It may be said that Steven Soderbergh is a film director who has sparked the contemporary revolution of independent American filmmaking when a small time distributor by the name of Miramax had scooped up his film Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989). The film threw him in to the public scene of Hollywood and was the prized possession for the Weinstein brothers. Since then Steven Soderbergh has swayed back and forth between the two realms of mainstream filmmaking and indie production. He has proven to be a creative director who is capable of riding the boundary lines between the two sides and still appear to create one film right after another that is treasured by millions of people everywhere. Not only can he present a story that sneaks into the dark corners of someone's personal life (i.e. The Girlfriend Experience and Sex, Lies, and Videotape), but also complete a sugar coated mainstream film that Hollywood would be thrilled to promote (the Ocean's Eleven remake and its sequel films). Since this is the first day of our LAMBs in the Director's Chair series that will be focusing upon his career it might be fitting to include several reviews for the first installment of the Ocean's Eleven franchise along side a couple of extra films to round out the day. If you are a LAMB member who would like to participate in the Director's Chair series then jump ahead to the original posting for the series. However, make sure to observe that the deadline for the current installment of the series is December 3rd (it is within reason that I need enough time to add your link to the last day of the event). Without further delay here are the links for today.Review of Ocean's Eleven
Posted on Film Forager
Review of Erin Brockovich
Posted on Movie Mobsters
Review of Ocean's Eleven
Posted on Foolish Blatherings
Review of Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Posted on Bill's Movie Emporium
Review of Ocean's Eleven
Posted on Not Just Movies
Review of The Limey
Posted on Korova Theatre Presents
Review of The Informant
Posted on Film Forager
Editorial on Soderbergh's Underrated Films
Posted on Blog Cabins
Review of Ocean's Eleven
Posted on The Movie Encyclopedia
Review of The Girlfriend Experience
Posted on The Movie Encyclopedia
Review of Bubble
Posted on The Movie Encyclopedia
