{"id":14011,"date":"2019-03-02T19:37:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T00:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=14011"},"modified":"2019-03-22T18:55:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T22:55:07","slug":"directors-worth-keeping-an-eye-on-part-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/directors-worth-keeping-an-eye-on-part-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Directors worth keeping an eye on, part 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This list continues from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/directors-worth-keeping-an-eye-on-part-11\/\">part 11<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Jon Amiel<\/h2>\n<p>Amiel directed movies like <strong>Tune in Tomorrow&#8230;<\/strong> and <strong>Creation<\/strong>. He also directed episodes of TV shows like <strong>Once Upon a Time<\/strong> and <strong>Outsiders<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Sommersby<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Copycat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bad movie\n<ul>\n<li>Entrapment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>David Frankel<\/h2>\n<p>Frankel directed the movies <strong>Marley &amp; Me<\/strong> and <strong>One Chance<\/strong>. He created the TV show <strong>Grapevine<\/strong> and directed the pilot episode of <strong>Manifest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Collateral Beauty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>The Devil Wears Prada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Paul Haggis<\/h2>\n<p>Haggis directed <strong>Third Person<\/strong> and the TV miniseries <strong>Show Me a Hero<\/strong>. He wrote the screenplay for <strong>Casino Royale<\/strong> and <strong>Quantum of Solace<\/strong>. He also created the TV shows <strong>Due South<\/strong> and <strong>Walker, Texas Ranger<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>The Next Three Days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movies\n<ul>\n<li>Crash<\/li>\n<li>In the Valley of Elah<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Peter Hedges<\/h2>\n<p>Hedges directed <strong>Pieces of April<\/strong> and <strong>Ben is Back<\/strong>. He also wrote the screenplay for <strong>About a Boy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>The Odd Life of Timothy Green<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Dan in Real Life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>James Marsh<\/h2>\n<p>Marsh directed <strong>The King<\/strong> and <strong>Shadow Dancer<\/strong>. He also directed documentaries <strong>Man on Wire<\/strong> and <strong>The Animator of Prague<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>The Theory of Everything<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Project Nim (documentary)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Theodore Melfi<\/h2>\n<p>Melfi wrote the screenplays for <strong>Winding Roads<\/strong> and <strong>Going in Style<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Hidden Figures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>St. Vincent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Jason Reitman<\/h2>\n<p>Reitman directed <strong>Young Adult<\/strong> and <strong>Tully<\/strong>. He&#8217;s working on a 3rd <strong>Ghostbusters<\/strong> movie in the original universe. He happens to be the son of Ivan Reitman.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Juno<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Up in the Air<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Chris Renaud<\/h2>\n<p>All of Renaud&#8217;s movies have been animated so far, and he&#8217;s working on a sequel to <strong>The Secret Life of Pets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Despicable Me<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>The Lorax<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good movies\n<ul>\n<li>Despicable Me 2<\/li>\n<li>The Secret Life of Pets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tom Shadyac<\/h2>\n<p>Shadyac directed Jim Carrey in 3 of his funniest movies. He also directed <strong>Patch Adams<\/strong> and <strong>Dragonfly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Liar Liar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movies\n<ul>\n<li>Ace Ventura: Pet Detective<\/li>\n<li>Bruce Almighty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Morten Tyldum<\/h2>\n<p>Tyldum directed <strong>Buddy<\/strong> and <strong>Headhunters<\/strong>. He also directed the pilot episode of <strong>Jack Ryan<\/strong>. He&#8217;s working on a movie version of William Gibson&#8217;s <strong>Pattern Recognition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>The Imitation Game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Passengers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This list continues from part 11. Jon Amiel Amiel directed movies like Tune in Tomorrow&#8230; 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 &amp; Me and One Chance. 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