Tagged: top 100 directors
FRANK CAPRA IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON It took an Italian immigrant, with his own rags to riches background to help define and refine American pop cinema. Some of his most notable...
RICHARD LINKLATER DAZED & CONFUSED, SLACKER, SCHOOL OF ROCK, WAKING LIFE Prolific and low-key, Richard Linklater has spent the last 20 years making this whole “filmmaking” thing look easy. From stage adaptations to experimental animation, this unassuming Texan moves between...
PRESTON STURGES SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS, UNFAITHFULLY YOURS, THE LADY EVE Though known best for his work as a writer – and injecting humanity and some facade of realism into the screwball comedy is certainly worth noting – Preston Sturges made a formidable mark...
JIM JARMUSCH STRANGER THAN PARADISE, MYSTERY TRAIN, DEAD MAN, DOWN BY LAW, BROKEN FLOWERS A filmmaker that is undeniably hip, yet has devoted his career to deconstructing what “hip” really means, Jim Jarmusch is as cool as it gets. His...
DARIO ARGENTO SUSPIRIA, OPERA, PHENOMENA Perhaps the most famous of Italian giallo (or pulp horror) directors, Dario Argento has turned images of death and gore into works of art. Beginning his career as a writer, Argento contributed to the story...
MIKE LEIGH SECRETS & LIES, NAKED, TOPSY TURVY, LIFE IS SWEET, VERA DRAKE It’s unlikely that you’ll ever find a director more in love with his characters than Mike Leigh. Unlike other directors, though, his love doesn’t manifest itself through...
