Cinema Lounge, a film discussion group, takes place at 7:00 PM at Barnes and Noble, 555 12th St., NW in Washington, DC (near the Metro Center Metro stop). You do not need to be a member of the Washington DC Film Society to attend.

Cinema Lounge is moderated by Daniel R. Vovak.


December 10, 2007:

Who are the Auteur Directors?

In December, we discussed the topic of "Who are the auteur directors?" The group then gave attributes to many popular directors. Some directors had names that were immediately recognizable with attributes which were immediately understood. Others were less distinguishable but still known within their niche or by their cult audiences.

  • Woody Allen: New York themes. Neurotic. Infidelity.
  • Robert Altman: Popeye (1980). Arthouse Distributor. People walking around without camera breaks.
  • Paul Thomas Anderson: Boogie Nights (1997).
  • Wes Anderson: Wistful. Quirky. Family films.
  • Hal Ashby: Being There (1979).
  • Noah Baumbach: Kicking and Screaming (1995). Youthful spark.
  • Ingmar Bergman: 1960s.
  • Francis Ford Coppola: known for Youth without Youth (2007).
  • Tim Burton: Outlandish. Surreal.
  • Brian De Palma: Graphic. Sexually charged. Sexual tension.
  • John Ford: Westerns.
  • Alfred Hitchcock: Twists.
  • Peter Jackson: Cult movies.
  • Spike Lee: Brooklyn.
  • George Lucas: he picked nobodies and made them successful. Excellent plots. Special effects.
  • Tyler Perry: Black comedy.
  • Sam Raimi: Quirky, Horror comedies. Evil. Dead.
  • Robert Rodriguez: Grindhouse (2007).
  • Martin Scorsese: Gangster.
  • Stephen Speilberg: Great director of the 1980s and 1990s.
  • Quentin Tarantino: Violence.

    Other directors who were mentioned include: Tim Burton, James Cameron, Frank Capra, Coen Brothers, George Cukor, Michael Curtiz, Cecil B. Demille, Clint Eastwood, Ron Howard, John Huston, Elia Kazan, Stanley Kubrick, David Lean, Sidney Lumet, Michael Mann, Mike Nichols, Roman Polanski, Ridley Scott, Night Shyamalan, Bryan Singer, Steven Soderbergh, Zack Snyder, George Stevens, Oliver Stone, Peter Weir, Orson Welles, Billy Wilder, Robert Wise, John Woo, William Wyler, Robert Zemeckis, and Fred Zinneman.


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