Director Profile: Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann

Currently In the Box Office: The Great Gatsby

Opening Weekend: £4,095,325 at 522 locations

Known for: Moulin Rouge, Australia

Author’s Favourite: Moulin Rouge

Critics Opinion: 7.6/10, Public Opinion: 7.6/10

Most Academy Awards: Moulin Rouge

Won 2 Oscars inc. Best Art Direction

Highest Critical Acclaim: Strictly Ballroom

Critics Opinion: 9.5/10

Highest Public Acclaim: Moulin Rouge
 Public Opinion: 7.6/10

Highest Grossing: Australia

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $211.3m

Debut Feature: Strictly Ballroom

Won 3 BAFTAs inc. Best Production Design

Director Profile: Susanne Bier

Susanne Bier

Currently In the Box Office: Love Is All You Need

Opening Weekend: £202,086 at 131 locations

Known for: In a Better World, After The Wedding

Author’s Favourite: Open Hearts

Critics Opinion: 9.6/10, Public Opinion: 7.6/10

Most Awards: In a Better World

Won 1 Oscars for Best Foreign Film

Most Critically Acclaimed: Open Hearts

Critics Opinion: 9.6/10

Highest Grossing: After The Wedding

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $11.6m

Hidden Gem: Den Eneste Ene

Biggest Danish Box Office of the nineties

Debut Feature: Freud Flyttar Hemifran...

Won Best Supporting Actress at European Film Awards

Upcoming Projects: Serena

USA/Czech Republic production starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper

Director Profile: Sam Raimi

Sam Raimi

Currently In the Box Office: Oz: The Great and Powerful

Opening Weekend: £3,739,905 at 530 locations

Known for: Evil Dead, Spiderman

Author’s Favourite: Drag Me To Hell

Critics Opinion: 9.2/10, Public Opinion: 6.7/10

Most Awards: Spiderman 2

Won 1 Oscars inc Best Visual Effects

Most Critically Acclaimed: Evil Dead

Critics Opinion: 9.8/10

Highest Grossing: Spiderman 3

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $890.9

Hidden Gem: A Simple Plan

Nominated for 2 Oscars inc. Best Supporting Actor

Debut Feature: Evil Dead

Won Saturn Award for Best Low-Budget Film

Upcoming Projects: Rake

TV Movie starring Greg Kinnear and Miranda Otto

Director Profile: Steven Soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh

Currently In the Box Office: Side Effects

Opening Weekend: £911,315 at 351 locations

Known for: Ocean’s Eleven, Traffic

Author’s Favourite: Erin Brockovich

Critics Opinion: 8.4/10, Public Opinion: 7.2/10

Most Awards: Traffic

Won 4 Oscars inc. Best Director & 2 BAFTAs

Most Critically Acclaimed: Sex, Lies and Videotape

Critics Opinion: 9.8/10

Highest Grossing: Ocean’s Eleven

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $450.7m

Hidden Gem: Gray’s Anatomy

Recounting Spalding Gray’s journey after told he has an eye condition.

Debut Feature: Sex, Lies and Videotape

Nominated for 2 BAFTAs and 1 Oscar.

Upcoming Projects: Behind The Candelabra

USA TV Movie starring Matt Damon and Michael Douglas

Director Profile: Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino

Known for: Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill

Author’s Favourite: Reservoir Dogs

Critics Opinion: 9.6/10, Public Opinion: 8.4/10

Currently In the Box Office: Django Unchained

Opening Weekend: £2,801,312

Most Critically Acclaimed: Django Unchained

Won 2 Oscars & 2 BAFTAs inc. Best Supporting Actor

Highest Grossing: Django Unchained

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $418.8m

Hidden Gem: Four Rooms

Segment: ‘The Man From Hollywood’

Debut Feature: Reservoir Dogs

Won a 1993 Spirit Award for Steve Buscemi

Upcoming Projects: Kill Bill Vol. 3

A sequel to Kill Bill Vol. 1&2

Director Profile: Danny Boyle

Danny Boyle

Known for: Trainspotting, 28 Days Later...

Author’s Favourite: 127 Hours

  Critics Opinion: 9.3/10, Public Opinion: 7.7/10

Currently In the Charts: Trance

Opening Weekend: £1,574,399 

Most Critically Acclaimed: Slumdog Millionaire

Won 8 Oscars inc. Best Picture & 7 BAFTAs inc. Best Director

Highest Grossing: Slumdog Millionaire

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $377.9

Hidden Gem: A Life Less Ordinary

Starring Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz and Holly Hunter

Debut Feature: Shallow Grave

Also debut feature starring role for Ewan McGregor 

Upcoming Projects: Porno

A sequel to Trainspotting.

Director Profile: Bryan Singer

Bryan Singer

Known for: The Usual Suspects, X-Men

Author’s Favourite: The Usual Suspects

Critics Opinion: 8.9/10, Public Opinion: 8.7/10

Currently In the Box Office: Jack The Giant Slayer

Opening Weekend: £1,571,481

Most Critically Acclaimed: The Usual Suspects

Won 2 Oscars & 2 BAFTAs inc. Best Original Screenplay

Highest Grossing: X2

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $407.7m

Debut Feature: Public Access

Won the 1993 Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival

Upcoming Projects: X-Men: Days of Future Past

A sequel to X-Men: First Class.

Director Profile: Ang Lee

Ang Lee

Currently In the Box Office: Life Of PI

Opening Weekend: £3,591,458 at 525 locations

Known for: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain

Author’s Favourite: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Critics Opinion: 9.7/10, Public Opinion: 7.9/10

Most Awards: Life Of PI

Won 4 Oscars inc. Best Director & 2 BAFTAs

Most Critically Acclaimed: Sense and Sensibility

Critics Opinion: 9.8/10

Highest Grossing: Life Of Pi

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $608.1

Hidden Gem: Eat Drink Man Woman

Nominated for 1995 Best Foreign Film Oscar

Debut Feature: Pushing Hands

Taiwanese production of conflict between cultural tradition and modern lifestyle

Upcoming Projects: Tyrant

Series for USA TV.