Directors

Question 1

Woody Allen (1935-)

Answer 1

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: 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).

Question 2

PEDRO ALMODÓVAR 1949-

Answer 2

Insightful Oscar-Winning Spanish Writer/Director of Convoluted, Usually Sexually Provocative Films, Nicknamed "the Spanish Hitchcock" 
Suggested Filmography (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)..

Question 3

ROBERT ALTMAN 1925-2006

Answer 3

Countercultural attitudes, intersecting stories, and overlapping dialogue distinguish his movies, notably MAS*H and Nashville.

Suggested Filmography: That Cold Day in the Park (1969), Brewster McCloud (1970), MAS*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).

Question 4

INGMAR BERGMAN 1918-2007

Answer 4

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).

Question 5

MEL BROOKS 1926-

Answer 5

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).

Question 6

TIM BURTON 1958-

Answer 6

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).

Question 7

JAMES CAMERON 1954-

Answer 7

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).

Question 8

FRANK CAPRA 1897-1991

Answer 8

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: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), It’s A Wonderful Life (1946),

Question 9

JOHN CASSAVETES 1929-1989

Answer 9

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), A Woman Under the Influence (1974),

Question 10

CHARLIE CHAPLIN 1889-1977

Answer 10

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 Kid (1921), Modern Times (1936), The Great Dictator (1940),

Question 11

JOEL COEN 1954- and ETHAN COEN 1957-

Answer 11

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).

Question 12

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA 1939-

Answer 12

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).

Question 13

DAVID CRONENBERG 1943-

Answer 13

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: The Dead Zone (1983), The Fly (1986), Naked Lunch (1991), M. Butterfly (1993), Crash (1996), A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011), Cosmopolis (2012).

Question 14

GEORGE CUKOR 1899-1983

Answer 14

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: Little Women (1933), Dinner at Eight (1933), David Copperfield (1935), Romeo and Juliet (1936), Gone With The Wind (1939) (partial), The Women (1939), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Gaslight (1944), A Star is Born (1954), My Fair Lady (1964),

Question 15

MICHAEL CURTIZ 1888-1962

Answer 15

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: The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), The Walking Dead (1936), Casablanca Mildred Pierce (1945), White Christmas (1954), King Creole (1958), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960),

Question 16

CECIL B. DE MILLE 1881-1959

Answer 16

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 Ten Commandments (1923), Cleopatra (1934), The Crusades (1935), The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), The Ten Commandments (1956).

Question 17

BRIAN DE PALMA 1940-

Answer 17

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: 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).

Question 18

WALT DISNEY 1901-1966

Answer 18

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).

Question 19

CLINT EASTWOOD 1930-

Answer 19

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: The Bridges of Madison County (1995), Mystic River (2003), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Gran Torino (2008), Invictus (2009), Hereafter (2010), J. Edgar (2011), Jersey Boys (2014).Unforgiven (1992),

Question 20

JOHN FORD 1894-1973

Answer 20

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: Stagecoach (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), The Searchers (1956),

Question 21

D. W. GRIFFITH 1875-1948

Answer 21

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 Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916),

Question 22

HOWARD HAWKS 1896-1977

Answer 22

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: Scarface: The Shame of the Nation (1932), Bringing Up Baby (1938), His Girl Friday (1940), Sergeant York (1941), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), To Have and Have Not (1944).

Question 23

ALFRED HITCHCOCK 1899-1980

Answer 23

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.

Suggested Filmography: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), Rebecca (1940), Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941), Lifeboat (1944), Strangers on a Train (1951),Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956, remake), Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), Psycho (1960), The Birds (1963),

Question 24

RON HOWARD 1954-

Answer 24

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).

Question 25

JOHN HUSTON 1906-1987

Answer 25

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), The African Queen (1951), A Farewell to Arms (1957), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Prizzi’s Honor (1985),

Question 26

PETER JACKSON 1961-

Answer 26

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: 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), The Lovely Bones (2009), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), The Hobbit: There and Back Again (2014).

Question 27

ELIA KAZAN 1909-2003

Answer 27

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), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), On the Waterfront (1954), East of Eden (1955),

Question 28

STANLEY KUBRICK 1928-1999

Answer 28

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).

Question 29

FRITZ LANG 1890-1976

Answer 29

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: The Woman in the Window (1944), The Big Heat (1953),

Question 30

DAVID LEAN 1908-1991

Answer 30

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: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), A Passage to India (1984).

Question 31

SPIKE LEE 1957-

Answer 31

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: Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo’ Better Blues (1990), Malcolm X (1992), Oldboy (2013).

Question 32

SERGIO LEONE 1929-1989

Answer 32

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).

Question 33

GEORGE LUCAS 1944-

Answer 33

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).

Question 34

DAVID LYNCH 1946-

Acclaimed Writer/Director of Experimental, Avante-Garde, Dark and Disturbing Art House Films

Answer 34

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), Mulholland Drive (2001),

Question 35

JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ 1909-1993

Answer 35

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: All About Eve (1950), People Will Talk (1951), Guys and Dolls (1955), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), Cleopatra (1963),

Question 36

VINCENTE MINNELLI 1910-1986

Answer 36

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: Meet Me In St. Louis (1944), Ziegfeld Follies (1946), The Father of the Bride (1950),

Question 37

MIKE NICHOLS 1931-2014

Answer 37

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)

Question 38

ROMAN POLANSKI 1933-

Answer 38

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),

Question 39

SAM RAIMI 1959-

Answer 39

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).

Question 40

MARTIN SCORSESE 1942-

Answer 40

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)

Question 41

RIDLEY SCOTT 1937-

Answer 41

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).

Question 42

M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN 1970-

Answer 42

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).

Question 43

STEVEN SPIELBERG 1946-

Answer 43

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).

Question 44

OLIVER STONE 1946-

Answer 44

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).

Question 45

QUENTIN TARANTINO 1963-

Answer 45

Volatile, Pop Cultural, Brilliant Director/Screenwriter/Actor of Audacious, Off-Beat Violent Films of the 90s - 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).

Question 46

ORSON WELLES 1915-1985

Answer 46

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).

Question 47

BILLY WILDER 1906-2002

Answer 47

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. also the 7 year itch

Question 48

WILLIAM WYLER 1902-1981

Answer 48

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).

Question 49

ROBERT ZEMECKIS 1951-

Answer 49

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).