Alan Parker, Director of ‘Bugsy Malone,’ ‘Midnight Express,’ Dies at 76

Alan Parker, the British director whose exceptionally wide-ranging oeuvre ranged from "Bugsy Malone" to "Evita," from "Midnight Express" to "The Road to Wellville," has died. He was 76. The British Film Institute confirmed Parker's death on Friday, noting he died after a long illness. Parker was twice Oscar-nominated for best director, for 1978's "Midnight Express" […]