Directors worth keeping an eye on, part 12
This list continues from part 11. Jon Amiel Amiel directed movies like Tune in Tomorrow… and Creation. He also directed episodes of TV shows like Once Upon a Time and Outsiders. Masterpiece Sommersby Great movie Copycat Bad movie Entrapment David Frankel Frankel directed the movies Marley & Me and One Chance. He created the TV […]
Directors worth keeping an eye on, part 11
This list continues from part 10. Damien Chazelle Both of Chazelle’s movies I’ve seen were masterpieces, and both starred Ryan Gosling. He also directed Whiplash and Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench. Masterpieces First Man La La Land Pete Docter Docter was co-director of 2 Pixar masterpieces and one near masterpiece. He also contributed […]
Directors worth keeping an eye on, part 10
This list continues from part 9. Martin Campbell Campbell directed 2 of the best James Bond movies, as well as movies like Vertical Limit and The Foreigner. Masterpiece Casino Royale Great movies GoldenEye The Mask of Zorro Richard Curtis Curtis wrote Notting Hill, Bridget Jones’s Diary, and some of the TV show Mr. Bean. He […]
Directors, part 9: ones who have died
This list continues from part 8. Richard Attenborough Attenborough’s 3 brilliant movies are all based on true stories. Also known as an actor, he starred in such movies as The Great Escape and Jurassic Park. Masterpieces Chaplin Gandhi Great movie A Bridge Too Far Frank Capra Both of Capra’s brilliant movies star Jimmy Stewart. Masterpiece […]
Directors, part 8: ones who have retired
This list continues from part 7. I’m making an assumption that these directors have retired, since they haven’t made a movie in years. Roberto Benigni Benigni wrote and acted in all of these movies. It seems he retired after the public didn’t care for his last one or two movies. Masterpiece Life is Beautiful Great […]
Directors worth keeping an eye on, part 7
This list continues from part 6. Marc Forster Forster’s movies are all very different, but they’re worth watching whether they’re funny or tragic. Masterpieces Finding Neverland The Kite Runner Great movies Stranger Than Fiction World War Z Ron Fricke Fricke directs movies that have no plot or dialogue — they show you the world in […]
A better list of female directors
When compiling my list of directors worth keeping an eye on, I noted that the vast majority of those directors were male. I then linked to a list of female directors that I’d found. I just found a better one, which lists 100 female directors: 100 Women Directors Hollywood Should Be Hiring For many of […]
Directors worth keeping an eye on, part 6
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 […]
Directors worth keeping an eye on, part 5
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 […]
Where are all the female directors?
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 […]