Photography and art were the launching pad for director Irvin Kershner’s career; he studied both extensively before tackling documentaries in the 1950s. He made his feature debut with 1958’s “Stakeout on Dope Street,” a gritty, verite-style crime drama for producer Roger Corman, which led to numerous jobs on episodic television and more independent features. Kershner’s feature work was distinguished by his ability to mine realistic and intimate human drama from his stories, and for finding idiosyncratic takes on nearly every genre, from comedy (“A Fine Madness,” 1966) and intimate dramas