The phrase "famed director" refers to someone who is well-known and highly regarded for their work in the field of directing movies or other creative projects. Full definition
Eyes of Laura Mars was written by famed director John Carpenter (Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween), although David Z. Goodman (Logan's Run, Straw Dogs) would come in later to try to spruce it up by changing the identity of the killer. (qwipster.net)
Featuring interviews with famed directors Martin Scorsese, Guillermo del Toro, John Carpenter and William Friedkin, as well as a number of editorial and sound pros, these are solid offerings that are somewhat hampered by their probably inevitable reliance strictly on clips from films in the Universal and Paramount catalogues — a relative fraction of Hitchcock's extremely lengthy and successful career. (bullz-eye.com)
Got a question for famed director Oliver Stone's son, who reportedly converted to Islam last week in Iran? (religion.blogs.cnn.com)