Robert Zemeckis

"Understand life's mysteries - as mysteries to be lived."

This week at the Culture Corner, we'll take a look at one of my favorite director/producers, the incredibly talented Robert Zemeckis.  He is obviously best known for his fantastic work as the director of Back to the Future, but this man has lots of great pictures on his resume.  He's incredibly versatile, mastering every genre from heartfelt love stories to chilling Hitchcockian thrillers.  If you're not familiar with his work you should be.  His films are particularly recognizable with usage of really cool special effects in most cases (think the family scene in Back to the Future Part 2 and 3, where Michael J. Fox plays three different roles in the same shot).  He believes that the usage of special effects in a movie is essential to making the story come to life but his effects never outweigh the actual storyline.  His movies are always entertaining and interesting.  Check him out, stay tuned and stay cultured!  Recommendations below, please visit my links to Amazon for more examples!