Editors, directors, actors, writers and other filmmakers that I admire tremendously. Watch their work.
Ladies
and gentlemen, it would be a privilege to work with
you.
Steven Spielberg
The name
says it all. JAWS is a film I watch each and every time it
pops up on cable-sheer brilliance.
Gus Van Sant
MILK,
PARANOID PARK, GERRY, MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO. Such a distinct
style and yet so able to range outside his “range.”
Courtney Hunt
Directed
FROZEN RIVER. A beautiful film with a superb
cast.
Tim Squyres
Tim, you
craft the kinds of films I dream about. Your editing style
feels one step removed from reality; it serves perfectly to
illuminate our humanity and varied stories. Lyrical and
superbly paced. RACHEL GETTING MARRIED, TAKING
WOODSTOCK, SYRIANA, GOSFORD PARK, ICE STORM. Wow!
Tom McArdle
Edited
STATION AGENT and THE VISITOR. Both beautifully cut; tight
and poetic at the right moments. Check
IMDB for lots more of his projects.
Thomas McCarthy
Director of STATION AGENT and THE VISITOR--two
simple yet complex stories of non exceptional people
learning to live extraordinary lives. Thomas is now
directing GAME OF THRONES--an HBO series based on George
R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series. One of my favorite
writers and
HBO
and
Thomas McCarthy--can it
be anything other than great?!
Bryan Singer
Bryan rocks.
He makes films I want to watch and has the skill to insert
messages into blockbuster movies. This talent alone is
worth an Oscar.
Ang Lee
I love that
Ang Lee takes chances and explores various genres and moods
and styles. A true artist.
Joseph Gordon Levitt
The actor’s
actor. Performances so pitch perfect in every single film
he does...especially loved BRICK, MYSTERIOUS SKIN, 500 DAYS
OF SUMMER.
Jim Jarmusch
STRANGER
THAN PARADISE was one of my favorite films when I was a
kid....and it still is along with this director’s entire
canon of work.
Guillermo Del Toro
THE DEVIL’S
BACKBONE, PAN’S LABYRINTH, CRONOS...this man is a genius.
And we both love many of the same authors...Sturgeon,
Ellison, Lovecraft.
Kate Winslet
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, THE READER,
LITTLE CHILDREN...three films that gripped you and never
let go.
James
Schamus
Produced and
wrote EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN, THE ICE STORM, and BROKEBACK
MOUNTAIN.


