The big-screen exodus
Where have all the great independent filmmakers gone?
It looks like the small screen has lured some of the world’s most talented movie directors and stars. Hollywood is making a splash on the small screen with an outflux of talent gravitating to the tube. And film festivals have taken notice.
The Knick
Steven Soderbergh, one of the great American indie directors ( Sex, Lies, and Videotape) says he’s retired from doing movies. But you can find him all over TV.
He’s the director of this critically acclaimed medical drama starring Clive Owen. Soderbergh won an Emmy for directing the HBO Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra, starring Matt Damon and Michael Douglas.
True Detective
Jane Eyre director Cary Fukunaga directed the moody first season of the anthology series, which starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.
House of Cards
David Fincher ( Fight Club, Zodiac, Gone Girl) directed the pilot of this Netflix political drama starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright.
Top of the Lake
New Zealand director Jane Campion ( The Piano) looks at a detective (Elisabeth Moss, who played Peggy Olsen in Mad Men) who returns to her hometown to investigate a missing-person case.
Empire
Lee Daniels ( The Butler, Precious) has created a hit about a hip-hop mogul and his family starring Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson.
Boardwalk Empire
Martin Scorsese directed the pilot of the period crime drama, which starred Steve Buscemi.
Game of Thrones
Canadian Jeremy Podeswa ( Five Senses, Fugitive Pieces) is nominated for a directing Emmy Award this year for the sweeping fantasy series.