CELLULOID BURNING

The big news of the release date for the next Batman movie may have hogged all the glory away from the latest trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Inception. I have to admit that I was only mildly curious when I saw previous trailers for Inception. They all looked interesting but without any hint of what the story was about. This current trailer erases any confusion and Inception is now my most anticipated movie of the summer… ok second most to Donnie Yen’s Ip Man 2!

This may be the most personal list I’ve written on this site. With film having been around for well over 100 years and the huge number of great directors from all over the world that have come and gone, the choices where daunting. I don’t claim to be an all knowing expert on film. There are many amazing filmmakers to whom I have seen little or none of their work. The director’s I do love, however, I’ve seen everything they have made and often tracked down rare and hard to find film’s from their oeuvre. I used no objective criteria in my selection, just my gut instinct and personal preferences. I know there are going to be a lot of people out there who scream “bloody murder” because I left out their favorite director to which I say… start your own damn website!
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