{"id":8312,"date":"2016-06-06T21:54:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T01:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=8312"},"modified":"2016-06-15T21:12:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T01:12:15","slug":"directors-part-9-ones-who-have-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/directors-part-9-ones-who-have-died\/","title":{"rendered":"Directors, part 9: ones who have died"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This list continues from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/directors-part-8-ones-who-have-retired\/\">part 8<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Richard Attenborough<\/h2>\n<p>Attenborough&#8217;s 3 brilliant movies are all based on true stories. Also known as an actor, he starred in such movies as <strong>The Great Escape<\/strong> and <strong>Jurassic Park<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li>Chaplin<\/li>\n<li>Gandhi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>A Bridge Too Far<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frank Capra<\/h2>\n<p>Both of Capra&#8217;s brilliant movies star Jimmy Stewart.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s a Wonderful Life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Mr. Smith Goes to Washington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Not-so-great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Lost Horizon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>George Cukor<\/h2>\n<p>Cukor was the original director of <strong>Gone with the Wind<\/strong> before being replaced. He was also intermediate director on <strong>The Wizard of Oz<\/strong> and helped shape some aspects of that movie.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>My Fair Lady<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Victor Fleming<\/h2>\n<p>Both of Fleming&#8217;s brilliant movies were released in 1939.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>The Wizard of Oz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Gone with the Wind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>George Roy Hill<\/h2>\n<p>Hill&#8217;s 2 brilliant movies both star Robert Redford and Paul Newman.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>The Sting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good movie\n<ul>\n<li>Slaughterhouse-Five<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Stanley Kubrick<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dr. Strangelove<\/strong> is still hilarious and <strong>2001<\/strong>, written with Arthur C. Clarke, is still magnificent.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li>2001: A Space Odyssey<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Strangelove<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Brilliant but difficult to watch\n<ul>\n<li>A Clockwork Orange<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>Paths of Glory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good movie\n<ul>\n<li>Eyes Wide Shut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Surprisingly mediocre\n<ul>\n<li>Barry Lyndon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Fritz Lang<\/h2>\n<p>Lang&#8217;s <strong>Metropolis<\/strong> was hugely influential in science fiction movies, and even though it was made in 1927 it&#8217;s still well worth watching today.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Metropolis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great movie\n<ul>\n<li>M<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Leonard Nimoy<\/h2>\n<p>Nimoy played Spock in <strong>Star Trek<\/strong>. He helped write the story for <strong>Star Trek IV<\/strong> and <strong>VI<\/strong>. Among other things, he guest starred as William Bell in <strong>Fringe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li>Star Trek III: The Search for Spock<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Movie that was funny at the time\n<ul>\n<li>3 Men and a Baby<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Orson Welles<\/h2>\n<p>I might not give <strong>Citizen Kane<\/strong> 5\/5 now but it seems clear I would have in 1941. Welles&#8217; radio broadcast of <strong>War of the Worlds<\/strong> set off a bit of a panic. He had trouble getting his movies made but he&#8217;s an interesting figure &#8212; I particularly recommend the documentary <strong>The Battle Over Citizen Kane<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A masterpiece in 1941\n<ul>\n<li>Citizen Kane<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good movie\n<ul>\n<li>Touch of Evil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Odd documentary\n<ul>\n<li>F for Fake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Robert Wise<\/h2>\n<p>Wise directed 2 of the best musicals of all time, plus a couple of science fiction movies that are worth watching.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpieces\n<ul>\n<li>The Sound of Music<\/li>\n<li>West Side Story<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good movie (especially the special edition)\n<ul>\n<li>Star Trek: The Motion Picture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Worth watching once\n<ul>\n<li>The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This list continues from part 8. Richard Attenborough Attenborough&#8217;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&#8217;s brilliant movies star Jimmy Stewart. 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