Category: A-Z of Directors
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The A – Z Guide To Directors: Part Three – Al (I)

Luis Alcoriza (1918 – 1992) | Canon place: 5/10 | 🇲🇽 Try Alcoriza | if you like the socially conscious and satirical films of Luis Buñuel, Arturo Ripstein, and Alfonso Arau. Career Overview and Notable Films Born in Spain, Luis Alcoriza was a prolific Mexican scriptwriter, director, and actor whose career spanned over five decades.…
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The A – Z Guide To Directors: Part Two – Ad – Ak

Masao Adachi Try Adachi | if you like the radical and experimental films of Nagisa Oshima, Kōji Wakamatsu, and Shūji Terayama. 1939 – – | Canon place: 4/10 | 🇯🇵 Career Overview and Notable Films Masao Adachi is a Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his contributions to the Japanese New Wave and his…
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The A – Z Guide To Directors: Part One – Aa – Ac

George Abbott Try Abbott | if you like the lively and well-crafted musical films of Jerome Robbins, Stanley Donen, and Bob Fosse. (1887 – 1995) | Canon Place: 5/10 | 🇺🇸 Career Overview and Notable Films George Abbott was a titan in American theatre, with a career that spanned over seven decades. His foray into…