Directors Point At Things

How can you find the director in a publicity still? They're the one pointing at something off-screen, obviously. If a movie director doesn't point at something off-screen, the crew will film the wrong object and the actors will die. It takes a true auteur to point at the right off-screen thing at just the right time to express his or her vision. Here, we will explore the pointing-est contributions of the cinematic pantheon's greatest wunderkinds and old masters.

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Guy Hamilton points at something that he expects to die.

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Sam Mendes teaches some amateurs how to act with a quick point of the finger.  You're a pro, Sammy!

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When director Clint Eastwood points, no one cracks any damned jokes around here.

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Robert Altman gives direction to twenty-four of your favorite stars with one deft point of the finger.  Nice efficiency, Bobby!

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On the set of "Lady in the Water," M. Night Shyamalan instructs Paul Giamatti how to act, but with a twist.  Didn't see that one coming, Manoj!

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Don't miss out on this two for one deal. Double trouble.

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David O. Russell can't help but point aggressively during the promotional tour of "I Heart Huckabees."  Fantastic enthusiasm, O'Russell!

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David Lynch points so that everyone knows what he means.  I have no further questions, Davey!

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Peter Jackson commands the mightiest powers a 14-year-old boy can imagine on the set of "The Hobbit."  "It's more epic when you can point next to a wizard."

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Director Bob Fosse uses his entire body to point at things.  Nice hustle, Bobby!

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D. W. Griffith invents pointing at things.  Thanks for everything, David Wark!

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Francois Truffaut highlights some really killer French ennui just begging to be photographed.  Great self-examination, Frankie!

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George Lucas instructs a grown man on how to make-belive he is a robot in a project he has been working on for over 84% of his adult life.

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You know what?  Wong Kar-wai thinks you're pretty cool.

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Tim Burton teaches Albert Finney to be a big fat liar on the set of "Big Fish."  Way to get things done, Timberculosis!

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Spike Lee teaches Michael Jackson be a superstar.  "Hey, Sal, how come they ain't no brothas [pointing at things] on the wall?"

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Woody Allen points Naomi Watts in the direction of a really superior stammer on the set of "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger."  It's not like, you know, if you wanna look at it, listen, really what do you want me to say except that I, the important thing is, uh, ah, um, oh, good job, Woody.