Tom Ford
Born: August 27, 1961 in Austin, Texas, USA
People don’t understand it and they will probably laugh when they read this, but fashion is one of the most grueling, brutal industries in the world because we create a constant stream of product that is perishable. And it’s speeding up so fast. People consume. They’re bored. They consume. They’re bored. They consume. They’re bored.
Tim Burton
Born: August 25, 1958 in Burbank, California, USA
[genres] “I had never really done something that was more of a horror film, and it’s funny, because those are the kind of movies that I like probably more than any other genre. The script had images in it that I liked .”
| Beetle Juice 1988 dir. Tim Burton starring Alec Baldwin Geena Davis Michael Keaton |
 Batman1989 dir. Burton starring Jack Nicholson Michael Keaton |
 Edward Scissorhands1990 dir. Burton Starring Johnny Depp Winona Ryder |
 Batman Returns1992 dir. Burton starring Michelle Pfeiffer Danny DeVito |
 The Nightmare Before Christmas1993 dir. Henry Selick Starring Danny Elfman Chris Sarandon written by Burton |
 Ed Wood1994 dir. Burton starring Johnny Depp Martin Landau |
 Sleepy Hollow1999 dir. Burton Starring Johnny Depp Christina Ricci |
 Big Fish2003 dir. Tim Burton Starring Ewan McGregor Albert Finney |
 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005 dir. Tim Burton Starring Johnny Depp Freddie Highmore |
 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street2007 dir. Burton Starring Johnny Depp Helen Bonham Carter |
 Alice in Wonderlanddir. Tim Burton Stars Mia Wasikowska Johnny Depp |
 PLANET OF THE APES2001 dir. Tim Burton Starring: Mark Wahlberg Tim Roth |
 DARK SHADOWS dir. Tim Burton Stars: Johnny Depp Michelle Pfeiffer |
 FRANKENWEENIEdir. Tim Burton Stars: Winona Ryder Catherine O’Hara |
Roman Polanski
Born: August 18, 1933 in Paris, France
Married to: Emmanuelle Seigner (30 August 1989 – present) (2 children)
Sharon Tate (20 January 1968 – 9 August 1969) (her death)
Barbara Lass (19 September 1959 – 1962) (divorced)
Has not been back to the United States since 1978.
Convicted of the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl after plea bargaining, Polanski then served time in prison in California. But prison officials released him sooner than the judge’s original sentence had intended. The judge then sought to have Polanski brought to court again for further sentencing. Rather than do so, Polanski fled to Europe to avoid and escape a second arrest and incarceration. In 2013, his former victim, Samantha Geimer-who was now 50 years old and had long before forgiven him for the crime–detailed her story in a book called “The Girl”.
 Polanski Short Films1950s/60s Reviews of all his short movies |
 Knife in the Water1962 dir. Polanski starring Leon Niemczy Jolanta Umecka |
 Repulsion1965 dir. Polanski Starring Catherine Deneuve Ian Hendry |
 Rosemary’s Baby1968 dir. Polanski starring Mia Farrow John Cassavetes |
 CARNAGE dir. Roman Polanski Stars: Jodie Foster Kate Winslet |
 Chinatown1974 dir. Polanski starring Jack Nicholson Faye Dunaway |
 The Tenant1976 dir. Polanski Cast Roman Polanski Isabelle Adjani |
 Bitter Moon1992 dir. Polanski starring Hugh Grant Peter Coyote |
 Death and the Maiden1994 dir. Polanski starring Sigourney Weaver Ben Kingsley |
 The Pianist2002 dir. Polanski starring Adrien Brody |
James Cameron
Born: August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Married to:
Suzy Amis (4 June 2000 – present) (3 children)
Linda Hamilton (26 July 1997 – 16 December 1999) (divorced) (1 child)
Kathryn Bigelow (17 August 1989 – 10 November 1991) (divorced)
Gale Anne Hurd (1985 – 1989) (divorced)
Sharon Williams (14 February 1978 – 14 July 1984) (divorced)
| The Terminator 1984 dir. Cameron Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger Linda Hamilton |
 The Abyss1989 dir. James Cameron Starring Ed Harris Mary Elizabeth |
 Aliens1986 dir. Cameron Starring Sigourney Weaver Carrie Henn |
 Terminator 21991 dir. Cameron starring Arnold Schwarzenegger Linda Hamilton |
| True Lies 1994 dir. Cameron Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger Jamie Lee Curtis |
 Titanic1997 dir. Cameron starring Kate Winslet Leonardo DiCaprio |
 Avatardir. Cameron Stars: Sam Worthington Sigourney Weaver Michelle Rodriguez |
Born in Canada in 1954, James Cameron early on harbored screenwriting ambitions, but began with odd jobs on set. His directorial debut was Piranha 2: The Spawning, a dubious start which nevertheless was followed by the classic hit The Terminator, which he also wrote.
This success opened the floodgates of high-concept and highly successful sci-fi outings, which remain Cameron’s signature.
James remains best-known for Titanic, for which he infamously coined himself “King of the World”.
Gus Van Sant
Born: July 24, 1952 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
When asked “Why in the hell would you want to do a shot-by-shot remake of Psycho in color?” He serenely replied “So no one else would have to.”
| PROMISED LAND 2012 dir. Gus Van Sant Stars: Matt Damon John Krasinski |
 Good Will Hunting1997 dir. by Gus Van Sant starring Damon Robin Williams |
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Paul Schrader
Born: July 22, 1946 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Married to: Mary Beth Hurt (6 August 1983 – present) (2 children)
Jeannine Oppewall (1969 – 1976) (divorced)
QUOTES:
What fascinates me are people who want to be one thing but who behave in a way contradictory to that. Who might say, “I want to be happy, but I keep doing things that make me unhappy.”.
We believed in a very real hell and very real evil. My mother took my hand once and stabbed me with a needle. She said, “You know how that felt, when the needle hit your thumb? Well, hell is like that… all the time!”.
If you have made a film that has been shelved or discarded, nobody–not your wife or best friend–will ever believe it is any good, because they [Hollywood studios] don’t discard $35-million investments.
Every time you think the studios have fucked you every way they can, they come up with a new way.
I killed more screen characters in the first four films I wrote than I have since. I realized I had to stop writing violence.
Norman Jewison
Born: July 21, 1926 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Married to: Margaret Ann Dixon (11 July 1953 – 26 November 2004) (her death) (3 children)
Born in Canada in 1926, Jewison demonstrated a childhood aptitude for performing arts.
His early professional work was in television, where he garnered a strong reputation for directing which by the early 1960s lead to his first opportunity in film. Jewison’s first true success was 1965’s The Cincinnati Kid, which he followed with continuously praised work in a variety of genres.
Norman has been nominated for seven Oscars for films such as Fiddler on the Roof, and Moonstruck, and holds the Order of Canada.
 The Russians are Coming The Russians are Coming1966 dir. Jewison starring Frank Sinatra Carl Reiner |
 THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR1998 dir. Norman Jewison Starring Steve McQueen Faye Dunaway |
 Fiddler on the Roof1971 dir. Jewison starring Topol Norma Crane |
| Jesus Christ Superstar 1973 dir. Jewison starring Ted Neeley Carl Anderson |
 …And Justice for All1979 dir. Jewison Cast Al Pacino Jack Warden |
 Moonstruck1987 dir. Jewison starring Cher Cage |
Garry Marshall, who created some of the 1970s’ most iconic sitcoms including “Happy Days,” “The Odd Couple,” “Laverne and Shirley” and “Mork and Mindy” and went on to direct hit movies including “Pretty Woman” and “The Princess Diaries,” died Tuesday. He was 81. The news was first reported by Access Hollywood.
Garry Marshall (1934–2016)
Born: November 13, 1934 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: July 19, 2016 (age 81) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Married to:
Barbara Marshall (9 March 1963 – 19 July 2016) (his death) (3 children)
| Beaches 1988 dir. Marshall Starring Bette Midler Barbara Hershey |
 NEW YEAR’S EVEdir. Garry Marshall Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker Jessica Biel |
 Georgia Rule2007 dir. Marshall Starring Jane Fonda Lindsay Lohan |
| NOTHING IN COMMON 1986 dir. Garry Marshall Stars: Tom Hanks Jackie Gleason |
 Valentine’s Daydir. Garry Marshall Starring Julia Roberts Jamie Foxx |
 OVERBOARD1987 dir. Garry Marshall Starring Goldie Hawn Kurt Russell |
 CHICKEN LITTLE 2005 dir. Mark Dindal Starring: Zach Braff Steve Zahn |
 A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN1992 dir. Penny Marshall Stars: Tom Hanks Geena Davis |
 PRETTY WOMAN1990 dir. Garry Marshall Stars: Richard Gere Julia Roberts |
Happy Birthday director Atom Egoyan
Born: July 19, 1960 in Cairo, Egypt
Married to: Arsinée Khanjian (19? – present) (1 child)
 CHLOE2009 dir. Atom Egoyan Starring Amanda Seyfried Julianne Moore |
 THE CAPTIVE2014 dir. Atom Egoyan Stars: Ryan Reynolds Scott Speedman |
Happy Birthday director Paul Verhoeven
Born: July 18, 1938 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Married to: Martine Verhoeven (7 April 1967 – present) (3 children)
Famous for his extremely violent, yet intelligent, science fiction films (RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990), Starship Troopers (1997) and Hollow Man (2000)).
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