This is my first Top 5 list on my blog, but its something i plan to do more of on here. This Top 5 is dedicated to up and coming directors of film at the moment, now of course as I'm sure any one into there Visual/Audio entertainment enough to write up Top 5 lists will tell you that these lists are subject to change on a daily basis and therefor are presented in no particular order of best to worst but are just rather the top 5 i can think of on that particular day.
1. Michel Gondry- A genius french man who's Visual flair and imagination have made him one of the most original filmmakers in recent years. Best film in my opinion is Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, but also see Science of sleep and Be Kind Rewind.
2. Jason Reitman- Son of the legendary Ivan Reitman, Jason is an exceptional talent and even got an Oscar nod for his second film Juno. But for me his best film to date was his first Thank you for not smoking. A smart and sarcastic look at political correctness in the States.
3. Zack Snyder- with two great movies to his name(Dawn of the dead and 300) The former being the remake of the George A. Romero classic that was part of the re sparking of the Zombie sub-genre and the latter a visual masterpiece even if he content was less than intelligent, but the film i am most looking forward to by this director is his upcoming film version of the classic Comic by Alan Moore, "The Watchmen" which i am willing to bet will be one of if not the Best comic book flick of all time.
4.Edgar Wright- Now this is a name that is a bit more well known over here in the UK, although he is making a name for himself with his two feature films since retiring from TV. See Spaced, if you like his films, as this show is similar in humour and between the two films almost all of the cast appear in the films at some point. both released films are outstanding getting world wide acclaim from critics and fans alike. The first of which is Shaun of the dead, a brilliant comedy homage to all films zombie, and Hot fuzz a similar concept but replacing the genre of zombies for American cop thrillers, the catch being its set in Somerset in the UK.
5. Neil Marshall- A British horror director who's first feature was the cult film Dog Soldiers a sort of horror comedy where a group of British army troops on a training mission in a remote forest come under attack from a group of werewolves the beauty of this film is its use of both humour and gore in just the right combination to ensure you will be entertained throughout. His second film The Descent was a claustrophobic horror centered around five girls on a caving holiday who get trapped and come into contact with the secret occupiers of this cave. Perhaps most interesting is his upcoming film Doomsday, which looks to be on a much larger scale to his previous films the basic plot is that Britain has quarantined Scotland to stop a deadly disease destroying the world. Then years later troops are sent in to try to reclaim the territory and i assume chaos ensues.
A quick word on the criteria of my choices, although some of the names on this list are fairly well known and maybe not seen as "Up and coming" but all of the listed directors have made less than 5 feature films and have yet to (in my opinion) finish making there mark on cinema.
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