I think there are all kinds of directors out there, and each one brings something special to the world of cinema. Some love stories, some love effects, and some love the sound of their own voice as they tell other people what to do. I don’t think it disqualifies me as an auteur, but I certainly don’t buy into the philosophy of director as dictator. Filmmaking is a collaborative effort - and as director, for good or bad, I’m merely where the buck stops. The thing is, my gr

“Of all the arts, for us the cinema is the most important.” — Vladimir Lenin What is the future of film, and does film necessarily need to be on a specific evolutionary trajectory? Some might argue that film’s evolution is about creating an ever more realistic and immersive experience, until the boundaries between the viewer and the screen are practically invisible, similar to the holodeck made famous by Star Trek: The Next Generation... ...but just as biological evolution d