Favourite director

Lalaith · 03-12-2003, 02:11 PM

Who is your favourite director? And why?

***gdl96*** · 03-12-2003, 04:12 PM

Kubrick.

Hasty Ent · 03-12-2003, 04:42 PM

No way could I just name one....

Favorite directors are those that do more than simply tell a story well, but infuse the narrative with their personality, or point of view. I like a director to have a distinctive voice.

Here's a quick list off the top of my head:
Howard Hawks
Preston Sturges
Stanley Donen
Billy Wilder
Woody Allen
Robert Altman
Martin Scorsese
Fritz Lang
Alfred Hitchcock
Roman Polanski
Sergei Eisenstein
Wim Wenders
Federico Fellini
Orson Welles
Akira Kurosawa

But I'm sure I've forgotten lots...

Varda Oiolosseo · 03-12-2003, 04:43 PM

At the moment it's Peter Jackson. But i also really like Spielburg, Cameron (thats the one who did Titanic isn't it?!)

Lalaith · 03-13-2003, 12:32 PM

Okay, to my dishonour I don't know half of the directors you named, Hasty ent.
But I also know many good ones, but there is really a lack of woman in that branch.
I love Roman Polanski, he put on a really cool musical in Vienna. and the movie with Johnny Depp (I always forget the english title)

Hasty Ent · 03-13-2003, 12:54 PM

Lalaith, you probably do know most if not all of them, but their movies, not their names. Go to www.imdb.com and you'll find that you've seen a lot of their work.

I agree about not enough women directors, but hopefully that will change in time. The history of filmmaking is no different than other fields, -- it's been male-dominated since its beginning.

Have you seen any films by Agnieszka Holland?

congressmn · 03-13-2003, 01:01 PM

mine are the WATCHOWSKI BROTHERS, the guys who wrote and directed THE MATRIX.

Lalaith · 03-13-2003, 01:13 PM

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mine are the WATCHOWSKI BROTHERS, the guys who wrote and directed THE MATRIX.

Back to the famous Matix. I love it.

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I agree about not enough women directors, but hopefully that will change in time. The history of filmmaking is no different than other fields, -- it's been male-dominated since its beginning.

As I want to become a director it is my one big goal to be a very famous female one. (I'm female already, but the famous director is still missing)
No, I haven't seen a movie by Agnieszka Holland, but I wanted to see Total Eclipse for a long time.
Didn't know that Wim Wender is german. And I think I have seen movies of most of your favourite directors.

Hasty Ent · 03-13-2003, 01:35 PM

Agnieszka made Olivier, Olivier -- a brilliant film. Also made Europa, Europa -- the English title to Hitlerjunge Salomon.

A great female director: Lina Wertmuller. How could I have forgotten??? She made Pasqualino Settebellezze (1976) (aka Seven Beauties) and Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto (1974) (aka Swept Away... by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August).

Lalaith · 03-13-2003, 03:42 PM

Yeah, they might be great and make really good movies, but they are not so big like Spielberg, Lucas and whoever.

Hasty Ent · 03-13-2003, 08:21 PM

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Originally posted by Lalaith
Yeah, they might be great and make really good movies, but they are not so big like Spielberg, Lucas and whoever.

'big' and 'great' rarely go together in my book...
Spielberg, Lucas, Cameron, etc may be big, but I think they are far from great

Lalaith · 03-14-2003, 11:07 AM

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Spielberg, Lucas, Cameron, etc may be big, but I think they are far from great

Now I have to defend Lucas and Spielberg. Some of their movies were really good.

***Jonathan*** · 03-14-2003, 12:12 PM

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Originally posted by Hasty Ent
'big' and 'great' rarely go together in my book...
Spielberg, Lucas, Cameron, etc may be big, but I think they are far from great

Nooo... I think that both Spielberg and Lucas are great (maybe not Cameron though).
I mean, just look at their great masterpieces, Star Wars and Band of Brothers as some of them. You have to be great after creating such great things.

The directors are like painters. If a painter makes a fantastic painting that will be remembered for hundreds of years, the painter will be considered a great painter.
Of course every individual has his own taste, but has to admit that if a painting has been well-known for hundred years, it must be something special about it.

Hasty Ent · 03-14-2003, 12:50 PM

Nope, can't agree, sorry.

Masterpieces? Citizen Kane (Welles), La Dolce Vita (Fellini), Taxi Driver (Scorsese), Some Like it Hot (Wilder), Rear Window (Hitchcock), Nashville (Altman), Interiors (Allen), M (Lang), Seven Samurai (Kurosawa), Battle Potemkin (Eisenstein), etc, are absolutely in a different league. Star Wars isn't worthy of sharing the same marquee.

Now don't misunderstand me. I saw the first Star Wars when it came out, and enjoyed it. It's earned a position in film history, but can't compare to the masterpieces of directors like those I've named above.

Lalaith · 03-14-2003, 02:04 PM

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Masterpieces? Citizen Kane (Welles), La Dolce Vita (Fellini), Taxi Driver (Scorsese), Some Like it Hot (Wilder), Rear Window (Hitchcock), Nashville (Altman), Interiors (Allen), M (Lang), Seven Samurai (Kurosawa), Battle Potemkin (Eisenstein), etc, are absolutely in a different league. Star Wars isn't worthy of sharing the same marquee.

Okay, think you could name a movie of each of your favourite directors imediately.
But I thought that Star Wars was great. It just doesn't belong into the same branch like these movies, I guess.

***Jonathan*** · 03-14-2003, 03:59 PM

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Originally posted by Hasty Ent
Nope, can't agree, sorry.

Masterpieces? Citizen Kane (Welles), La Dolce Vita (Fellini), Taxi Driver (Scorsese), Some Like it Hot (Wilder), Rear Window (Hitchcock), Nashville (Altman), Interiors (Allen), M (Lang), Seven Samurai (Kurosawa), Battle Potemkin (Eisenstein), etc, are absolutely in a different league. Star Wars isn't worthy of sharing the same marquee.

Now don't misunderstand me. I saw the first Star Wars when it came out, and enjoyed it. It's earned a position in film history, but can't compare to the masterpieces of directors like those I've named above.

I agree with you. I also enjoyed the first Star Wars movies. I enjoyed them so much that I think Lucas is a great director. But as you say Star Wars can't be compared to the greatest movies, made by directors who might be even greater than Lucas.
Star Wars and Lucas may be great, but there are always movies and directors that are better.
But I still believe that the Star Wars saga is a mastepiece.

Insidious Rex · 03-14-2003, 04:52 PM

wait wait.... no one has mentioned Coppola or John Boorman yet???

***gdl96*** · 03-14-2003, 11:24 PM

Coppola is great, Insidious Rex. I'm just surprised nobody has backed up Kubrick yet.

Insidious Rex · 03-15-2003, 12:37 AM

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Originally posted by gdl96
Coppola is great, Insidious Rex. I'm just surprised nobody has backed up Kubrick yet.

Ive got your back there. I just watched 2001 again last night actually.

BeardofPants · 03-15-2003, 12:44 AM

My favourite director is Kubrick, as I'm sure I've mentioned before. I also like Hitchcock, Lean, Coppola, Scorsese, Lang, etc, etc.

03-12-2003, 02:11 PM	#1
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03-12-2003, 04:42 PM	#3
Hasty Ent Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 516	No way could I just name one.... Favorite directors are those that do more than simply tell a story well, but infuse the narrative with their personality, or point of view. I like a director to have a distinctive voice. Here's a quick list off the top of my head: Howard Hawks Preston Sturges Stanley Donen Billy Wilder Woody Allen Robert Altman Martin Scorsese Fritz Lang Alfred Hitchcock Roman Polanski Sergei Eisenstein Wim Wenders Federico Fellini Orson Welles Akira Kurosawa But I'm sure I've forgotten lots... __________________ Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

03-13-2003, 12:32 PM	#5
Lalaith The Elvish Temptress Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 3,055	Okay, to my dishonour I don't know half of the directors you named, Hasty ent. But I also know many good ones, but there is really a lack of woman in that branch. I love Roman Polanski, he put on a really cool musical in Vienna. and the movie with Johnny Depp (I always forget the english title) __________________ What I am and what I would are as secret as maidenhead.

03-13-2003, 12:54 PM	#6
Hasty Ent Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 516	Lalaith, you probably do know most if not all of them, but their movies, not their names. Go to www.imdb.com and you'll find that you've seen a lot of their work. I agree about not enough women directors, but hopefully that will change in time. The history of filmmaking is no different than other fields, -- it's been male-dominated since its beginning. Have you seen any films by Agnieszka Holland? __________________ Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

03-13-2003, 01:01 PM	#7
congressmn Incharge: neighbourhood security Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: on my 499th post Posts: 481	mine are the WATCHOWSKI BROTHERS, the guys who wrote and directed THE MATRIX. __________________ i am nothing. i am a cold stone, which deceives with the light it reflects, giving illusions of warmth.

03-12-2003, 04:12 PM	#2
*gdl96* the greg the admin Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: NJ Posts: 2,101	Kubrick.

03-12-2003, 04:43 PM	#4
Varda Oiolosseo Tea Bag Queen Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 973	At the moment it's Peter Jackson. But i also really like Spielburg, Cameron (thats the one who did Titanic isn't it?!)

03-13-2003, 01:35 PM	#9
Hasty Ent Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 516	Agnieszka made Olivier, Olivier -- a brilliant film. Also made Europa, Europa -- the English title to Hitlerjunge Salomon. A great female director: Lina Wertmuller. How could I have forgotten??? She made Pasqualino Settebellezze (1976) (aka Seven Beauties) and Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto (1974) (aka Swept Away... by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August). __________________ Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

03-13-2003, 03:42 PM	#10
Lalaith The Elvish Temptress Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 3,055	Yeah, they might be great and make really good movies, but they are not so big like Spielberg, Lucas and whoever. __________________ What I am and what I would are as secret as maidenhead.

03-14-2003, 12:50 PM	#14
Hasty Ent Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 516	Nope, can't agree, sorry. Masterpieces? Citizen Kane (Welles), La Dolce Vita (Fellini), Taxi Driver (Scorsese), Some Like it Hot (Wilder), Rear Window (Hitchcock), Nashville (Altman), Interiors (Allen), M (Lang), Seven Samurai (Kurosawa), Battle Potemkin (Eisenstein), etc, are absolutely in a different league. Star Wars isn't worthy of sharing the same marquee. Now don't misunderstand me. I saw the first Star Wars when it came out, and enjoyed it. It's earned a position in film history, but can't compare to the masterpieces of directors like those I've named above. __________________ Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

03-14-2003, 04:52 PM	#17
Insidious Rex Quasi Evil Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland, US Posts: 4,634	wait wait.... no one has mentioned Coppola or John Boorman yet??? __________________ "People's political beliefs don't stem from the factual information they've acquired. Far more the facts people choose to believe are the product of their political beliefs." "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

03-14-2003, 11:24 PM	#18
*gdl96* the greg the admin Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: NJ Posts: 2,101	Coppola is great, Insidious Rex. I'm just surprised nobody has backed up Kubrick yet.

03-15-2003, 12:44 AM	#20
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	My favourite director is Kubrick, as I'm sure I've mentioned before. I also like Hitchcock, Lean, Coppola, Scorsese, Lang, etc, etc. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

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