Charlie Kaufman is one of the most well-known screenwriters in American cinema, a rare position in a field dominated by directors. His work is known for being highly inventive, self-referential, postmodern, and surreal. He wrote Being John Malkovich and Adaptation (both directed by S

Absurd, Clever, Ironic, Neurotic, Playful, Surreal

Henry Rollins is best known for tearing up the stage as front man of the now defunct Black Flag or his present musical endeavor Rollins Band. He has become cultural icon through his spoken word work which is sometimes poetic, sometimes comedic, and sometimes political yet always poignant. This has al

Angry, Beautiful , Gritty, Heavy metal, Improvised, Philosophy, Physical force, Primal, Punk, Rebel, Self-reflection

Rowlands was born Virginia Cathryn Rowlands in Madison, Wisconsin,[1] and was raised in Cambria, Wisconsin. Her father, Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands, was a banker and a state legislator,[2] and her mother, Mary Allen (née Neal), was a painter and housewife originally from Arkansas.[3][4] The family moved t

Feminine, Gritty, Improvised, Open-ended, Pioneering, Quirky, Sensual, Sincere

Another talented chip off the German Expressionist block, F. W. Murnau had a penchant for horror. With "Nosferatu" (1922) he brought the first of countless Count Dracula stories to cinematic light. Murnau made his Dracula as hideous, doomed, and gloomy as later incarnations are suave, elegant, and ta

Classic hollywood, Dark, Death, Elegant, Erotic, German expressionist film, Grotesque, Primal