Comments on: Fire Your Agent? 5 Directors Who May Need To Rethink Their Career Choices

By: Michael Scully

Michael Scully — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:11:51 +0000

It isn't "Hollywood" and it isn't the agents. Roger Donaldson, a man always forgotten when good directors are mentioned could turn coal in to a diamond. We are our own saviors. Stop talking about the motion picture business as if it were anything else than another field of battle where personal responsibility is the rule. If these men failed, they â¦.ed up. BTW, in the reverse, would someone mind telling me why the Iraq bomb defuser movie won anything? Also, the comments on Spielberg are true for the most part, except that Lincoln is rather good. Pompously yours, MJS

By: ali

ali — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:11:51 +0000

I agree about M. Night Shyamalan. He needs a serious career change.

Spielberg should stop directing and just produce.

By: Mitchell

Mitchell — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:11:51 +0000

Stephen Frears, M. Night Shyamalan, Rob Reiner, Lawrence Kasdan, Alex Proyas, Andrew Niccol and I think most would disagree but I wasn't a fan of "The Grey", so Joe Carnahan.

By: james

james — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:11:51 +0000

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck… should fire his Hollywood agent. As should Gela Babluani, and all the other European directors who get sucked into the machine, and end up making a f*cking pudding that sinks their careers.

By: Aksel

Aksel — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:11:51 +0000

Spielberg.. Definetely Spielberg.. I'm still waiting to see an interesting movie from him.. His last good effort was Schindler's List.. Just because your name is Spielberg doesn't mean you can get a free pass for all the A.I's – War Horse's (ok, maybe "Catch me if you can" can be the exception)

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:11:51 +0000

I agree with Spike Lee. I'd also add Jane Campion; personally, I thought The Piano was excellent, though it's definitely a movie that demands a particular taste, but since then, she really hasn't done a whole lont.

By: YUP

YUP — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:11:51 +0000

Fernando Merielles and Dana Carvey, separated at birth?

By: George

George — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:11:51 +0000

Shaft 2000 remake may be a linear action thriller. It sure gave us one of many great Jeffrey Wright performances. Also had Sam Jackson foul mouth mode. I wouldn't minded a sequel

By: Marko

Marko — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:11:51 +0000

Just watch. One of these guys is going to wind up directing the new Star Wars film.

By: DJ

DJ — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:11:51 +0000

Only reason Spike Lee isn't on here is because he continues to be prolific with his output; but that's his Catch-22: in his obsession to be 'culturally' relevant, his works have become tone deaf, uneven and in some cases, like Red Hook Summer, dreadful. But he still seems to tweet a lot to retain a good chunk of loyalty from fans, so maybe he's onto something.

And don't forget to add Kevin Smith, Hal Hartley, Jim Jarmusch (pick your decades old indie filmmaker) to the list.

By: Pedro

Pedro — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:11:51 +0000

This list ends up having really two certified talents, namely Mike Newell and Fernando Meirelles. Though "Blindness" had it's issues, it was a film that featured strong performances from Julianne Moore and Mark Rufallo (and it succeeded in building a very bleak portrait of humanity). Mike Newell's films though not achieving brilliance, have always been good showcases for the performers, even if sometimes they feel standard and uninspired ("Prince of Persia" being the more immediate case).

By: Rizzo

Rizzo — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:11:51 +0000

I would go with Jim Sheridan who went from directing great tales like My Left Foot, The Boxer and In America, to making that 50 Cent biopic and Dream House. That should get anyone fired.

By: Francisco

Francisco — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:11:51 +0000

David Gordon Green.