25 Movie Titles Describing Great Female Directors' Trademarks
Since the discussion of the male directors dominated movie business started, the poll board users decided to make a poll for female directors. They are not lesser good, just lesser promoted. So the pollboard has chosen a selection of 25 great female directors and their trademarks described through the titles of other directors movies. Which of these 25 movie titles is the best match for the director's trademark? The intended puns are made from the English title of the movie. Submit your shortcut here.
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- DirectorWillard HuyckStarsDudley MooreEddie MurphyKate CapshawA military weapons engineer struggles to do his job responsibly, while a hapless tank commander has to live with the consequences in combat years later.
- DirectorLasse HallströmStarsJuliette BinocheJohnny DeppJudi DenchSingle mother Vianne Rocher and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town in the winter of 1959, and open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.
- DirectorJim KeenanStarsJohn BranchBonnie RosemanDiablo DeanAn aging Rock Star from the 1980's has a gathering of seemingly strangers on Thanksgiving to inform them they are all his children from his many illicit affairs.
- DirectorDallas JacksonStarsJessica AllainLuke TennieMitchell EdwardsA childhood prank comes back to haunt a clique of South Central Los Angeles teens when their victim returns home during their high-school Homecoming weekend.
- DirectorMike MillsStarsAnnette BeningElle FanningGreta GerwigIn 1979 Santa Barbara, Dorothea is a determined single mother who is raising her son, Jamie. Dorothea enlists the help of two women -- Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist and Julie, a savvy teenager -- to help with Jamie's upbringing.20th Century Women - Mary Harron
(Her movies are often set in the past, specifically 20th century)
Suggested by nikolayyeriomin - StarsYvette LuTara Alexandra BrownJP StanleyWorking Title is a screwball comedy that follows three friends in their mid-twenties, each trying to leave their mark on a world that tells them success will always come at the cost of personal happiness. The story mainly follows Julia, a peter-pan esq adult child who is trying her best to master the art of 'growing up' while at the same time trying to break into the entertainment industry as a powerful screenwriter. With her two best friends, Sara and Hardwick, they each learn to navigate through life on this slow path to adulthood, understanding that sometimes it's better to give yourself what you wish other people would give you.Lina Wertmüller - Working Title!
(her movies often have really long titles and I don't mean opening credits, actual title can have more then ten words in it)
Suggested by nikolayyeriomin - DirectorDouglas WesterStarsBrook Mahealani LeeChris TashimaCathy Yan - Asian American Leadership Awards
(She's Asian American and her debut feature is very much award-winning)
Suggested by nikolayyeriomin - StarsNoddy HolderThomas PattersonBob StanleyBritish documentary series narrated by Noddy Holder looking at the trailblazers in various music genres.
- Mary Lambert - Top 10 Horror Themed Music Videos
(For being prolific in horror and music videos)
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