Gore Verbinski

Pirates of the Caribbean may now be a billion-dollar franchise, but the first film was a strange proposition when it was released 15 years ago. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, to give it its full title, was inspired…

The nuclear family is sacrosanct in cinema. Presented as the most sacred of ideals its protection (and destruction) is often key in horror films. The Ring opens with the nuclear family splintered if not totally broken. Children are left to…