Oscar Directors: Brooks, James–Career Disruptions

James L. Brooks Photo : Courtesy Everett Collection The man is behind two of the ’80s most memorable dramedies, the tearjerker “Terms of Endearment” and more relevant media critique “Broadcast News. But he has been keeping a low profile since Reese Witherspoon romcom “How Do You Know” flopped in 2010, leaving critics to wonder whether Brooks might […]

Directors: DuVernay, Ava–Career Card

DuVernay was tapped to write, direct and produce a feature adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s critically-acclaimed book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” for Netflix.

Directors: Nichols, Jeff–Career Disruptions

He was once attached to write and direct the adaptation of the Che Guevara and William Alexander Morgan New Yorker article, “Yankee Comandante.”

Directors: Waters, John–Screen Career Terminated, 2004

  John Waters Photo : ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Col One of America’s most subversive filmmakers, John Waters made a name for himself as a joyful ambassador of everything bad taste, from chic and scrappy 1960s shorts that lead to his masterpiece, 1972’s “Pink Flamingos.” Though Waters trafficked in outrageous sex and depravity up until his final feature, 2004’s […]

Directors: Brest, Martin–Career Problems after Successful Run

Then tragedy struck: the Ben Affleck-Jennifer Lopez starring Gigli misfired and lost millions, causing a critical backlash that had some calling it “the worst movie ever.”