Staff Picks: Offbeat Directors

It’s time for Staff Picks from your Movies that Make Us crew and this

month, we each selected a Director with offbeat, unique, and interesting

points of view/films.

Tracy discussed three films from the library of Darren Aronofsky: The

Fountain, The Wrestler, and Black Swan. Three very different films, but still

work together in excellent character development and cinematography.

Jake selected Tim Burton and discusses Edward Scissorhands, Batman

Returns, and Corpse Bride. Jake talks about how these three films show

the depth and reach of Burton’s library, but each has his distinctive

flourishes. Val selected Robert Rodriguez and took a slightly different

approach and discusses the different phases of his film library. From his

independent work on El Mariachi and From Dusk to Dawn and moving into

Spy Kids and his work as a producer, and then into his short films with

Demi Lovato, Lady Gaga, and as the director of her favorite episode of the

Mandolorian.

What are your thoughts on these directors? Next week, it’s the start of

March Madness as we take on films that deal with the weird, unusual, and

surprising. As always, you can reach us at

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