Joe Schumacher:
Joe Schumacher was born in New York City and graduated from the Parson School of Design in 1965, where he worked as a department store window dresser. After graduating from the Parsons School of Design in 1965, he worked as a window dresser for department stores, then opened his own store and worked on advertising campaigns for Revlon, the famous cosmetics company. He was introduced to the movie industry by an actor friend, and began writing screenplays, his first being Sparkle in 1976. In 1978, Joe Schumacher began directing, with his first feature film, 1981's The Incredible Shrinking Woman, although critics weren't entirely sold on the idea of "equal rights for men and women". Although critics were not entirely convinced by the film's message of "equal rights for men and women," most were impressed by the film's striking design and unique use of color. Joe Schumacher went on to write and direct a number of young people's favorites, including Taxi, Seven Graduates, and Don't Break Into the Twilight Zone, the first two of which made Joe Schumacher famous. 1993's Falling Down, starring Mike Douglas, was the top grossing film of the week it was released and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival that same year. 1994's The Client, starring Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones, was another popular movie. Based on John Grisham's best-selling novel of the same name, the film was a huge success, and Susan Sarandon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress that same year. 1995's Batman Forever saw him create a new Batman by designing sexy and flattering costumes for Batman and other characters. With even more lavish sets, beautiful lighting and dazzling special effects, it became the most popular film in the United States that year, grossing $3.3 billion at the worldwide box office. He went on to direct the best-selling Batman 4 in 1997. This made him an important director of Hollywood's commercial blockbusters. Joe Shoemaker is good at dealing with the dark side of the subject matter of the film, he writes and directs the film often reflects the dark side of human nature or fear, the plot is often thought-provoking and impressive. 1999, Nicolas Cage starred in the thriller "eight centimeters," 8MM, is one of the representatives.
Colin Farrell:
Colin Farrell was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1976. His father and uncle were household names in soccer in the 1960s, and he wanted to be a soccer player for a time, but later became fascinated with acting and enrolled in a drama school in Dublin. During his studies, he began appearing in several television mini-series. Since his debut, Colin Farrell has always played masculine roles on screen. He has become one of Hollywood's leading hard-boiled actors of the new generation. His acting skills have made him one of the most talked about young actors in recent years. 2000 saw Colin Farrell star in Joe Schumacher's Tiger Company, winning the Boston Film Critics Association's Best Actor Award, and in 2001 he appeared in Jesse James's American Hooligan. By 2002 he was again working with director Joe Schumacher, starring in the film Sniper Phone Booth, which received increasing critical acclaim. The same year he also starred alongside Bruce Willis in the movie Hart's War, which was a high point in his acting career. He starred opposite Tom Cruise in Spielberg's sci-fi blockbuster Minority Report, and became a mainstream actor in Hollywood. 2003 also saw him appear in a number of films, but none of them were very well received. 2004 saw Colin Farrell star in the unsuccessful Alexander the Great, a film favored by director Oliver Stone. 2006 saw him star in the Mike Mann film The Battle of Hart, a film directed by Mike Mann. In 2006 he starred in Miami Vice directed by Mike Mann, where he had a great role opposite Chinese actress Gong Li. In 2008, he starred in director Martin McDonagh's big screen debut, "No Vacation for a Killer," which was released to rave reviews and catapulted Collin into the Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy category at the 66th Golden Globe Awards in 2009.