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IN THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR

David Cronenberg

Sometimes nicknamed "the King of Venereal Horror," David Cronenberg is a Canadian film director known for exploring themes of bodily mutation and psychological transformation in his movies. His latest film is EASTERN PROMISES and it won the...

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam is a film director who first came to public attention with the British comedy troupe Monty Python's Flying Circus, where he first became known for his cut-out animations.  With the expansion of the Pythons into feature films, he be...

Peter Greenaway

Peter Greenaway got his art training in the medium of painting, but he is best known to the world as the director of films such as THE PILLOW BOOK, DROWNING BY NUMBERS and THE COOK THE THIEF HIS WIFE & HER LOVER. Keep an eye out for his latest rel...

Quentin Tarantino

Everything about director, writer and actor Quentin Tarantino

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

French film director Jean-Pierre Jeunet is known for his quirky storytelling and fantastical settings. The post-apocalyptic apartment building of DELICATESSEN.  The haunting city and simple hero of THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN.  Or the movie w...

Director's Cuts

Sometimes the director's cut of a film is an artistic choice and sometimes it represents a battleground between an artist and a movie studio. Some film fans swear by a director's vision and some don't. Here are some movies known for the director's cut version as much as for their originals.

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Donnie Darko - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)

This version lets you see material not used or cut from the final film imcluding what really happens to Donnie.1 point

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Apocalypse Now - The Complete Dossier (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

see the famed "French Plantation" sequence along with other deleted scenes in this expanded version.1 point

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Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope (1977 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition)

This set lets you compare the two versions of Lucas' groundbreaking film. Which is your fave?1 point

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Das Boot - The Director's Cut

This is the restored, 209-minute director's cut of Wolfgang Petersen's harrowing and claustrophobic U-boat thriller, which was theatrically rereleased in 1997.1 point

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Blade Runner - The Final Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)

A cleaned-up print and some fixed continuity errors were the result of Ridley Scott's "final cut" of this movie.1 point

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Troy - Director's Cut (Ultimate Collector's Edition)

Get bloodier battles and more character development with this director's cut.0 points

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Classic Directors

Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick; the film director and producer

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Pier Paolo Pasolini A highly controversial figure that distinguished himself as a philosopher, linguist, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, newspaper and magazine columnist, actor, painter and political figure. More Links       Films Mama R...

The Best Alfred Hitchcock Movies Ever

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (August 13, 1899 - April 29, 1980) is one of my favorite movie directors, and he remains an iconic and highly influential film director and producer, pioneering many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres. Hit...

Ed Wood: The Worst Movie Director Ever

If you want to know me, see 'Glen or Glenda'. That's me, that's my story, no question. But 'Plan 9' is my pride and joy. We used Cadillac hubcaps for flying saucers in that - Ed Wood.

Jean-Luc Godard

“Cinema is the most beautiful fraud in the world.”

Books About Film Directors

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501 Movie Directors: A Comprehensive Guide to the Greatest Filmmakers

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A copy of this valuable book is destined to find its way into the home of every true movie fan, cinema scholar, and film critic. It's a chronological compendium that profiles the 501 most important film directors of all time. Entries-augmented with a photo of each director plus movie stills from his or her films-describe such major figures as Sergei Eisenstein, Martin Scorsese, Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, Leni Riefenstahl, Orson Welles, Federico Fellini, Steven Spielberg, Robert...0 points

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Directors Close Up, 2nd Edition: Interviews with Directors Nominated for Best Film by the Directors Guild of America by Jeremy Kagan

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From script development through pre-production to production and post-production, famed directors offer personal insights into every step of the creative process. They also reveal their candid takes on the best and worst aspects of their profession. This second edition features personal materials from many of the directors, including storyboards, script notes, sketches, and on-set photos. Directors Close Up will be of interest to both professional and aspiring directors; as well as to film fans....0 points

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Women Directors and Their Films by Mary G. Hurd

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Although women may have found greater film success in the areas of screenwriting, editing, design, and producing, there have been many women whose contributions as directors have been quite significant. In this guide to their careers and films, author Mary Hurd profiles the most noteworthy--from Barbara Kopple and her classic work in the documentary form, to Nora Ephron's insightful retellings of Hollywood's classic stories, to Sophia Coppola's current success in Hollywood. Women Directors and T...0 points

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Breaking In: How 20 Film Directors Got Their Start by Nicholas Jarecki

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A naked-truth collection of interviews with today's hottest film directors detailing how they made their first films and "broke into" the movie industry. When Nicholas Jarecki graduated from New York University's film school at the age of nineteen, he knew that he wanted to make movies, but the fortress-like wall around the film industry proved hard to crack. So he set out to talk to some of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers about how they got started, thinking that if he learned th...0 points

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