Annabelle's Reviews > Moviemakers' Master Class: Private Lessons from the World's Foremost Directors

I felt like I plodded through most of the chapters. 2 and a half stars, really, only Goodreads doesn't do half stars.

I recognized 15 out of 20 directors, and only 3 of whom I can honestly say I've liked their movies. And 2 out of these 3 are the directors whose movies I usually enjoy: Woody Allen and Sydney Pollack.

My impressions, and I'll keep this short:

- Wong Kar -Wai: the most concise interview, seems grounded
- The Coen Brothers: movie geeks-turned-directors--not a bad thing
- Lars von Trier: crass; the guy's full of himself, and sounded like the most boorish interviewee
- Oliver Stone: I expected a diatribe, but the guy's just extra passionate about his work
- Martin Scorcese, Sydney Pollack, John Boorman: the consummate actors' director
- Woody Allen: based on his monologueish interview, the director I'd most want to gofer for