Posts by Lawrence Harris2

If Greta isn't in the movie, I'm skipping it!

It really comes down to the creators. Take Chris Carter, for example—he gave every director and writer total creative freedom on The X-Files. Some of the biggest names behind the camera there were Kim Manners, Robert Bowman, and David Nutter. Each one brought such a distinct flavor to the table; you could actually tell who was directing just by watching an episode! But honestly, you don't see that kind of autonomy very often.

You might see something similar in Whedon's work, like Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Firefly.

Since Vince Gilligan is the showrunner, I’m pretty sure he was the one who called the shots here. He definitely did it with a smile on his face, too! The guy knows his stuff—he handled those sweeping exterior shots back on The X-Files when he was a writer (and let me tell you, Chris Carter gave him total creative freedom there), and then obviously mastered them on Breaking Bad. I’d bet anything that Vince gave them the green light on this style.

In this business, the creator is the ultimate boss, and more often than not, they’re also the head writer. While directors definitely matter—especially when you have distinct stylists like Joss Whedon, Alex Graves, or Kim Manners—it’s really the writers who drive the show alongside the creator. Plus, if there's a whole team of writers, everything has to pass through the creator's hands first. That's just how a writers' room works! https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ga...oxs-the-xfiles

Movies don't really have a single "creator" figure, so the screenwriter is the closest thing we have. Honestly, a great script is the backbone of any good movie. I usually give the director the most credit, but I wouldn't say they completely overshadow the writers. Take the movie 'True Romance,' for example. It was directed by the talented Tony Scott, but since Tarantino wrote it, the first time I watched it, I was totally convinced it was a Tarantino film!

Then you have legends like Roman Polanski or Alfred Hitchcock. They have such unmistakable visual styles and ways of building tension that you can recognize their work the second it hits the screen.

I’m not exactly looking forward to this. First off, Ridley really should have stepped down from directing ages ago, and then there's Phoenix just mulling things over

With Kubrick and Nicholson involved, you've got that Napoleon project—honestly, the greatest movie that never actually made it to the screen.