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Fund of the Year 2016 Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC - WINNER ​ Emerging Fund of 2016 Marcato Encore International, Ltd., Marcato Capital Management - WINNER ​ Equity Fund of 2016 Hartzell Long/Short LLC, Cornell Capital Management Lyrical Long-Only Partners LP, Lyrical Asset Management LP MIG Master Fund, MIG Capital LLC Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC - WINNER North America Equity Fund of 2016 Arbiter Partners, Arbiter Partners Capital Management, LLC Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund, Boston Partners Global Investors DGHM AllCap Value, DGHM, LLC Forge First Long Short LP, Forge First Asset Management Inc. Formula Growth Hedge Fund, Formula Growth Limited - WINNER Freshford Partners, LP, Freshford Capital Omega Overseas Partners Ltd., Omega Advisors Specialist Equity Fund of 2016 BBM Brazil Equity Fund LLC, BBM Investimentos ​Biomedical Value Fund, Great Point Partners Context BH Partners, LP Class C Interests, Context BH Capital Management, LP LDR Preferred Income Fund, LDR Capital Management LLC Mendon Capital, RMB Mendon Managers LLC - WINNER Prince Street Latin America Ltd., Prince Street Latin America Ltd. The Cushing Fund, LP, Cushing Asset Management ZP Offshore Utility Fund, Zimmer Partners, LP Equity Market Neutral Fund of 2016 Alambic Colombard Fund, LP, Alambic Investment Management, LP - WINNER Formula Growth Alpha Fund, Formula Growth Limited Numeric Alternative Market Neutral Strategy, Numeric Investors ​ Activist Fund of 2016 Barington Companies Equity Partners, Barington Capital P2 Capital Composite, P2 Capital Partners LLC - WINNER Event Driven Fund of 2016 Amethyst Arbitrage Fund, Crystalline Management Inc BlackGold Opportunity Fund LP, BlackGold Capital Management LP - WINNER Greylock Global Opportunity Fund Ltd, Greylock Capital Management, LLC HG Vora Special Opportunities Fund, HG Vora Capital Management, LLC Marcato International, Ltd., Marcato Capital Management Sound Point Credit Opportunities Fund, LP, Sound Point Capital Management, LP Merger Arbitrage Fund of 2016 Absolute Return: LIM Arbitrage, Longfellow Investment Management Co. - WINNER Glazer Enhanced Offshore Fund Ltd, Glazer Capital Management Twin Master Fund, Ltd., Twin Capital Management, LLC Convertible Arbitrage Fund of 2016 Basso Holding Ltd., Basso Capital Management Mohican VCA Fund, LP, Mohican Financial Management, LLC - WINNER Credit Fund of 2016 Altum Credit, Altum Capital Management Brevet Direct Lending - Short Duration Fund, Brevet Capital Credit Strategies Fund, Lawrence Park Asset Management Hollis Park Opportunities Master Fund ltd, Hollis Park Partners LP III Select Credit Fund Ltd. Type A, III Capital Management - WINNER Ovation Alternative Income Fund LP, Ovation Partners, LP Regan Credit Opportunities Fund, Regan Capital Serengeti Lycaon, Serengeti Asset Management North America Credit Fund of 2016 Cedar Ridge Investors Fund I, LP, Cedar Ridge Partners LLC Cedar Ridge Unconstrained Credit Fund, Cedar Ridge Partners LLC CKC Credit Opportunity Fund, CKC Capital Direct Lending Income Fund, LP, Direct Lending Investments, LLC JLP Institutional Credit Fund, Phoenix Investment Adviser - WINNER Prophet Opportunity Partners, LP, Prophet Capital Asset Management Saracen Total Return Onshore Income Fund, Saracen Capital LP Waterfall Victoria Fund, Waterfall Asset Management, LLC Long Biased Credit Fund of 2016 DCI Enhanced Investment Grade Corporate Credit Fund (UCITS), DCI, LLC Galloway Emerging Markets High Yield Bond Fund, Galloway Capital III Credit Opportunities Fund Ltd., Series A, III Capital Management Millstreet Credit Fund LP, Millstreet Capital Management LLC - WINNER Distressed Debt Fund of 2016 JLP Credit Opportunity Fund, Phoenix Investment Adviser Mudrick Distressed Opportunity Fund, Mudrick Capital Management, LP - WINNER Sound Point Beacon Fund, LP, Sound Point Capital Management, LP Global Macro Fund of 2016 Goldenwise Quantitative Multi-Strategy, Goldenwise Capital Management Haidar Jupiter Fund, Haidar Capital Management LLC III Fund Ltd., Series 1, III Capital Management Legg Mason Western Asset Macro Opportunities Bond Fund, Legg Mason Global Asset Management Malachite Capital Partners LP, Malachite Capital Management LLC - WINNER Managed Futures Fund of 2016 Beachhead Managed Futures Dynamic Beta, Beachhead Capital Management Emil van Essen Spread Trading Program, Emil van Essen LLC - WINNER Global Asset Allocation, Ramsey Quantitative Systems, Inc. Higher Moment Fund LLC, Series O, Higher Moment Capital Revolution Alpha Program, Revolution Capital Management LLC Tianyou Fund L.P., Tianyou Asset Management LLC Welton Global Directional Portfolio (GDP), Welton Investment Partners Multi-Strategy Fund of 2016 BBM Marau FIC de FIM, BBM Investimentos Catalyst/Millburn Hedge Strategy Fund, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Halcyon Solutions Fund Ltd, Halcyon Capital Management LP - WINNER III Convex Strategies Fund Ltd., III Capital Management Phalanx Japan AustralAsia Multi-Strategy Fund, Ltd, Phalanx Capital Management Renaissance Institutional Diversified Alpha Fund LLC Series A, Renaissance Technologies LLC Weiss Multi-Strategy Partners LLC, Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC Equity Fund - Long Term Performance Alambic Colombard Fund, LP, Alambic Investment Management, LP Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund, Boston Partners Global Investors Formula Growth Alpha Fund, Formula Growth Limited Hartzell Long/Short LLC, Cornell Capital Management MIG Master Fund, MIG Capital LLC Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC - WINNER Specialist Equity Fund - Long Term Performance Context BH Partners, LP Class C Interests, Context BH Capital Management, LP Elizabeth Park Capital I, Elizabeth Park Capital Management LDR Preferred Income Fund, LDR Capital Management LLC Mendon Capital, RMB Mendon Managers LLC Prince Street Latin America Ltd., Prince Street Latin America Ltd. ZP Offshore Utility Fund, Zimmer Partners, LP - WINNER Event Driven Fund - Long Term Performance Barington Companies Equity Partners, Barington Capital - WINNER DLD Event Onshore/Offshore Fund, DLD Asset Management, LP Glazer Enhanced Offshore Fund Ltd, Glazer Capital Management P2 Capital Composite, P2 Capital Partners LLC Credit Fund - Long Term Performance Altum Credit, Altum Capital Management Brevet Direct Lending - Short Duration Fund, Brevet Capital Serengeti Lycaon, Serengeti Asset Management - WINNER North America Credit Fund - Long Term Performance Cedar Ridge Investors Fund I, LP, Cedar Ridge Partners LLC CKC Credit Opportunity Fund, CKC Capital Direct Lending Income Fund, LP, Direct Lending Investments, LLC - WINNER Sound Point Beacon Fund, LP, Sound Point Capital Management, LP Waterfall Eden Fund, Ltd., Waterfall Asset Management, LLC Global Macro Fund - Long Term Performance Goldenwise Quantitative Multi-Strategy, Goldenwise Capital Management Haidar Jupiter Fund, Haidar Capital Management LLC Legg Mason Western Asset Macro Opportunities Bond Fund, Legg Mason Global Asset Management Malachite Capital Partners LP, Malachite Capital Management LLC - WINNER Managed Futures Fund - Long Term Performance Global Asset Allocation, Ramsey Quantitative Systems, Inc. Higher Moment Fund LLC, Series O, Higher Moment Capital Tianyou Fund L.P., Tianyou Asset Management LLC - WINNER Welton Global Directional Portfolio (GDP), Welton Investment Partners Multi-Strategy Fund - Long Term Performance BBM Marau FIC de FIM, BBM Investimentos - WINNER Catalyst/Millburn Hedge Strategy Fund, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Esulep LLC Permo Fund, Esulep Management Ovation Alternative Income Fund LP, Ovation Partners, LP Renaissance Institutional Diversified Alpha Fund LLC Series A, Renaissance Technologies LLC Emerging Equity Long / Short Fund of 2016 Active Owners Fund, AOF Management Enhanced Value, DGHM, LLC Ewing Morris Opportunities Fund, Ewing Morris & Co Investment Partners Formula Growth Focus Fund, Formula Growth Limited Sanoor Capital Master Fund LP, Sanoor Capital Management LP - WINNER Emerging Long Biased Equity Fund of 2016 Accretive Capital Partners, LLC, Accretive Capital Management, LLC - WINNER Loyola Capital Partners, LP, Loyola Capital Management, LLC Olesen Value Fund, Olesen Capital Management The Red Oak Fund, LP, Red Oak Partners, LLC Emerging Specialist Equity Fund of 2016 Emancipation Capital LP, Emancipation Capital Fourthstone Opportunity Fund LP, Fourthstone LLC - WINNER Emerging Event Driven Fund of 2016 Cedarview Opportunities Master Fund, Cedarview Capital Copernico Latin America Strategic Fund, Copernico Capital Partners Elizabeth Park Event Driven Fund, Elizabeth Park Capital Management Marcato Encore International, Ltd., Marcato Capital Management - WINNER Sancta Capital Partners L.P., Sancta Capital Management LLC Velocity American Energy Fund LP, Velocity Merchant Energy LP Emerging Credit Fund of 2016 Altum Credit European Fund, Altum Capital Management Ewing Morris Flexible Fixed Income Fund LP, Ewing Morris & Co Investment Partners Fulcra Credit Opportunities Fund, Fulcra Asset Management Sancus Capital Select Master Fund, Sancus Capital Management - WINNER Emerging Fixed Income Fund of 2016 Copernico Latam High Yield Fund, Copernico Capital Partners Venator Income Fund, Venator Capital Management Ltd. - WINNER Emerging Macro Fund of 2016 Emperor Tree Global Macro Fund SP, Emperor Tree Capital Ltd. - WINNER GalNet Alpha Fund, GalNet Asset Management, LLC Emerging Multi-Strategy Fund of 2016 Beachhead Stable Return Dynamic Beta, Beachhead Capital Management JM Catalyst Fund, JM Fund Management Inc. Knossos Multi-Strategy Segregated Portfolio, Knossos Asset Management - WINNER Multi-Strategy Program, Emil van Essen LLC

Producers Directors and their Movies - love Cinema & Filmaking

25 Most Influential Directors of All-Time (ranked) - MovieMaker Magazine 1. Alfred Hitchcock 14. John Cassavetes 2. D.W. Griffith 15. Billy Wilder 3. Orson Welles 16. Jean Renoir 4. Jean-Luc Godard 17. Francis Ford Coppola 5. John Ford 18. Howard Hawks 6. Stanley Kubrick 19. Francois Truffaut 7. Sergei Eisenstein 20. Buster Keaton 8. Charlie Chaplin 21. Fritz Lang 9. Federico Fellini 22. John Huston 10. Steven Spielberg 23. Woody Allen 11. Martin Scorsese 24. Luis Bunuel 12. Akira Kurosawa 25. Ernst Lubitsch 13. Ingmar Bergman 40 BEST MODERN WITH MOVIES 1. Martin Scorsese Producer, The Wolf of Wall Street Martin Charles Scorsese was born on November 17, 1942 in Queens, New York City, to Catherine Scorsese (née Cappa) and Charles Scorsese, who both worked in Manhattan's garment district, and whose families both came from Palermo, Sicily. He was raised in the neighborhood of Little Italy, which later provided the inspiration for several of his films... “ *The Godfathers* The man who shoed in modern filmmaking. With a focus on storytelling, nuanced characters, anti-heroes he paved the way for brave new styles and influences. And continues to produce provocative, socially aware work to this day. Personal "Top Shelf" Choices: Goodfellas, The Departed, Hugo, Casino, Taxi Driver, The Color Of Money, Career Highlights: Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Shutter Island, The Aviator, Gangs of New York Career Lows: Bring out the Dead ” - codesamurai 2. James Cameron Writer, Aliens James Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. He moved to the United States in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University before switching to English, and eventually dropping out. He then drove a truck to support his screenwriting ambition... “ *The Godfathers* I remember the argument my parents got into over me being to young to watch The Terminator, but my Father's insistence won and my fragile young mind was eternally blown. And thus the magic of moviemaking. Cameron has always known how to tap into that, with an eye for story first, great characters and of course the action leaves all his peers in the dust. Although he may be getting a little soft in his old age, he still pushes the technology forward to allow new boundaries into other worlds to be crossed. Personal Top Shelf Choices: The Terminator, T2: Judgment Day, Aliens, The Abyss, True Lies (and he was responsible for inspiring Predator) Career Highlights: Avatar, Piranha Part 2: The Spawning Career Lows: Titanic (I'm sorry, I hate this movie) ” - codesamurai 3. Stanley Kubrick Director, The Shining Stanley Kubrick was born in Manhattan, New York City, to Sadie Gertrude (Perveler) and Jacob Leonard Kubrick, a physician. His family were Jewish immigrants (from Austria, Romania, and Russia). Stanley was considered intelligent, despite poor grades at school. Hoping that a change of scenery would produce better academic performance... “ *The Godfathers* Thought provoking, shocking, cunning, brilliant, arrogant, pretentious, crazy. Nothing left audiences more divided then Kubrick. But he was the avant garde that paved the way for young brash filmmakers to follow, constantly defying expectations to craft something unique. Personal Top Shelf Choices: The Shining, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, Spartacus Career Highlights: Clockwork Orange, Lolita, Barry Lyndon Career Lows: Eyes Wide Shut ” - codesamurai 4. Terry Gilliam Writer, Monty Python and the Holy Grail Terry Gilliam was born in Minnesota near Medicine Lake. When he was 12 his family moved to Los Angeles where he became a fan of Mad magazine. In his early 20's he was often stopped by the police who often suspected him of being a drug addict and Gilliam had to explain that he worked in advertising.... “ *The Godfathers* Personal Top Shelf Choices: Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail, 12 Monkeys, Time Bandits, Fear and Loathing Las Vegas, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Muncheasun Career Highlights: The Fisher King, Monty Python Career Lows: The Brothers Grimm, Tideland, The Imaginarium of Dr. Panassus ” - codesamurai 5. Steven Spielberg Producer, Saving Private Ryan Undoubtedly one of the most influential film personalities in the history of film, Steven Spielberg is perhaps Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. Spielberg has countless big-grossing, critically acclaimed credits to his name, as producer, director and writer... “ *The Godfathers* We wouldn't even know what a Blockbuster would be until Spielberg, forever igniting the imagination of every kid in the '80s and giving happy endings to all! (that sounds dirty) Then turning his work towards history movies, with darker tones, more risky storytelling and are now cornerstones in important films. Personal Top Shelf Choices: Saving Private Ryan, E.T. Indiana Jones, Jaws, Close Encounters of The Third Kind, Minority Report, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Lincoln, War of the Worlds, The Terminal Career Highlights: Munich, Catch Me If You Can, Empire of the Sun, Amistad Career Lows: The Lost World: Jurassic Park ” - codesamurai Image of Robert Zemeckis 6. Robert Zemeckis Writer, Back to the Future Part II A whiz-kid with special effects, Robert is from the Spielberg camp of film-making (Steven Spielberg produced many of his films). Usually working with writing partner Bob Gale, Robert's earlier films show he has a talent for zany comedy (Romancing the Stone, 1941) and special effect vehicles (Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Back to the Future)... “ *The Godfathers* My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Back to the Future, Castaway, Career Highlights: Flight Career Lows: ” - codesamurai 7. Ridley Scott Producer, Blade Runner Ridley Scott is an English film director and producer. Following his commercial breakthrough with the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), his best known works are the noir science fiction film Blade Runner (1982), crime drama Thelma & Louise (1991), historical drama and Best Picture Oscar winner Gladiator (2000)... “ *The Godfathers* One of the true visionaries of film. His scope is grand but his attention to character is detailed and is a master of all genres. Personal Top Shelf Choices: Alien, Blade Runner, Legend, Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, Kingdom Of Heaven (The director's cut, not the botched FOX studio's theatrical cut), Matchstick Men, American Gangster, Promethius Career Highlights: Robin Hood, G.I. Jane, Thelma & Louise, Body of Lies Career Lows: Hannibal, A Good Year ” - codesamurai 8. Tony Scott Director, Top Gun Tony Scott was a British-born film director and producer. He was the youngest of three brothers, one of whom is fellow film director Ridley Scott. He was born in North Shields, Northumberland, England to parents Jean and Colonel Francis Percy Scott. As a result of his father's career in the British military... “ *The Game Changers* My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Man On Fire, True Romance, Deja Vu Domino Career Highlights: Top Gun, Days Of Thunder Career Lows: ” - codesamurai Image of Quentin Tarantino 9. Quentin Tarantino Writer, Pulp Fiction Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. His father, Tony Tarantino, is an Italian-American actor and musician from New York, and his mother, Connie (McHugh), is a nurse from Tennessee. Quentin moved with his mother to Torrance, California, when he was four years old. In January of 1992... “ *The Game Changers* My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Inglorious Basterds, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, Django Unchained Career Lows: Jackie Brown ” - codesamurai 10. Robert Rodriguez Producer, Grindhouse Robert Anthony Rodriguez was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, USA, to Rebecca (Villegas), a nurse, and Cecilio G. Rodríguez, a salesman. His family is of Mexican descent. Of all the people to be amazed by the images of John Carpenter's 1981 sci-fi parable, Escape from New York, none were as captivated as the 12-year-old Rodriguez... “ *The Game Changers* My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Desperado, El Marachi, From Dusk Till Dawn, Sin City, Grindhouse: Planet Terror Career Highlights: Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Machete Career Lows: Spy Kids (it's great you're a dad and all...) ” - codesamurai 11. Christopher Nolan Writer, The Dark Knight Best known for his cerebral, often nonlinear storytelling, acclaimed writer-director Christopher Nolan was born on July 30, 1970 in London, England. Over the course of 15 years of filmmaking, Nolan has gone from low-budget independent films to working on some of the biggest blockbusters ever made. At 7 years old... “ *The Game Changers* My Personal Top Shelf Choices: The Dark Knight Trilogy, Memento, Insomania, The Prestige, Inception, The Following ” - codesamurai 12. David Fincher Director, Fight Club David Fincher was born in 1962 in Denver, Colorado, and was raised in Marin County, California. When he was 18 years old he went to work for John Korty at Korty Films in Mill Valley. He subsequently worked at ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) from 1981-1983. Fincher left ILM to direct TV commercials and music videos after signing with N... “ *The Game Changers* Personal Top Shelf: Fight Club, Seven, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Zodiac,The Game Career Highlights: The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network Career Lows: Panic Room, Aliens 3 (the only reason this is a low is because FOX studios botched Fincher's vision for the movie and what Fincher actually got done isn't half bad) ” - codesamurai Image of Danny Boyle 13. Danny Boyle Director, 127 Hours “ * The Game Changers * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: 28 Days Later, Sunshine, The Beach, Trainspotting, A Life Less Ordinary, Slumdog Millionaire Career Highlights: 127 Hours, Trance, Shallow Grave Career Lows: ” - codesamurai Image of Guy Ritchie 14. Guy Ritchie Director, Snatch Guy Ritchie was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK on September 10, 1968. After watching Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as a child, Guy realized that what he wanted to do was make films. He never attended film school, saying that the work of film school graduates was boring and unwatchable. At 15 years old, he dropped out of school and in 1995... “ * The Game Changers * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Snatch, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Rock N Rolla Career Highlights: Sherlock Holmes, Career Lows: Swept Away, Revolver ” - codesamurai Image of Michael Mann 15. Michael Mann Producer, Heat A student of London's International Film School, Michael Mann began his career in the late 70s, writing for TV shows like Starsky and Hutch. He directed his first film, the award-winning prison drama The Jericho Mile, in 1979. He followed that in 1981 with his first theatrical release, Thief starring James Caan as a safe-cracker who falls under the spell of the mob... “ * The Story Tellers * Personal Top Shelf Choices: Heat, The Last of The Mohicans, Public Enemies, Collateral, Career Highlights: The Insider, Miami Vice (more the show, really), Ali, Manhunter ” - codesamurai Image of James Mangold 16. James Mangold Producer, Logan James Mangold is an American film and television director, screenwriter and producer. Films he has directed include Girl, Interrupted, Walk the Line, which he also co-wrote, the 2007 remake 3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine, and Logan. Mangold also wrote and directed Cop Land, starring Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, and Ray Liotta. “ * The Story Tellers * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: 3:10 to Yuma, Identity, Copland, Walk the Line Career Highlights: The Wolverine, Knight and Day Career Lows: ” - codesamurai Image of Edward Zwick 17. Edward Zwick Producer, The Last Samurai Edward Zwick is well-known for his heroic movies that include Glory, and the breathtaking works of art that include Legends of the Fall. Zwick has also been known for his thoughtfulness as a director, and for his record of working with television series and other films as a producer. Born in 1952... “ * The Story Tellers * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Glory, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond, Defiance, Legends of the Fall Career Highlights: The Siege, Courage Under Fire Career Lows: Love & Other Drugs ” - codesamurai Image of Joe Wright 18. Joe Wright Director, Atonement “ * The Story Tellers * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Atonement, Pride & Prejudice, Hanna Career Highlights: The Soloist, Anna Karenina ” - codesamurai Image of J.J. Abrams 19. J.J. Abrams Producer, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens “ * The Torch Bearers * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Star Trek, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Super 8, MI:3 ” - codesamurai Image of Rian Johnson 20. Rian Johnson Director, Looper Rian Johnson was born in Maryland. At a young age, he moved to San Clemente, California, where he was raised. After graduating from High school, he went on to attend University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. His first feature film "Brick" was released in 2005 and was the building block (no pun intended) that launched his career... “ * The Torch Bearers * Personal Top Shelf: Brick, The Brother's Bloom, Looper ” - codesamurai Image of Joss Whedon 21. Joss Whedon Writer, The Avengers Joss Whedon is the middle of five brothers - his younger brothers are Jed Whedon and Zack Whedon. Both his father, Tom Whedon and his grandfather, John Whedon were successful television writers. Joss' mother, Lee Stearns, was a history teacher and she also wrote novels as Lee Whedon... “ *The Torch Bearers * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Serenity, The Avengers Career Highlights: Much Ado about Nothing ” - codesamurai Image of Matthew Vaughn 22. Matthew Vaughn Producer, Kick-Ass Matthew Vaughn is an English film producer and director. He is known for producing such films as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch and for directing the crime thriller, Layer Cake, the fantasy epic, Stardust, the superhero comedy, Kick-Ass, and the superhero film, X-Men: First Class... “ * The Torch bearer * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Layer Cake, Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class Career Highlights: Stardust ” - codesamurai Image of Alfonso Cuarón 23. Alfonso Cuarón Writer, Gravity Alfonso Cuarón Orozco was born on November 28th in Mexico City, Mexico. From an early age, he yearned to be either a film director or an astronaut. However, he did not want to enter the army, so he settled for directing. He didn't receive his first camera until his twelfth birthday, and then immediately started to film everything he saw... “ * The Torch Bearers * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Children of Men, Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban Career Highlights: Y Tu Mama Tambien ” - codesamurai Image of Duncan Jones 24. Duncan Jones Director, Moon “ * The Torch Bearer * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Moon, The Source Code ” - codesamurai Image of Tim Burton 25. Tim Burton Producer, Edward Scissorhands Timothy Walter Burton was born in Burbank, California, to Jean Rae (Erickson), who owned a cat-themed gift shop, and William Reed Burton, who worked for the Burbank Park and Recreation Department. He spent most of his childhood as a recluse, drawing cartoons, and watching old movies (he was especially fond of films with Vincent Price)... “ * The Visionaries * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Batman Career Highlights: Sleepy Hollow, Mars Attacks! Career Lows: Planet of The Apes, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and Chocolate Factory ” - codesamurai Image of Peter Jackson 26. Peter Jackson Producer, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson was born as an only child in a small coast-side town in New Zealand in 1961. When a friend of his parents bought him a super 8 movie camera (because she saw how much he enjoyed taking photos), the then eight-year-old Peter instantly grabbed the thing to start recording his own movies, which he made with his friends... “ * The Visionaries * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Hobbit, The Frighteners, Dead Alive Career Highlights: King Kong, Bad Taste, Meet the Feebles Career Lows: The Lovely Bones ” - codesamurai Image of Guillermo del Toro 27. Guillermo del Toro Writer, Pan's Labyrinth Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer, and novelist. In his filmmaking career, del Toro has alternated between Spanish-language dark fantasy pieces, such as the gothic horror film The Devil's Backbone, and Pan's Labyrinth, and more mainstream American action movies, such as the vampire superhero action film Blade II... “ * The Visionaries * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Pacific Rim, Pan's Labrynth, Hellboy, Hellboy: The Golden Army, Blade 2, The Devil's Backbone Career Highlights: Mimic Career Lows: ” - codesamurai Image of Lilly Wachowski 28. Lilly Wachowski Writer, The Matrix Director, writer and producer Lilly Wachowski was born in 1967 in Chicago as Andrew Wachowski, the son of Lynne, a nurse and painter and Ron, a businessman. Lilly was educated at Kellogg Elementary School in Chicago, before moving on to Whitney Young High School. After graduating from high school, she attended Emerson College in Boston, but dropped out... “ * The Visionaries * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: The Matrix Trilogy, Cloud Atlas, Bound Career Highlights: Speed Racer ” - codesamurai Image of Zack Snyder 29. Zack Snyder Director, 300 Zachary Edward "Zack" Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter, best known for action and science fiction films. Snyder made his feature film debut with the 2004 remake Dawn of the Dead and has gone on to be known for his comic book movies and superhero films... “ * The Visionaries * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: 300, Watchmen Director's cut, Man of Steel Career Highlights: Sucker Punch, Dawn of the Dead ” - codesamurai Image of Antoine Fuqua 30. Antoine Fuqua Director, Training Day Antoine Fuqua is an American film director and film producer. His first feature film was the action film The Replacement Killers, starring Chow Yun Fat. He then directed the crime thriller Training Day, for which star Denzel Washington won an Oscar, the action war drama Tears of the Sun, the Arthurian legend film King Arthur... “ * The Visionaries * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Training Day, Tears of The Sun, The Replacement Killers, King Arthur Director's Cut Career Highlights: Olympus Has Fallen, Shooter, Brooklyn's Finest Career Lows: Bait ” - codesamurai Image of Michael Bay 31. Michael Bay Producer, Transformers A graduate of Wesleyan University, Michael Bay spent his 20s working on advertisements and music videos. His first projects after film school were in the music video business. He created music videos for Tina Turner, Meat Loaf, Lionel Richie, Wilson Phillips, Donny Osmond and The Divinyls... “ * The Visionaries * My Personal Top Shelf (err guilty pleasures) Choices: The Rock, The Island, Transformers, Bad Boys II Career Highlights: Armageddon, Transformers: Dark of The Moon, Bad Boys Career Lows: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Pearl Harbor ” - codesamurai Image of Joel Coen 32. Joel Coen Producer, No Country for Old Men “ * The Kings of Quirk * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: The Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men, Raising Arizona, Burn After Reading, Fargo, Career Highlights: Career Lows: Intolerable Cruelty, ” - codesamurai Image of Wes Anderson 33. Wes Anderson Writer, The Grand Budapest Hotel 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 event that he described as the most crucial event of his brothers and his growing up... “ * The Kings of Quirk * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Moonrise Kingdom, Rushmore, Fantastic Mr.Fox, Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tenembums, Career Highlights: The Darjeeling Limited, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou ” - codesamurai Image of Sam Mendes 34. Sam Mendes Producer, Road to Perdition Samuel Alexander Mendes was born on August 1, 1965 in Reading, England, UK to parents James Peter Mendes, a retired university lecturer, and Valerie Helene Mendes, an author who writes children's books. Their marriage didn't last long, James divorced Sam's mother in 1970 when Sam was just 5-years-old... “ * The Kings of the Quirk " My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Skyfall, Road to Perdition, American Beauty, Away We Go Career Highlights: Revolution Road, Jarhead Career Lows: ” - codesamurai Image of Paul Thomas Anderson 35. Paul Thomas Anderson Director, There Will Be Blood Anderson was born in 1970. He was one of the first of the "video store" generation of film-makers. His father was the first man on his block to own a V.C.R., and from a very early age Anderson had an infinite number of titles available to him. While film-makers like Spielberg cut their teeth making 8 mm films, Anderson cut his teeth shooting films on video and editing them from V.C.R. to V.C.R... “ * The Kings of Quirk * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: The Master, Punch Drunk Love, Magnolia Career Highlights: Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood ” - codesamurai Image of David O. Russell 36. David O. Russell Writer, Silver Linings Playbook David Owen Russell is an American film writer, director, and producer, known for a cinema of intense, tragi-comedic characters whose love of life can surpass dark circumstances faced in very specific worlds. His films address such themes as mental illness as stigma or hope; invention of self and survival; the family home as nexus of love... “ * The Kings of Quirk * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Three Kings, The Fighter, Silver Lining Playbook, Flirting With Disaster Career Highlights: I Heart Huckabees ” - codesamurai Image of Neill Blomkamp 37. Neill Blomkamp Director, District 9 “ * The Up & Comers * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: District 9 ” - codesamurai Image of Michel Gondry 38. Michel Gondry Director, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind He grew up in Versailles with a family who was very influenced by pop music. When he was young, Gondry wanted to be a painter or an inventor. In the 80s he entered in an art school in Paris where he could develop his graphic skills and where he also met friends with whom he created a pop-rock band called Oui-Oui... “ * The Up & Comers * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind, Science of Sleep Career Highlights: Be Kind Rewind, The Green Hornet ” - codesamurai Image of John Hillcoat 39. John Hillcoat Director, The Road “ * The Up & Comers * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: The Road, The Proposition Career Highlights: Lawless ” - codesamurai Image of Martin McDonagh 40. Martin McDonagh Writer, In Bruges “ * The Up & Comers * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths ” - codesamurai Image of M. Night Shyamalan 41. M. Night Shyamalan Writer, The Sixth Sense Born in Puducherry, India, and raised in the posh suburban Penn Valley area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, M. Night Shyamalan is a film director, screenwriter, producer, and occasional actor, known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots. He is the son of Jayalakshmi, a Tamil obstetrician and gynecologist... “ * Please, Come back to reality * My Personal Top Shelf Choices: Unbreakable, The Sixth Sense, The Village Career Highlights: Signs, Lady in the Water Career Lows: The Happening, After Earth, The Last Airbender ” - codesamurai Producers Directors and their Movies - love Cinema & Filmaking Dino De Laurentiis Directed The Scientific Cardplayer (1972), Serpico (1973), Death Wish (1974), Mandingo (1975), Three Days of the Condor (1975), The Shootist (1976), Drum (1976), Ingmar Bergman's The Serpent's Egg (1977), Ragtime (1981), Conan the Barbarian (1982), Blue Velvet (1986) and Breakdown (1997). De Laurentiis' name become well known through the 1976 King Kong remake, which was a commercial hit; Lipstick (1976), a rape and revenge drama; Orca (1977), a killer whale film; The White Buffalo (1977), a western; the disaster movie Hurricane (1979); the remake of Flash Gordon (1980); David Lynch's Dune (1984); and King Kong Lives (1986). De Laurentiis also made several adaptations of Stephen King's works, including The Dead Zone (1983), Cat's Eye (1985), Silver Bullet (1985), and Maximum Overdrive (1986). De Laurentiis's company was involved with the horror sequels Halloween II (1981), Evil Dead II (1987) and Army of Darkness (1992) Dino De Laurentiis Produced 1946 Black Eagle Riccardo Freda The Bandit Alberto Lattuada 1947 The Captain's Daughter Mario Camerini Bullet for Stefano Duilio Coletti 1948 Bitter Rice Giuseppe De Santis The Street Has Many Dreams Mario Camerini 1949 The Wolf of the Sila Duilio Coletti 1951 Anna Alberto Lattuada 1952 Europe '51 Roberto Rossellini Toto in Color Steno 1953 Funniest Show on Earth Mario Mattoli The Unfaithfuls Mario Monicelli Man, Beast and Virtue Steno 1954 La Strada Federico Fellini Attila Pietro Francisci Woman of Rome Luigi Zampa The Gold of Naples Vittorio De Sica Poverty and Nobility Mario Mattoli Where Is Freedom? Roberto Rossellini A Slice of Life Alessandro Blasetti, Paul Paviot An American in Rome Steno 1955 Ulysses Mario Camerini The River Girl Mario Soldati Mambo Robert Rossen The Miller's Beautiful Wife Mario Camerini 1956 War and Peace King Vidor Nights of Cabiria Federico Fellini 1958 This Angry Age René Clément Tempest Alberto Lattuada 1959 The Great War Mario Monicelli 1960 Everybody Go Home Luigi Comencini Five Branded Women Martin Ritt Under Ten Flags Duilio Coletti Crimen Mario Camerini The Hunchback of Rome Carlo Lizzani 1961 The Last Judgment Vittorio De Sica A Difficult Life Dino Risi The Fascist Luciano Salce The Best of Enemies Guy Hamilton Black City Duilio Coletti 1962 Mafioso Alberto Lattuada The Italian Brigands Mario Camerini 1963 Il Boom Vittorio De Sica The Verona Trial Carlo Lizzani 1965 Battle of the Bulge Ken Annakin 1966 The Bible: In the Beginning John Huston Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die Henry Levin 1967 The Stranger Luchino Visconti Matchless Alberto Lattuada 1968 Danger: Diabolik Mario Bava Barbarella Roger Vadim Anzio Edward Dmytryk, Duilio Coletti Bandits in Milan Carlo Lizzani 1969 Fräulein Doktor Alberto Lattuada Brief Season Renato Castellani 1970 A Man Called Sledge Vic Morrow The Bandit Carlo Lizzani 1971 The Deserter Burt Kennedy 1972 The Valachi Papers Terence Young The Assassin of Rome Damiano Damiani The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life Ettore Scola 1973 Serpico Sidney Lumet Chino John Sturges Mean Frank and Crazy Tony Michele Lupo 1974 Death Wish Michael Winner Two Missionaries Franco Rossi Crazy Joe Carlo Lizzani Three Tough Guys Duccio Tessari 1975 Mandingo Richard Fleischer 1976 King Kong John Guillermin Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson Robert Altman Drum Steve Carver The Serpent's Egg Ingmar Bergman The Shootist Don Siegel 1978 The Brink's Job William Friedkin King of the Gypsies Frank Pierson 1979 Hurricane Jan Troell 1980 Flash Gordon Mike Hodges 1981 Halloween II Rick Rosenthal Ragtime Miloš Forman 1982 Fighting Back Lewis Teague Conan the Barbarian John Milius Amityville II: The Possession Damiano Damiani 1983 Amityville 3-D Richard Fleischer Halloween III: Season of the Witch Tommy Lee Wallace Dead Zone David Cronenberg 1984 Conan the Destroyer Richard Fleischer Firestarter Mark L. Lester Dune David Lynch The Bounty Roger Donaldson 1985 Maximum Overdrive Stephen King Marie Roger Donaldson Silver Bullet Daniel Attias Cat's Eye Lewis Teague Year of the Dragon Michael Cimino Red Sonja Richard Fleischer 1986 Crimes of the Heart Bruce Beresford Raw Deal John Irvin Blue Velvet David Lynch Trick or Treat Charles Martin Smith Tai-Pan Daryl Duke Manhunter Michael Mann King Kong Lives John Guillermin 1987 Million Dollar Mystery Richard Fleischer Hiding Out Bob Giraldi Evil Dead II Sam Raimi The Bedroom Window Curtis Hanson 1989 Collision Course Lewis Teague From the Hip Bob Clark 1990 Sometimes They Come Back Tom McLoughlin Desperate Hours Michael Cimino 1992 Once Upon a Crime Eugene Levy Kuffs Bruce A. Evans Army of Darkness Sam Raimi 1993 Body of Evidence Uli Edel 1995 Solomon & Sheba Robert Young Slave of Dreams Robert Young Rumpelstiltskin Mark Jones (I) Assassins Richard Donner 1996 Unforgettable John Dahl Bound The Wachowskis 1997 Breakdown Jonathan Mostow 2000 U-571 Jonathan Mostow 2001 Hannibal Ridley Scott 2002 Red Dragon Brett Ratner 2006 The Last Legion Doug Lefler 2007 Hannibal Rising Peter Webber Virgin Territory Sidney Lumet 12 Angry Men (1957) Stage Struck (1958) That Kind of Woman (1959) The Fugitive Kind (1960) A View from the Bridge (1962) Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) The Pawnbroker (1964) Fail Safe (1964) The Hill (1965) The Group (1966) The Deadly Affair (1966) Bye Bye Braverman (1968) The Sea Gull (1968) The Appointment (1969) King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970) The Anderson Tapes (1971) Child's Play (1972) The Offence (1972) Serpico (1973) Lovin' Molly (1974) Murder on the Orient Express (1974) Dog Day Afternoon (1975) Network (1976) Equus (1977) The Wiz (1978) Just Tell Me What You Want (1980) Prince of the City (1981) Deathtrap (1982) The Verdict (1982) Daniel (1983) Garbo Talks (1984) Power (1986) The Morning After (1986) Running on Empty (1988) Family Business (1989) Q & A (1990) A Stranger Among Us (1992) Guilty as Sin (1993) Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) Critical Care (1997) Gloria (1999) Strip Search (2004) Find Me Guilty (2006) Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) WOODY ALLEN 1935- Witty, Original New York-Based Screenwriter/Director/Film Actor/Comedian Combining Cerebral Wit, Psychological Exposition, and Physical Comedy In Sleeper, Annie Hall, and Manhattan, he invited moviegoers to laugh at urban neurotics, then got serious in Interiors. Suggested Filmography: Take the Money and Run (1969), Bananas (1971), Play It Again, Sam (1972) (writer), Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (1972), Sleeper (1973), Love and Death (1975), Annie Hall (1977), Interiors (1978), Manhattan (1979), Stardust Memories (1980), A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), Zelig (1983), Broadway Danny Rose (1984), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Radio Days (1987), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Husbands and Wives (1992), Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Everyone Says I Love You (1996), Deconstructing Harry (1997), Celebrity (1998), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Small Time Crooks (2000), The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001), Hollywood Ending (2002), Anything Else (2003), Melinda and Melinda (2005), Match Point (2005), Scoop (2006), Cassandra's Dream (2007), Vicky Christina Barcelona (2008), You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), Midnight in Paris (2011), To Rome With Love (2012), Blue Jasmine (2013), Magic in the Moonlight (2014), Irrational Man (2015). PEDRO ALMODÓVAR 1949- Insightful Oscar-Winning Spanish Writer/Director of Convoluted, Usually Sexually Provocative Films, Nicknamed "the Spanish Hitchcock" Suggested Filmography (Sp.): Matador (1986, Sp.), La Ley del Deseo/Law of Desire (1987, Sp.), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988, Sp.), ¡Átame!/Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990, Sp.), Tacones Lejanos/High Heels (1991, Sp.), Kika (1993, Sp.), La Flor de Mi Secreto/The Flower of My Secret (1995, Sp.), Carne Trémula/Live Flesh (1997, Sp.), Todo Sobre Mi Madre/All About My Mother (1999, Sp.), Hable Con Ella/Talk to Her (2002, Sp.), La Mala Educación (2004, Sp.) (aka Bad Education), Volver (2006, Sp.), Broken Embraces/Los Abrazos Rotos (2009, Sp.), The Skin I Live In (2011).. # 17 # 40 ROBERT ALTMAN 1925-2006 Innovative, Iconoclastic, Free-Spirited, Unconventional, Original, Countercultural Director Countercultural attitudes, intersecting stories, and overlapping dialogue distinguish his movies, notably M*A*S*H and Nashville. Suggested Filmography: That Cold Day in the Park (1969), Brewster McCloud (1970), M*A*S*H (1970), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), The Long Goodbye (1973), California Split (1974), Thieves Like Us (1974), Nashville (1975), Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976), 3 Women (1977), A Wedding (1978), A Perfect Couple (1979), Popeye (1980), Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean (1982), Secret Honor (1984), Fool for Love (1985), Tanner '88 (1988), Vincent & Theo (1990), The Player (1992), Short Cuts (1993), Pret-a-Porter (1994), The Gingerbread Man (1998), Cookie's Fortune (1999), Dr. T and the Women (2000), Gosford Park (2001), The Company (2003), A Prairie Home Companion (2006). # 8 # 36 INGMAR BERGMAN 1918-2007 One of the Great Film-makers of All Time, From Sweden, of Often Bleak and Deeply Contemplative B/W Sagas Suggested Filmography: Smiles of a Summer Night (1955), The Seventh Seal (1957), Wild Strawberries (1957), The Magician (1958), The Virgin Spring (1959), The Devil's Eye (1960), Through a Glass, Darkly, Winter Light (both 1962), The Silence (1963), Persona (1966), Shame (1968), Hour of the Wolf (1968), The Passion of Anna (1969), Cries and Whispers (1972), Scenes From a Marriage (1973), The Magic Flute (1975), Face to Face (1976), Autumn Sonata (1978), From the Life of the Marionettes (1980), Fanny and Alexander (1983). BUSBY BERKELEY 1895-1976 Innovative Choreographer/Director Who Revolutionized the Film Musical with Kaleidoscopic Displays Suggested Filmography: Whoopee! (1930) (choreographer), Footlight Parade (1933) (choreographer), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) (dance director), 42nd Street (1933) (choreographer), Dames (1934) (choreographer), Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935), Babes in Arms (1939), They Made Me a Criminal (1939), Strike Up the Band (1940), Babes on Broadway (1941), For Me and My Gal (1942), The Gang's All Here (1943), Girl Crazy (1943) (choreographer), Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949), Annie Get Your Gun (1950) (uncredited), Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) (choreographer). # 44 BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI 1940- Italian Film-Maker Famous for Epic, Rhythmic, Sensual, Lyrical Tales in Exotic Locales Suggested Filmography: Before the Revolution (1962), The Conformist (1970), The Spider's Stratagem (1970), Last Tango in Paris (1972), 1900 (1976), La Luna (1979), The Last Emperor (1987), The Sheltering Sky (1990), Little Buddha (1993), Stealing Beauty (1996), Besieged (1998), The Dreamers (2003). FRANK BORZAGE 1893-1962 Hollywood's Great Romanticist with Soft-Focus, Sentimental, Romantic Films of the 30s/40s Suggested Filmography: Humoresque (1920), Secrets (1924), Seventh Heaven (1927), Street Angel (1928), Liliom (1930), Bad Girl (1931), A Farewell to Arms (1932), Man's Castle (1933), Flirtation Walk (1934), Little Man, What Now? (1934), Desire (1936), Green Light (1937), History Is Made At Night (1937), The Shining Hour (1938), Mannequin (1938), Three Comrades (1938), The Mortal Storm (1940), Strange Cargo (1940), Smilin' Through (1941), His Butler's Sister (1943), Stage Door Canteen (1943), The Spanish Main (1945), Moonrise (1948), The Big Fisherman (1959). MEL BROOKS 1926- Producer/Actor/Director/Writer of Vulgar Comedy Spoofs of Traditional Movie Genres Never sacrificing a laugh to good taste, Brooks made the sublimely rude Blazing Saddles, The Producers, and Young Frankenstein. Suggested Filmography: The Producers (1968), The Twelve Chairs (1970), Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), Silent Movie (1976), High Anxiety (1978), History of the World: Part I (1981), To Be Or Not To Be (1983), Spaceballs (1987), Life Stinks (1991), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), The Producers (2005) (producer only). CLARENCE BROWN 1890-1987 Distinguished, Leading Director from MGM Studios, Greta Garbo's Preferred Director Suggested Filmography: The Last of the Mohicans (1920), The Eagle (1925), Flesh and the Devil (1926), A Woman of Affairs (1928), Anna Christie (1930), A Free Soul (1931), Possessed (1931), Sadie McKee (1934), Ah, Wilderness! (1935), Anna Karenina (1935), Wife vs. Secretary (1936), Conquest (1937), Idiot's Delight (1939), The Rains Came (1939), Edison, The Man (1940), Come Live With Me (1941), The Human Comedy (1943), National Velvet (1944), The White Cliffs of Dover (1944), The Yearling (1946), Intruder in the Dust (1949), Angels in the Outfield (1951), Plymouth Adventure (1952). # 14 LUIS BUNUEL 1900-1983 Spanish Director and Screenwriter, Memorably Known for Original Works and as the "Father of Surrealism in Film" Suggested Filmography: Un Chien Andalou (1929), L'Age D'Or (1930), Land Without Bread (1933), Los Olvidados/The Young and the Damned (1950), El (1953), The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955), Nazarin (1959), Viridiana (1961), The Exterminating Angel (1962), Diary of a Chambermaid (1964), Belle de Jour (1967), Tristana (1970), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), The Phantom of Liberty (1974), That Obscure Object of Desire (1977). # 49 # 30 TIM BURTON 1958- Wild, Imaginative, Distinctive, Comic-Strip Visualist/Director Inspired by Halloween and Johnny Depp, this visual stylist made Beetlejuice, Batman, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Suggested Filmography: Vincent (1982), Frankenweenie (1984), Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Batman Returns (1992), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (producer), Ed Wood (1994), Batman Forever (1995) (producer), Mars Attacks! (1996), James and the Giant Peach (1996) (producer), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd (2007), Frankenweenie (2009), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Dark Shadows (2012), Frankenweenie (2012), Big Eyes (2014). # 14 JAMES CAMERON 1954- Ambitious, Top-Notch Action-Blockbuster Film Director/Screenwriter of the Modern Era He escaped the low-budget likes of Piranha Part Two to make the sci-fi spectacles The Terminator, Aliens, and Avatar. Suggested Filmography: The Terminator (1984), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) (writer), Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), True Lies (1994), Strange Days (1995) (writer, producer), Titanic (1997), Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) (aka Titanic 3D: Ghosts of the Abyss), Aliens of the Deep (2005), Avatar (2009). # 9 FRANK CAPRA 1897-1991 Producer/Director of "Capra-Corn" Social Americana Films as Tribute to the Idealistic Common Man Battling Against Corruption; also Known for His Fast-Paced, Madcap Comedies Sentimental but not sappy, his best movies (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life) wrap dark themes in happy endings. Suggested Filmography: The Strong Man (1926), Platinum Blonde (1931), The Miracle Woman (1931), The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933), Lady for a Day (1933), Broadway Bill (1934), It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Lost Horizon (1937), You Can't Take It With You (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Meet John Doe (1941), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), It's A Wonderful Life (1946), State of the Union (1948), Here Comes the Groom (1951), A Hole in the Head (1959), Pocketful of Miracles (1961). JOHN CASSAVETES 1929-1989 First Truly Pioneering American Independent Film Maker with Improvisational, Unpredictable Style Embodied in Realistic Film Stories; also Hollywood Actor An actor turned pioneering moviemaker, he paved the way for cinema verite with Shadows and A Woman Under the Influence. Suggested Filmography: Shadows (1959), Faces (1968), Husbands (1970), Minnie and Moskowitz (1971), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), Opening Night (1977), Gloria (1980), Love Streams (1984), Big Trouble (1985). # 35 CHARLIE CHAPLIN 1889-1977 Extraordinarily-Famed Silent-Screen Tramp Character, Producer, Actor, Director and Dialogue-Less Comedian of Both the Silent and Sound Eras; One of Hollywood's First Super-Stars He was a genius of silent comedy and one of its first stars. The Tramp and Modern Times are still comic icons. Suggested Filmography: The Tramp (1915), The Immigrant (1917), Easy Street (1917), A Dog's Life (1918), The Kid (1921), The Pilgrim (1923), A Woman of Paris (1923), The Gold Rush (1925), The Circus (1928), City Lights (1931), Modern Times (1936), The Great Dictator (1940), Monsieur Verdoux (1947), Limelight (1952), A King in New York (1957), A Countess from Hong Kong (1967). # 13 JOEL COEN 1954- and ETHAN COEN 1957- Writer/Director/Producer Brother-Team of Offbeat, Irreverent, Often Enigmatic, Unorthodox Yet Cinema-Savvy Films Joel and Ethan Coen are smart alecks with heart, combining dark humor, violence, and potent themes in movies like Fargo and True Grit. Suggested Filmography: Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), The Ladykillers (2004), No Country for Old Men (2007), Burn After Reading (2008), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Hail, Caesar! (2016). # 21 # 15 FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA 1939- Italian-American Director Acclaimed in the 1970s for the 'Godfather' Films and the Classic War Film Apocalypse Now Part of the first generation of film-school directors, he went from Dementia 13 to epics (The Godfather) and small gems (Rumble Fish). Suggested Filmography: Dementia 13 (1963), You're a Big Boy Now (1966), Finian's Rainbow (1968), The Rain People (1969), The Godfather Trilogy: The Godfather (1972), The Godfather, Part II (1974); The Conversation (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979), One From the Heart (1982), Rumble Fish (1983), The Outsiders (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Gardens of Stone (1987), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), New York Stories (1989), The Godfather, Part III (1990), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Jack (1996), The Rainmaker (1997), The Virgin Suicides (1999) (producer, daughter directed), Apocalypse Now Redux (2001), Youth Without Youth (2007), Tetro (2009). ROGER CORMAN 1926- Extremely Prolific King (Producer and Director) of the Independents and Classic, Tacky, Low-Budget B's (Horror and Sci-Fi) and Drive-In Movies Suggested Filmography: Swamp Women (1955), The Day the World Ended (1956), It Conquered the World (1956), Not of This Earth (1957), The Undead (1957), Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957), Sorority Girl (1957), Machine-Gun Kelly (1958), A Bucket of Blood (1959), House of Usher (1960), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), The Wasp Woman (1960), The Intruder (1961), The Pit and the Pendulum (1961), The Premature Burial (1962), Tales of Terror (1962), X - The Man With the X-Ray Eyes (1963), The Haunted Palace (1963), The Raven (1963), The Terror (1963), The Masque of the Red Death (1964), The Tomb of Ligeia (1965), The Wild Angels (1966), The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967), The Trip (1967), Bloody Mama (1970), Death Race 2000 (1975), Frankenstein Unbound (1990). DAVID CRONENBERG 1943- Low-Budget, Gory, Repulsive, Frightening, Innovative "Baron of Blood" Horror Film Director from Canada Audacious Canadian director specializing in "Body Horror" and psycho-sexual themes. Suggested Filmography: Shivers/They Came From Within (1975), Rabid (1977), The Brood (1979), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), The Dead Zone (1983), Videodrome (1983), The Fly (1986), Dead Ringers (1988), Naked Lunch (1991), M. Butterfly (1993), Crash (1996), eXistenZ (1999), Spider (2002), A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011), Cosmopolis (2012), Maps to the Stars (2014). # 18 GEORGE CUKOR 1899-1983 Cosmopolitan, Refined "Woman's" Director During 50 Year Career Wit and class distinguish his sophisticated pictures, which star Katharine and Audrey Hepburn and Greta Garbo. Suggested Filmography: A Bill of Divorcement (1932), One Hour With You (1932), What Price Hollywood? (1932), Little Women (1933), Dinner at Eight (1933), David Copperfield (1935), Camille (1936), Romeo and Juliet (1936), Sylvia Scarlett (1936), Holiday (1938), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), Gone With The Wind (1939) (partial), The Women (1939), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Keeper of the Flame (1942), Gaslight (1944), A Double Life (1947), Adam's Rib (1949), Born Yesterday (1950), The Marrying Kind (1952), Pat and Mike (1952), A Star is Born (1954), It Should Happen to You (1954), Lust for Life (1956) (co-director, uncredited), Bhowani Junction (1956), Les Girls (1957), Let's Make Love (1960), My Fair Lady (1964), Travels With My Aunt (1972), Rich and Famous (1981). MICHAEL CURTIZ 1888-1962 Hollywood's Most Prolific, Skilled and Colorful Hungarian-born Director of the 30s and 40s He made Casablanca and Elvis Presley's King Creole, along with dozens of movies in every genre, from action to horror to melodrama. Suggested Filmography: Cabin in the Cotton (1932), Doctor X (1932), The Kennel Murder Case (1933), The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), Captain Blood (1935), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), The Walking Dead (1936), Anthony Adverse (1936), Kid Galahad (1937), Marked Woman (1937), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Angels With Dirty Faces (1938), Four Daughters (1938), Dodge City (1939), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), Santa Fe Trail (1940), The Sea Hawk (1940), Virginia City (1940), The Sea Wolf (1941), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Casablanca (1942), This is the Army (1943), Passage to Marseille (1944), Mildred Pierce (1945), Night and Day (1946), Life With Father (1947), The Unsuspected (1947), My Dream Is Yours (1949), Flamingo Road (1949), Young Man With a Horn (1950), Jim Thorpe - All American (1951), The Egyptian (1954), White Christmas (1954), We're No Angels (1955), The Proud Rebel (1958), King Creole (1958), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960), The Comancheros (1961). CECIL B. DE MILLE 1881-1959 Master Director and "Showman" of the Big Budget, Excessive Historical Epic and Religious Spectacle/Pageant He was the first master of big-budget event movies, with two The Ten Commandments films and The Greatest Show on Earth. Suggested Filmography: The Squaw Man (in three versions 1914, 1918, 1931), The Cheat (1915), Joan the Woman (1916), Male and Female (1919), Forbidden Fruit (1921), The Ten Commandments (1923), The King of Kings (1927), Madam Satan (1930), The Sign of the Cross (1932), Cleopatra (1934), The Crusades (1935), The Plainsman (1936), The Buccaneer (1938), Union Pacific (1939), North West Mounted Police (1940), Reap the Wild Wind (1942), The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944), Unconquered (1947), Samson and Delilah (1949), The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), The Ten Commandments (1956). # 45 JONATHAN DEMME 1944- Hip, Critically-Admired and Mainstream Director of Quirky and Dramatic Tales in the 80s and 90s Suggested Filmography: Caged Heat (1974), Crazy Mama (1975), Last Embrace (1979), Melvin and Howard (1980), Stop Making Sense (1984), Swing Shift (1984), Something Wild (1986), Swimming to Cambodia (1987), Married to the Mob (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Philadelphia (1993), Beloved (1998), The Truth About Charlie (2002), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006), Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains (2007), Rachel Getting Married (2008), Ricki and the Flash (2015). # 27 BRIAN DE PALMA 1940- Dynamic Director of Lurid, Excessive, Psychological Thrillers/Melodramas With Hitchcock-Like Style A seventies film-school prodigy, he made Carrie and Scarface but specialized in Hitchcockian thrillers like Dressed to Kill and Body Double. Suggested Filmography: Greetings (1968), Hi, Mom! (1970), Sisters (1973), Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Carrie (1976), Obsession (1976), The Fury (1978), Dressed To Kill (1980), Blow Out (1981), Scarface (1983), Body Double (1984), Wise Guys (1986), The Untouchables (1987), Casualties of War (1989), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Raising Cain (1992), Carlito's Way (1993), Mission: Impossible (1996), Snake Eyes (1998), Mission to Mars (2000), Femme Fatale (2002), The Black Dahlia (2006), Redacted (2007), Passion (2012). WALT DISNEY 1901-1966 Visionary and Producer of Major Entertainment Empire and Film Art-Animation Suggested Filmography: Steamboat Willie (1928) (director), Flowers and Trees (1932), The Three Little Pigs (1933), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Ferdinand the Bull (1938), Fantasia (1940), Pinocchio (1940), Dumbo (1941), Bambi (1942), Peter and the Wolf (1946), Casey at the Bat (1946), Song of the South (1946), Mickey and the Beanstalk (1947), Johnny Appleseed (1948), Wind in the Willows (1949), The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949), Cinderella (1950), Alice in Wonderland (1951), Peter Pan (1953), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Lady and the Tramp (1955), The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1958), Sleeping Beauty (1959), One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), Mary Poppins (1965), The Jungle Book (1967). # 11 CLINT EASTWOOD 1930- Versatile Actor/Producer Turned Director Noted Originally as TV Actor and Star of Italian-Made "Spaghetti" Westerns The TV actor turned spaghetti-Western star became an A-list director with Unforgiven, Mystic River, and Million Dollar Baby. Suggested Filmography: Play Misty for Me (1971), High Plains Drifter (1972), Breezy (1973), The Eiger Sanction (1975), The Outlaw-Josey Wales (1976), The Gauntlet (1977), Bronco Billy (1980), Firefox (1982), Honkytonk Man (1982), Sudden Impact (1983), Pale Rider (1985), Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Bird (1988), The Rookie (1990), White Hunter, Black Heart (1990), Unforgiven (1992), A Perfect World (1993), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), Absolute Power (1997), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997), True Crime (1999), Space Cowboys (2000), Mystic River (2003), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), Changeling (2008), Gran Torino (2008), Invictus (2009), Hereafter (2010), J. Edgar (2011), Jersey Boys (2014), American Sniper (2014). # 29 SERGEI EISENSTEIN 1898-1948 Russian Director of Only Seven Films - Although Highly Influential Suggested Filmography: Strike (1924), Battleship Potemkin (1925), October/10 Days That Shook the World (1927), The General Line (1929), Que Viva Mexico! (1932), Alexander Nevsky (1938), Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1944), Ivan the Terrible, Part Two (1946). # 10 FEDERICO FELLINI 1920-1993 Visionary, Surrealistic Italian Screenwriter and Director Suggested Filmography: Open City (1945), Paisan (1946), The White Sheik (1952), I Vitelloni (1953), La Strada (1954), Il Bidone (1955), Nights of Cabiria (1957), La Dolce Vita (1960), 8 1/2 (1963), Juliet of the Spirits (1965), Fellini Satyricon (1969), Fellini's Roma (1972), Amarcord (1973). VICTOR FLEMING 1883-1949 'Director' of Two of MGM's Greatest Films Suggested Filmography: The Virginian (1929), Red Dust (1932), Bombshell (1933), Treasure Island (1934), Reckless (1935), Captains Courageous (1937), The Good Earth (1937) (uncredited), Test Pilot (1938), Gone With The Wind (1939), The Wizard of Oz (1939), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Tortilla Flat (1942), A Guy Named Joe (1943), Joan of Arc (1948). # 3 # 18 JOHN FORD 1894-1973 Talented, Superior, Durable and Prolific Film-maker, Master of Hollywood Westerns, Documentaries, and Irish Period Pieces The quintessential Westerner, he made icons of Monument Valley and John Wayne in the classics Stagecoach and The Searchers. Suggested Filmography: The Secret Man (1917), The Iron Horse (1924), The Lost Patrol (1934), The Informer (1935), The Whole Town's Talking (1935), The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), Mary of Scotland (1936), The Hurricane (1937), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939), Stagecoach (1939), Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), The Long Voyage Home (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), Tobacco Road (1941), The Battle of Midway (1942) (doc.), December 7th (1943) (doc.), They Were Expendable (1945), My Darling Clementine (1946), The Fugitive (1947), 3 Godfathers (1948), "Cavalry Trilogy": Fort Apache (1948), Pinky (1949) (uncredited), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Rio Grande (1950); Wagonmaster (1950), The Quiet Man (1952), Mogambo (1953), The Long Gray Line (1955), Mister Roberts (1955), The Searchers (1956), The Wings of Eagles (1957), The Last Hurrah (1958), The Horse Soldiers (1959), Sergeant Rutledge (1960), Two Rode Together (1961), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), Donovan's Reef (1963), Cheyenne Autumn (1964), 7 Women (1966). # 39 TERRY GILLIAM 1940- Former Monty Python Team Member, Contemporary Director of Bizarre Comedy-Fantasies Suggested Filmography: And Now For Something Completely Different (1971), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Jabberwocky (1977), Time Bandits (1981), Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983), Brazil (1985), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), The Fisher King (1991), 12 Monkeys (1995), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), The Brothers Grimm (2005), Tideland (2005), The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009). # 31 JEAN-LUC GODARD 1930- French Director, Noted as Ex-Cahiers du Cinema Critic and New Wave Filmmaker Suggested Filmography: Breathless (1959), Une Femme est une Femme (1960), Contempt (1963), Vivre sa Vie (1963), Band of Outsiders (1964), Alphaville (1965), Pierrot le fou (1965), Masculin Feminin (1966), Two or Three Things I Know About Her (1966), Weekend (1967), La Chinoise (1967), Numero Deux (1975), Every Man for Himself (1980), Passion (1982), Hail Mary (1985), Nouvelle Vague (1990), In Praise of Love (2001), Notre Musique (2004). # 15 D. W. GRIFFITH 1875-1948 Cinema's First Major Artist, Landmark Story-Teller and Feature Film Maker, A Pioneering Silent Film-Maker Often Considered the 'Father of Modern Filmmaking' The father of modern moviemaking, he pioneered film language in such milestones as The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance. Suggested Filmography: The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912), The Girl and Her Trust (1912), Judith of Bethulia (1914), The Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916), Hearts of the World (1918), Broken Blossoms (1919), True Heart Susie (1919), Way Down East (1920), Orphans of the Storm (1922), America (1924), Isn't Life Wonderful (1924), Sally of the Sawdust (1925), The Sorrows of Satan (1926), Abraham Lincoln (1930), One Million B.C. (1940). # 4 # 21 HOWARD HAWKS 1896-1977 Popular, Versatile, Stylistic Director of Many Film Genres (Screwball Comedy, Film Noirs, Westerns, Gangster Films, War Movies, Literary Adaptations, etc.) During Hollywood's Golden Age in the Studio Era Funny, tough, and funny-tough, he went from Scarface to His Girl Friday and from To Have and Have Not to Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Suggested Filmography: A Girl in Every Port (1928), Hell's Angels (1930), The Dawn Patrol (1930), The Crowd Roars (1932), Scarface: The Shame of the Nation (1932), Twentieth Century (1934), Viva Villa! (1934), Barbary Coast (1935), Come and Get It (1936), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Only Angels Have Wings (1939), His Girl Friday (1940), Ball of Fire (1941), Sergeant York (1941), The Outlaw (1943) (uncredited), Air Force (1943), To Have and Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946), Red River (1948), A Song is Born (1948), I Was a Male War Bride (1949), The Thing (From Another World) (1951) - uncredited, Monkey Business (1952), The Big Sky (1952), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Land of the Pharaohs (1955), Rio Bravo (1959), Hatari! (1962), Man's Favorite Sport (1964), El Dorado (1967), Rio Lobo (1970). # 35 WERNER HERZOG 1942- German Director of the New German Cinema Movement Suggested Filmography: Signs of Life (1968), Land of Silence and Darkness (1971), Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972), The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1974), The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1975), Stroszek (1977), Woyzeck (1978), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Fitzcarraldo (1982), Cobra Verde (1988), Lessons in Darkness (1992), The White Diamond (2004), Grizzly Man (2005), The Wild Blue Yonder (2005), Rescue Dawn (2006), Encounters at the End of the World (2007), The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009). # 1 # 2 ALFRED HITCHCOCK 1899-1980 Acknowledged British Master of Manipulative Terror and Thrillers, Widely Known as the "Master of Suspense" and Arguably the Most Imitated Director of All Time; also Host of His Own TV Mystery Series A master of suspense and gallows humor, he turned out classic after classic, including Vertigo, Psycho, and The Birds. See Hitchcock's Memorable Cameo Appearances Suggested Filmography: The Lodger (1926), Blackmail (1929), Murder! (1930), Rich and Strange (1932), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935), Sabotage (1936), Secret Agent (1936), Young and Innocent (1937), The Lady Vanishes (1938), Jamaica Inn (1939), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Rebecca (1940), Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941), Suspicion (1941), Saboteur (1942), Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Lifeboat (1944), Spellbound (1945), Notorious (1946), The Paradine Case (1947), Rope (1948), Under Capricorn (1949), Stage Fright (1950), Strangers on a Train (1951), I Confess (1953), Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), The Trouble With Harry (1955), To Catch a Thief (1955), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956, remake), The Wrong Man (1956), Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), Psycho (1960), The Birds (1963), Marnie (1964), Torn Curtain (1966), Topaz (1969), Frenzy (1972), Family Plot (1976). # 33 RON HOWARD 1954- Young Child Performer Turned Director Suggested Filmography: Night Shift (1982), Splash (1984), Cocoon (1985), Gung Ho (1986), Willow (1988), Parenthood (1989), Backdraft (1991), Far and Away (1992), The Paper (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Ransom (1996), EdTV (1999), Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), The Missing (2003), Cinderella Man (2005), The Da Vinci Code (2006), Frost/Nixon (2008), Angels & Demons (2009), Rush (2013), In the Heart of the Sea (2015). # 13 JOHN HUSTON 1906-1987 Legendary, Prodigious, Top-Notch American Director and Storyteller (also Actor and Scriptwriter) of Brilliantly-Crafted Films From All Genres Artistic, macho, and intellectual, Huston had a career spanning four decades, from The Maltese Falcon to Prizzi's Honor. Suggested Filmography: The Maltese Falcon (1941), Across the Pacific (1942), In This Our Life (1942), Key Largo (1948), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The African Queen (1951), The Red Badge of Courage (1951), Moulin Rouge (1952), Beat the Devil (1953), Moby Dick (1956), A Farewell to Arms (1957), Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957), The Unforgiven (1960), The Misfits (1961), Freud (1962), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), The Night of the Iguana (1964), The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), The Kremlin Letter (1970), Fat City (1972), The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), The Mackintosh Man (1973), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Wise Blood (1979), Victory (1981), Annie (1982), Under the Volcano (1984), Prizzi's Honor (1985), The Dead (1987). ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU 1963- Acclaimed and Award-Winning Mexican Film Director/Writer/Producer of Films That Often Have Complex Overlapping, and Non-Linear Plotlines Suggested Filmography: Amores Perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), Babel (2006), Biutiful (2010), Birdman (2014), The Revenant (2015). # 7 PETER JACKSON 1961- New Zealand-Born Director Best Known for The Lord of the Rings and Hobbitt Trilogies This New Zealand-born movie buff started small with the low-budget Bad Taste and worked his way up to the epic The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. Suggested Filmography: Bad Taste (1987), Meet the Feebles (1989), Dead Alive (1992), Heavenly Creatures (1994), The Frighteners (1996), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), King Kong (2005), Crossing the Line (2008), The Lovely Bones (2009), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), The Hobbit: There and Back Again (2014). ELIA KAZAN 1909-2003 Controversial American Stage and Film Director of Gritty Psychological Dramas and Message Movies In A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront, this controversial director made gritty psychological dramas with resonance. Suggested Filmography: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), The Sea of Grass (1947), Gentleman's Agreement (1947), Boomerang! (1947), Pinky (1949), Panic in the Streets (1950), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Viva Zapata! (1952), Man on a Tightrope (1953), On the Waterfront (1954), East of Eden (1955), Baby Doll (1956), A Face in the Crowd (1957), Wild River (1960), Splendor in the Grass (1961), America, America (1963), The Arrangement (1969), The Visitors (1972), The Last Tycoon (1976). # 7 BUSTER KEATON 1895-1966 The Great Stone Face, Silent Comedian/Stuntman and Director Noted for Risk-taking Physical Comedy Suggested Filmography: One Week (1920), The Playhouse (1921), The Boat (1921), Cops (1922), Our Hospitality (1923), The Three Ages (1923), The Balloonatic (1923), The Navigator (1924), Sherlock Jr. (1924), Go West (1925), Seven Chances (1925), Battling Butler (1926), College (1927), The General (1927), The Cameraman (1928), Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928), Spite Marriage (1929). HENRY KING 1886-1982 Durable, Consistently-Commercial Director from the Silents to the 60s Suggested Filmography: Tol'able David (1921), Stella Dallas (1925), Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), In Old Chicago (1938), Jesse James (1939), Stanley and Livingstone (1939), A Yank in the RAF (1941), The Black Swan (1942), The Song of Bernadette (1943), Wilson (1944), A Bell for Adano (1945), Margie (1946), Captain From Castile (1947), Twelve O'Clock High (1949), Prince of Foxes (1949), The Gunfighter (1950), David and Bathsheba (1951), The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952), King of the Khyber Rifles (1953), Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955), Carousel (1956), The Sun Also Rises (1957), The Bravados (1958), The Old Man and the Sea (1958), This Earth is Mine (1959), Beloved Infidel (1959). STANLEY KRAMER 1913-2001 Influential, Highly-Regarded Director-Producer of Social Themes and Issues in the 50s and 60s Suggested Filmography: Champion (1949) (producer), Home of the Brave (1949) (producer), The Men (1950) (producer), Death of a Salesman (1951) (producer), High Noon (1952) (producer), The Wild One (1954) (producer), The Caine Mutiny (1954) (producer), Not as a Stranger (1955), The Pride and the Passion (1957), The Defiant Ones (1958), On the Beach (1959), Inherit the Wind (1960), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Ship of Fools (1965), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969), Bless the Beasts and the Children (1971), Oklahoma Crude (1973), The Domino Principle (1977). # 23 # 4 STANLEY KUBRICK 1928-1999 Enigmatic, Creative, Cinematic Perfectionist and Hollywood Outsider of the Post-War Era; Director of Deeply-Layered, Complex, and Wide-Ranging Films in Many Different Genres He made science trippy in 2001, Cold War politics slapstick in Dr. Strangelove, and Roman slaves au courant in Spartacus. Suggested Filmography: Day of the Fight (1951), Fear and Desire (1953), Killer's Kiss (1955), The Killing (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), Spartacus (1960), Lolita (1962), Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned... (1964), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), The Shining (1980), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Eyes Wide Shut (1999). # 6 # 6 AKIRA KUROSAWA 1910-1998 Acclaimed and Magnificent Writer/Director of Japanese Cinema Suggested Filmography: Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954), Throne of Blood (1957), The Hidden Fortress (1958), Yojimbo (1961), Sanjuro (1962), Dersu Uzala (1975), Ran (1985). # 30 # 29 FRITZ LANG 1890-1976 Pioneering Abstract German Expressionist and Resourceful Early Director of Dark Film Noirs Metropolis still defines the future, and thrillers like The Woman in the Window and The Big Heat probed America's past. Suggested Filmography: Dr. Mabuse: the Gambler (1922), Siegfried (1924), Kriemhild's Revenge (1924), Metropolis (1927), M (1931), The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933), Fury (1936), You Only Live Once (1937), The Return of Frank James (1940), Man Hunt (1941), Western Union (1941), Hangmen Also Die (1943), Ministry of Fear (1944), The Woman in the Window (1944), Scarlet Street (1945), Cloak and Dagger (1946), Clash By Night (1952), Rancho Notorious (1952), The Big Heat (1953), The Blue Gardenia (1953), Moonfleet (1955), Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956), Human Desire (1954), While the City Sleeps (1956). JOHN LASSETER 1957- Pioneering Director of Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) in Animated Films Suggested Filmography: Luxo Jr. (1986) (short film), The Brave Little Toaster (1987) (animator), Tin Toy (1988) (short film), Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001) (executive producer), Spirited Away (2001, Jp.) (executive producer), Finding Nemo (2003) (executive producer), Howl's Moving Castle (2004, Jp.) (executive producer), The Incredibles (2004) (executive producer), Cars (2006), Ratatouille (2007) (executive producer), WALL-E (2008) (executive producer), Bolt (2008) (executive producer), Up (2009) (executive producer), The Princess and the Frog (2009) (executive producer), Toy Story 3 (2010) (executive producer), Cars 2 (2011). # 34 # 12 DAVID LEAN 1908-1991 British-Born Director of Lavish, Breathtaking and Exotic Epics From Lawrence of Arabia to Doctor Zhivago, his movies proved that no desert is as deep or wide as the landscape of the human heart. Suggested Filmography: In Which We Serve (1942), This Happy Breed (1944), Blithe Spirit (1945), Brief Encounter (1946), Great Expectations (1946), Oliver Twist (1948), The Sound Barrier (1952), Hobson's Choice (1954), Summertime (1955), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970), A Passage to India (1984). # 48 # 25 SPIKE LEE 1957- Talented, Provocative, African-American Film-maker/Producer/Writer Who Explored Racial Themes This African-American filmmaker provoked discussion via Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, and Summer of Sam. Suggested Filmography: She's Gotta Have It (1986), School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Malcolm X (1992), Crooklyn (1994), Clockers (1995), Get on the Bus (1996), Girl 6 (1996), 4 Little Girls (1997), He Got Game (1998), Summer of Sam (1999), Bamboozled (2000), The Original Kings of Comedy (2000), The 25th Hour (2002), She Hate Me (2004), Inside Man (2006), Miracle at St. Anna (2008), Red Hook Summer (2012), Oldboy (2013), Chi-Raq (2015). # 41 # 17 SERGIO LEONE 1929-1989 Creator of Genre of Italian "Spaghetti" Westerns Starring the "Man With No Name" Suggested Filmography: The Dollars Trilogy: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For A Few Dollars More (1965), The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966); Once Upon a Time in the West (1968, It.), A Fistful of Dynamite (1971), Once Upon a Time in America (1984). # 50 JERRY LEWIS 1926- Director, Comedic Actor, and Producer Suggested Filmography: The Bellboy (1960), The Ladies' Man (1961), The Nutty Professor (1963), The Family Jewels (1965). # 16 ERNST LUBITSCH 1892-1947 German-Born Director, 'Continental' Comedy Film-maker, Known for His Sophisticated, Graceful, and Witty 'Lubitsch Touch' Ninotchka, The Shop Around the Corner, and To Be or Not to Be have a unique Continental style that defies remaking. Suggested Filmography: Carmen (Gypsy Blood) (1918, 1921), The Marriage Circle (1924), The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927), The Love Parade (1929), Monte Carlo (1930), One Hour With You (1932), If I Had a Million (1932), Trouble in Paradise (1932), Design For Living (1933), The Merry Widow (1934), Angel (1937), Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938), Ninotchka (1939), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), That Uncertain Feeling (1941), To Be Or Not To Be (1942), Heaven Can Wait (1943), A Royal Scandal (1945), Cluny Brown (1946), That Lady in Ermine (1948). # 31 GEORGE LUCAS 1944- Influential Executive Producer/Director and Re-Definer of the Special Effects Industry Not only did he create the Star Wars mythos, but he drove the development of widely used sound and special-effects technology. Suggested Filmography: Herbie (1966), THX-1138 (1971), American Graffiti (1973), The Star Wars Trilogy: Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (producer only), Return of the Jedi (1983) (producer only); Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (producer), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) (producer), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) (producer), Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). # 42 SIDNEY LUMET 1924-2011 American Producer/Director of Films Based in the Urban East/New York, the Consummate Actor's Director Suggested Filmography: 12 Angry Men (1957), Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962), Fail-Safe (1964), The Pawnbroker (1965), The Hill (1965), Bye-Bye Braverman (1968), Serpico (1973), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976), Equus (1977), Just Tell Me What You Want (1980), Prince of the City (1981), Deathtrap (1982), The Verdict (1982), Garbo Talks (1984), The Morning After (1986), Running on Empty (1988), Q&A (1990), A Stranger Among Us (1992), Guilty as Sin (1993), Night Falls on Manhattan (1996), Gloria (1999), Strip Search (2004), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Getting Out (2009). # 24 DAVID LYNCH 1946- Acclaimed Writer/Director of Experimental, Avante-Garde, Dark and Disturbing Art House Films His nightmarish Eraserhead paved the way for increasingly surreal movies in mainstream-thriller guises, from Blue Velvet to Mulholland Drive. Suggested Filmography: Eraserhead (1977), Elephant Man (1980), Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992), Lost Highway (1997), The Straight Story (1999), Mulholland Drive (2001), Inland Empire (2006). TERRENCE MALICK 1943- Rich and Visually-Stylistic, Lyrical, Enigmatic, Hypnotic Contemporary Film-Maker Malick's brooding, intellectual anti-Hollywood masterpieces include Badlands, Days of Heaven, and The Thin Red Line. Suggested Filmography: Badlands (1973), Days of Heaven (1978), The Thin Red Line (1998), The New World (2005), The Tree of Life (2011), To the Wonder (2012), Knight of Cups (2015). # 40 LOUIS MALLE 1932-1995 French-Born Director of French and American Films Suggested Filmography: Elevator to the Gallows (1958), The Lovers (1959), Zazie (1960), A Very Private Affair (1962), Viva Maria! (1965), The Fire Within (1966), The Thief of Paris (1967), Dearest Heart (1971), Murmur of the Heart (1971), Lacombe Lucien (1974), Pretty Baby (1978), Atlantic City (1981), My Dinner With Andre (1981), Alamo Bay (1985), Au Revoir, Les Enfants (1987), May Fools (1990), Damage (1992), Vanya on 42nd Street (1994). ROUBEN MAMOULIAN 1898-1987 One of the Greatest Screen Innovators and Stylistic Directors of Hollywood's Golden Age Suggested Filmography: Applause (1929), City Streets (1931), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932), Love Me Tonight (1932), Queen Christina (1933), Becky Sharp (1935), The Gay Desperado (1936), Golden Boy (1939), The Mark of Zorro (1940), Blood and Sand (1941), Laura (1944) (replaced by Otto Preminger), Summer Holiday (1948), Silk Stockings (1957). JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ 1909-1993 Exceptional, Articulate Producer/Writer/Director of Intelligent, Sophisticated Films; Member of Famed Mankiewicz Film Family From the weepie A Letter to Three Wives to the bitch-fest All About Eve, his movies are articulate and wickedly entertaining. Suggested Filmography: Dragonwyck (1946), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), A Letter to Three Wives (1949), All About Eve (1950), No Way Out (1950), People Will Talk (1951), Five Fingers (1952), Julius Caesar (1953), The Barefoot Contessa (1954), Guys and Dolls (1955), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), Cleopatra (1963), The Honey Pot (1967), There Was a Crooked Man... (1970), Sleuth (1972). # 23 MICHAEL MANN 1943- Modern-Day Master of Action/Crime Films Suggested Filmography: Thief (1981), The Keep (1983), Manhunter (1986), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Heat (1995), The Insider (1999), Ali (2001), Collateral (2004), Miami Vice (2006), Public Enemies (2009). LEO McCAREY 1898-1969 Masterful Director of Comedies and Films with Sentiment Suggested Filmography: Big Business (1929), Duck Soup (1933), Belle of the Nineties (1934), Ruggles of Red Gap (1935), The Milky Way (1936), The Awful Truth (1937), Make Way For Tomorrow (1937), Love Affair (1939), Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942), Going My Way (1944), The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), Good Sam (1948), Love Happy (1950), An Affair to Remember (1957), Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958). LEWIS MILESTONE 1895-1980 Noted for War Films in Various Decades Suggested Filmography: The Kid Brother (1927), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), The Front Page (1931), Rain (1932), Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933), The General Died at Dawn (1936), Of Mice and Men (1939), The Westerner (1940) (uncredited), Edge of Darkness (1942), The Purple Heart (1944), A Walk in the Sun (1945), The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946), Arch of Triumph (1948), The Red Pony (1949), Halls of Montezuma (1950), Pork Chop Hill (1959), Ocean's Eleven (1960), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). # 32 ANTHONY MINGHELLA 1954-2008 Known for Screen Adaptations of Novels Suggested Filmography: Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991), Mr. Wonderful (1993), The English Patient (1996), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Play (2000), Cold Mountain (2003), Breaking and Entering (2006). # 20 VINCENTE MINNELLI 1910-1986 Masterful Director of Memorable Musicals With Integrated Song and Dance He dissected show business in both musicals (An American in Paris) and melodramas (The Bad and the Beautiful). Suggested Filmography: Cabin in the Sky (1943), Meet Me In St. Louis (1944), The Clock (1945), Yolanda and the Thief (1945), Ziegfeld Follies (1946), Undercurrent (1946), Till the Clouds Roll By (1947), The Pirate (1948), Madame Bovary (1949), The Father of the Bride (1950), An American in Paris (1951), Father's Little Dividend (1951), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Brigadoon (1954), Kismet (1955), The Cobweb (1955), Lust for Life (1956), Tea and Sympathy (1956), Designing Woman (1957), Gigi (1958), The Reluctant Debutante (1958), Some Came Running (1958), Bells Are Ringing (1960), Home From the Hill (1960), Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1961), Two Weeks in Another Town (1963), The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963), Goodbye Charlie (1964), The Sandpiper (1965), On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970). HAYAO MIYAZAKI 1941- Revered Japanese Animator and Director, Known as "the Japanese Walt Disney" Suggested Filmography (Jp.): Nausicaä of the Valley of the Winds (1984, Jp.), Castle in the Sky (1986, Jp.), My Neighbor Totoro (1988, Jp.), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989, Jp.), Porco Rosso (1992, Jp.), Pom Poko (1994, Jp.) (writer), Whisper of the Heart (1995, Jp.) (writer), Princess Mononoke (1997, Jp.), Spirited Away (2001, Jp.), Howl's Moving Castle (2004, Jp.), Ponyo (2008), The Wind Rises (2013). # 33 F. W. MURNAU 1888-1931 Influential, German-Born Silent Film Director Influenced by Poetic and Dark Expressionism Suggested Filmography: Nosferatu, the Vampire (1922), The Last Laugh (1924), Tartuff (1926), Faust (1926), Sunrise (1927), City Girl (Our Daily Bread) (1930), Tabu (1931). MIKE NICHOLS 1931-2014 Play Director Turned Film Director of Comedies and Dramas Trained in improv theater, he specializes in character-driven comedies and dramas -- The Graduate, Silkwood, and Closer. Suggested Filmography: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), The Graduate (1967), Catch-22 (1970), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), The Fortune (1975), Gilda Live (1980), Silkwood (1983), Heartburn (1986), Working Girl (1988), Biloxi Blues (1988), Postcards From the Edge (1990), Regarding Henry (1991), Wolf (1994), The Birdcage (1996), Primary Colors (1998), What Planet Are You From? (2000), Wit (2001), Angels in America (2003) (HBO miniseries), Closer (2004), Charlie Wilson's War (2007). # 39 MAX OPHULS 1902-1957 German-Born European Expatriate Famous For Fluid Tracking Shots and Emphasis on Mise-en-Scene Suggested Filmography: Liebelei (1933), Letter From an Unknown Woman (1948), Caught (1949), The Reckless Moment (1949), La Ronde (1950), Le Plaisir (1952), The Earrings of Madame De... (1953), Lola Montes (1955). # 32 # 20 SAM PECKINPAH 1925-1984 Iconoclastic, Controversial, Ground-Breaking, Maverick Film-Maker (aka "Mad Sam") He upped onscreen violence in his controversial Westerns and dramas, including The Wild Bunch and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. Suggested Filmography: Ride the High Country (1962), Major Dundee (1965), The Wild Bunch (1969), The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970), Straw Dogs (1971), The Getaway (1972), Junior Bonner (1972), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973), Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), The Killer Elite (1975), Cross of Iron (1977), Convoy (1978), The Osterman Weekend (1983). ARTHUR PENN 1922-2010 Skilled, Perceptive Director of Actors After the Freudian western The Left Handed Gun, he made New Hollywood classics Bonnie and Clyde, Little Big Man, and Night Moves. Suggested Filmography: The Left-Handed Gun (1958), The Miracle Worker (1962), The Train (1964) (replaced by John Frankenheimer), Mickey One (1965), The Chase (1966), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Alice's Restaurant (1969), Little Big Man (1970), Night Moves (1975), The Missouri Breaks (1976), Four Friends (1981), Target (1985), Dead of Winter (1987), Penn & Teller Get Killed/Dead Funny (1989). # 26 ROMAN POLANSKI 1933- Notorious, French-Born, Polish-Educated Successor to Alfred Hitchcock In Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby, this international moviemaker probed dark passions and destructive desires. Suggested Filmography: Knife in the Water (1963), Repulsion (1965), Cul-De-Sac (1966), The Fearless Vampire Killers or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are In My Neck (1967), Rosemary's Baby (1968), Macbeth (1971), Chinatown (1974), The Tenant (1976), Tess (1979), Pirates (1986), Frantic (1988), Bitter Moon (1992), Death and the Maiden (1994), The Ninth Gate (1999), The Pianist (2002), Oliver Twist (2005), To Each His Cinema (2007), The Ghostwriter (2010), Carnage (2011), Venus in Fur (2013). SYDNEY POLLACK 1934-2008 Important Director of Hollywood Stars from the 70s through the 90s; also Profilic Producer and Actor Suggested Filmography: The Slender Thread (1965), This Property is Condemned (1966), The Swimmer (1968) (uncredited), Castle Keep (1969), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Way We Were (1973), Three Days of the Condor (1975), The Yakuza (1975), Bobby Deerfield (1977), The Electric Horseman (1979), Absence of Malice (1981), Tootsie (1982) (actor, producer, director), Out of Africa (1985), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) (ex. producer), Presumed Innocent (1990) (producer), Havana (1990), Dead Again (1991) (producer), The Firm (1993), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) (producer), Sabrina (1995), Sense and Sensibility (1995) (producer), Random Hearts (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (ex. producer), Blow Dry (2001) (ex. producer), Heaven (2002) (ex. producer), The Interpreter (2005), Sketches of Frank Gehry (2005). # 22 MICHAEL POWELL 1905-1990 (and EMERIC PRESSBURGER 1902-1988) British Director/Screenwriter Duo of Visually-Impressive Films The U.K. screenwriter-director team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger made popular art movies like Black Narcissus and Peeping Tom. Suggested Filmography: The Man Behind the Mask (1936) (Powell only), The Edge of the World (1937), The Thief of Bagdad (1940), 49th Parallel (1941), One of Our Aircraft is Missing (1942), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), I Know Where I'm Going (1945), A Matter of Life and Death/Stairway to Heaven (1946), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), The Small Black Room (1949), The Elusive Pimpernel (1950), The Tales of Hoffman (1951), Peeping Tom (1960) (Powell only), Age of Consent (1969). # 47 OTTO PREMINGER 1905-1986 Serious Austrian-Born Independent Producer/Director and Outspoken Taboo Breaker Who Challenged the Film Production Codes After the film noir Laura, he challenged movie censors with drug abuse, in The Man With the Golden Arm, and rape, in Anatomy of a Murder. Suggested Filmography: Laura (1944) (replaced Mamoulian), Daisy Kenyon (1947), Forever Amber (1947), Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950), Angel Face (1952), The Moon Is Blue (1953), Carmen Jones (1954), River of No Return (1954), The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955), The Man With the Golden Arm (1955), Saint Joan (1957), Bonjour Tristesse (1958), Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Porgy and Bess (1959), Exodus (1960), Advise and Consent (1962), The Cardinal (1963), In Harm's Way (1965), Bunny Lake is Missing (1965), Hurry Sundown (1967), Skidoo (1968), Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970). SAM RAIMI 1959- Cult Horror Film Director The cult-movie king from Michigan gave us the Evil Dead trilogy (and Bruce Campbell), A Simple Plan, and the blockbuster Spider-Man movies. Suggested Filmography: The Evil Dead (1981), Crimewave (1985), Evil Dead II (1987), Darkman (1990), Army of Darkness (1993), The Quick and the Dead (1995), A Simple Plan (1998), For Love of the Game (1999), The Gift (2000), Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spider-Man 3 (2007), Drag Me to Hell (2009), The Possession (2012) (producer), Evil Dead (2013) (producer), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). # 36 NICHOLAS RAY 1911-1979 Hollywood Director of Distinctively Personal/Confessional Works in the 50s Suggested Filmography: The Twisted Road (1948) - re-released as They Live By Night (1949), Knock on Any Door (1949), In A Lonely Place (1950), On Dangerous Ground (1951), Flying Leathernecks (1951), The Lusty Men (1952), Johnny Guitar (1954), Rebel Without A Cause (1955), Bigger Than Life (1956), Bitter Victory (1957), Party Girl (1958), King of Kings (1961), 55 Days at Peking (1963). # 25 SATYAJIT RAY 1921-1992 Award-Winning Indian-Born Director, the Most Famous of All-Time, and Noted for the Acclaimed "Apu Trilogy" Suggested Filmography: Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956), The Music Room (1958), The World of Apu (1959), The Big City (1963), Charulata (1964), Days and Nights in the Forest (1969), Distant Thunder (1973), The Branches of the Tree (1990). # 12 JEAN RENOIR 1894-1979 Famed Expressionistic French Director of Three of the Greatest Films of All-Time; One of the First Auteurs and Son of Famed Impressionistic Painter Auguste Renoir Suggested Filmography (mostly Fr.): La Chienne/The Bitch (1931), Boudu Sauvé des Eaux/Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932), Les Bas-fonds/The Underground (1936), The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936), Une Partie Campagne/A Day in the Country (1936), La Grande Illusion/Grand Illusion (1937), La Bete Humaine/The Human Beast (1938), La Marseillaise (1938), La Règle du Jeu/The Rules of the Game (1939), L'Amour/Ways of Love (1940), Swamp Water (1941), This Land is Mine (1943), The Southerner (1945), The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946), The Woman on the Beach (1947), The River (1951), Le Carrosse D'or/The Golden Coach (1953), French Cancan (1955), Elena et Les Hommes (1956), Picnic on the Grass (1959). KEN RUSSELL 1927-2011 Flamboyant British Director of Sensational, Often Shocking, Grotesque, Impressionistic Cinema Suggested Filmography: French Dressing (1964), Billion Dollar Brain (1967), Women in Love (1969), The Boy Friend (1971), The Devils (1971), The Music Lovers (1971), Savage Messiah (1972), Mahler (1974), Lisztomania (1975), Tommy (1975), Valentino (1977), Altered States (1980), Crimes of Passion (1984), Gothic (1986), The Lair of the White Worm (1988), Salome's Last Dance (1988), The Rainbow (1989), Whore (1991), Lion's Mouth (2000), The Fall of the Louse of Usher (2002), Revenge of the Elephant Man (2004), Trapped Ashes (2006), Moll Flanders (2008). JOHN SCHLESINGER 1926-2003 Skillful, Capable, and Celebrated British Director Suggested Filmography: A Kind of Loving (1962), Billy Liar (1963), Darling (1965), Far From the Madding Crowd (1967), Midnight Cowboy (1969), Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971), The Day of the Locust (1975), Marathon Man (1976), Yanks (1979), Honky Tonk Freeway (1981), The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), The Believers (1987), Madame Sousatzka (1988), Pacific Heights (1990), The Innocent (1993), Cold Comfort Farm (1995), Eye For An Eye (1996), The Next Best Thing (2000). # 5 # 3 MARTIN SCORSESE 1942- Renowned, Notable, Modern American Film-maker of a "New Hollywood" Generation; Director of Contemporary, Visually-Stimulating Films That Predominantly Featured New York City, and Had Urban/Crime Themes You talkin' to him? No one captures alienated men on the edge the way he's done in Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and The Departed. Suggested Filmography: Who's That Knocking at My Door? (1968), Boxcar Bertha (1972), Mean Streets (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), New York, New York (1977), The Last Waltz (1978), Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), After Hours (1985), The Color of Money (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), GoodFellas (1990), Cape Fear (1991), The Age of Innocence (1993), Casino (1995), A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese through American Movies (1995) (documentary), Kundun (1997), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), You Can Count on Me (2000) (ex. producer), Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005), The Departed (2006), Shine a Light (2008), Shutter Island (2010), Hugo (2011), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) # 5 RIDLEY SCOTT 1937- Hit-Producing, British-Born Director of Visually-Striking 80s and 90s (and Beyond) Films A TV-commercial star turned stylish auteur, he made the cool, slick Alien, Blade Runner, and Thelma & Louise. Suggested Filmography: The Duellists (1977), Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Legend (1985), Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), Black Rain (1989), Thelma & Louise (1991), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), White Squall (1996), G.I. Jane (1997), Gladiator (2000), Hannibal (2001), Black Hawk Down (2001), Matchstick Men (2003), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), American Gangster (2007), Body of Lies (2008), Robin Hood (2010), Prometheus (2012), The Counselor (2013), Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), The Martian (2015). # 28 TONY SCOTT 1944-2012 British Writer/Director (Brother of Ridley) With Top Gun As His Greatest Claim to Fame Suggested Filmography: The Hunger (1983), Top Gun (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Days of Thunder (1990), Revenge (1990), The Last Boy Scout (1991), True Romance (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), The Fan (1996), Money (1996), Enemy of the State (1998), Spy Game (2001), Beat the Devil (2002), Man on Fire (2004), Domino (2005), Deja Vu (2006), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), Unstoppable (2010). MACK SENNETT 1880-1960 Greatest, Most Influential Master of Silent Screen Comedy, the "King of Comedy" and Anarchic Slapstick Suggested Filmography: Producer and Director of hundreds of short films, Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914), The Dentist (1932) (producer), The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933) (producer). # 37 M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN 1970- Director of Films Specializing in Twists and Surprise Endings Suggested Filmography: Praying with Anger (1992), Wide Awake (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002), The Village (2004), Lady in the Water (2006), The Happening (2008), The Last Airbender (2010), After Earth (2013), The Visit (2015). DON SIEGEL 1912-1991 Action-Film Director of Low-Budget Police Dramas, Established a Prolific Association with Anti-Hero Clint Eastwood Suggested Filmography: The Big Steal (1949), Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Baby Face Nelson (1957), The Line-Up (1958), Flaming Star (1960), Hell Is For Heroes (1962), The Killers (1964), Coogan's Bluff (1968), Madigan (1968), Two Mules for Sister Sara (1969), The Beguiled (1971), Dirty Harry (1971), Charley Varrick (1973), The Black Windmill (1974), The Shootist (1976), Telefon (1977), Escape From Alcatraz (1979), Rough Cut (1980), Jinxed! (1982). # 38 DOUGLAS SIRK 1900-1987 Director of Glossy, Stylized, 50s Technicolor, Melodramatic Soap Operas Suggested Filmography: Lured (1947), Sleep, My Love (1948), Shockproof (1949), Thunder on the Hill (1951), Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952), All I Desire (1953), Magnificent Obsession (1954), All That Heaven Allows (1955), Sign of the Pagan (1955), There's Always Tomorrow (1956), Written on the Wind (1956), Battle Hymn (1957), The Tarnished Angels (1957), A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958), Imitation of Life (1959). # 11 # 1 STEVEN SPIELBERG 1946- Most Commercially-Successful and Prolific Producer/Director of Hollywood Blockbusters and Other 'Big-Budget' Films He reworked the genre crowd-pleasers of his youth into the modern blockbusters: Jaws, E.T., and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Suggested Filmography: Duel (1971), The Sugarland Express (1974), Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), 1941 (1979), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Poltergeist (1982), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (segment 2), Gremlins (1984) (producer), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Back to the Future, II, III (1985, 1989, 1990) (executive producer), The Color Purple (1985), Empire of the Sun (1987), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) (executive producer), Always (1989), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Hook (1991), Jurassic Park (1993), Schindler's List (1993), Twister (1996) (executive producer), Amistad (1997), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Men in Black (1997) (producer), Saving Private Ryan (1998), A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001), Jurassic Park III (2001) (ex. producer), Minority Report (2002), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Munich (2005), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), The Adventures of Tintin (2011), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015). GEORGE STEVENS 1904-1975 Respected American Producer/Director/Cinematographer of Many Classics Suggested Filmography: Alice Adams (1935), Swing Time (1936), A Damsel in Distress (1937), Vivacious Lady (1938), Gunga Din (1939), Penny Serenade (1941), The Talk of the Town (1942), Woman of the Year (1942), The More the Merrier (1943), I Remember Mama (1948), American Trilogy: A Place In the Sun (1951), Shane (1953), Giant (1956), The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), The Only Game in Town (1970). # 43 # 16 OLIVER STONE 1946- Controversial, Provocative, Stylistic Director of Compelling, Bombastic, Modern-Day Dramas (Often Political) Provocative, bombastic, and politically contrarian, he's courted controversy in Midnight Express, Natural Born Killers, and JFK. Suggested Filmography: The Hand (1981), Vietnam Trilogy: Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Heaven and Earth (1993); Salvador (1986), Wall Street (1987), Talk Radio (1988), The Doors (1991), JFK (1991), Natural Born Killers (1994), Nixon (1995), U-Turn (1997), Any Given Sunday (1999), Alexander (2004), World Trade Center (2006), W. (2008), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), Savages (2012). # 28 PRESTON STURGES 1898-1959 Legendary Writer/Director of Anarchic Screen Comedies and Witty Satires of the 40s With Larger-Than-Life Characters His witty, sophisticated comedies -- The Lady Eve, Sullivan's Travels, The Palm Beach Story -- are still sharply funny, six decades later. Suggested Filmography: The Great McGinty (1940), Christmas in July (1940), The Lady Eve (1941), Sullivan's Travels (1941), The Palm Beach Story (1942), Hail the Conquering Hero (1944), The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944), The Sin of Harold Dibbledock (1947), Unfaithfully Yours (1948), The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949). # 8 QUENTIN TARANTINO 1963- Volatile, Pop Cultural, Brilliant Director/Screenwriter/Actor of Audacious, Off-Beat Violent Films of the 90s and After - Symbol of a New Generation of Film-Makers A brilliant pop-culture collagist, he thrilled movie lovers with Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and the Kill Bill series. Suggested Filmography: Reservoir Dogs (1992) (screenwriter and director), True Romance (1993) (screenwriter only), Natural Born Killers (1994) (screenwriter only), Pulp Fiction (1994) (screenwriter and director), Four Rooms (1995) - one segment, Jackie Brown (1997) (screenwriter and director), Kill Bill, Vol. I (2003), Kill Bill, Vol. II (2004), Sin City (2005) - special guest director, Grindhouse (2007) - one segment "Death Proof", Death Proof (2007), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012), The Hateful Eight (2015). # 46 JACQUES TATI 1909-1982 French Film-maker Suggested Filmography: L'École des facteurs (1947), Jour De Fete (1948), Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953), Mon Oncle (1958), Playtime (1967). # 27 # 26 FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT 1932-1984 Film Critic and French Film-maker, Part of the New Wave Movement in the 1950s Suggested Filmography: The 400 Blows (1959), Shoot the Piano Player (1960), Jules and Jim (1962), The Soft Skin (1964), Fahrenheit 451 (1967), The Bride Wore Black (1968), Mississippi Mermaid (1969), The Wild Child (1970), Two English Girls (1972), Day for Night (1973), Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me (1973), The Story of Adele H (1975), The Man Who Loved Women (1977), The Last Metro (1980), The Woman Next Door (1981), Confidentially Yours (1983). KING VIDOR 1894-1982 Versatile Early Pioneer of Silent and Early Sound Films with Simple Themes Suggested Filmography: The Big Parade (1925), The Crowd (1928), Show People (1928), Hallelujah! (1929), The Champ (1931), Our Daily Bread (1934), The Wedding Night (1935), Stella Dallas (1937), The Citadel (1938), The Wizard of Oz (1939) (uncredited), Comrade X (1940), Northwest Passage (1940), Duel in the Sun (1946), Beyond the Forest (1949), The Fountainhead (1949), Ruby Gentry (1952), Man Without a Star (1955), War and Peace (1956), Solomon and Sheba (1959). # 37 JOSEF von STERNBERG 1894-1969 Famous Austrian-Born Collaborator in Seven Films With Actress Marlene Dietrich Suggested Filmography: It (1927) (uncredited), Underworld (1927), The Docks of New York (1928), The Last Command (1928), The Blue Angel (1930), Morocco (1930), Dishonored (1931), Blonde Venus (1932), Shanghai Express (1932), The Scarlet Empress (1934), The Devil Is a Woman (1935), The Shanghai Gesture (1941), Jet Pilot (1957). ERICH von STROHEIM 1885-1957 Perfectionistic, Original, and Notorious Austrian-Born Director of Epic, Extravagant, Often Re-Edited Masterpieces Suggested Filmography: Blind Husbands (1919), The Devil's Passkey (1920), Foolish Wives (1922), Greed (1925), The Merry Widow (1925), The Wedding March/The Honeymoon (1928), Queen Kelly (1929). RAOUL WALSH 1887-1980 Capable, Prolific Director Noted for Energized, Robust, Brisk-Paced Films Spanning Silent and Sound Eras Suggested Filmography: The Thief of Bagdad (1924), What Price Glory (1926), Sadie Thompson (1928), In Old Arizona (1928) (co-director), The Big Trail (1930), Klondike Annie (1936), The Roaring Twenties (1939), They Drive By Night (1940), Dark Command (1940), High Sierra (1941), The Strawberry Blonde (1941), They Died With Their Boots On (1941), Gentleman Jim (1942), Objective, Burma! (1945), The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945), Pursued (1947), White Heat (1949), Colorado Territory (1949), Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951), Along the Great Divide (1951), The World In His Arms (1952), A Lion is in the Streets (1953), Battle Cry (1955), Band of Angels (1957), The Naked and the Dead (1958). # 38 PETER WEIR 1944- Australian-Born Director of Mystical, Visually-Poetic, Mysterious and Ambiguous Films Suggested Filmography: Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), The Last Wave (1977), Gallipoli (1981), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982), Witness (1985), The Mosquito Coast (1986), Dead Poets Society (1989), Green Card (1990), Fearless (1993), The Truman Show (1998), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), The Way Back (2010). # 2 # 9 ORSON WELLES 1915-1985 Influential, Uncompromising, Expertly-Genius Film Director/Producer, Hollywood's Premier Enfant Terrible and Victim; Director of Filmdom's Most Studied Film - Citizen Kane Larger than life, he debuted with the dazzling Citizen Kane, then he saw studios hack up The Magnificent Ambersons and Touch of Evil. Suggested Filmography: Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), The Stranger (1946), The Lady From Shanghai (1948), Macbeth (1948), Othello (1952), Mr. Arkadin (1955), Touch of Evil (1958), The Trial (1962), Chimes at Midnight/Falstaff (1966), F for Fake (1975). WILLIAM A. WELLMAN 1896-1975 Versatile, Maverick Film-Maker of Numerous Films, Including the First Best Picture Winner Suggested Filmography: Wings (1927), Night Nurse (1931), Other Men's Women (1931), The Public Enemy (1931), Frisco Jenny (1932), The Purchase Price (1932), So Big! (1932), Heroes for Sale (1933), Midnight Mary (1933), Wild Boys of the Road (1933), The Call of the Wild (1935), Nothing Sacred (1937), A Star is Born (1937), Beau Geste (1939), Roxie Hart (1942), Lady of Burlesque (1943), The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), The Story of G.I. Joe (1945), Yellow Sky (1948), Battleground (1949), The Happy Years (1950), Westward the Women (1951), Island in the Sky (1953), The High and the Mighty (1954), Track of the Cat (1954), Blood Alley (1955). # 24 # 19 BILLY WILDER 1906-2002 Maverick Austrian-Born Writer/Director of Daring, Caustic, Provocative, Controversial Themes - with 21 Academy Award Nominations (Winner of 6) His wit and unflinching eye for hypocrisy produced Sunset Boulevard and Ace in the Hole along with the gender-bending Some Like It Hot. Suggested Filmography: The Major and the Minor (1942), Five Graves to Cairo (1943), Double Indemnity (1944), The Lost Weekend (1945), A Foreign Affair (1948), The Emperor Waltz (1948), Sunset Boulevard (1950), The Big Carnival/Ace in the Hole (1951), Stalag 17 (1953), Sabrina (1954), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Love In the Afternoon (1957), The Spirit of St. Louis (1957), Witness For the Prosecution (1957), Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960), One, Two, Three (1961), Irma La Douce (1963), Kiss Me, Stupid (1964), The Fortune Cookie (1966), The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970), Avanti! (1972), The Front Page (1974), Fedora (1978), Buddy Buddy (1981). ROBERT WISE 1914-2005 Versatile, Accomplished, Veteran Director/Producer/Editor Suggested Filmography: Citizen Kane (1941) (editor), The Curse of the Cat People (1944), The Body Snatcher (1945), Born to Kill (1947), Blood On The Moon (1948), The Set-Up (1949), The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951), The Desert Rats (1953), Executive Suite (1954), Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), Tribute to a Bad Man (1956), Helen of Troy (1956), I Want to Live! (1958), Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), West Side Story (1961) (co-directed with Jerome Robbins), The Haunting (1963), The Sound of Music (1965), The Sand Pebbles (1966), Star! (1968), The Andromeda Strain (1971), The Hindenburg (1975), Audrey Rose (1977), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). SAM WOOD 1883-1949 Overlooked, Neglected Director Suggested Filmography: Hold Your Man (1933) (uncredited), A Night at the Opera (1935), A Day At The Races (1937), Gone With the Wind (1939) (uncredited), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), Kitty Foyle (1940), Our Town (1940), Raffles (1940), The Devil and Miss Jones (1941), Kings Row (1942), The Pride of the Yankees (1942), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), Guest Wife (1945), Saratoga Trunk (1945), Ivy (1947), Command Decision (1948), The Stratton Story (1949). WILLIAM WYLER 1902-1981 Renowned, Three-Time Best Director Oscar Winner, Superb and Elegant Story-Teller His elegant storytelling made dramas (The Best Years of Our Lives), romances (Roman Holiday), and epics (Ben-Hur) sparkle. Suggested Filmography: Come and Get It (1936) (partial), Dodsworth (1936), These Three (1936), Dead End (1937), Jezebel (1938), Wuthering Heights (1939), The Letter (1940), The Westerner (1940), The Little Foxes (1941), Mrs. Miniver (1942), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), The Heiress (1949), Detective Story (1951), Carrie (1952), Roman Holiday (1953), The Desperate Hours (1955), Friendly Persuasion (1956), The Big Country (1958), Ben-Hur (1959), The Children's Hour (1961), The Collector (1965), How to Steal a Million (1966), Funny Girl (1968). # 22 ROBERT ZEMECKIS 1951- 80s and 90s Director (and Producer) of Half-Fantasy, Comic-Strip Worlds, Often with Special Effects He used new technologies to seamlessly combine reality and fantasy in movies like Back to the Future and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Suggested Filmography: I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), Used Cars (1980), Romancing the Stone (1984), Back to the Future (1985), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Back to the Future II (1989), Back to the Future III (1990), Death Becomes Her (1992), Forrest Gump (1994), Contact (1997), What Lies Beneath (2000), Cast Away (2000), The Polar Express (2004), Beowulf (2007), A Christmas Carol (2009), Flight (2012), The Walk (2015). FRED ZINNEMANN 1907-1997 Maker of Meticulously-Cautious, Well-Crafted 'Realistic' Dramas Suggested Filmography: The Seventh Cross (1944), The Search (1948), Act of Violence (1949), The Men (1950), High Noon (1952), The Member of the Wedding (1952), From Here to Eternity (1953), Oklahoma! (1955), A Hatful of Rain (1957), The Old Man and the Sea (1958) (uncredited), The Nun's Story (1959), The Sundowners (1960), A Man For All Seasons (1966), The Day of the Jackal (1973), Julia (1977), Five Days One Summer (1982).