The battle for the biggest output

When a director releases two movies in quick succession, you tend to take notice. It usually says something about how prolific he or she...

Who directed that?, Part II

When Kevin Smith released Cop Out in early 2010, I was inspired to write a post called " Who directed that?," exploring directo...

When documentaries aren't enough

When thinking of a fiction filmmaker, we tend to think of either someone who has a specific artistic vision, or someone who's trying to ...

The all-too-brief feature directing career of Daisy von Scherler Mayer

Hollywood is a pretty tough place to work, if you can direct two really great comedies out of four movies, and you still have to spend the r...

A parade of female directors

I've seen seven films since Friday night. Six of them were directed by women. I couldn't have planned that if I tried. Okay, I could...

A realization about Rob Reiner

My friend Don, who was visiting for the weekend from Chicago, and I were leaving Amoeba Music in Hollywood on Sunday night when the conversa...

Ranking Danny Boyle

I saw 127 Hours this past weekend. I know you probably did not. I'm having a hard time figuring out on IMDB when it gets a wider releas...