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Checking the web recently I came across some interesting posts on film and documentary directors. Some are very inspiring. Some very indie and others big players in the game.

Here are a few:
Is the Director of the Short Film “Panic Attack!” the Next Neill ...

It's kind of cool as an effects piece, but I don't think means the guy would be a good feature film director. For my tastes, there's too much jump cutting and shakey-cam. I know a lot of Hollywood directors use those techniques, ...

Internet-based movie reaches 4 million views

Made on a tiny budget of £3000 and distributed via the Internet, the film is an astonishingly high quality 40 minute movie made in England by unknown director Chris Bouchard. Millions of Lord of the Rings fans have shocked Hollywood ...

David Lynch was originally tapped to film Return of the Jedi

The director of Dune might have had a different spin on episode VI. ... TheDemonHunter - 12/10/2009, 12:24 PM. David Lynch shouldn't be allowed within a mile of a film set. The man is incapable of telling a cohesive story. ...

Budding director gets a shot at own film - Lemont, IL - Lemont ...

Josh Sniegowski of Lemont discusses the film he directs "Sleeping Awake" along the block of Peiffer with his makeup artist Alison Silver of Los Angeles and actor Raymond Shoemaker of Chicaco Friday November 6, 2009. James Cameron to Remake The Fantastic Voyage in 3D

It seems Cameron won't be in the director's chair on this film though, as he seems to be only involved in a producer capacity at this time. The original film centered on a team of scientists who shrink themselves to microscopic sizes ...

The other notable production was December 7th, a film documenting the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Of course, it wasn't just American directors who made these propaganda films. The great Alfred Hitchcock was the force behind Bon ...