Cassavetes’s “A Woman Under the Influence” is inducted into the National Film Registry.  Cassavetes is canonized by the government.  By G. Bond

At this early point in figuring out Cassavetes’s place in film history following his death, Carrie Rickey makes a statement for his canonization. It is also impressive because, while she got the film wrong, Cassavetes did make the National Registry with “A Woman Under the Influence”.  By G. Bond

In this article for the television section of The Philadelphia Inquirer, the story is told about how Matt Laborteaux got his role in “A Woman Under the Influence” when Cassavetes asked him if he could cry on the spot, and when he could, he gave him the job. This is one of the most famous stories of John Cassavetes, and here in this article on the stars of “Little House On the Prairie” in the television section of the Philadelphia paper, the legend grows a little bigger.  By G. Bond