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[bigkg]

So who are your favorite filmmakers in the history of cinema?

For me (in no order):

-Stanley Kubrick
-Akira Kurosawa
-Martin Scorsese
-Coen brothers
-Alfred Hitchcock
-Wes Anderson
-Francis Ford Coppola

Those are just some of my favorites, I could go on, but I won't.

[SuitedAces21]

Scorsese
Michael Mann
Coppola, Francis not Sofia
Some Spielberg
Some Tarintino
and Kubrick has some classics as well

[keith crime]

Taratino
Spike Lee
Frank Capra
Scorcese
Hitchcock
Clint Eastwood

and I have a major guilty pleasure thing for Tony Scott

[SuitedAces21]

and I have a major guilty pleasure thing for Tony Scott

'The Fan' is a great movie. So is 'Man on Fire'. He's done a lot of good films.

[brvheart]

1) Coen Brothers
2) Mel Gibson (Don't tell me he's not amazing)
3) Tony Scott
4) Michael Mann
5) Wes Anderson (I still don't understand how anyone could not see the comedic genius that is The Royal Tenenbaums)
6) Clint Eastwood

Honorable Mention Steven Spielberg

'The Fan' is a great movie. So is 'Man on Fire'. He's done a lot of good films.

and Enemy of the State
and Spy Game
and Deja Vu (trust me)
and etc etc etc


He's one of my favorites

EDIT: #3 favorite actually.

[keith crime]

'The Fan' is a great movie. So is 'Man on Fire'. He's done a lot of good films.

oddly enough i cry every time Dakota fanning wins that swim race in man on fire

I loved Domino too

and of course True Romance is maybe my favorite movie ever

[Ron_Mexico]

Kodak
Fuji
Polaroid

[CobaltBlue]

Soderbergh probably tops my list.

[KDawgCometh]

So who are your favorite filmmakers in the history of cinema?

For me (in no order):

-Stanley Kubrick
-Akira Kurosawa
-Martin Scorsese
-Coen brothers
-Alfred Hitchcock
-Wes Anderson
-Francis Ford Coppola

Those are just some of my favorites, I could go on, but I won't.

i do have to say, for someone as young as you are, you really have a great start off. Good show. What u should do is now start checking out the french new wave so that you can see where a lot of modern directors get their ideas from

Coppola, Francis not Sofia

heh, i just figured that this was understood

[Mercury69]

Ridley Scott (Tony's brother)> Blade Runner, Alien, Gladiator, Thelma and Louise, Matchstick Men

Soderburgh> Solaris, Out of Sight, Traffic

Billy Wilder> Some Like It Hot; Stalag 17; Sabrina; Sunset Boulevard

David Lean> Lawrence of Arabia; Bridge Over the River Kwai; A Passage to India

More later...

[bigkg]

i do have to say, for someone as young as you are, you really have a great start off. Good show. What u should do is now start checking out the french new wave so that you can see where a lot of modern directors get their ideas from

Yea, film is something that I really started to get into over the past year.

There's probably about 200 movies that I know of that I need to see. The French New Wave films are included. Unfortunately, now that I am in school I have almost no time to watch any movies.

[hank213]

Seymore Butts

[keith crime]

Seymore Butts

yeah but who's your favorite if you have to watch more than 15 minutes and can't fast forward?

[Mercury69]

Seymore Butts

Mwahaha...

yeah but who's your favorite if you have to watch more than 15 minutes and can't fast forward?

Double mwahaha...

[Dan The Man]

Kevin Smith
Quentin Tarantino
Todd Phillips
John Hughes
John Landis

[hank213]

yeah but who's your favorite if you have to watch more than 15 minutes and can't fast forward?

Ok, ya got me. I've never actually seen one of his movies. I usually don't make it through the previews....

[LongLiveYorke]

Hi.

The fact that no one has said Orsen Wells so far makes this thread a joke.

Good thing I got here in time to save it.

Go watch F for Fake.

That is all.

/Snotty rantish thing

[BigDMcGee]

!) Coen
2)Coen
3) Coen
4) Coen
5) Coen.


Some thoughts on some other dirrectors....

Kubrick- Coen vs Kubrick is apples and oranges. Kubrick never made a movie that didnt' just blow me away on some level or another ( eyes wide shut blowing me away the least).

Spielberg- I think he's the best dirrector of hugely popular big box office movies. Has made a couple films that are truly amazing, and I can't think of a movie he's made that I didn't at least enjoy. Underrated as a "serious" dirrector, but ultimatly not one of the greatest of all time.

Tartiintino- I have absolutely no ability to judge him objectively. Pulp Fiction changed the way I looked at film for ever. I expected far more out of movies after that, and it was the movie that truly opened my eyes, and made me look at movies for more than entertainment, so I'll always really, really love him. One of the few dirrectors that I will watch their next movie no questions asked ( the Coens were, but man, they've put out some very.. bland stuff lately ( lady killers.. and that one about the divorce attorney, I can't remember the name.. I'll still proably watch anything they put out next, but they are on watch, they may have jumped the shark)

Billy WIlder- Top fcking notch. My favorite movies of that era are his.

David lean -didn't know who dirrected Laurance or Kiwi till I read this thread, but I love those two movies, so he's instantly moved into my top list.


Sorcese (SP) another dirrector I will watch no questions asked. Abosloutely adore his movies.

Coppola- dirrected 3 of the best 10 movies of all time.


Wes Anderson- jury's still out on his greatness, but I lvoe what he's made so far.

Kevin smith- Oh, he's a mixed bag of tricks, isn't he? I love and hate him as a dirrector. He's like an old friend that has lots and lots of faults, but he's an old friend so you look past them. Clerks was also a big movie on my way to apprecaitign cinema, so I'll proably never be able to view him objectivily either. As long as he's still funny, I'll still watch his movies.


Hitchock- Seen woefully few hitchcock movies, loved psycho and rear window.

Kurosawa- love him so much, loved every movie of his I've ever seen...



Here are som other diirectors up for discussion

John Woo- Another love/hate thing. HE does some things soooooooo badly, andy ou can get caught up in that when watchign his movie. But he does some things sooooooo well that I forgive him. No one makes a gun fight as artistically as woo.


Jean-Pierre Jeunet -City of lost children/amalie/delicatestian. In order for me to really get into a foreign film maker. the movie has to be visually stunning. This froggy makes them, and makes them amazingly.


Terry Gillam- Hit and miss, but when he hits, it's out of the park good ( Brazil, Fear and lothing)

TIm BUrton- Used to be on my Watch what ever he puts out list... no longer. He's put out too many clunkers in a row. But he's early movies were remarkable, quircky and beautifully shot. Which he'd go back to his Dark Fairtale style of movie.

Terrance Mallick- Very small library, but Thin red line, days of heaven and Badlands are three of the best movies ever... just a completely different vision of making a movie than anyone I've ever seen. Not for everyone, but I love him, particularly Days of heaven.

Jim Jarmusch-loved ghost dog and dead man, need to see movie of his work....

and finally, perhaps the most hit and miss dirrector around.... david lynch.

some of his movies are brillant, some are unwatchable, some are both. You have to be a great dirrector to fail as spectacularrly as he did with dune. there is no one like lynch, and I'll always watch his next movie.. I may not like it, but at least it will be bad in a completely unique way.



Oh, and mel gibson's a fuking hack of a dirrector.

[KDawgCometh]

okay, I'm gonna break this all apart kinda 1 by one. I agree with most of your sentiments, I just like talking about film

Kubrick- Coen vs Kubrick is apples and oranges. Kubrick never made a movie that didnt' just blow me away on some level or another ( eyes wide shut blowing me away the least).

Spielberg- I think he's the best dirrector of hugely popular big box office movies. Has made a couple films that are truly amazing, and I can't think of a movie he's made that I didn't at least enjoy. Underrated as a "serious" dirrector, but ultimatly not one of the greatest of all time.

Tartiintino- I have absolutely no ability to judge him objectively. Pulp Fiction changed the way I looked at film for ever. I expected far more out of movies after that, and it was the movie that truly opened my eyes, and made me look at movies for more than entertainment, so I'll always really, really love him. One of the few dirrectors that I will watch their next movie no questions asked ( the Coens were, but man, they've put out some very.. bland stuff lately ( lady killers.. and that one about the divorce attorney, I can't remember the name.. I'll still proably watch anything they put out next, but they are on watch, they may have jumped the shark

Kubrick- yea, I fully agree, he is a master filmaker and while he was hard to work for, he was a pure genius in everything he did

speilberg- Ironically, when he has little time to shoot a film, he usually puts out his best work. Munich is a prime example of that

tarantino- I love him to death, but he maybe needs to start worrying about his legacy(since that is something he does think about) and get away from pulp films and homages. He may end up being straight jacketed by pulp fiction for the rest of his career. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing, but it does present its problems

Wes Anderson- jury's still out on his greatness, but I lvoe what he's made so far.

Kevin smith- Oh, he's a mixed bag of tricks, isn't he? I love and hate him as a dirrector. He's like an old friend that has lots and lots of faults, but he's an old friend so you look past them. Clerks was also a big movie on my way to apprecaitign cinema, so I'll proably never be able to view him objectivily either. As long as he's still funny, I'll still watch his movies.

anderson- I also love what he's done, I just think that he needs probably a good 4 or 5 more films before we can finally look at his historical place. I loved Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, and the Royal Tennenbaums. I haven't seen the life aquatic yet, but even if I don't dig that, he will be 75% with me and that is a good hit/miss rate

smith- I think in some ways he just doesn't care. I loved Clerks, Chasing Amy, and Dogma, but couldn't care less for Jay and Silent Bob and Mallrats(though I did see this like ten years ago, so I may have to see it again to look at it in a different light). He is an interesting director as I don't think that he will ever really make another amazing film, but continue with solid efforts

Kurosawa- love him so much, loved every movie of his I've ever seen...

seriously, he's one of those barometer directors for me when talking to people. If you have seen his films and aren't a big fan, I have to greatly question your taste in film. Call it pretentious, call it shallow, but for me it shows me where one's intellect is and/or maturity

Jean-Pierre Jeunet -City of lost children/amalie/delicatestian. In order for me to really get into a foreign film maker. the movie has to be visually stunning. This froggy makes them, and makes them amazingly.


Terry Gillam- Hit and miss, but when he hits, it's out of the park good ( Brazil, Fear and lothing)
.

Terrance Mallick- Very small library, but Thin red line, days of heaven and Badlands are three of the best movies ever... just a completely different vision of making a movie than anyone I've ever seen. Not for everyone, but I love him, particularly Days of heaven.

Jeunet- He just really needs to make more film, plain and simple. He has tons of talent and he directed one of my favorite films of all time in amalie(which if people haven't seen it, go out and rent it ASAP. seriously)

Gilliam- Everything that I've seen from him I've really liked, and i haven't even seen Brazil. He has generally had a lot more hits with me then misses. But they haven't really been blow away hits ya know. Time Bandits is fun and the fisher king is solid. But He does have Fear and loathing, Brazil, 12 monkeys, and Monty Python and the Holy grail to his credit, so you can't deny how good he is


Malik- is a conundrum. How on earth he has only done 5 films is far beyond me, but one can easily argue quality over quantity. Every picture he does is flat out beautiful, and he got Colin Farrell to do his best acting job since Tigerland


I do wish you had talked about RIchard Linklater though. I can't wait to see fast food nation and he is looking to be at a creative height right now with having done Before Sunset, School of Rock, a Scanner Darkly, and Fast Food nation in the past 5 years. Granted though he has had some duds and lame films to his credit in the Newton Boys and Bad News bears, though he is definetly running at about 60% for me liking his films, that works pretty well considering his top films are stupendous.

You also didn't bring up Ang Lee either. He is one of my favorite directors going right now along with Pedro Almodovar and both of them are great at getting at human emotions.

[brvheart]

speilberg- Ironically, when he has little time to shoot a film, he usually puts out his best work. Munich is a prime example of that

Amistad falls in this category as well.

anderson- I also love what he's done, I just think that he needs probably a good 4 or 5 more films before we can finally look at his historical place. I loved Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, and the Royal Tennenbaums. I haven't seen the life aquatic yet, but even if I don't dig that, he will be 75% with me and that is a good hit/miss rate

I"m sure you'll like it.

Jeunet- He just really needs to make more film, plain and simple. He has tons of talent and he directed one of my favorite films of all time in amalie(which if people haven't seen it, go out and rent it ASAP. seriously)

He ain't lying. It's good.

Gilliam- Everything that I've seen from him I've really liked, and i haven't even seen Brazil. He has generally had a lot more hits with me then misses. But they haven't really been blow away hits ya know. Time Bandits is fun and the fisher king is solid. But He does have Fear and loathing, Brazil, 12 monkeys, and Monty Python and the Holy grail to his credit, so you can't deny how good he is

12 Monkeys is his best, AINEC.

Malik- is a conundrum. How on earth he has only done 5 films is far beyond me, but one can easily argue quality over quantity. Every picture he does is flat out beautiful, and he got Colin Farrell to do his best acting job since Tigerland

Malik is great.

Gibson is a hack

You haven't seen any of his movies, if you really think this. Either that, or you're clinically retarded.