My Favorite Fimmakers
by pitsburghfuzz | created - 07 Dec 2012 | updated - 27 Feb 2013 | Public
1. Charles Chaplin
Writer | The Great Dictator
Considered to be one of the most pivotal stars of the early days of Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin lived an interesting life both in his films and behind the camera. He is most recognized as an icon of the silent film era, often associated with his popular character, the Little Tramp; the man with the ...
Maybe not much in terms of camera boldness, but high on emotion. Chaplin really was an autuer who was able to execute his own uncompromising image, while creating some of the funniest and most emotional films ever.
2. Steven Spielberg
Producer | Schindler's List
One of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema, Steven Spielberg is Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. He has an extraordinary number of commercially successful and critically acclaimed credits to his name, either as a director, ...
Only director living today who can still reflect an old fashioned Hollywood. He is the reason why I enjoy the Indiana Jones films more than Star Wars, although Star Wars is great.
3. Akira Kurosawa
Writer | Kakushi-toride no san-akunin
After training as a painter (he storyboards his films as full-scale paintings), Kurosawa entered the film industry in 1936 as an assistant director, eventually making his directorial debut with Sanshiro Sugata (1943). Within a few years, Kurosawa had achieved sufficient stature to allow him greater...
I like the theme he associates with his films; "Why can't we all just get along?" More than just that Kurosawa is as immortal as Shakespeare, and creates some of the greatest films ever such as "Seven Samurai", "Rashomon", and too many others.
4. Wes Anderson
Director | Fantastic Mr. Fox
Wesley Wales Anderson was born in Houston, Texas. His mother, Texas Ann (Burroughs), is an archaeologist turned real estate agent, and his father, Melver Leonard Anderson, worked in advertising and PR. He has two brothers, Eric and Mel. Anderson's parents divorced when he was a young child, an ...
Yeah, yeah, you're probably looking at this list and going, "Really? This guy?" But I cant help but love most of his work, and the color palette is gorgeous. The characters in his films are flawed, but likeable people.
5. Alfred Hitchcock
Director | Psycho
Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. He was the son of Emma Jane (Whelan; 1863 - 1942) and East End greengrocer William Hitchcock (1862 - 1914). His parents were both of half English and half Irish ancestry. He had two older siblings, William Hitchcock (born 1890) and ...
Good evening. That's all you need.
6. Francis Ford Coppola
Producer | Apocalypse Now
Francis Ford Coppola was born in 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up in a New York suburb in a creative, supportive Italian-American family. His father, Carmine Coppola, was a composer and musician. His mother, Italia Coppola (née Pennino), had been an actress. Francis Ford Coppola graduated ...
His four films in the 1970's represents his finest work, and proves that one needs chaos in order to make a classic.
7. Merian C. Cooper
Writer | King Kong
In 1920, Merian C. Cooper was a member of volunteer of the American Kosciuszko Squadron that supported the Polish army in the war with Soviet Russia, where he met best friend and producing partner Ernest B. Schoedsack. On 26 July 1920, his plane was shot down, and he spent nearly nine months in the...
King Kong made me want to become a filmmaker, and his films are just such a good time. They reflect the sense of adventure the 1930's had, before the days of knowing the world from the tip of the iPhone.
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