Monte Hellman The A.V. Club has done one of their excellent "Gateways to Geekery" posts about the director of one of my favorite movies,
Two-Lane Blacktop.
→[More:] Despite being such a big fan of 2LB, I don't think I've ever seen any of his other flicks. The two early westerns he made for Roger Corman (starring Jack Nicholson!) sound intriguing.