I’ve been on a James Mangold deep-dive recently and this guy needs to be in any conversation about the greatest directors working today. He’s averaged a new film roughly every two years since his first low-budget indie (Heavy) in 1995, which won a Special Jury Recognition for Directing at Sundance and kind-of jump-started his […]
James Mangold in the Conversation of Greatest Living Directors
July 31st, 2025 · No Comments · Movies
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“A Complete Unknown” Scene Breakdown – Time Codes, Song Titles, Quotes & Context
March 11th, 2025 · 8 Comments · Movies, New York City
This is a scene-by-scene breakdown of the Dylan biopic masterpiece A Complete Unknown co-written and directed by James Mangold. Besides being one of the best living filmmakers, Mangold was undoubtably tapped because of how well he handled the Oscar-winning Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line. After Jeff Rosen and Bob’s management team optioned the […]
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