What are your favorite filmmakers’ favorite movies?
How did you learn about filmmaking when you were just getting started? And what title inspired you to become a filmmaker? For me, it was the special edition DVD of Taxi Driver that came with a full commentary track and booklet. I got it when I was a freshman in college.
Before then, I was into movies. I had seen a lot. But I had no idea how they were made or really anyone outside of the directors behind them. That DVD introduced me to Paul Schrader, Martin Scorsese, and the deeper meaning behind cinema.
Listening to them talk about their favorite movies and inspirations opened a whole world up to me. It made me want to be a part of that world.
As a writer for No Film School, I frequently get to look into lists of your favorite filmmakers’ favorite movies. And last week, over Thanksgiving break, I got to read one of my favorite filmmakers’ books about some of the movies that made him who he is today.
I’m talking about Quentin Tarantino’s Cinema Speculation. A book I highly enjoyed.
Author: Jason Hellerman
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