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Honorable Mention:
Wes Anderson
Sofia Coppola
Rob Reiner
Elaine May
Ron Howard
Penny Marshall
Peter Weir
Michael Mann
Milos Forman
Terrence Malick
Terry Gilliam
Kathryn Bigelow
Steven Soderburgh
Brian De Palma
Jodie Foster
Robert Zemeckis
Tim Burton
Mary Harron
James Cameron
Ridley Scott
Jane Campion
Angelina Jolie
Clint Eastwood
Gillian Armstrong
Lynne Ramsay
Jean-Luc Godard
Lone Scherfig
Niki Caro
Christopher Nolan
Penelope Spheeris
Lisa Cholodenko
Claire Denis
Paul Thomas Anderson
Peter Jackson
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Oliver Stone | |
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Francis Ford Coppola | |
0 (0%) |
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Martin Scorsese | |
4 (31%) |
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Quentin Tarantino | |
1 (8%) |
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Roman Polanski | |
0 (0%) |
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David Lynch | |
1 (8%) |
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The Coen Brothers | |
2 (15%) |
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Steven Spielberg | |
4 (31%) |
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Mel Brooks | |
1 (8%) |
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Woody Allen | |
0 (0%) |
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underpants
(188,433 posts)I know it's really hard to still like Woody but I loved his movies when I was much younger.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)Annie Hall
Take the Money and Run
Radio Days
Manhattan
Crimes and Misdemeanors
underpants
(188,433 posts)Still my favorite
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)have not watched it for 10 years or so. On my to do list!
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)As far as his "baggage"..please see my reply # 22
TexasBushwhacker
(20,826 posts)I hadn't seen it in years. With the whole Mariel Hemingway relationship it just seemed more creepy than funny.
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)I, too, especially love his early films, including his 1st, "What's Up Tiger Lily"
as well as Take the Money & Run & the other early ones.
My favorite Woody Allen movies are Sleeper and Play It Again Sam.
Annie hall was just OK, imo.
Regarding his relationship with his adopted daughter, Soon Yi Previn, it began when she was 19, so she wasn't a "child" ..She was an adult and as such, could make her own choices.
As far as Mia Farrow's allegations that Woody sexually assaulted his 7-year-old daughter, the local police asked the Child Sexual Abuse Clinic of Yale-New Haven to investigate.
The team consisted of two social workers, a nurse and Dr. John M. Levanthal, a pediatrician.
"Citing inconsistencies in Dylan's account, Levanthal testified by deposition that, in the Yale-New Haven team's view, Dylan may have been coached by Farrow, or may have been emotionally disturbed when she made the allegation, or a combination of the two."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Allen
hurl
(1,011 posts)Coen brothers are fantastic, but Lynch dominates. Shout-out to Terry Gilliam too.
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)I also agree that the Coen Brothers are fantastic, and Terry Golliam as well.
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)hurl
(1,011 posts)Thanks! I know the DU limit of 10 is oppressive in this situation.
PJMcK
(23,289 posts)Your Honorable Mentions have better talent.
Just my opinion.
ETA: You've left off some of the greatest directors. Go back a few more years and you'll see what I mean.
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)PJMcK
(23,289 posts)It's a DU limitation.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)I'd have put many of them on before nearly everyone on your actual poll ... apart from Scorsese, the Coen's and Spielberg, my list would've been people from your HM list ... maybe Tarantino makes it though ... arguably ...
And, offhand, my Gross Oversight Award ... goes to 'Lack of Wes Anderson'
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)red dog 1
(29,865 posts)(Now that he is one of the poll choices)
If he doesn't get any votes in the next hour or so, I'm taking him down and replacing him with David Lynch.
Fiendish Thingy
(19,023 posts)I'd put him after Scorsese...
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)red dog 1
(29,865 posts)(I'm beginning to regret taking down George Lucas and putting Was Anderson up there)
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)(He now heads the Honorable Mentions list)
cemaphonic
(4,138 posts)Lucas has only directed 6 movies, and fully half of those are terrible.
OilemFirchen
(7,219 posts)Polanski, Herzog and a third thumbs up to the Wes Anderson nod.
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)(I aim to please)
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)in order to replace it with another choice, and Lucas has one vote.
However, in this case, I'll make an exception, and replace George Lucas with Polanski,
he's one of my favorite directors too
(I apologize to whomever voted for George Lucas, "May The Force Be With You"
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)so you can vote for Polanski now
Beaverhausen
(24,607 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Hard to have this poll w/o at least 20 slots, honestly ... and ranked voting ...
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)I agree 100%.
You do realize that all they "give me" are 10 slots to fill, right?
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)With only 10 slots it's tough to do a poll of this nature ...
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)Roland99
(53,345 posts)OilemFirchen
(7,219 posts)Jean-Luc Godard is still alive.
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)are my favorites.
edbermac
(16,139 posts)
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)That said, youve left out Aronofsky and Nolan, both of whom fit the lists style and are much better than the choices provided.
And seriously; James Cameron? Are you havin a laugh?!
AlexSFCA
(6,288 posts)lapfog_1
(30,453 posts)No Penny Marshall or Kathryn Bigelow
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)I will add some female directors to the "Honorable Mention" list
ADX
(1,622 posts)Zoonart
(13,007 posts)On the strength of "Dreams" alone. A master.
geardaddy
(25,380 posts)Zoonart
(13,007 posts)Carried away.
geardaddy
(25,380 posts)
Algernon Moncrieff
(5,961 posts)
geardaddy
(25,380 posts)We watched Rashomon in college. It was a great learning experience for me.
Tikki
(14,800 posts)My favorite.
Tikki
Sironichow
(12 posts)Paul Thomas Anderson?
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)(I loved "There Will Be Blood"
Welcome to DU!
Shrek
(4,225 posts)Or at least an honorable mention.
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)I'll add him to the Honorable Mentions list
mahina
(19,382 posts)Skittles
(161,620 posts)talented director and writer
emulatorloo
(45,728 posts)red dog 1
(29,865 posts)emulatorloo
(45,728 posts)Algernon Moncrieff
(5,961 posts)Who would I hire to direct a film right now? Not Steven Speilberg - or Scorcese.
It's hard to say. David O. Russell seems to work with a lot of the same cast again and again. I really enjoyed The Fighter; American Hustle not-so-much. Tarantino, Wes Anderson, Alexander Payne, and the Coen Bros all do well in their niche. I'm not a huge Ang Lee fan, but I know many would argue he is the best. Lee Daniels has done interesting work. Iñárritu has done impressive work.
If I had a good script, and $75 M on the line, I'd probably go sign Ron Howard. He's reliably good; actors seem to like working with him; and he has a pretty solid body of work. If I am making a prestige film, and my goal is to win an Oscar (TM), then probably I get Alexander Payne inasmuch as I enjoy his films most out of the current crop of prestige directors.
red dog 1
(29,865 posts)Response to red dog 1 (Original post)
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pressbox69
(2,252 posts)because I enjoyed watching so many of his movies in comparison to the others on the list.