Directors who have made a particularly strong feature debut (A to Z).
Oscar Directors: Truffaut, Francois–Career Shape and Differences from Godard
December 10, 2016 by
The shape of his subsequence career, which was cut short by his untimely death in 1984 (age 52), demonstrates the problems faced by directors who make brilliant debuts, reaching their peak early on in their lives, but then unable to match that great beginning with later works.
Directors: Affleck, Ben–Not Nominated for Argo
December 7, 2016 by
BEN AFFLECK is a two-time Oscar Award winner who has been recognized for his work as a director, actor, writer, and producer. Affleck was seen in “The Accountant,” and in early 2016 playing crime fighting icon Batman-Bruce Wayne in the global blockbuster “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Prior to that, Affleck starred in David […]
Cukor, George: Auteur–Woman’s Director, Female (Feminine) Sensibility
December 7, 2016 by
The legendary director George Cukor (1899-1883) was always described, against and despite his wish, as a woman’s director. In order to assess the prevalence of a “female sensibility” in his rich body of work–51 features in half a century, it would be interesting to raise two questions: How many of his 51 films were written […]
Stone, Oliver: Vision
December 7, 2016 by
The critic Robert Kolker has observed that in most of his movies, Oliver Stone looks for moments of transcendence not just for his characters and their culture, but also for the viewers and the contexts in which they watch his movies. Share this:
