| NAMEOFTHEFATHER | In the ___, Daniel Day-Lewis film, and a hint to the openings of answers to asterisked clues (15) |
| BULL | This puzzle's title animal, and a logical follower to the openings of the starred entries |
| END | 'Wisdom begins at the ___': Daniel Webster |
| APRIL | Thought to be from "to open", in allusion to the opening of buds and blossoms in spring, name of the fourth month and one whose "showers may bring flowers", according to folklore (5) |
| BEING | The Unbearable Lightness of ___, Daniel Day-Lewis film (5) |
| BLOOD | "There Will Be ___"; Daniel Day-Lewis film |
| KIDSAREALLRIGHT | With "The," 2010 Annette Bening/Julianne Moore film ... and a hint to the ends of 17-, 30- and 45-Across |
| ANIMALHOUSE | Raucous frat film, and a hint to the starts of the other four long Across answers |
| NAME | Daniel Day-Lewis film, In the ... of the Father (4) |
| CATCHMEIFYOUCAN | 2002 Spielberg film ... and a hint to the start of 17-, 26- and 48-Across |
| RETURNOFTHEJEDI | 1983's highest-grossing film, and a hint to the circled squares in 70 Across |
| PROPOSE | Intend to stay round to the opening of the season |
| AGE | The ___ of Innocence, 1993 Daniel Day-Lewis film |
| ALAS | Sad to say, it shows the openings of anything long and short (4) |
| WHEREARTTHOU | Question that follows "O Brother" in film ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| DEERHUNTER | Indie band that took its name from a Robert De Niro film ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| STRIPTEASE | 1996 Demi Moore film ... and a hint to how four puzzle answers were created |
| BODYDOUBLE | 1984 De Palma film, and a hint to five puzzle answers |
| THEDEPARTED | 2006 Scorsese film, and a hint to answering this puzzle's starred clues |
| LEFT | Sir Daniel Day-Lewis film that was released in 1989, My ---- Foot (4) |
