Prisoners broke it's award nominee shut-out with a Critics Choice nominee for Best Cinematography for Roger Deakins while it looks like one of Jake's previous director is finding another full award season. David O. Russell has been on an award roll since Nailed with The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook, and now American Hustle. It make you want to watch Nailed as least the version Russell created just to see what kind of performance he capture with Jake.
Early in his career Jake seemed to pick movies even more by the director than the screenplay. It looked like he was creating his own film school working with some of the best directors in the business. Each brought a difference to the screen, then seem to be change - an evolution perhaps? Jake started working with "young" directors - those with only a few movie under their belt or those directors who had success outside of mainstream Hollywood, with a sprinkle here and there of a bigger name.
So here's the question: Which director do you think had
Had best Director/Actor relationship with him?
Seem to have the best off screen rapport?
Captured the best performance from Jake?
Who influenced Jake the most?
Who was the most challenging?
Who do you think Jake respected the most?
Didn't work as an actor director?
October Sky - Joe Johnston
Donnie Darko - Richard Kelly
Bubble Boy - Blaire Hayes
Lovely & Amazing - Nicole Holofcener
The Good Girl - Miguel Arteta
Highway - James Cox
Moonlight Mile - Brad Silberling
The Day After Tomorrow - Roland Emmerich
Proof - John Madden
Jarhead - Sam Mendes
Brokeback Mountain - Ang Lee
Zodiac - David Fincher
Rendition - Gavin Hood
Brothers - Jim Sheridan
Prince of Persia - Mike Newell
Love & Other Drugs - Ed Zwick
Source Code - Duncan Jones
End of Watch - David Ayer
Prisoners - Denis Villeneuve
And including two not seen on screen but based on off screen:
Nailed - David O. Russell
An Enemy - Denis Villeneuve
