Which actor/director's career should I marathon?
I've always wanted to watch everything on someone's IMDB page, any recommendations? I thought it might be interesting to see someone's career unfolding and how they mature or get worse, and how they act in different genres. For example, I thought about Bruce Willis or Arnold Schwarzeneggar to see the trajectory of an action movie star, how action movies have changed/how modern directors approach similar materials, etc. Or how Tim Burton's visual style evolved, and then got stagnant.
They don't have to necessarily be great movies, and I'm open to any genre except horror. It's more of an experiment than a watch-excellent-movies experience. (I think I miss actively watching things for my film classes...noticing patterns, making comparisons between multiple movies, contextualizing them in the real world. |
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Uwe Boll.
He's extremely consistent :D Verhoeven's Hollywood run from RoboCop to Hollow Man. |
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Robert DeNiro & Leonardo DiCaprio spring to mind.
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Originally Posted by henry022 (Post 2136299)
I've always wanted to watch everything on someone's IMDB page, any recommendations? I thought it might be interesting to see someone's career unfolding and how they mature or get worse, and how they act in different genres.
Myself I watched every film of Gloria Grahame and discovered some great movies I'd never otherwise have seen. There's still a few of her last films I couldn't find:( |
Just a starter list:
Al Pacino (He's had a few misses, but most of his resumé is full of interesting and varied roles) Kiefer Sutherland Humphrey Bogart Audrey Hepburn (Once you've seen one, you can't get enough of her) Geneviève Bujold David Duchovny (A little harder to marathon since two of his most iconic roles are TV shows, but worth it) Quentin Tarantino David Lynch David Cronenberg David Fincher Brian De Palma Alfred Hitchcock |
Originally Posted by henry022 (Post 2136299)
I've always wanted to watch everything on someone's IMDB page, any recommendations? I thought it might be interesting to see someone's career unfolding and how they mature or get worse, and how they act in different genres. For example, I thought about Bruce Willis or Arnold Schwarzeneggar to see the trajectory of an action movie star, how action movies have changed/how modern directors approach similar materials, etc. Or how Tim Burton's visual style evolved, and then got stagnant.
They don't have to necessarily be great movies, and I'm open to any genre except horror. It's more of an experiment than a watch-excellent-movies experience. (I think I miss actively watching things for my film classes...noticing patterns, making comparisons between multiple movies, contextualizing them in the real world. Clint Eastwood would be a good pick, he started off in B-Movie science fiction films moved into Westerns than detective stories. If you want action...I wouldn't go with someone obvious like Arnie but rather pick Jeff Bridges. |
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Oh yeah, how did I forget about Clint Eastwood? Literally one of my favorite actors. Great director too.
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Originally Posted by Holden Pike (Post 2136307)
Came in to say this. I did an Alexander Payne marathon at the beginning of COVID, it went like this: Election Nebraska The Descendents Downsizing Sideways About Schmidt Citizen Ruth |
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Mads Mikkelsen (he's so diverse of an actor)
Anders Thomas Jensen (dark comedy/drama director) |
Originally Posted by John Dumbear (Post 2136956)
Came in to say this.
I did an Alexander Payne marathon at the beginning of COVID, it went like this: Election Nebraska The Descendents Downsizing Sideways About Schmidt Citizen Ruth I wouldn't mind watching Dustin Hoffman's entire resume either. |
Originally Posted by henry022 (Post 2136299)
I've always wanted to watch everything on someone's IMDB page, any recommendations? I thought it might be interesting to see someone's career unfolding and how they mature or get worse, and how they act in different genres. For example, I thought about Bruce Willis or Arnold Schwarzeneggar to see the trajectory of an action movie star, how action movies have changed/how modern directors approach similar materials, etc. Or how Tim Burton's visual style evolved, and then got stagnant.
They don't have to necessarily be great movies, and I'm open to any genre except horror. It's more of an experiment than a watch-excellent-movies experience. (I think I miss actively watching things for my film classes...noticing patterns, making comparisons between multiple movies, contextualizing them in the real world. I think it might be interesting to watch the filmography of Tom Hanks, and see the changes in his career. He started as a comedic actor, then segued into romantic comedies, and then made the shift to dramatic roles, and he's good in everything he's in. He's even done some great voice acting too. Plus he's made a lot of great movies, so you won't be watching a bunch of duds. :) |
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Joe Dante. Probably one of the few directors of the time who knew how to do effects heavy movies.
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If you have TCM, they usually do one actors whole oeuvre every month.
It is especially interesting because you can follow actors from silent to talkies, from B/W to color and other changes in cinema production. |
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Watch films with Leonardo DiCaprio, Natalie Portman, Jennifer Lawrence. Well, Darren Aronofsky's films, if you like psychologically intense plots.
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Some directors that would be rewarding to marathon:
• Terence Davies • Preston Sturges • Abel Ferrara • John Cassavetes • Albert Brooks • Tony Scott • Josef von Sternberg • Samuel Fuller • Michael Mann • Paul Verhoeven • Jacques Tati • Leos Carax I also second the user who recommended Joe Dante as well 👍🏼 |
Vatroslav Mimica, bruh
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Re: Which actor/director's career should I marathon?
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Takeshi Kitano Park Chan Wook Ki Duk Kim |
James Dean
Kurt Russell Robert Redford Burt Lancaster Tom Hardy Robert Duvall Natalie Portman Richard Donner Brian De Palma Sidney Lumet John Carpenter David Fincher Alfred Hitchcock Quentin Tarantino |
Writer - Taylor Sheridan.
Alexander Payne was already mentioned above. He is a great shout. So is Wes Anderson. Noah Baumbach And my personal favourite : Denis Villeneuve |
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