If it were still the 70s/80s, I'd have to say Woody Allen; considering he wrote, directed and acted in several great films. But today? I can't think of anyone who hits all three categories so effectively. In terms of just directors I'd say right now Nolan is box office gold and still on the rise. Of course he's not the only one, but he's getting into producing now with the next Superman, etc. and I imagine he'll keep expanding from there. Don't think we'll see him act lol but writer, director, producer ain't bad.
Oh yeah, Woody Allen would almost certainly take it.
I have a feeling Christopher Nolan already peaked with the near perfect Memento and The Prestige, and while Inception was definitely good I feel it was a pretty big drop in quality for him next to those kinds of films.
If we look more into the many different skills that go on behind the making of a film I think David Lynch would be a good pick. Also a writer/director/producer (and he actually does act) and finding success in each field, he's displayed incredible range like no other; he's dabbled in black and white, colour, and animation; he's achieved great success with both low budget and high budget films; he's made full length films, short films, and even branched off into the realm of TV; he's made films that feature their own original storylines, an adaptation of a preexisting work, and even retold real life stories; he's explored the worlds of science fiction, fantasy, as well as the real world; he's displayed great use of music, humour, and horror in his filmmaking; he's displayed himself to be an incredible and very unique storyteller, telling extremely artistic, puzzle like in their complexity stories, as well the more simple and emotionally powerful stories, incredibly powerful characterisation and detailed mythologies; he's displayed great visual imagination - he can do it all.
Having works as diverse as Inland Empire, The Straight Story, Dune, Twin Peaks, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Eraserhead, Wild At Heart, and Mulholland Dr. speaks pretty highly for how talented a filmmaker he truly is.
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Re: Best overall talent in the film industry?
He seems a pretty good pick. I am not a Nolan fan at all - nor am I a Woody Allen fan. Of the names mentioned so far, Eastwood would be my number one, followed by Kevin Smith.
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That's how I feel about Nolan!
Can't think of anybody else besides Eastwood that acts and directs that I like. I think there are better actors, and better directors - but people who do both?
This is kind of a tough question with no categories. It's almost like choosing what is the most important aspect of a film. Is it the writing, acting or directing. I've always felt that Daniel Day Lewis was an actor in his own league. I also believe that Guillermo Del Toro is far from reaching the peaks of his potential. I look forward to seeing more from him.
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It's a pretty generalised question to ask for the best overall talent...but one actor that comes to mind would be Hugh Jackman.
The guy can sing, dance & act easily attracting both stage & screen presence.
From the acclaimed stage production of The Boy From Oz, depicting a very flambouyant & camp, Peter Allan in song & dance to the very extreme end of the scale of playing Wolverine.
With a few notable exceptions like 'Six Degrees of Separation' and 'Pursuit of Happiness', Will Smith plays the same damn character in every film, ie Will Smith. He's like the black Kevin Costner.
Johnny Depp has been on a steady decline, unfortunately, cos he was once exceptional.
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