Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo' and more directors' change-ups

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'Hugo''Alexander' -- Oliver Stone'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' -- David Fincher'The Color Purple' -- Steven Spielberg'Dreamcatcher' -- Lawrence Kasdan'For the Love of the Game' -- Sam Raimi'Wolf' -- Mike Nichols'Music of the Heart' -- Wes Craven'The Golden Compass' -- Chris Weitz'Anonymous' -- Roland Emmerich'The Straight Story' -- David Lynch

Though he once directed "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," Mike Nichols never attempted a full-on creature feature until he undertook this werewolf horror-drama starring Jack Nicholson as a mild-mannered New York book editor who gets bit by a wolf and starts to show some peculiar animal abilities. Though Nichols, known for his smart comedy-dramas such as "The Graduate" and "Working Girl," sought to bring a sense of highbrow sheen to what's usually a B-movie genre, the results generally failed to impress. Critics gave the film mixed reviews, and the summer release made a decent $131 million worldwide.

'Wolf' -- Mike Nichols

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Though he once directed "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," Mike Nichols never attempted a full-on creature feature until he undertook this werewolf horror-drama starring Jack Nicholson as a mild-mannered New York book editor who gets bit by a wolf and starts to show some peculiar animal abilities. Though Nichols, known for his smart comedy-dramas such as "The Graduate" and "Working Girl," sought to bring a sense of highbrow sheen to what's usually a B-movie genre, the results generally failed to impress. Critics gave the film mixed reviews, and the summer release made a decent $131 million worldwide.

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