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Vote in TTToTTT Day 6 - Movies About Making Movies vs. Gore Verbinski

Added 2023-01-24 16:01:01 +0000 UTC

Also facing off today in what promises to be a brutal fight...

Movies About Making Movies (submitted by Everett Parrott)

vs.

Gore Verbinski (submitted by Mario Freitas and Lauren Damon)

2022 was a big year for movies about making movies, with awards contenders like The Fabelmans and Babylon. But Hollywood (and other international film industries) have been obsessed with looking inward since their very beginning. This video would look at everything from François Truffaut's Day for Night to Bowfinger to Son of Rambow. How accurate are these depictions of filmmaking? Why do filmmakers keep making movies about their own job? Does the general public care? What is inherently cinematic about making cinema? We'll find out (if it wins)!

But it has some tough competition from ol' Gore Verbinski, one of the true gonzo blockbuster auteurs of the 21st century! This is the guy who made the shockingly great American remake of The Ring! Who won an Oscar for the insane animated western Rango! Who made the fascinating disaster The Lone Ranger! Who made A Cure for Wellness, maybe the single grossest, most unpleasant major studio release of the past decade! And, oh yeah, who also made THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN TRILOGY! It's an incredible, varied filmography and there is so much to dig into there.

And don't forget to vote in our other match-up of the day: 90s Legal Dramas vs. Muppet Cinema