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Nolan, Fincher, Villeneuve
I dont go to the cinema often but Nolan and Tarantino are two directors who will make me get up and go on opening week.
Tarantino
Wes Anderson
Nolan
Wes Anderson
Nolan
You're right I mainly named movies he's writtenThe only film he directed from that list is Chicago 7.
Sorkin is primarily a writer
He did direct Mollys Game for what it's worth. He needs to direct more!
Nolan is a lot more popular in here than I thought!
1. Scorsese
2. Nolan
3. Tarantino
2. Nolan
3. Tarantino
Couldn't possibly narrow it down to three. Two of those would be Tarantino & Hitchcock but I'd struggle to separate anyone else from the pack.
This is too difficult.
Kim Ki-Duk
Wong Kar-Wai
Park Chan-Wook
Miyazaki, John Woo, Takeshi Kitano and Kurasawa all have a special place though.
Wong Kar-Wai
Park Chan-Wook
Miyazaki, John Woo, Takeshi Kitano and Kurasawa all have a special place though.
David Lynch,
Orson Welles, (Unless I'm wrong I havent seen him mentioned in here which is an absolute travesty...)
Guillermo Del Toro
Orson Welles, (Unless I'm wrong I havent seen him mentioned in here which is an absolute travesty...)
Guillermo Del Toro
Giuseppe Tornatore
Francis Ford Coppola
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Just missing out: Roy Andersson
Francis Ford Coppola
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Just missing out: Roy Andersson
Kubrick
Tarkovsky
Kurosawa
Tarkovsky
Kurosawa
I dont think his films have aged well. Bar Touch of Evil.
Personally i got a better movie experience out of watching Hitchcock than Welles.
Kubrick
Gilliam
Del Toro
Shout out to Wes Anderson as well.
Gilliam
Del Toro
Shout out to Wes Anderson as well.
Really?
Citizen Kane pratically invented several modern cinema traits, and is consistently heralded as the greatest and most influential films of all time, for that alone Welles deserves to be there for me.
His use of cinematography, deep focus, complete sets, broken narrative structures across all his pieces (including unfinished works) are highly influential even to this day and he has been consistently heralded as the greatest director of all time.
All highly subjective of course, but the fact that no one seems to hvae mentioned him really is surprising considering his legacy and influence.
This is my favorite Orson Welles role.
He revolutionalized cinema. No question. But films have evolved themselves. Every film now is using what Welles invented.
I have talked to so many people who say the same. Citizen Kane is good in the sense of what Welles invented. But not a terrific film to watch. I just dont think it has aged well, unlike say Hitchcocks films. People can still watch Hitchcocks films today and get a thrill out of them.
Indeed they can, as can people when they watch Welle's films, again it's subjective.
Citizen Kane has become a retrospective masterpiece, which has only got better with time as more people realise how far ahead of it's time it was. And for what it's worth is one of my favourite fillms. You even said it yourself there: Every film now is using what Welles invented.
That is true and shows how good a director/actor and producer he was.
You could easily lump something like the Birds in that conversation of course, Hitchcock wasn't named the master of suspense for nothing!
which is probably the best film of the decade for me.
Well, 2020's has only lasted for less than 2 years
I thought it was OK, but then again I'm not the biggest fan of Sorkin's writing.
Andros Charleston
Simone de Oliviera
Raoul Pedro Magikarp III
Simone de Oliviera
Raoul Pedro Magikarp III
1. Coen Brothers
2. Wes Anderson
3. Spielberg
2. Wes Anderson
3. Spielberg
I meant the last decade. This decade started in 2021.Well, 2020's has only lasted for less than 2 years
I thought it was OK, but then again I'm not the biggest fan of Sorkin's writing.
Is that really how it works? By that logic, a movie that came out in 1990 would be considered an 80's movie!
Yeah.
Difficult one. This list could probably change by the time I write it, but in no particular order:
Fincher
Hitchcock
Aronofsky
Scorsese could easily be in there as well, to be fair. Along with many others.
Fincher
Hitchcock
Aronofsky
Scorsese could easily be in there as well, to be fair. Along with many others.
You're wrong.
In response to this:
I don't suppose you're arguing against other people's choices. But from my perspective: even if Welles's films were completely unwatchable today, if you know and acknowledge his influence, you could still put him in your top x, depending on how you define 'top'. (Me, I also actually really enjoyed his films that I saw - except The Other Side Of The World. Horrible. I hope it's not what he intended with it!)
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He told me to post Kaurismäki and Björn Borg.
Too many of equivalent level to really pick three but I'd try with
Classic:
Hitchcock
Kurosawa
Kubrick
Modern:
Spielberg
Coen Brothers
Christopher Nolan
Arthouse:
Paul Thomas Anderson
Nicolas Refn
Wes Anderson
Classic:
Hitchcock
Kurosawa
Kubrick
Modern:
Spielberg
Coen Brothers
Christopher Nolan
Arthouse:
Paul Thomas Anderson
Nicolas Refn
Wes Anderson
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Paul Verhoeven.
Thats it.
Thats it.
To give a real answer, three filmmakers I've continued to enjoy and for who I've actually watched their movies several times over:
Kitano (like his absurdist and cynical humour)
Wong Kar Wai (like his tragic and sometimes cynical romances)
Sang-soo (like his misguided and usually cynical characters)
Three filmmakers I'd say are high but I've not really re-watched their stuff:
Chang-dong
Rivette
Ming-liang
Kitano (like his absurdist and cynical humour)
Wong Kar Wai (like his tragic and sometimes cynical romances)
Sang-soo (like his misguided and usually cynical characters)
Three filmmakers I'd say are high but I've not really re-watched their stuff:
Chang-dong
Rivette
Ming-liang
Top three in no particular order
Francis Ford Coppola (No one can make top top movies like The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, Godfather 1 & 2 in a row. No director had a such a peak 10 years. Sad that he declined after 1970s )
Martin Scorcese (For his longetivity and ability to adapt to audience taste as years go by)
Quentin Tarantino
Honorable mentions : Sergio Leone, Ridley Scott, Michael Mann (his movies are beautifully made with stunning visuals), Coen brothers
Francis Ford Coppola (No one can make top top movies like The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, Godfather 1 & 2 in a row. No director had a such a peak 10 years. Sad that he declined after 1970s )
Martin Scorcese (For his longetivity and ability to adapt to audience taste as years go by)
Quentin Tarantino
Honorable mentions : Sergio Leone, Ridley Scott, Michael Mann (his movies are beautifully made with stunning visuals), Coen brothers
Any Antonioni fans?
Good player on his day but he's getting on a bit now. Injured a lot too.
I stand corrected, glad he's got a mention
What's a movie or two from each of these that you recommend starting with?
I think Chungking Express for Wong Kar Kai. If you like it then you'll probably like his other stuff. A young Quenty Tarantino gives a good breakdown:
I'd say maybe Woman is the Future of Man for Hong Sang-soo, but I'll caveat this by saying none of Sang-soo's films lend themselves well as individual pieces.
You'll see terms like minimalist and austere thrown around with his work because they're very simple character dramas where the themes lend themselves better across his work. I remember watching the movie about 5 years ago and thinking nothing happens. Then I watched more of his films and realised it's through repetition of themes that he makes his best points.
An old Marty Scorsese gives a good breakdown:
I'm sure both movies are available for you to express your extreme distaste on a nearby piracy website
Favorites that weren't mentioned in the thread so far:
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Bong Joon-ho
Theo Angelopoulos
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Bong Joon-ho
Theo Angelopoulos