on Steven Spielberg's 'Schindler's List': "Think that's about the Holocaust? That was about success, wasn't it? The Holocaust is about 6 million people who get killed. Schindler's List is about 6…
"Sofia Coppola likes any guy who has what she wants. If she wants to be a photographer she’ll *beep* a photographer. If she wants to be a filmmaker, she’ll *beep* a filmmaker. She’s a parasite ju…
on David Fincher and his film 'Fight Club': "I saw thirty minutes of it only because our trailer is playing in front of it. And I would love to go on railing about the movie, but I'm just going t…
on Francis Ford Coppola and 'The Godfather': "Haven’t seen it - but I hate Coppola, too.... Because I hear the film is great and the only movies I want to like are my movies. I don’t want any oth…
"Tarantino named his production company after one of my films. He’d have done better to give me some money." (Tarantino named his company A Band Apart after Godard's film 'Bande à part')
on Kevin Smith (after Smith jokingly accused Burton of stealing the ending of Planet of the Apes from a Smith comic book): "Anyone who knows me knows I would never read a comic book. And I would …
on Kevin Smith: "He kind of created a Special Olympics for film. They just kind of lowered the standard. I’m sure their parents are proud; it’s just nothing I care to buy a ticket for."
about Tarantino's use of the N-word: "I’m not against the word, and I use it, but not excessively. And some people speak that way. But, Quentin is infatuated with that word. What does he want to …
on Stanley Kubrick: "Kubrick is a machine, a mutant, a Martian. He has no human feeling whatsoever. But it’s great when the machine films other machines, as in 2001."
on his work with David O. Russell on 'Three Kings': "David pouted through the rest of the shoot and we finished the movie, but it was truly, without exception, the worst experience of my life.&qu…
"I have no idea who Abel Ferrara is. But let him fight the windmills… I’ve never seen a film by him. I have no idea who he is. Is he Italian? Is he French? Who is he?" (Abel Ferrara directed…
In film criticism, the auteur theory holds that a film reflects the director's personal creative vision. Auteurs are the film directors whose personal influence and artistic control over a movie are s…
New Hollywood, American New Wave, or Hollywood Renaissance refers to a movement in American film history from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, when a new generation of young filmmakers came to promin…
These directors are born under the astrological sign, Pisces, which characterizes every person born between February 19th and March 20th. Which one is your favorite? Discuss here
Regarding all these filmmakers' bodies of work, which one most deserves a theme park built around his movies or more generally, his cinematic universe? Some descriptions of the possible attractions to…
Filmmaker Sam Peckinpah has a reputation for slow-motion and intense violence that he paired together masterfully. Unfortunately, he didn't make many films before his untimely death when he was 59, bu…
Generally, directors make a movie every couple of years. But these directors made not just one movie in a year, but two! Which of these sets of movies from the same director that were both released in…
The job of a Director is the most integral part of a motion picture. Many directors never get the spotlight they deserve and, in some cases, they don't get rewarded adequately by the Academy of Motion…
We love IMDb and these celebrities love it too. Which of these quotes from celebrities about their favorite site known as IMDb, is your favorite? NOTE: VOTE ON YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE, NOT YOUR FAVORITE C…
Crash! Bang! Wallop! Who, in your opinion, is the greatest action movie director of all time? Special Mentions The following people are considered fine action movie directors but didn't quite make the…
These directors are born under the astrological sign, Virgo, which characterizes every person born between August 23rd and September 22nd. Which one is your favorite? Discuss here
According to Wikipedia, a national poet "is a poet held by tradition and popular acclaim to represent the identity, beliefs and principles of a particular national culture [and writes] poetry tha…
Some directors bring with them not only extraordinary talent, but also cruelty towards the people they work with. Which director would you have been most afraid to collaborate with? Discuss here
Even though they were some of the greatest directors of all time, none ever won an Oscar for directing. Which do you find the most surprising?
After voting, discuss here.
It's difficult enough to make one great movie, so to make five in a row is an amazing achievement. Which of these five movie streaks from a director is the greatest achievement? Discuss it here