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edited March 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Who are your picks?
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  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    My favourites...

    Spielberg
    Tim Burton
    Cameron Crowe
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • mole1985mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    Stanley Kubrick
    Dublin 2006
    Katowice 2007
    London 2007
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Rainer Werner Fassbinder (my absolute favourite)
    Werner Herzog
    Martin Scorcese
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    Of all time or currently?

    At the moment, I think Chris Nolan is one of the best major directors around. Batman Begins is easily one of the top 3 comic book movies of all time. The Prestige and Memento were both superb films. His non-linear approach to most of his scripts is interesting without becoming a gimmick.

    Michael Mann, is often overlooked I find too. He's more about style, but goddam he's good at it. His films are usually hefty enough to work without the style too.

    One of my favourites is Ridley Scott. Sure, not every single one of his films is a masterpiece, but a lot of them are (Blade Runner, Alien, Gladiator), and he's never afraid of a risk. He's capable of turning his hand to any genre too.

    Going classic - Kubrick is an obvious choice. Looking at his body of work he did everything: Period drama, War, Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror. Never put a foot wrong either.

    Spielberg hasn't done a huge amount lately, but his contribution to modern cinema is immeasurable. He invented the summer blockbuster, brought cgi to the fore with JP, and he gave us Indiana Jones!
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  • LindaLinda Posts: 1,656
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    Spielberg hasn't done a huge amount lately, but his contribution to modern cinema is immeasurable. He invented the summer blockbuster, brought cgi to the fore with JP, and he gave us Indiana Jones!

    dont forget Marty McFly......:D
    i'm not happy yet.....
  • gleemonexgleemonex Posts: 848
    There are a lot I like. Here are 5 to start off.

    1. Stanley Kubrick
    2. Coen Brothers
    3. Tim Burton
    4. Wes Anderson
    5. Guillermo del Toro
    “Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’” - Kurt Vonnegut
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    cameron crowe
    the cohen bros
    clint eastwood
    scorsese
    sydney pollack
    Milos Forman
  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    gleemonex wrote:
    There are a lot I like. Here are 5 to start off.

    1. Stanley Kubrick
    2. Coen Brothers
    3. Tim Burton
    4. Wes Anderson
    5. Guillermo del Toro

    Good God! How did I forget the Coens :eek:
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  • One Song GloryOne Song Glory Posts: 710
    Tim Burton and Cameron Crowe stand out for me.
    2003: Toronto
    2005: Kitchener/Hamilton/Toronto
    2006: Toronto 1 & 2
    2008: Hartford/EV Toronto 1 & 2
    2009: Toronto/Philadelphia 3 & 4
    2010: Buffalo
    2011: Montreal/Toronto 1 & 2/Hamilton
    2013: London/Buffalo/Vancouver/Seattle
    2016: Toronto 1 & 2
    2022: Hamilton/Toronto
    2023: EV Seattle 1&2
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    1. martin scorsese
    2. stanley kubrick
    3. the coen brothers
    4. cameron crowe
    5. francis ford coppola
  • Inhiding230Inhiding230 Posts: 362
    Tim Burton is my all time favorite.
  • ADogNamedPilateADogNamedPilate Posts: 291
    the Coen Brothers (The Big Lebowski and Fargo are my favorites)
    Richard Linklater (Slacker, Dazed and Confused, A Scanner Darkly, and so many others)
    Quentin Tarantino
    Stanley Kubrick
    Scorsese
    Kevin Smith

    and my eyes are on Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko).

    I feel like I am leaving someone out but maybe not. EDIT: Kevin Smith of course! And Quentin Tarantino!
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  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Wes Anderson!
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

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    -Oscar Wilde
  • BrotherLoveBoneBrotherLoveBone Posts: 264
    Many good ones have been said already but i would add Sergio Leone to the list.

    For a Few Dollars More,The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,Once Upon a Time in the West and Once Upon a Time in America (full version) are all amazing films
  • mole1985mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    Uwe Boll!?
    Dublin 2006
    Katowice 2007
    London 2007
  • NCBRINCBRI Posts: 1,902
    Everyone has mentioned most of the great ones. I'll just throw out a couple more:

    Clint Eastwood
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Brian
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    I should mention Michael Curtiz... the run of films he made with Errol Flynn were absolute classics.
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • faithful227faithful227 Posts: 352
    mole1985 wrote:
    Uwe Boll!?

    Ha. I was waiting for a comment like that.

    -Tarantino
    -Christopher Nolan
    -David Fincher
    -Ridley Scott
    -Spielberg
    -Kevin Smith
    -Shyalaman- Not a fan of his last film, but overall.
    -Scorcese
    -Eastwood
    -Leone
    -F.F. Coppola
    -Burton
    -Crowe
    -Guy Ritchie- Lock Stock and Snatch were excellent.


    Could go on and on. Nolan and Fincher are my current all-stars.
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  • BrotherLoveBoneBrotherLoveBone Posts: 264
    Watching Ghost Dog now, which is a fine example of the talent of Jim Jarmusch. A great director indeed.
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Steven Spielberg
    Tim Burton
    Ridley Scott..
  • gleemonexgleemonex Posts: 848
    A quality director that isn't among the best, but is still very good is Bryan Singer. The Usual Suspects and the first two X-Men movies are good films.
    “Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’” - Kurt Vonnegut
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    BrotherLoveBone wrote:
    Many good ones have been said already but i would add Sergio Leone to the list.

    For a Few Dollars More,The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,Once Upon a Time in the West and Once Upon a Time in America (full version) are all amazing films

    how could i forget sergio? definitely one of the all time greats.
  • comfortably numbcomfortably numb Posts: 188
    a few you all have left off:

    woody allen
    sidney lumet
    federico fellini
    ingmar bergman
    jean-pierre melville
    saw things so much clearer
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    David Lean...only did a few films, but "Lawrence of Arabia", "River over the River Kwai," and "Doctor Zhivago" make up a nice resume. :D
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,145
    AKIRA KUROSAWA

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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    comfortably numb wrote:
    a few you all have left off:

    woody allen
    sidney lumet
    federico fellini
    ingmar bergman
    jean-pierre melville
    Bergman > life
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • BustedDownThePretextBustedDownThePretext Posts: 330
    paul thomas anderson. and he is also a great writer!
    "and onward goes this thing of ours."

    Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri
  • KosmicJelliKosmicJelli Posts: 1,855
    Cameron Crowe
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    tybird wrote:
    David Lean...only did a few films, but "Lawrence of Arabia", "River over the River Kwai," and "Doctor Zhivago" make up a nice resume. :D
    River over the River Kwai? that sounds like quite a feat of physics ;)
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • lalalalaaaaaaaalalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    My favs are:

    1. David Lynch
    2. David Fincher
    3. Joel Coen
    4. Martin Scorsese
    5. Spike Lee
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