“If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed.”
Though Scorsese holds the title of my favorite director thus far, I have to give the title of best director to Mr. Stanley Kubrick. He exhibits such a strong sense of control over almost all of his pictures (probably only excluding Spartacus), that I just have to hand it to him. Though he tackles a wide variety of topics and makes a lot points, his directorial presence can almost always be felt. Oh, and I’m a sucker for those tracking shots. 🙂
Stanley Kubrick… Ranked (a wrap up in which I overview his career and films)
His filmography (titles are links to my reviews):
1953, starring Frank Silvera, Kenneth Harp, Paul Mazursky, and Stephen Coit
1955, starring Frank Silvera, Jamie Smith, and Irene Kane
1956, starring Sterling Hayden, Coleen Grey, and Vince Edwards
1957, starring Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, and George Macready
1960, starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, and Jean Simmons
1962, starring Peter Sellers, George Mason, and Sue Lyon
1964, starring Peter Sellers and George C Scott
1968, starring Douglas Rain and Kier Dullea
1971, starring Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, and Michael Bates
1975, starring Ryan O’Neal, Patrick Magee, and Marisa Berenson
1980, starring Jack Nicholson Shelly Duvall, and Danny Lloyd
1987, starring Mathew Modine, Vincent D’Onofrio, Adam Baldwin, and R Lee Ermey
1999, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman
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