the last remaining studio boss to remain active producing films after the studio system fell apart, he was a seminal figure during that period (in his case, from the 1920s to the 1950s). He and his brothers formed the Warner Brothers studio just before the advent of the "talkies" in 1929, and made a big hit with the first commercial talking picture The Jazz Singer. Warner was viewed in deeply contradictory ways by the film community. On the one hand he was an extremly ruthless businessman and competitor, who was known for his tight-fistedness. On the other hand, he was completely forthright about who he was and what he wanted in life, a form of honesty rare in any time. He particularly relished his role as a famous figure whose wishes had to be reckoned with. Special highlights of this documentary include home movies of the mogul with his family and associates, and still photographs. In 1969, after he had ceased being a studio head, he sadly observed "without a studio, I'm just another nobody." ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Shirley Jones, (more)
