Favorite Directors.

[Dante'sInferno]

I searched for a topic like this and didn't find one.Share and discuss your favorite Directors of any genre.Also explaining the level of texture and time they put into it.Here is mine :


Stanley Kubrick:When I first saw The Shining back in 2007(I know,i suck.),I was blown away by the actors.the scenery,but most of all,Stanley Kubrick's directing skills.Then I got curious,and saw A Clockwork Orange and Full Metal Jacket.Being blown away,yet again.Thanks to those 3 films alone and the directing style.He is now my favorite Director.


Guillermo Del Toro:I saw Blade II back in 2002.Then Hellboy and finally Pan's Labyrinth.Completely immersed in that film(I'm a big fantasy and monstr fan).He opened me up to what a Director can do on film.Also,increased my respect for what the imagination can produce.Kudos to Del Toro.

Last,but not least.....


Sergio Leone:I didn't ever sit down and watch any of his films untill this year.One of the many things I now regret.He has one of the most recognized trilogies under his belt.My favorite of his films being,The Good,The Bad and The Ugly.My favorite movie of all-time.


I was being serious for once.So,like I said,Discuss and post your own!

EDIT: Damn,it oh well.Delete this or merge it with the Top Ten Directors list thread.Sorry everyone.

[momo]

sam raimi and takashi miike and guillemo del torro. :)

[neverending]

Your search skills suck.

http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33571&highlight=directors

It was a redundant topic even then. Here's your list from that thread:

James Cameron
Martin Scorsese
Tim Burton
Guilermo Del Toro
Wes Craven
Quentin Tarintino
David Lynch
and Kevin Smith

[Geddy]

David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppolla, Sergio Leone, William Friedkin, Alfred Hitchcock, and Wes Anderson are all among my favourite directors.

[Dante'sInferno]

Your search skills suck.

http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33571&highlight=directors

It was a redundant topic even then. Here's your list from that thread:"Goes and learns how to enhance search skills"


I'm really sorry about that,I totally forgot about that thread.:o :(

[neverending]

Well, it's edifying- see, there was no Leone on that list.

[La Chat Noire]

Baz Luhrmann...his films are very colorful and vibrant.


In terms of horror movies I think Wes Craven will always be my favorite.

[The Mothman]

Well, it's edifying- see, there was no Leone on that list.

Its before he saw The Good The Bad And The Ugly I believe.
Sergio Leone is my all time favorite director.
Big Lynch and Scorsese fan too.

[neverending]

Kubrick
Hitchcock
Fellini
Leoni
Corman
Altman
Burton
Allen
Lynch
Scorcese
Coppola

[massacre man]

Chris Nolan, Tim Burton, Kevin Smith and the usuals.

[The_Return]

Christopher Nolan
Alfred Hitchcock
Guillermo Del Toro
David Lynch
John Carpenter
Sam Raimi
Tim Burton
Dario Argento

I should have Kevin Smith and Quentin Tarantino on here as well....but I fond the main reason that I love their movies is the writing, not the directing. Smith especially - great writer, but kind of a lazy director.

There are some others that I'm tempted to put here, but I havent really seen enough of their work to properly call them favourites: Mario Bava, Billy Wilder, Frank Capra, David Fincher, ect.

[fortunato]

ingmar bergman
paul thomas anderson
wes anderson
sergio leone
carl theodor dreyer
sergio leone
martin scorsese
akira kurosawa
david lynch
tim burton
alfred hitchcock

george romero
tod browning
john carpenter

[The_Return]

Oooh, I forgot about Tod Browning - he should be on my list for sure.

Thanks Fortunato :)

[fortunato]

Oooh, I forgot about Tod Browning - he should be on my list for sure.

Thanks Fortunato :)

no problem
i actually almost forgot him myself. :eek:

[stubbornforgey]

ingmar bergman
paul thomas anderson
wes anderson
sergio leone
carl theodor dreyer
sergio leone
martin scorsese
akira kurosawa
david lynch
tim burton
alfred hitchcock

george romero
tod browning
john carpenter


i like them too except john carpenter
and david lynch
n i also like 'wait for it'
uwey baby...
i have faith that one day he is going to direct a top selling movie n people
are going to be sorry for giving up on him so easily.

[_____V_____]

We have done this before, but anyway...

1) Akira Kurosawa

2) Sir Alfred Hitchcock

3) David Lynch

4) Sergio Leone

5) Martin Scorcese

6) Quentin Tarantino

7) Paul Thomas Anderson

8) David Cronenberg

9) Francis Ford Coppola

10) Charles Chaplin



...in that order, with plenty of Honorable Mentions.

[fortunato]

1) Akira Kurosawa

ah, _v_. i had no idea kurosawa was your favorite.
that makes me happy.

what's your favorite film of his?

[_____V_____]

Rashomon, with Yojimbo a close second. He's THE master director when it comes to expertise in this field, IMO. Even Hitchcock has to be 2nd, when compared to Kurosawa.

I adore all his movies. :)

[fortunato]

Rashomon, with Yojimbo a close second. He's THE master director when it comes to expertise in this field, IMO. Even Hitchcock has to be 2nd, when compared to Kurosawa.

I adore all his movies. :)

the last film of his that i saw was ran.
i was totally blown away.

[neverending]

Dodesukaden will always be my fave Kurosawa- probably because it was the first I ever saw.

[fortunato]

Dodesukaden will always be my fave Kurosawa- probably because it was the first I ever saw.

i've actually never seen that one.
i'd better get on it.

[neverending]

A lot of people call it his worst, and it flopped commercially. I love its humor and the look at Japanese contemporary society.

[_____V_____]

In fact, all of Kurosawa's movies carry hints at subtle and black humor, if one notices carefully.

Dodesukaden is a bit different, because it shows the humane side of Jap society's poverty-stricken communities. Its a deeply-moving story, and unlike most of other Kurosawa's works, is laid firmly in real-life Japan. I d say its a must-watch for anyone who adores Kurosawa.

[Vodstok]

Ridley Scott
Jim Cameron
David Fincher
Peter Jackson
Frank Darabont
Neil Marshall


I also have to give a nod to John Mctiernen, he has made some classic action flicks (Predator and Die Hard being the 2 biggies)

[roshiq]

Satyajit Ray
Alfred Hitchcock
Sidney Lumet
Roman polanski
Guilermo Del Toro
Chan-Wook Park
David Cronenberg
Dario Argento
John Carpenter
Christopher Nolan