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Whether or not you ascribe to the auteur theory of directing (Auteur? What is this, film school?), there’s no doubt America has produced some visionary filmmakers. They’re even branded – a Capra comedy, a Ford western, a Spielberg epic. The director says, “Action!” and memories are made.
Sidney Lumet, Director
In any field, there are huge talents that never quite get their due. At any given time, there are only a handful of top-flight film...
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Francis Ford Coppola, Director
What a decade Francis Ford Coppola had in the 1970s. Started by writing the screenplay for a little thing called Patton in 1970. He...
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John Ford, Director
He developed a brand: “A John Ford Western.” Not all of his films fell into this genre, but a lot of them did. John Wayne,...
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William Wyler, Director
I can read your mind. Yes, you. You’re out there thinking, William Who? Admit it. Well, it’s not often that a film director...
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Director: Billy Wilder
If you’re an actor, you love it when you get to work with a director who brings out your best work. A director like Billy Wilder, who...
Read MoreDirector: Rob Reiner
It’s kind of sad that after all he’s accomplished as a writer and director, my first thought of Rob Reiner is to call him...
Read MoreDirector: John Huston
With the ease of editing using today’s technologies, it’s not unusual for directors to shoot a lot of scenes, a lot of takes...
Read MoreDirector: Stanley Kubrick
Kubrick didn’t make all that many films during his lifetime – just 16 according to IMDb, and only 13 of those were...
Read MoreDirector: Orson Welles
I celebrate Welles here as a director, because that’s the area I consider his greatest strength. But he was also a writer, actor,...
Read MoreDirector: Frank Capra
Frank Capra saw himself as a member of the “gee whiz” school of filmmaking, and made no apologies for it. Capra’s movies...
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