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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Directors 2010: FYC and Your Lists
« Reply #100 on: October 26, 2010, 09:17:33 PM »


50. Steven Spielberg


49. Ridley Scott


48. Guillermo Del Toro


47. Francis Ford Coppola


46. Billy Wilder


45. Quentin Tarantino


44. Robert Altman


43. Joss Whedon


42. Ingmar Bergman


41. Michael Mann


40. Henry Selick


39. Paul Greengrass


38. Sidney Lumet


37. Andrew Stanton


36. James Cameron


35. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu


34. Andrew Dominik


33. Terry Gilliam


32. Alfred Hitchcock


31. Jim Sheridan


30. Rob Reiner


29. Edgar Wright


28. Francois Truffaut


27. Charlie Chaplin


26. Banksy


25. Jim Jarmusch


24. Apichatpong Weerasethakul


23. Duncan Jones


22. Sylvain Chomet


21. Wong Kar Wai


20. Gus Van Sant


19. David Fincher


18. Christopher Nolan


17. Steve Mcqueen


16. Terrence Malick


15. Pedro Almodovar


14. Akira Kurosawa


13. Stanley Kubrick


12. Kathryn Bigelow


11. Danny Boyle


10. John  Hughes


9. Joel & Ethan Coen


8. Martin Scorsese


7. Rian Johnson


6. Paul Thomas Anderson


5. Lynne Ramsay


4. Chris Marker


3. Sergio Leone


2. Spike Jonze


1. Hayao Miyazaki

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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Directors 2010: FYC and Your Lists
« Reply #101 on: October 26, 2010, 09:36:41 PM »
Banksy and McQueen after 1 film?

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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Directors 2010: FYC and Your Lists
« Reply #102 on: October 26, 2010, 09:41:48 PM »
Nice list 'Noke. A few of those seem a bit premature, but they don't bother me too much.

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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Directors 2010: FYC and Your Lists
« Reply #103 on: October 26, 2010, 11:00:32 PM »
I can't speak for Bergmann, somehow he has passed me by, if someone can work up the same treatment on the great Swede (MT?) I would be grateful.

Bergman's tricky because I don't think he has as much universal appeal as Kurosawa or Hitchcock.  I will say that the five "cornerstone" Bergman films, the ones that get the most attention, are SEVENTH SEAL, WILD STRAWBERRIES, PERSONA, SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE, and FANNY & ALEXANDER.  All deservedly so (although Persona is much tougher to appreciate than the others).

As for the rest, you can always refer to my rankings here, but I'll recap:

MASTERPIECE:
Shame, Winter Light, Through a Glass Darkly (plus the five listed above)

GREAT:
Sawdust and Tinsel, Saraband, Autumn Sonata, Thirst, The Silence, The Virgin Spring, Smiles of a Summer Night, In the Presence of a Clown

GOOD:
Summer With Monika, Brink of Life, Cries and Whispers, Hour of the Wolf, Dreams, Port of Call, The Passion of Anna, The Magician (most people rank it higher)



...there are several others I consider "good", but I may be biased.

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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Directors 2010: FYC and Your Lists
« Reply #104 on: October 26, 2010, 11:31:49 PM »

50. Steven Spielberg - About as high as I would put him.

49. Ridley Scott - Ditto.

48. Guillermo Del Toro - A future master, already a couple of greats under his belt.

47. Francis Ford Coppola - Faded glory, but can't argue with classics.

46. Billy Wilder - One of my favorite, need to see more.

45. Quentin Tarantino - Again, about as high as I would put him, good but a tad overrated.

44. Robert Altman - Need to see more.

43. Joss Whedon  ???

42. Ingmar Bergman - Yes!  Needs to be on all lists.

41. Michael Mann - Meh

40. Henry Selick -  ???

39. Paul Greengrass - Sigh, really?

38. Sidney Lumet - Win, I love this guy, very underappreciated.

37. Andrew Stanton -  ???

36. James Cameron - Often dismissed, but made some of the best blockbusters ever.

35. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu -  ???

34. Andrew Dominik -  ???

33. Terry Gilliam - Nice, always glad to see Terry on a list.

32. Alfred Hitchcock - About as high as he should go.

31. Jim Sheridan -  ???

30. Rob Reiner -  ???

29. Edgar Wright - Made two great films, need to see more though.

28. Francois Truffaut - Successfully avoided him thus far.

27. Charlie Chaplin - Epic win.  Many people forget ole Charlie, still one of the best actor/directors ever.

26. Banksy - I don't know, based on just one (great) film?

25. Jim Jarmusch - Need to see.

24. Apichatpong Weerasethakul -  ??? funny name

23. Duncan Jones -  ???

22. Sylvain Chomet -  ???

21. Wong Kar Wai - Awesome, plan to see Happy Together before finalizing list.

20. Gus Van Sant - Big win, huge fan of the guy even though he never topped Drugstore and Idaho.

19. David Fincher - Two very good early films, needs to make more.

18. Christopher Nolan - Sigh, the I will buy a lollipop to the first person who makes a full list without Woody, Malick, or this guy.

17. Steve Mcqueen -  ???

16. Terrence Malick - Yeah, you ain't getting the lollipop.

15. Pedro Almodovar - Lots of good films, still waiting for a masterpiece.

14. Akira Kurosawa - Win, should be in top 10.

13. Stanley Kubrick - Ditto

12. Kathryn Bigelow - Hmmm, haven't really seen anything beside Hurt Locker, surprised to see so high.

11. Danny Boyle - Yeah he is consistently great.

10. John  Hughes - Need to see more.

9. Joel & Ethan Coen - Can't argue with those.

8. Martin Scorsese - Used to be great.

7. Rian Johnson -  ???

6. Paul Thomas Anderson - Kinda overrated around these parts.

5. Lynne Ramsay -  ???

4. Chris Marker -  ???

3. Sergio Leone - A master, wish he lived longer...

2. Spike Jonze - I dunno, I think most of his greatness comes from his writer.

1. Hayao Miyazaki - A perfect way to end a list.
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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Directors 2010: FYC and Your Lists
« Reply #105 on: October 27, 2010, 01:45:11 AM »


12. Kathryn Bigelow


5. Lynne Ramsay
Yay! Ladies!



4. Chris Marker
Yay! Marker! Won't be this high on my list, but he'll definitely make an appearance. Can't wait to see more, especially Description of a Struggle. I like his photographic work as well. I prefer him significantly to Raymond Depardon, who works in kinda similar spheres, judging by the little of what I've seen.

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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Directors 2010: FYC and Your Lists
« Reply #106 on: October 27, 2010, 01:57:04 AM »
Nicely compiled list, 'Noke. MANN!  8) HAWKS!  :'( BORZAGE!  :'(

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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Directors 2010: FYC and Your Lists
« Reply #107 on: October 27, 2010, 06:05:50 AM »
Nice list 'Noke. A few of those seem a bit premature, but they don't bother me too much.

Banksy and McQueen after 1 film?

People don't need to be established to be awesome. Plus, it was either that or I would have to start adding Eastwood or Polanski.

Problem is I don't usually watch one movie by a director then try and watch as mnay as I can by the same director. It's usually just a matter of trying to see something by every director at the moment. Or something.

Nicely compiled list, 'Noke. MANN!  8) HAWKS!  :'( BORZAGE!  :'(

You know, like these second two?

Although I do have Three comrades on my computer, I'll watch it at some point.
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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Directors 2010: FYC and Your Lists
« Reply #108 on: October 27, 2010, 06:12:53 AM »
Nice list 'Noke. A few of those seem a bit premature, but they don't bother me too much.

Banksy and McQueen after 1 film?

People don't need to be established to be awesome. Plus, it was either that or I would have to start adding Eastwood or Polanski.

Problem is I don't usually watch one movie by a director then try and watch as mnay as I can by the same director. It's usually just a matter of trying to see something by every director at the moment. Or something.
Yeah, don't feel bad. I'm likely to follow suit. If they're good, they're good. You don't need 25 films as evidence.

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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Directors 2010: FYC and Your Lists
« Reply #109 on: October 27, 2010, 08:17:09 AM »
Nice list 'Noke. A few of those seem a bit premature, but they don't bother me too much.

Banksy and McQueen after 1 film?

People don't need to be established to be awesome. Plus, it was either that or I would have to start adding Eastwood or Polanski.

Problem is I don't usually watch one movie by a director then try and watch as mnay as I can by the same director. It's usually just a matter of trying to see something by every director at the moment. Or something.
Yeah, don't feel bad. I'm likely to follow suit. If they're good, they're good. You don't need 25 films as evidence.

I don't know, I feel like at least watching two or three is necessary to judge a director. If one film was enough I might have people like Joel Schumacher after seeing Falling Down.

 

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