EPISODE 1 – In the debut episode, Lonz, Josh, and Lonz’s life-long friend Evan tackle the role of the director, as well as the power that a director holds over the creation and overall vision of the film. Below, we list our articles and online content related to the topics discussed, as well as a full reference list of all the films and directors mentioned throughout the episode.
Music “Lovely” – Produced by Erik Godlow / “You” – Produced by Erik Godlow
- No Film School Article – https://nofilmschool.com/boards/discussions/what-auteur-theory-and-why-it-important
- Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auteur
- Circles and Squares by Pauline Kael – http://film110.pbworks.com/f/Kael+Circles.pdf
- Notes on the Auteur Theory by Andrew Sarris – https://dramaandfilm.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu/files/2011/06/Sarris-Notes-on-the-Auteur-Theory.pdf
Filmmakers Mentioned/Discussed
- Quentin Tarantino – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000233/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Christopher Nolan – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0634240/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Akira Kurosawa – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000041/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Michael Bay – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000881/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Sam Mendes – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005222/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Roger Deakins – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005683/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Pauline Kael – https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/pauline-kael
- Siskel & Ebert – https://siskelebert.org/
- French New Wave – https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-french-new-wave/
- Jean-Luc Godard – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000419/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Francois Truffaut – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000076/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3
- Paul Thomas Anderson – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000759/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Martin Scorsese – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Alan Pakula – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001587/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Hayao Miyazaki – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0594503/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Guy Ritchie – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005363/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- David Fincher – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Stanley Kubrick – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000040/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Ingmar Bergman – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000005/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3
- Federico Fellini – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000019/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Andrei Tarkovsky – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001789/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Preston Sturges – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002545/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Robert Bresson – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000975/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Terrence Malick – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000517/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3
- Orson Welles – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000080/?ref_=tt_ov_dr
- Gregg Toland – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005904/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr5
- Francis Ford Coppola – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000338/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Gordon Willis – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0932336/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Steven Soderbergh – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001752/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- George Lucas – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000184/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1
- Edgar Wright – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942367/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Park Chan-Wook – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0661791/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Bong Joon-Ho – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0094435/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Tom Ford – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1053530/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Films Mentioned/Discussed
- Transformers (2007) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418279/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (Streaming on iTunes, Youtube, Amazon Prime, AppleTV, Google Play)
- American Beauty – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169547/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_11 (Streaming on HBOMax and Amazon Prime)
- Road to Perdition – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257044/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_10 (Streaming on Amazon Prime, Cinemax, and Paramount+)
- Jarhead – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418763/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_9 (Streaming on Starz and Amazon Prime)
- Skyfall – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1074638/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6 (Streaming on iTunes, Youtube, Amazon Prime, AppleTV, Google Play)
- Spectre – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2379713/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_4 (Streaming on iTunes, Youtube, Amazon Prime, AppleTV, Google Play)
- 1917 – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8579674/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1 (Streaming on Amazon Prime, Showtime, and AppleTV)
- There Will Be Blood – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469494/?ref_=nm_knf_t2 (Streaming on iTunes, Netflix and Amazon Prime)
- All the President’s Men – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074119/?ref_=nm_knf_t2 (Streaming on HBOMax, Cinemax, and AppleTV)
- Princess Mononoke – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119698/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_15 (Streaming on HBOMax)
- Spirited Away – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245429/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (Streaming on HBOMax)
- Snatch. – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208092/?ref_=nm_knf_i3 (Streaming on Amazon Prime and AMC+)
- Fight Club – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_22 (Streaming on Amazon Prime and AppleTV)
- Sanshiro Sugata – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036400/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (Streaming on Criterion Channel)
- Drunken Angel – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040979/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (Streaming on Criterion Channel)
- Citizen Kane – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (Streaming on HBOMax)
- The Godfather – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (Streaming on Amazon Prime and Paramount+)
- In Time – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1637688/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (Streaming on Amazon Prime)
- Sicario – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3397884/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (Streaming on AppleTV, Google Play and iTunes)
- Coherence – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2866360/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (Streaming on Amazon Prime)
- Yojimbo – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055630/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (Streaming on HBOMax and Criterion Channel)
- Sanjuro – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056443/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (Streaming on Criterion Channel)
- Porco Rosso – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104652/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (Streaming on HBOMax)
- Chingoo [Friend) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281718/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (Streaming on Amazon Prime)
- Paid in Full – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259484/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (Streaming on Amazon Prime)
- A Single Man – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1315981/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (Streaming on Netflix)
- Nocturnal Animals – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4550098/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (Streaming on Netflix)
- Once Upon a Time in America – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087843/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3 (Unavailable for Streaming)