Lights, Camera, Roar

Wednesday August 13th 2014
Plein Soleil, directed by Leo and apparently one of Martin Scorsese (Leo Rising)'s favourite movies. It's certainly one of mine

Plein Soleil, directed by Moon in Leo René Clement, is apparently one of Martin Scorsese (Leo Rising)’s favourite movies. It’s certainly one of mine

It’s silly to guess a profession by Sun sign. But this is the silly season – and there are an awful lot of film directors born under the sign of the Lion. Creative, passionate, theatrical, charismatic – and with a big vision — it figures.

So this week’s birthdays include Alfred Hitchcock, Roman Polanski, Cecil B DeMille, Ben Affleck, Wim Wenders and two great actors turned directors Robert Redford and Gene Kelly.

Sun in Leo
Gus Van Sant
Nanni Morretti
Peter Bogdanovich
Gabriele Salvatore
John Huston
Wes Craven (Venus-Pluto conjunction in Leo)

Moon in Leo
Peter Jackson
Forrest Whitaker
Clint Eastwood
Ken Russell

Ascendant in Leo
Martin Scorsese
Roger Corman

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  1. Jamma says:

    And synonymous with the movie biz is the MGM logo – that roaring lion named Leo!