Best Director's Cuts of All Time March 8, 2021 by: The best director's cuts of all time actually come from a relatively small list. It's one thing for a director to actually get a film produced, shot and finished; let alone getting another bite at the apple when the initial theatrical cut doesn't quite cut the mustard. Studio interference is often to blame for 'lame-duck' theatrical cuts, usually in response to test screenings that judge the effectiveness of a motion picture on the opinions of a random assortment of people off the street (many of whom are extremely casual movie-goers). Once in a blue moon, a director gets to re-cut their movie, usually resulting in a longer, more nuanced version of the story they actually wanted to tell. There have been more than a few of these exercises in artistic expression, and there are a good amount of them more than worth your time. Very soon we'll be getting