Zavvi’s A To Z Of Directors | Xie Jin
One the most influential of the so-called ‘Third generation’ of Chinese directors, Xie first came into the public eye with the release of his movie Woman Basketball Player No. 5 in 1957, which was the first colour sports movie filmed after the formation of the People’s Republic of China.
Zavvi’s A To Z Of Directors | Christopher Nolan
The Dark Knight of cinema, Christopher Nolan is one of the most popular and influential directors of his time. His work has been as ‘intensely embraced, analysed and debated by ordinary film fans as by critics and film academics’ and is possibly the closest you can come to the oxymoron ‘an art-house blockbuster’.
Zavvi’s A To Z Of Directors | Mary Harron
The first female (and Canadian) director on our list, Mary Harron is perhaps best known as the director of the cult classic American Psycho, starring Christian Bale.
Zavvi’s A To Z Of Directors | Martin Scorsese
Leading the Hollywood Renaissance, or the New Hollywood movement that exploded out of the 1960’s and 70’s, Martin Scorsese is one of the few directors that is as relevant and innovative now, as he was in the 1970’s, 80’s, 90’s and 00’s.
Zavvi’s A To Z Of Directors | Terry Gilliam
Gilliam is famed for his extreme low/high angle camera shots, often distorting perspective and creating as surreal angle from an otherwise conventional scene.
Zavvi’s A To Z Of Directors | David Fincher
After working on productions of Star Wars and Indiana Jones, the eighties saw a young David Fincher made a name for himself by directing an anti-smoking ad.
Zavvi’s A To Z Of Directors | The Coen Brothers
Straight out of Minnesota, Joel and Ethan started script-writing and editing in their preliminary years, with Joel working as a production assistant and Ethan penning scripts
Zavvi’s A To Z Of Directors | Danny Boyle
Moving mercilessly onto the letter ‘B’ in this A to Z series of iconic, ground-breaking and innovative film directors, we find ourselves with Northern-born Danny Boyle.
Zavvi’s A To Z Of Directors | Darren Aronofsky
Next up in our series of profiles on some of the worlds greatest, most loved or controversial directors is the Harvard educated Darren Aronofsky, director of Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler, Black Swan and the upcoming biblical epic, Noah.
Zavvi’s A To Z Of Directors | Wes Anderson
When Wes Anderson first entered the world of American cinema – first with 1996’s Bottle Rocket, followed by 1998’s Rushmore – his directorial voice seemed to have come from nowhere...