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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Leos Carax

    by Tony Cogan · Aug 9, 2021 at 8:33 CEST · Director's Chair, Uncategorized · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Leos Carax

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    Deadline: 5th September 2021

    Hello everyone, it’s time to announce who the featured director for August on Director’s Chair will be and this month the focus is on Leos Carax.

    Carax got his start working on shorts and doing work as a film critic before moving into feature films with Boy Meets Girl. The film helped to...

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  • Director’s Chair: Mike Leigh

    by Tony Cogan · Aug 8, 2021 at 15:25 CEST · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair: Mike Leigh

    Hello everyone, it’s time to showcase the pieces sent to me on the films of Mike Leigh. Thanks to everyone who sent pieces in. Without further ado, let’s dive in.

    Secrets and Lies

    Blueprint: Review

    Topsy-Turvey

    Blueprint: ReviewLife vs Film

    Vera Drake

    Movierob

    Mr Turner

    Citizen CharlieSobriety Test Movie...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Mike Leigh

    by Tony Cogan · Jul 12, 2021 at 12:33 CEST · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Mike Leigh

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    Deadline: 7th August 2021

    Hello everyone, it’s time to reveal who the featured director for July will be and this month I’ve decided to go with Mike Leigh.

    Now Leigh got his start on the stage, working on plays at the Midlands Art Centre in Birmingham and the Royal Shakespeare Company, adapting one of his plays, Bleak...

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  • Director’s Chair: Julie Taymor

    by Tony Cogan · Jul 11, 2021 at 12:32 CEST · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair: Julie Taymor

    Hello everyone, it’s time to showcase the features sent to me on the films of Julie Taymor. Thank you to everyone who wrote pieces on her films. Without further ado, let’s dive in.

    Titus

    Movierob

    Frida

    Movierob

    The Glorias

    Matthew Liedke on FilmPaul’s Trip to the MoviesThe MN Movie Man

    Come back tomorrow for the announcement...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Julie Taymor

    by Tony Cogan · Jun 7, 2021 at 16:19 CEST · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Julie Taymor

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    Deadline: 10th July 2021

    Hello everyone, it’s time to announce the person who will be featured in Director’s Chair for June and this month I’ve decided to go with Julie Taymor.

    Taymor got her start on the stage, working first in Indonesia before doing work in New York. Whilst in New York, she worked for The Public...

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  • Director’s Chair: George Clooney

    by Tony Cogan · Jun 6, 2021 at 16:17 CEST · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair: George Clooney

    Hello everyone, it’s time to showcase the features sent to me on the films of George Clooney. Thanks to everyone who sent pieces in. Without further ado, let’s dive in.

    Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

    Movierob

    Good Night and Good Luck

    Movierob

    Leatherheads

    Movierob

    The Ides of March

    MovierobHarold Gross: The...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: George Clooney

    by Tony Cogan · May 10, 2021 at 18:36 CEST · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: George Clooney

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    Deadline: 5th June 2021

    Hello everyone, it’s time to reveal the featured director for May and this is another month where I have joined with Rob over at Acting School 101 to focus on an actor/director and this month we’ve decided to go for George Clooney.

    As a director, Clooney made his start with Confessions of a...

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  • Director’s Chair: Ang Lee

    by Tony Cogan · May 9, 2021 at 18:36 CEST · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair: Ang Lee

    Hello everyone, it’s time to showcase the pieces sent to me on the films of Ang Lee. Thanks to everyone who sent their pieces in. Without further ado, let’s dive in.

    Pushing Hands/The Wedding Banquet/Eat Drink Man Woman

    Blueprint: Review

    Sense and Sensibility

    Movierob

    The Ice Storm

    Movierob

    Ride With The...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Ang Lee

    by Tony Cogan · Apr 12, 2021 at 21:50 CEST · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Ang Lee

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    Deadline: 8th May 2021

    Hello everyone, it’s time to announce the director that will be featured for April and this month, following his receipt of the BAFTA Fellowship, I’ve decided to go with Ang Lee.

    After Lee finished film school, after a period of unemployment, Lee submitted the scripts for Pushing Hands and the...

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  • Director’s Chair: David Fincher

    by Tony Cogan · Apr 11, 2021 at 12:36 CEST · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair: David Fincher

    Hello everyone, it’s time to showcase the features that were sent to me on the films of David Fincher. Thanks to everyone who sent pieces in. Without further ado, let’s dive into them,

    Alien 3

    Lambcast Joel Watches Movies MovieRob

    Se7en

    Life vs Film Joel Watches Movies MovieRob

    The Game

    Blueprint: Review MovieRob

    Fight...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: David Fincher

    by Tony Cogan · Mar 15, 2021 at 22:46 CET · Director's Chair, Uncategorized · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: David Fincher

    Deadline: 10th April 2021

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    Hello everyone, sorry for the delay in getting this out but it’s time to announce the featured director for March and this month the featured director is David Fincher.

    Fincher got his start working in visual effects, employed by ILM, doing work on stuff like Return of the Jedi and Indiana Jones and the...

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  • Director’s Chair: Gina Prince-Bythewood

    by Tony Cogan · Mar 7, 2021 at 16:20 CET · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair: Gina Prince-Bythewood

    Hello everyone, it’s time to showcase the features sent to me on the films of Gina Prince-Bythewood. Thanks to everyone who sent pieces in. Without further ado, let’s dive in.

    Love and Basketball

    Movierob

    Beyond the Lights

    Movierob

    The Old Guard

    InReviewIn My Opinion FlicksMovierob

    Come back soon for the announcement of...

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