Steven Spielberg
Hollywood’s populist conscience and head beard.
Ben Stiller
Frat pack favourite, once again targeting home base with Little Fockers.
Quentin Tarantino
Motor-mouthed po-mo trash-hound and junk genie, making genres his own since 1992.
Bonnie Timmermann
Crack casting director of Heat who scored early with Scarlett Johansson.
Denzel Washington
Top leading man as ethical heavweight, packing action muscle to boot in his movies.
Harvey Weinstein
Producer and controversial studio heavyweight, still fronting for Team Tarantino.
Joss Whedon
Bedevilled Buffy godhead, mourning Dollhouse but producing 3D horror Cabin In The Woods.
Kate Winslet
This generation’s Meryl Streep, an Oscar-grade star with undeniable populist punch. Relatable.
Edgar Wright, Nick frost and Simon Pegg
Three kings of po-mo prankster comedy, reuniting for The World’s End.
Comments
bentgaga
Dec 17th 2009, 0:35
I'm sorry, but where is anything Harry Potter? Apart from JK and a WB dude.. Heyman? Yates? The 3 stars? Pretty sure they should rate according to the other selections on here...
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ASHORT
Dec 18th 2009, 18:17
Michael Cera? Influential?
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RastaFresh
Dec 18th 2009, 19:25
WHAT THE F*CK ! ! ! Spielberg is making remake of "Oldboy" !!?? That SOB!!!! We have to do something about that! I mean NOW!!!
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RastaFresh
Dec 18th 2009, 19:26
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd-hViLpXrs I'm not the only one that thinks that way.
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andyprice
Dec 21st 2009, 12:11
To many influentials missed out for this to be really credible
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BabuP
Dec 28th 2009, 12:46
Where is Sergio Leone, Alfred Hitchcock, Al Pacino, Robert deniro,.. This is a stupid list...
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mizamon
Dec 28th 2009, 14:09
Why do you ppl question the validity of lists like these at all? Even the Academy Awards is BS. It's not written in stone. They're compiled & judged by a small group of ppl. What, because it's called 'TotalFilm' it must be 1000% accurate? Make up your own mind for once.
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emily500
Dec 28th 2009, 17:44
interesting list but you used the same picture for barbara broccoli as you did for Bonnie Timmermann, whoops!
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DaMama
Dec 29th 2009, 3:08
Megan Fox? Seth Rogan? Natalie Portman? Give me a break. Megan Fox can't act her way out of a wet paper bag. She's famous because of her looks alone. Seth Rogan? The guy is crass and nasty. Natalie Portman? Have you seen "Star Wars 3"? Ugh! These people do not deserve to be on this list.
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