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Directors Close Up 2: Interviews with Directors Nominated for Best Film by the Directors Guild of America: 2006 - 2012
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Oct 31, 2008 - A multi-talented filmmaker, Jackson has done just about everything that can be done in the moviemaking business, including director, producer, cinematographer, editor, special effects, make-up artist, screenwriter, puppet maker, camera Heavenly Creatures was the film that launched actress Kate Winslet in her career, while Jackson was nominated for an Academy Award with his wife, Frances Walsh, for Best Screenplay, and won awards at the Venice and Toronto film festivals. But for the most part, it's a solid formula. Ranked 4 on Premiere&x27;s 2006 &x22;Power 50&x22; list. T.: The Extra-Terrestrial(1982) is ranked 26 on Premiere Magazine&x27;s 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. Okay, now let's move onto this year. Feb 2, 2012 - 02/02/2012 Interviewed in &x22;Directors Close Up: Interviews with Directors Nominated for Best Film by the Directors Guild of America&x22;, ed. Of the nine films nominated, only three are really considered contenders: Gravity American Hustle and 12 Years a Slave. Feb 27, 2014 - And sometimes they dole out make-good Oscars for directors who should've won for earlier, better work (see: The Departed). Sep 19, 2012 - Marie Antoinette was the follow-up film for Sofia Coppola after striking Oscar gold with Lost in Translation (the first American female ever nominated for Best Director). And it's a little bit of a make-good Oscar for the first two installments of the saga, which were both worthy in their own right.