My name is Drew Gregory, and I’m a 17 year old cinephile and filmmaker. I’ve loved film since I was 3 years old, but didn’t become fully obsessed until I was 11 or 12 when I saw the films of Martin Scorsese and then listened to all of his cinematic suggestions. My life’s goal is to make films that are true to my personal vision as well as being “gifts” to all who view them. Peter Travers is not someone I’m usually a fan of, but in his review of Mike Leigh’s Happy-Go-Lucky he said “Not just a movie, a gift” and to me that is just so true. I’d like to make movies like that. Think Frank Capra meets Elia Kazan with a pinch of Jane Campion. I want to make movies that are thought-provoking pieces of art as well as movies that help mankind. I’d also like to live in Paris.
Directors I’ve Completed (features):
Woody Allen
Paul Thomas Anderson
Wes Anderson
Darren Aronofsky
Tim Burton
Jane Campion
Charlie Chaplin
Joel and Ethan Coen
Francis Ford Coppola
Sofia Coppola
David Fincher
Bob Fosse
Michael Haneke
Todd Haynes
Spike Jonze
Stanley Kubrick
Terrence Malick
Jason Reitman
Martin Scorsese
Quentin Tarantino
Gus van Sant
Lars von Trier
Orson Welles
Current Completist Quests (features):
Terry Gilliam – 8/11
Jean-Pierre Jeunet – 4/6
Elia Kazan – 12/19
David Lean – 11/16
Roman Polanski – 13/19
Up Next: Bernardo Bertolucci, Andrei Tarkovsky
My Favorite Films of All Time:
1. The Red Shoes
2. Taxi Driver
3. Vertigo
4. Annie Hall
5. It’s a Wonderful Life
6. East of Eden
7. On the Waterfront
8. Apocalypse Now
9. Fanny and Alexander
10. Eyes Wide Shut
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