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{4/5} “It’s theatre — it’s an interpretation of life. It can be truer than life itself.” Clouds of Sils Maria, released in 2014 Maria is an actor who’s going through a divorce. She’s about to accept an award on behalf of a director she admires when she finds out that he has died. Luckily she […]
This continues from part 5. The list contains 60 directors (or directing teams), and I think I’m going to call it done for now. Graham Annable & Anthony Stacchi Annable previously worked on video games while Stacchi worked on movies — coming together they produced a masterpiece. Masterpiece The Boxtrolls Susanne Bier Bier is a […]
{4.5/5} “The famous ‘fourth stage of life,’ the adulthood after adulthood, had entailed changes to the brain that modified aggressiveness and promoted sympathy for others… Nowadays — assuming you had serious money and the right contacts — you could buy yourself an extra twenty or thirty years of life while avoiding that awkward surge of […]
But wait, there’s more! A sequel to part 4. Sylvain Chomet Chomet is a French director who’s made 2 terrific animated movies. Masterpiece The Triplets of Belleville Great movie The Illusionist (2010) Isabel Coixet Coixet is a Spanish director who’s made 2 brilliant movies with Sarah Polley. Masterpieces My Life Without Me The Secret Life […]
{5/5} “That’s a great anecdote. You should write it down in your journal. Then your kids can read about it when you’re dead!” Scrubs season 1, aired in 2001-02 JD, Turk, and Elliot are new doctors at Sacred Heart Hospital. JD and Elliot are medical and Turk is surgical. JD and Turk have been friends […]
{5/5} “You’re wrong… Nathan… He isn’t your friend. You shouldn’t trust him. You shouldn’t trust anything he says.” Ex Machina, released in 2015 Caleb wins a contest and gets to spend a week with his boss. He’s flown by helicopter to a remote location. His boss Nathan offers him an opportunity, if he agrees to […]
I recently made a list of 40 directors worth keeping an eye on. Here’s the last part. Guess how many of those directors were female? None. Is it because I’m biased against females? I don’t think so. Is it because in the movie industry, at least some parts, females are routinely treated as second class […]
{4.5/5} “Those seven years of MacGyver finally paid off.” Chuck season 2, aired in 2008-09 Chuck still works at Buy More, where Big Mike is looking for an assistant manager. Chuck is still in a fake relationship with Sarah as part of their cover, but would like to be in a real relationship with her. […]
Yet another set of 10 directors who have produced masterpieces, like the previous 10. Jon Favreau Favreau is both an actor and a director, and although the movies he’s directed have gone downhill over time there could definitely be an upswing. Masterpiece Elf Great movie Iron Man Good movie Iron Man 2 Mediocre movie Cowboys […]
The comic strip Gil by Norm Feuti was brilliant — it was the successor to Calvin and Hobbes. It appeared in some newspapers for a while and it appeared online for a while. I mentioned it before here. It disappeared but is now back on a different website. You can find it here: Gil Comic […]