Top 10 Favorite Directors!

RCMerchant · March 21, 2023, 01:41:09 PM

OK- in no real order-

1. Hitchcock
2. James Whale
3. Kubrick
5. Coppola
6. Roger Corman
7. Sergio Leone
8. Ed Wood Jr. (don't laff!)
9. Al Adamson ( Ok-laff!)
10. Mario Bava

Rev. Powell · March 21, 2023, 02:03:21 PM

Kubrick
Fellini
Lynch
Bunuel
Hitchcock
Welles
P. T. Anderson
Sergio Leone
Scorsese
A lot of people could take the last slot but I'll go for Satoshi Kon

RCMerchant · March 21, 2023, 02:07:05 PM

OOps! I meant Scorsese- not Coppola.

Rev. Powell · March 21, 2023, 02:10:14 PM

Quote from: RCMerchant on March 21, 2023, 02:07:05 PM
OOps! I meant Scorsese- not Coppola.

I considered Coppola, but he's too inconsistent.

RCMerchant · March 21, 2023, 02:21:17 PM

I put Wood and Al because- yes, their movies are stupid- but I always enjoy them.

M.10rda · March 21, 2023, 03:15:54 PM

Lynch
Hartley
Tarkovski
The Coens
Zulawski
Jodorowski
Greenaway
W. Anderson
Sono
Tarr

Good game, RC! I can't argue w/ Ed and Al.

RCMerchant · March 21, 2023, 03:23:45 PM

^ The only ones I've even heard on your list are Lynch and the Coens (not sure if I even seen any of the Bros.!)
Oh yeah- Jodorwski- I seen EL TOPO! Always been curious about the HOLY MOUNTAIN.

Alex · March 21, 2023, 03:32:35 PM

1. Ridley Scott.
2. John Boorman.
3. John Carpenter.
4. David Fincher.
5. Larry Cohen.
6. Alfred Hitchcock.
7. Terence Fisher.
8. Roy Ward Baker.
9. Tim Burton.
10. Guillermo del Toro.

Allhallowsday · March 21, 2023, 05:47:26 PM

LUCHINO VISCONTI
STANLEY KUBRICK
FEDERICO FELLINI
WOODY ALLEN
JOHN FORD
MICHAEL CURTIZ
MICHAEL POWELL
JOHN HUSTON
FRANK CAPRA
JACQUES TOURNEUR

ralfy · March 22, 2023, 03:27:47 AM

Satyajit Ray

Akira Kurosawa

Jean Renoir

Lino Brocka

Sergei Eisenstein

Luis Bunuel

Ingmar Bergman

David Lean

Vittorio de Sica

F.W. Murnau

HappyGilmore · March 22, 2023, 08:20:09 AM

In no particular order:

Tim Burton
Martin Scorsese
David Lynch
Kevin Smith
Quentin Tarantino
John Carpenter
Wes Craven
P.T. Anderson
Jon Favreau

Rev. Powell · March 22, 2023, 11:43:06 AM

Quote from: ralfy on March 22, 2023, 03:27:47 AM

Akira Kurosawa

Ingmar Bergman

Two guys I definitely thought of for my 10th spot. Especially Kurosawa.

Trevor · March 22, 2023, 02:11:13 PM

In no particular order

Sidney Lumet
Don Siegel
Orson Welles
Sir David Lean
Francois Truffaut
Jans Rautenbach
David Millin ASC
Ivan Hall
Oliver Stone
Mathieu Kassovitz

claws · March 22, 2023, 02:12:02 PM

According to my DVD & Blu-ray stats these are my top 12 directors I own most on physical media:

1. John Carpenter
2. Wes Craven
3. Tim Burton
4. Tobe Hooper
5. Brian De Palma
6. David Cronenberg
7. Steven Spielberg
8. Joe Dante
9. Dario Argento
10. George A. Romero
11. Quentin Tarantino
12. Sam Raimi

bob · March 25, 2023, 09:44:17 AM

Kubrick
Nolan
Tarantino
Iñárritu
Scorsese
Chaplin
Abrams
Wes Anderson
Gilliam
Kurosawa