Birthday Spotlight: Steven Soderbergh

Happy 58th birthday to one of my favorite working filmmakers, STEVEN SODERBERGH. Often working as his own cinematographer, he’s the rare visual technician who routinely gets the best out of his actors, pulling career-best performances out of stars like George Clooney, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts and Channing Tatum.

But what really makes him special in my eyes is his wide palette. Over 30 years of filmmaking, Soderbergh has defiantly done whatever the f**k he wanted to do, jumping from cool genre films to quiet dramas to wry comedies. With each new project, he endeavors to challenge himself. Whether he’s exploring new corners of the American experience or shooting on an iPhone, he’s always chasing the new.

That being said, his career is full of great potential double features!