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John Ford

James Stewart - Rope - Alfred Hitchcock - 1948

“A piece of genius”: the greatest role James Stewart never played was in a 1946 classic

Passed up by John Ford for a relative unknown.

Tim Bradley
May 10, 2026
Sudden Impact - 1983 - Clint Eastwood

“It’s a classic on every score”: the 1940 movie Clint Eastwood called one “people want to see forever”

He needs you to see it.

Scott Campbell
Apr 30, 2026
Steven Spielberg at Berlinale 2023

How three words from his idol built the myth of Steven Spielberg: “You wanna be a picture-maker?”

A seminal soundbite.

Scott Campbell
Mar 29, 2026
Akira Kurosawa - Director - October 1981

“A monumental figure”: Cinema’s most essential director, according to Akira Kurosawa

A true Hollywood genius who inspired every great director.

Tim Bradley
Mar 29, 2026
- Clint Eastwood - Far Out Magazine

The directors who “always astounded” Clint Eastwood for the wrong reasons

It wouldn’t happen to him.

Scott Campbell
Mar 16, 2026
Oscars - Academy Awards - Oscar - Statue - 2023

The first person to win back-to-back Oscars for ‘Best Director’ is an American hero

No rest for the winner.

Lucy Harbron
Feb 7, 2026
Who is the highest-grossing director in cinema history to never make a sequel

The five most important directors in cinema history, according to science

Pure, objective science.

Lily Hardman
Jan 25, 2026
Clint Eastwood - Martin Scorsese - Split

The one director Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese agree is the greatest of all time: “He was unparalleled”

The icon’s icon.

Scott Campbell
Jan 24, 2026
John Wayne - Big Jake - 1971

The one and only movie John Wayne banned John Ford from directing: “This was my dream”

No place for Pappy.

Scott Campbell
Jan 17, 2026
John Wayne - Actor - 1935

The one and only time John Wayne starred in a TV show: “I was on and off so fast”

He did it as a favour.

Scott Campbell
Jan 11, 2026
Natalie Wood - Actress - 1955

The movie Natalie Wood hated every second of making: “Put me on a plane and send me home”

“To tell her to go shit in her hat…”

Tom Phelan
Dec 3, 2025
Steven Spielberg - Director - 2023

When Steven Spielberg accidentally ripped off his three favourite directors: “I didn’t consciously do that”

He didn’t realise.

Liam Gaughan
Nov 12, 2025

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