I'm excited for the new Michael Mann film, Public Enemies. I've admired Mann as a director since Heat. His use of camera, powerful storylines(usually "guy" films), and the performances he brings out in the actors he works with almost always are excellent cinema.
Here is a link to NY Times review of the film by Manola Dargis, an excellent critic.
http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/movies/01enemies.html
The first line of the review is, "Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies” is a grave and beautiful work of art." For her (Dargis) to begin a review this way lets me know I'm in for an interesting experience in the cinema.
Question for the blog is, Which director/s make you want to go to the movies to see what they have created?
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I dont watch for the directors much, but a name that stands out is Martin Scorsese. I tend to enjoy his movies such as Taxi Driver,Goodfellas, and Gangs of New York.
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I have to agree with jcopado on Martin Scorses. I enjoyed Goodfellas, Casino, and Cape Fear. I also like Guy Ritchie movies like: Lock stock and two smoking barrels, Snatch. John Hughs was another director I liked growing up with all the Brat Pack movies. I really enjoy Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard movies. But if I read a review or a friend tells me it is worth spending the money I would go watch it anyway.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I love Guy Ritchie's films. I like Darren Aronofsky and occasionaly Gus Van Sant.
ReplyDeleteSteven Speilberg for sure. I have seen all his works in my lifetime on theatres and make sure to watch them again later. His way of story telling and how plots in his movies unfold, make me more attracted towards his work.
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ReplyDeleteThere are a couple of directors that make me want to go the movies n see their film. The directors that do this are John Carpenter, which directed “Halloween”, “The Thing” and also “Vampires. Another director that catches my eye is Ridley Scott who directed “Hannibal”, “Gladiator”, “Black Hawk Down and many others. Although it’s not always the director who catches my eyes, sometimes it’s the actors and actresses.
The director that i believe I would go see would be Nick Cassavetes because i love the movie, "the notebook", I believe that was a good movie that lived up to my expectations, and "Blow" was a good movie that he directed and it is a must have. "Panic, and "Alpha Dog" were great movies that interest me and going to see a movie if he was the director.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy films by James Cameron, Titanic or course and True Lies is one of my favorite, they seem to have lots of drama, and on edge seat action.
ReplyDeleteChristina Cecil
I don't follow movies much for the directors. The story is more of a draw for me. I have always been impressed with the work of Tim Burton and when another one of his films come out I am always curious to see what he has created.
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ReplyDeleteI am personally a huge fan of Ron Howard's films however, often I won't go see a film based only on the director. I tend to look at many other factors such as story line, actors, and subject matter. One of the only consistent directors that I love is Ron Howard and love many of his films such as Far and Away, Cinderella Man, A Beautiful Mind, and Apollo 13 in which he seems to focus on the Drama aspect more than any other.