{"id":6648,"date":"2015-07-23T23:15:38","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T03:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=6648"},"modified":"2016-09-26T21:00:44","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T01:00:44","slug":"directors-worth-keeping-an-eye-on-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/directors-worth-keeping-an-eye-on-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Directors worth keeping an eye on, part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The directors in this list, like the ones in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/directors-worth-keeping-an-eye-on-part-1\/\">part 1<\/a>, have a good chance at bringing new amazing stories to the screen. Each of these 10 directors has directed between 1 and 3 masterpieces.<\/p>\n<h2>J.J. Abrams<\/h2>\n<p>In TV land Abrams created <strong>Alias<\/strong>, <strong>Lost<\/strong>, and <strong>Fringe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li>Mission: Impossible III<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek (2009)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movies\n<ul>\n<li>Star Trek Into Darkness<\/li>\n<li>Super 8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Brad Bird<\/h2>\n<p>Bird also worked on <strong>The Simpsons<\/strong> (whatever &#8220;executive consultant&#8221; means).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>The Incredibles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movies\n<ul>\n<li>Mission: Impossible &#8212; Ghost Protocol<\/li>\n<li>Ratatouille<\/li>\n<li>Tomorrowland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Coen Brothers<\/h2>\n<p>Ethan and Joel Coen have a certain quirkiness that&#8217;s different from anyone else&#8217;s quirkiness.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li>The Big Lebowski<\/li>\n<li>Fargo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movies\n<ul>\n<li>Barton Fink<\/li>\n<li>Burn After Reading<\/li>\n<li>The Man Who Wasn&#8217;t There<\/li>\n<li>O Brother, Where Art Thou?<\/li>\n<li>Raising Arizona<\/li>\n<li>True Grit (2010)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pete Doctor<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to directing the brilliant movies below, Doctor also helped write <strong>Toy Story 1<\/strong> and <strong>2<\/strong> and <strong>WALL-E<\/strong>. The first 5 minutes of <strong>Up<\/strong> is a masterpiece and the rest of the movie is just slightly less than a masterpiece.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li>Inside Out<\/li>\n<li>Monsters, Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>David Fincher<\/h2>\n<p>Fincher&#8217;s first movie <strong>Alien3<\/strong> likely would have been better without studio interference. I started watching <strong>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo<\/strong> but it was too disturbing for me.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Gone Girl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movies\n<ul>\n<li>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/li>\n<li>The Game<\/li>\n<li>Panic Room<\/li>\n<li>The Social Network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good movie\n<ul>\n<li>Alien3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Spike Jonze<\/h2>\n<p>Jonze has also directed a bunch of music videos, such as Fatboy Slim&#8217;s &#8220;Weapon of Choice&#8221; (starring Christopher Walken).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li>Adaptation.<\/li>\n<li>Being John Malkovich<\/li>\n<li>Her<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Mediocre but still interesting\n<ul>\n<li>Where the Wild Things Are<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>John Lasseter<\/h2>\n<p>Lasseter also contributed to the story of <strong>Toy Story 3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li>Toy Story<\/li>\n<li>Toy Story 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good movies\n<ul>\n<li>A Bug&#8217;s Life<\/li>\n<li>Cars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tom McCarthy<\/h2>\n<p>McCarthy&#8217;s first three movies were brilliant. He then directed a little-known Adam Sandler movie, which seems odd.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li>The Visitor<\/li>\n<li>Win Win<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>The Station Agent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Andrew Niccol<\/h2>\n<p>Although Niccol&#8217;s first movie was his one masterpiece so far, his 2011 movie <strong>In Time<\/strong> had a brilliant premise. He also wrote <strong>The Terminal<\/strong> and <strong>The Truman Show<\/strong>. He also directed <strong>The Host<\/strong>, which even though it stars Saoirse Ronan I refrained from seeing it because it seemed like it wouldn&#8217;t be good.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Gattaca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movies\n<ul>\n<li>In Time<\/li>\n<li>Lord of War<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Worth watching once\n<ul>\n<li>S1m0ne<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Joss Whedon<\/h2>\n<p>Whedon spent many years in TV land &#8212; he created <strong>Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/strong>, <strong>Angel<\/strong>, <strong>Firefly<\/strong>, and <strong>Dollhouse<\/strong>. He also wrote <strong>In Your Eyes<\/strong>, <strong>The Cabin in the Woods<\/strong>, and <strong>Alien: Resurrection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Horrible&#8217;s Sing-Along Blog<\/li>\n<li>Serenity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movies\n<ul>\n<li>The Avengers<\/li>\n<li>Much Ado About Nothing (2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Slightly less than great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Avengers: Age of Ultron<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The directors in this list, like the ones in part 1, have a good chance at bringing new amazing stories to the screen. Each of these 10 directors has directed between 1 and 3 masterpieces. J.J. Abrams In TV land Abrams created Alias, Lost, and Fringe. 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