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red dog 1

(27,797 posts) Mon Jan 15, 2018, 08:52 PM Jan 2018

Greatest living film director? [View all]

Last edited Thu Jan 18, 2018, 08:52 PM - Edit history (8)

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

13 votes, 1 pass \| Time left: Unlimited
	Oliver Stone
	0 (0%)
	Francis Ford Coppola
	0 (0%)
	Martin Scorsese
	4 (31%)
	Quentin Tarantino
	1 (8%)
	Roman Polanski
	0 (0%)
	David Lynch
	1 (8%)
	The Coen Brothers
	2 (15%)
	Steven Spielberg
	4 (31%)
	Mel Brooks
	1 (8%)
	Woody Allen
	0 (0%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Greatest living film director? [View all] red dog 1 Jan 2018 OP

Woody Allen, especially the early funny ones underpants Jan 2018 #1

I agree Woody Allen... I know the baggage but Va Lefty Jan 2018 #5

Love and Death underpants Jan 2018 #6

I have an old VHS of it recorded off of A & E Va Lefty Jan 2018 #7

Woody Allen is now up there as a poll choice, so you can vote for him now red dog 1 Jan 2018 #26

I actually rewatched Manhattan recently TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #41

Woody Allen is now up there as a poll choice, so you can vote for him now red dog 1 Jan 2018 #22

David Lynch hurl Jan 2018 #2

I agree with you....David Lynch is a great director, but who do I take down to make room? red dog 1 Jan 2018 #38

I just took down Wes Anderson to make room for David Lynch, so you can vote for him now red dog 1 Jan 2018 #48

And I have. hurl Jan 2018 #49

Lousy choices PJMcK Jan 2018 #3

I did the best I could with only 10 slots to fill red dog 1 Jan 2018 #18

Yeah, I know PJMcK Jan 2018 #21

Honestly, most of your honorable mentions belong on the list instead of who's there ... mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #4

Wes Anderson is now a poll choice red dog 1 Jan 2018 #19

My Gross Oversight Award ... goes to "Why doesn't Wes Anderson have any votes?" red dog 1 Jan 2018 #42

No Wes Anderson? Fiendish Thingy Jan 2018 #8

You can now vote for Wes Anderson red dog 1 Jan 2018 #15

Why haven't you voted for Wes Anderson? (Now that he is one of the poll options) red dog 1 Jan 2018 #44

Wes Anderson was up there for 3 days & got zero votes, so I had to take him down red dog 1 Jan 2018 #50

George Lucas is on your list, but no Herzog or Polanski? cemaphonic Jan 2018 #9

Absolutely. OilemFirchen Jan 2018 #10

Wes Anderson is now a poll choice red dog 1 Jan 2018 #16

I make it a rule to never take down a poll choice that has even one vote red dog 1 Jan 2018 #17

I took down George Lucas and replaced him with Roman Polanski red dog 1 Jan 2018 #23

Christopher Nolan Beaverhausen Jan 2018 #11

Another Worthy Addition ... mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #12

"Hard to have this poll w/o at least 20 slots"? red dog 1 Jan 2018 #14

Oh yeah ... that was my point ;) mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #20

I agree red dog 1 Jan 2018 #37

+1 Roland99 Jan 2018 #30

Pssst... OilemFirchen Jan 2018 #13

Scorsese, Lynch, and Gilliam bathroommonkey76 Jan 2018 #24

Coens, Scorsese, Spielberg. edbermac Jan 2018 #25

The Coens new Western mini series looks real fun. n/t bathroommonkey76 Jan 2018 #54

Very mainstream-oriented and America-heavy. Codeine Jan 2018 #27

agree with christopher nolan AlexSFCA Jan 2018 #28

and not a single woman in the entire list including honorable mention lapfog_1 Jan 2018 #29

Bingo Roland99 Jan 2018 #31

You're right! red dog 1 Jan 2018 #34

Martin Scorsese... ADX Jan 2018 #32

Akira Kurosawa Zoonart Jan 2018 #33

Kurosawa isn't living. geardaddy Jan 2018 #35

Oh...DUH...LOL Zoonart Jan 2018 #36

He was great though! geardaddy Jan 2018 #39

I keep seeing his influence on the screen - in that respect, he'll outlive us all. Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2018 #57

Very true geardaddy Jan 2018 #58

James Jarmush Tikki Jan 2018 #40

Where is Sironichow Jan 2018 #43

I'll add him to the Honorable Mentions list red dog 1 Jan 2018 #46

Peter Jackson Shrek Jan 2018 #45

You got it! red dog 1 Jan 2018 #47

Jim Jarmusch mahina Jan 2018 #51

I like Alfonso Cuarn Skittles Jan 2018 #52

You misspelled Jean-Luc Godard emulatorloo Jan 2018 #53

Thanks for catching that red dog 1 Jan 2018 #55

Glad I could help out! emulatorloo Jan 2018 #61

In terms of body of work, Spielberg Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2018 #56

Martin Scorsese or Woody Allen red dog 1 Jan 2018 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author red dog 1 Jan 2018 #60

S S pressbox69 Jan 2018 #62