Johnny Depp playing a normal person again, in a normal movie with a normal plot : no role that would rely on some props or weird clothing, make-up or some transcending, goofy or other surrealist stuff…
Maybe he's done it before in a distant past, but how about Morgan Freeman playing a VILLAIN, not the bad-guy with redeeming qualities, some street-smart old crook with a heart of gold or a 'respectabl…
I want Marty. to work with Bobby. No, not Cannavale, Bobby D, Robert De Niro if you prefer. Seriously, isn't that time for these two legends to team up again, make it a gangster picture, a drama, even…
WHY SO SERIOUS? I would like to see Nolan killing his darlings, just for once : cerebral two-hour+ plots, made of mystery and head-scratching theories, spectacular explosions, car chases, and dark, …
Back to the roots... I wish he could get out of his comfort zone and stop relying everything on a revenge story and homages to old-school directors and exploitations fims. I wish he could het back to…
MAKE US LAUGH : Daniel Day-Lewis won as many Oscars as Jack Nicholson with twice less nominations, in fact, it's quite crazy to imagine that he didn't play more than 20 performances in a 30-year spann…
I want for John Carpenter to end his career with a GOOD MOVIE, so that the people don't remember him as ''that director who was cool in the '80s, but has lost his touch as he grew older''
WHY NO SERIOUS? I want to see Adam Sandler in a non-comedy movie, with no lame jokes, no make-up and funny faces. I want to see him bust his ass in an Oscar-worthy performance that would catch the f…
Another "Back to the roots" syndrome... I wish Tom Hanks could get back to a good old zany comedies like he used to do during his 80's/90's curly-hair period. Now that he won two Oscars bac…
Who can do more can do less: the proverb says, and I think that should be the measure of a great director to make something entertaining and successful without relying on special effects, exotic locat…
Speaking of the the Actors' God, how about the Goddess getting a Razzie nomination (evil laugh). Can you believe it never happened? Well, yes, it's Meryl Streep, but seriously, wouldn't that be a grea…
Anything but "Star Wars"...Surely, Lucas created the most iconic and the only true purely cinematic mythology, and for that, he'll be forever remembered. But that shouldn't be at the expense…
Speaking of Stallone : That's another case where Stallone has a slight edge, he had made a serious drama with an Oscar-nominated performance. Granted it was the first opus of a million-making franchi…
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…
Martin Scorsese with his ninth Oscar directing nomination for his work on The Irishman (2019) moves one step closer to unseating William Wyler as the individual with the most Academy Award for Best Di…
The members of the IMDb Poll Board have chosen their biggest director snub (people who should have been nominated for Best Director, yet they weren't). Which of these choices do you consider the bigge…
We can listen to these soundtracks again and again. Music gives their films a certain feel and works as a great stylistic tool. We realize that it's a certain director's work when we listen to that mu…
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…
There was an argument about Marvel superhero movies. penchofifteenpolls made a poll about it: Are Marvel Movies Cinema? The wonderful and highly acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese said in an intervi…
The following living or (sadly) dead celebrities have many things in common: talent, influential legacies in or beyond their respective fields, and the privilege of still being considered among the gr…
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…
Demographers have identified four contemporary generations to which westernized adults of the world belong: based on birth rates and common characteristics, the parameters are not rigid and allow for …
These are two of the most influential, iconic film directors ever to have graced us with their talents and both individuals have 7 of their films listed in the IMDb Top 250 (as of Oct. 5, 2016). Colle…
A cameo role is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, typically unnamed or appearing as themselves because of some special significance. Who has made the best cameos i…
Which of these quotes about the specific mechanics of filmmaking by a director is the most interesting? Discuss the list here To vote in a poll featuring the thoughts of legendary directors, click h…
The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast on Sunday January 12, 2014. According to Hollywood.com, the names of these celebrities are difficult to pronounce. If you were an announcer, which…
Year 2021 marks Satyajit Ray's 100th birth anniversary. He is probably the biggest and most renowned filmmaker from India. His 'Apu Trilogy' is ranked among the greatest in the history of world cinema…