{"id":13985,"date":"2019-03-02T15:30:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T20:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=13985"},"modified":"2019-03-02T15:30:42","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T20:30:42","slug":"directors-worth-keeping-an-eye-on-part-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/directors-worth-keeping-an-eye-on-part-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Directors worth keeping an eye on, part 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This list continues from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/directors-part-9-ones-who-have-died\/\">part 9<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Martin Campbell<\/h2>\n<p>Campbell directed 2 of the best James Bond movies, as well as movies like <strong>Vertical Limit<\/strong> and <strong>The Foreigner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Casino Royale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movies\n<ul>\n<li>GoldenEye<\/li>\n<li>The Mask of Zorro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Richard Curtis<\/h2>\n<p>Curtis wrote <strong>Notting Hill<\/strong>, <strong>Bridget Jones&#8217;s Diary<\/strong>, and some of the TV show <strong>Mr. Bean<\/strong>. He directed the recent short <strong>Red Nose Day Actually<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>About Time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Love Actually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Duncan Jones<\/h2>\n<p>Jones happens to be the son of David Bowie. Although his more recent movies haven&#8217;t made me rush out to see them, he could definitely return with something interesting.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Source Code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good movie\n<ul>\n<li>Moon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Christopher McQuarrie<\/h2>\n<p>McQuarrie has not 1 but 2 more <strong>Mission: Impossible<\/strong> movies planned. He wrote <strong>The Usual Suspects<\/strong> and <strong>Edge of Tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li>Mission: Impossible &#8212; Rogue Nation<\/li>\n<li>Mission: Impossible &#8212; Fallout<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Jack Reacher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Nancy Meyers<\/h2>\n<p>Meyers wrote screenplays for <strong>Private Benjamin<\/strong> and <strong>Father of the Bride<\/strong>. She also directed <strong>What Women Want<\/strong> and the <strong>The Holiday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>The Intern<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Something&#8217;s Gotta Give<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>John Sayles<\/h2>\n<p>Sayles directed <strong>Return of the Secaucus Seven<\/strong> and <strong>Go For Sisters<\/strong>. He wrote the screenplay for <strong>The Clan of the Cave Bear<\/strong> and <strong>Battle Beyond the Stars<\/strong>. He&#8217;s also had small acting parts in some movies.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>The Brother from Another Planet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movies\n<ul>\n<li>Eight Men Out<\/li>\n<li>Lone Star<\/li>\n<li>Matewan<\/li>\n<li>Passion Fish<\/li>\n<li>Silver City<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good movie\n<ul>\n<li>The Secret of Roan Inish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Andrew Stanton<\/h2>\n<p>Stanton directed <strong>John Carter<\/strong> and a couple of episodes of <strong>Stranger Things<\/strong>. He also co-wrote <strong>Monsters, Inc.<\/strong> and all 4 <strong>Toy Story<\/strong> movies.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>WALL-E<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movies\n<ul>\n<li>Finding Nemo<\/li>\n<li>Finding Dory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good movie\n<ul>\n<li>A Bug&#8217;s Life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tim Tykwer<\/h2>\n<p>Tykwer co-directed <strong>Cloud Atlas<\/strong> with the Wachowskis. He directed <strong>Run Lola Run<\/strong> and <strong>The Princess and the Warrior<\/strong>. He&#8217;s also a composer, and has composed music for several of his movies.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Cloud Atlas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>A Hologram for the King<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Denis Villeneuve<\/h2>\n<p>Villeneuve&#8217;s masterpiece is based on a short story by Ted Chiang. He also directed <strong>Sicario<\/strong> and <strong>Prisoners<\/strong>, and is preparing to film <strong>Dune<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Arrival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Blade Runner 2049<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Taika Waititi<\/h2>\n<p>Waititi directed <strong>What We Do in the Shadows<\/strong> and <strong>Hunt for the Wilderpeople<\/strong>. He was involved with the TV show <strong>Flight of the Conchords<\/strong> as writer and director. He has also acted in some movies.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Thor: Ragnarok<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Eagle vs Shark<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s Diary, and some of the TV show Mr. Bean. 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