tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post2187323154745067809..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Cannes: Maggie Cheung and Your Nine "Great Directors"NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-87977077246924526422010-08-11T14:48:11.232-04:002010-08-11T14:48:11.232-04:00Can't wait to see this movie!
If I had to cho...Can't wait to see this movie!<br /><br />If I had to choose nine directors they'd be:<br />-Woody Allen<br />-Quentin Tarantino<br />-David Fincher<br />-Paul Thomas Anderson<br />-Darren Aronofsky<br />-Martin Scorsese<br />-Jason Reitman<br />-Steven Soderbergh<br />-Sofia Coppola<br /><br />Kubrick would be on the list if he was still alive.Daniel Silvanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-43143246120528804322009-08-23T13:21:19.987-04:002009-08-23T13:21:19.987-04:00Being a flim student, these are the nine who most ...Being a flim student, these are the nine who most influenced my work:<br /><br />1. David Lynch<br />2. Coen Brothers<br />3. Wes Anderson<br />4. Tim Burton<br />5. Paul Thomas Anderson<br />6. Jim Jarmusch<br />7. Michel Gondry<br />8. Woody Allen<br />9. Danny Boyle<br /><br />Honerable mentions to Kevin Smith and Tarantino. I love their works, but I take no influence from them.Mr. Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08495475531647418066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-72178796875556433402009-05-26T08:06:12.683-04:002009-05-26T08:06:12.683-04:00Nick... you can always go on and on about your hol...Nick... you can always go on and on about your holy trinity. we won't mind ;)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-42929554462517817852009-05-25T22:33:05.701-04:002009-05-25T22:33:05.701-04:00I've been stumped by this since you put it up. Si...I've been stumped by this since you put it up. Since we're sticking with the living folks, Jane Campion, Todd Haynes, and David Cronenberg are far and away my Holy Trinity. I have gone off at such irritating length about all three of them that I won't repeat any of it here. Had you asked just a couple years ago, Robert Altman and Ingmar Bergman would have followed shortly upon them, but then mortality intervened.<br /><br />For sheer influence back when I was first getting hooked, I guess Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese have to be there. So, that's five.<br /><br />Terrence Malick and Abbas Kiarostami completely knocked my socks off in college when everything was coming together to make movies a real <I>life</I> for me, so I'll have to add them. Barbara Kopple single-handedly demonstrated to me why I needed to pay attention to documentaries, and how little I actually knew about how other people live. <br /><br />The last is a toss-up among the astonishingly eclectic and unpredictable Steven Soderbergh, who broke up all the mainstream/indie categories just when I was in danger of being hooked on them; Peter Greenaway for being the first director I encountered to pose huge questions about what "counts" as cinema and what movies can do (even though I often disliked or didn't understand what <I>he</I> did); Michael Winterbottom and Claire Denis, who changed the way I thought about the world as often as they changed the way I thought about films, and often in relation to each other; and Lynne Ramsay and Aleksandr Sokurov, for making the last two movies that made me jump up and down in theater and keep returning upwards of three and four times in the cinema. I'm going to say Soderbergh, but it could really have been any of them.<br /><br />So: Campion, Haynes, Cronenberg, Allen, Scorsese, Malick, Kiarostami, Kopple, and Soderbergh.NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-41495451245763832862009-05-25T04:16:41.374-04:002009-05-25T04:16:41.374-04:00Terrence Malick
Ingmar Bergman
Woody Allen
Hayao M...Terrence Malick<br />Ingmar Bergman<br />Woody Allen<br />Hayao Miyazaki<br />Lars von Trier<br />Sofia Coppola<br />Wong Kar-Wai<br />David Lynch<br />Stanley KubrickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-85458649916396881412009-05-24T20:39:09.606-04:002009-05-24T20:39:09.606-04:00Hmmm...
Terence Malick
Quentin Tarantino
Jane Cam...Hmmm...<br /><br />Terence Malick<br />Quentin Tarantino<br />Jane Campion<br />Darren Aronofsky<br />Steven Spielberg<br />Sophia Coppola<br />Alfonso Cuaron<br />Zhang Yimou<br />Andrew Stanton<br /><br />Honorable mentions go to Ang Lee, Paul Greengrass, and Danny Boyle!Joe Kusternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-5068621552108828342009-05-24T19:45:02.297-04:002009-05-24T19:45:02.297-04:00Sofia Coppola
Lars von Trier
Kar-Wai Wong
Woody Al...Sofia Coppola<br />Lars von Trier<br />Kar-Wai Wong<br />Woody Allen<br />Pedro Almodóvar<br />Gus Van Sant<br />Hayao Miyasaki<br />Stephen Daldry<br />PT Anderson<br /><br />extremely unoriginal i know...<br /><br />Only counting live dirs of courseBernardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04535653809166347030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-66979405314429749732009-05-24T13:41:20.169-04:002009-05-24T13:41:20.169-04:00Pedro Almodovar, David Lynch, Ridley Scott, Martin...Pedro Almodovar, David Lynch, Ridley Scott, Martin Scorsese, Gus Van Sant, Mike Nichols, Federico Fellini, Quentin Tarantino, Peter Jackson.<br /><br />I don't think any modern film lover should disclude Steven Spielberg or Woody Allen, but for reasons of obviousness, I'm only giving them a post-list shout out.<br /><br />I also adore much of the work of Michael Mann, who I'm pretty shocked hasn't been mentioned yet.<br /><br />I'm also quite fond of the work of consistent "American auteurs" like Tom McCarthy, Ramin Bahrani and Craig Brewer (that's right, the "Hustle & Flow," "Black Snake Moan" guy...I love his films).<br /><br />You'll notice I haven't included a single woman. Shame on me. The sad fact is, there just aren't enough of them, and I can honestly say that many of the ones working (save, of course, Sofia Coppola) haven't wowed me all that much. Top of the heap, I'd say, is Isabel Coixet and Sarah Polley who, with one film ("Away From Her") has proven herself a supremely gifted visual storyteller. I enjoy Campion, but not enough to give her a spot in the top nine. Perhaps "Bright Star" will change that.<br /><br />Fun post, Nathaniel.Kurtis Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946031309738374597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13316364163894042412009-05-24T10:35:15.262-04:002009-05-24T10:35:15.262-04:00If they have to be alive: Steven Spielberg, Martin...If they have to be alive: Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Jane Campion, Quentin Tarantino, Jean-Luc Godard, Takeshi Kitano, the Coens, John Sayles, Werner Herzog, Yimou Zhang.goatdoghttp://goatdog.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-24196046244534687932009-05-24T10:29:59.324-04:002009-05-24T10:29:59.324-04:00Brian de Palma - gobsmacked he's not been mentione...<B>Brian de Palma</B> - gobsmacked he's not been mentioned yet. He's dipped now, but you can never fault him for not being OTT entertaining.<br /><B>Mike Leigh</B> - because he made the movie that's become my annual sobfest - "Secrets & Lies"<br /><B>Arnaud Desplechin</B> - I imagine he's someone who just can't still still - always changing genres, always going off on tangents, throwing in a new character - sublime.<br /><B>Ang Lee</B> - he makes the best family dramas.<br /><B>Michael Haneke</B> - because life can't always be like a Mike Leigh film. People are perverse.<br /><B>Jean Luc Godard</B> - for making '60s France effortlessly cool, and even when he went didactic on us, he threw some gorgeous carcrashes into it.<br /><B>John Waters</B> - because even de Palma is sometimes too highbrow. <br /><B>Francois Ozon</B><B>Zhang Yimou</B> - because few people can make bloodbaths so melodramatic and ostentatiously gorgeous at the same time.redcommieappleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07810763925760984997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13942000496307871972009-05-24T06:30:05.035-04:002009-05-24T06:30:05.035-04:00well, my 9 directors mentioned above are "alive an...well, my 9 directors mentioned above are "alive and kicking". If talking about the ones I'd like to interview from all movie history, thing changes dramatically:<br /><br />Charlie Chaplin<br />Billy Wilder<br />Sergei M. Eisenstein<br />Luis Buñuel<br />Akira Kurosawa<br />Alfred Hitchcock<br />Howard Hawks<br />Steven Spielberg<br />Stanley KubrickAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365271118815910721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-61247777244840679932009-05-24T05:43:25.763-04:002009-05-24T05:43:25.763-04:00One of the main reasons to watch INGLORIOUS...mise...One of the main reasons to watch INGLORIOUS...miserably vanished...<br /><br />let's hope Maggie will have an actual comeback some day...<br /><br />At least, we know that Brigitte Lin will work again with Wong Kar-wai. maybe Maggie could follow her example. If only Wong...<br /><br />mirko s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-59101882797694290382009-05-24T04:19:42.963-04:002009-05-24T04:19:42.963-04:00my 9 directors would be: John Carpenter, Frank Oz,...my 9 directors would be: John Carpenter, Frank Oz, Javier Fesser, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Ang Lee, Bretrand Tavernier, Jane Campion, Julie Taymor, Paul Verhoeven.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365271118815910721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-8171174270356454142009-05-24T03:37:35.390-04:002009-05-24T03:37:35.390-04:00Christine. Greenaway on a first date, huh? You're ...<B>Christine</B>. Greenaway on a first date, huh? You're brave!<br /><br /><B>arkaan</B> -- andrew stanton. good choice. I imagine adults making these lists in 20 years will also list him.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-82212450793806130432009-05-24T00:04:53.194-04:002009-05-24T00:04:53.194-04:00Sad to hear about Maggie Cheung… As for my nine di...Sad to hear about Maggie Cheung… As for my nine directors, I guess it might be:<br /><br />Yasujiro Ozu<br />Krzysztof Kieslowski<br />Mikio Naruse<br />Robert Altman<br />Terrence Malick<br />Tim Burton<br />Nicholas Ray<br />Douglas Sirk<br />Jean RenoirEricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74517090116123137982009-05-24T00:04:30.907-04:002009-05-24T00:04:30.907-04:00Roger Corman
Richard Lester
Martin Scorsese (Hey, ...Roger Corman<br />Richard Lester<br />Martin Scorsese (Hey, he was the reason I went to NYU and I got to know him a little when I was there.)<br />Jean-Luc Godard<br />Maya Deren<br />Michelangelo Antonioni<br />Fritz Lang<br />Tsui Hark<br />Wisit SasanatiengPeter Nellhaushttp://www.coffeecoffeeandmorecoffee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1514244738510757782009-05-23T23:46:47.307-04:002009-05-23T23:46:47.307-04:00My Nine Directors would be (in personal discovery ...My Nine Directors would be (in personal discovery order):<br />Tim Burton<br />Ang Lee<br />Robert Rodriguez<br />Sofia Coppola<br />Quentin Tarantino<br />Martin Scorsese<br />Darren Aronofsky<br />John Cameron Mitchell<br />Pedro AlmodovarWayne B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-48132031549528707742009-05-23T22:53:10.579-04:002009-05-23T22:53:10.579-04:00I didn't know that we were allowed to give explana...I didn't know that we were allowed to give explanations! My list is solely based on films that I quote a lot or directors that have personal associations for me (e.g. on my first date I saw Peter Greenaway's The Belly of an Architect, so that is why he's there). Also, no fair to the people sneaking in dead directors. It is the living directors caveat that makes this difficult.<br /><br />One other note: J.D., that is some impressive director list for a 16 year old. I hope your teachers appreciate you.Christinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-29144956772439952732009-05-23T22:35:38.835-04:002009-05-23T22:35:38.835-04:00Alfonso Cuaron
Gus van Sant
Martin Scorsese
Atom E...Alfonso Cuaron<br />Gus van Sant<br />Martin Scorsese<br />Atom Egoyan<br />David Cronenberg<br />Steven Spielberg<br />Wong Kar-Wai<br />Andrew Stanton/PIXAR<br />Richard LinklaterArkaannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-35641248191092199992009-05-23T22:22:20.501-04:002009-05-23T22:22:20.501-04:00/3rtfu11 some new names and diverse too. I wish mi...<B>/3rtfu11</B> some new names and diverse too. I wish mine were moreso but it's a product of my time.<br /><br /><B>ben</B> i love reading the reasoning behind. OK. NOW EVERYONE SHOULD REWRITE THEIR LISTS WITH EXPLANATIONS ;)<br /><br />why can't I stop bossing everyone around? <br /><br /><B>encore</B> DAMN. really Merchant/Ivory shoulda been on my list. My bad. between a room with a view and maurice and howards end and all the Brit actors they enamored me of... I can't really have the list without them.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88517365093400247802009-05-23T22:10:59.798-04:002009-05-23T22:10:59.798-04:00Audrey Hepburn
Edward Norton
Julianne Moore
David ...Audrey Hepburn<br />Edward Norton<br />Julianne Moore<br />David Fincher<br />Alan Parker<br />Steven Spielberg<br />Nicole Kidman<br />Cláudia Abreu<br />Selton MelloKamilahttp://cinefilapornatureza.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-44884033239415175812009-05-23T21:35:31.689-04:002009-05-23T21:35:31.689-04:00-oliver stone
-paul verhoeven
-quentin tarantino...-oliver stone<br /><br />-paul verhoeven<br /><br />-quentin tarantino<br /><br />-pedro almodovar<br /><br />-david cronenberg<br /><br />-rachel talalay <br /><br />-david lynch<br /><br />-wayne wang<br /><br />-spike lee/3rtfu11noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-860275349216217462009-05-23T20:32:47.138-04:002009-05-23T20:32:47.138-04:00Woody Allen
Paul Thomas Anderson
Tim Burton
James ...Woody Allen<br />Paul Thomas Anderson<br />Tim Burton<br />James Cameron<br />Todd Haynes<br />Neil Jordan<br />Ang Lee<br />Mike Leigh<br />Baz LuhrmannVincenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-25952450332896791952009-05-23T20:08:49.757-04:002009-05-23T20:08:49.757-04:00Todd Haynes for giving Julianne Moore two of her m...Todd Haynes for giving Julianne Moore two of her most definitive roles.<br />Robert Altman for Short Cuts, which I saw when I was relatively young and was bowled over by.<br />Terence Malick for never disappointing with any of his films.<br />Peter Jackson for Heavenly Creatures, which I saw when I was 15 and made me want to watch and know more about films.<br />Wes Craven. Between the ages of 16 and 19 I watched so many horror films, most of them dreadful sequels, but I watched Wes Craven's films repeatedly. His best films seem so completely of their time without ever seeming dated.<br />Ang Lee. Just for sheer quality. I've loved every single one of his films (with the obvious exception of Hulk, but even that was interesting in its way).<br />Rob Reiner. Because I judge all romantic comedies by When Harry Met Sally and all coming-of-age stories by Stand By Me.<br />Curtis Hanson. Because I love the top quality genre fare like The River Wild and The Hand That Rocks The Cradle and because LA Confidential staggers me every time I see it.<br />David Cronenburg. For combining great, elemental horror with often fantastic performances from an always eclectically-chosen cast.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411239841812587325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-76018550981379293812009-05-23T19:12:05.620-04:002009-05-23T19:12:05.620-04:00So my list may not be the most film savy list of d...So my list may not be the most film savy list of directors but it's mine, made of my influences. So, here it goes. <br /><br />Steven Speilberg<br />Coen Brothers<br />Spike Jonze<br />Paul Haggis<br />Frank Capra<br />Cameron Crowe<br />Quentin Tarintino<br />Woody Allen<br />Joe WrightDHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16311391084519440260noreply@blogger.com