Roland Emmerich
Influenced less by the work of compatriots Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Volker Schlondorff than by the sci-fi blockbusters coming out of Hollywood, Roland Emmerich rejected the New German Cinema of the early 1980s in favor of "popcorn" movies, eliciting scorn and a derisive moniker, 'the Swabian Spielberg', from critics of his filmmaking style. Over the years, the resourceful sci-fi specialist… See Full Roland Emmerich Biography
