Indie
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11/10/2006 3:35 PM
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Re: NEW Group, Top 5 current directors.
Hayao is a great pick (he's not on mine because I didn't think about animation when I started)... here's mine:
1. Spike Jonze- Adaptation, Being John Malkovich
2. Quentin Tarantino- Kill Bill vol.2, Grindhouse +he scripted True Romance (a fav.)
3. Guillermo Del Toro- Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy
4. Michel Gondry- Eternal Sunshine..., Science of Sleep
5. David Fincher- Fight Club, Seven
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tmoney
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11/13/2006 3:22 PM
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Re: NEW Group, Top 5 current directors.
just watched Undertow by David Gordon Green, and I liked it. Didn't love it like I loved George Washington and All the Real Girls. I wonder if this is his newer direction or if he wanted to make something more accessible? I don't know.
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paul
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11/27/2006 4:13 PM
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Re: NEW Group, Top 5 current directors.
Along the lines of David Gordon Green's Undertow, I saw Werner Herzog's newest film, Rescue Dawn, at the Denver Film Festival. It too was strangely accessible.
I'm not sure what to make of either of these films. I liked them both. They both cover very distinct territory you'd expect from David Gordon Green or Werner Herzog. But when I'm watching a film by a director like David Gordon Green or Werner Herzog, I expect to have to work a bit. In a strange way, I was disappointed because the films asked so little of me.
It's kind of the way you'd feel if you went to see a Michael Bay movie and it turned out to be an art film.
Incidentally, I have a new director in my Top 5. Allan King blew me away in Denver. He's a Candian documentary filmmaker and if you can get your hands on any of his docs at a library (they're only for sale through allankingfilms.com), watch them. They will change what you thought film was capable of.
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quint
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11/28/2006 11:17 AM
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Re: NEW Group, Top 5 current directors.
Alright, how about these:
The only new name is Aronofsky, but come on, the guys made three films that stack up pretty tall. I'd watch anything he cares to show me.
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tmoney
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11/30/2006 10:13 AM
posted awhile ago
Re: NEW Group, Top 5 current directors.
great list, quint. I can't wait to see the Fountain. It's interesting that some of our favorite directors are only 2-3 films deep, i.e. gondry innaritu, david gordon green, etc.
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quint
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11/30/2006 10:41 AM
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Re: NEW Group, Top 5 current directors.
Saw the Fountain last weekend. I'm still digesting it I think. I'm hoping that DVD brings a director's cut because I suspect he had to make some harsh edits. But then it is so tight...
I was thinking a bit more about other directors and I came up with Guy Maddin and Cronenberg. Canada's got some choice film makers.
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paul
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12/8/2006 10:08 AM
posted awhile ago
Re: NEW Group, Top 5 current directors.
Quint, did you listen to Elvis Mitchell's interview with Aronofsky on KCRW's The Treatment? You'd really like it. The podcast is free to download.
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JScott
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4/14/2007 3:58 PM
posted awhile ago
Re: NEW Group, Top 5 current directors.
Here are my Top 5 (in no order): Pedro Almodovar Wong Kar-Wai Wes Anderson Ethan and Joel Coen (their mom taught at my college!) David Gordon Green Honorable mentions include: Isabel Coixet (Canadian), Chris Nolan, Tom Tykwer, Eastwood, Michael Cuesta, Lars von Trier, Michel Gondry, Amenabar, and Innaritu. And Hitchcock, cause he is always current and relevant to me. ;)
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ben_
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4/15/2007 10:26 PM
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Re: NEW Group, Top 5 current directors.
- Lars Von Trier
- Ridley Scott
- Mel Gibson
- Clint Eastwood
- Ron Howard
wow - i figured out how everyone made a list without double spacing. hehehe.
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JimBell
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4/23/2007 4:02 PM
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Re: NEW Group, Top 5 current directors.
What about Mike Nichols? He is still working--He is directing the upcoming Charlie Wilson's War re: Afghanistan. And he has directed films such as Who's Afraid of Virgian Woolf, The Graduate, Catch-22, Silkwood, Working Girl, and Primary Colors. Jim
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