Directors

Which Director interests you more?

my co host and I are undecided on which Director we want to cover next. We are hoping some of you here can give us some input.

The choices are

Billy Wilder (in a 2 part special)

Alfred Hitchcock (in a 4 part special)

John Cassvetes

Jean Luc Godart (in a 2 part special)

Gus Van Sant ( in a 3 part special)

We would appreciate any feedback. You can also vote on our poll at our main page!

http://naked-lunch.org/word/

Thank you

Re:Which Director interests you more?

NakedLunchRadioShow:

my co host and I are undecided on which Director we want to cover next. We are hoping some of you here can give us some input.

The choices are

Billy Wilder (in a 2 part special)

Alfred Hitchcock (in a 4 part special)

John Cassvetes

Jean Luc Godart (in a 2 part special)

Gus Van Sant ( in a 3 part special)

We would appreciate any feedback. You can also vote on our poll at our main page!

http://naked-lunch.org/word/

Thank you

I've seen both Godard's (I think it's Godard, not Godart) and Cassavette's first feature films, Breathless and Shadows.  I was disappointed with them.  These are the only films I've seen from each of them, so maybe I should give them another chance.

Billy Wilder and Gus Van Sant I am both torn by.

Hitchcock is the best, but how much has been said on him already?  Not that you can't say more if you want.

Re:Which Director interests you more?

NakedLunchRadioShow:

The choices are

Billy Wilder (in a 2 part special)

Alfred Hitchcock (in a 4 part special)

John Cassvetes

Jean Luc Godart (in a 2 part special)

Gus Van Sant ( in a 3 part special)

I''m not sure that this is still a valid question, but of the choices here I'd have to say Gus Van Sant.

I love Hitchcock, but I've heard enough people discuss him to last a lifetime, but if you have somthing interesting, go for it.

But, I'd go with Van Sant because he has developed almost a new cinematic language in his last several films. You definately know then when you stumble on them on HBO or IFC. The spare dialogue, that seems to mean nothing, but really means everything, the lack of a sounds track through large portions of the movies. THey aren't for everyone, but I think they areamazing in the way they just draw you into his character studies.

Even his more mainstream efforts are quirky but grounded in a realism that so many movies that try to force quirky characters just really miss.