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Sun Sep-27-09 05:48 PM
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Poll question: Favorite Movie Director |
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Sun Sep-27-09 05:49 PM
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1. Not Sergei Eisenstein?...nt |
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Sun Sep-27-09 05:51 PM
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3. The Potemkin redeemed him. |
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:09 PM
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18. Didn't like Alexander Nevsky??? |
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Edited on Sun Sep-27-09 06:09 PM by YOY
I saw inspirations for Lord of the Rings and Conan the Barbarian in that movie...
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Sun Sep-27-09 05:50 PM
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2. akira kurosawa now cut the crap |
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Sun Sep-27-09 05:51 PM
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:35 PM
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37. lol, you little rascal! |
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Sun Sep-27-09 05:52 PM
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stanley kubrick, william friedkin, coppola, scorcese, etc.
polanski is a good director. and he is my favorite in the "child rapist piece of shit director" category :)
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Sun Sep-27-09 05:54 PM
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8. Was Leni a close second? |
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Sun Sep-27-09 05:56 PM
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thus i admit i have never seen any of her work.
i have read ABOUT her, and know she is respected (despite her pimpin' for the fuhrer) as a very talented director.
but since i have never seen any of her work (i've seen nearly everything by scott), i can't intelligently comment on her.
of course, i could UNintelligently comment on her :)
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Sun Sep-27-09 05:53 PM
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6. Ingmar Bergman. On edit, he was so good that Woody Allen |
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Edited on Sun Sep-27-09 05:54 PM by OmmmSweetOmmm
went through a Bergman era in his work.
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Sun Sep-27-09 05:53 PM
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Although I did like Rosemary's Baby. Can't stand Woody Allen and I haven't seen any of the Nazi lady's work.
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Sun Sep-27-09 05:55 PM
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Edited on Sun Sep-27-09 05:57 PM by AsahinaKimi
:cry: Actually my favorite is Akira Kurosawa
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:13 PM
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Sun Sep-27-09 05:55 PM
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10. all three are sensational directors |
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of the three Leni might well be best. She was an important director before she directed Hitler's propaganda but for good reason she was never used after WW2.
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:18 PM
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30. Ugh, those are the only choices. I would rather read a book. |
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Woody Allen, was he ever funny? Nazi Chick, uh.... no thanks. Roman Polanski I watched Chinatown way back when, but I stopped watching his stuff years ago.
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:38 PM
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38. The Pianist is an amazing film |
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as was Rosemary's baby. Pulanski is not a terribly prolific director but he directed quality films. Allen has had some brilliant films, Sleepers, Bananas, and Annie Hall to name three. Since he also writes his work as well as directs he is pretty much entirely responsible for his films. Leni was the most accomplished female director of not just her day but for decades after. Even now, it is very hard to name even ten female directors who are as good as she was, now 70 years ago. She sadly earned her NAZI lady label but that doesn't change her pioneering status of talented female director.
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Sun Sep-27-09 05:59 PM
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12. I don't like any of them |
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:00 PM
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13. Kubrick, followed by Ridley Scott |
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:00 PM
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14. CORRECTION: "Favorite Movie Director with 'Issues'." |
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:02 PM
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15. A poll on DU with over 100 views, and no votes. |
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Is this a first?
Tried to rec, but got zero. LOL.
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:02 PM
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17. I like Redford's treatment of populations which do not receive |
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nearly adequate or respectful attention from the Hollywood movie machine.
I like THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR, and JEREMIAH JOHNSON especially. He starred in the second and I think directed the first.
Also I could watch Robert Altman's films just about any time at all. I surely do miss him.
Many of the indie experimental directors are excellent as well. I love that many regional film festivals are now giving a good deal of time and attention to the indies. More of that, please.
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:10 PM
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19. HItchcock, period. No one has matched him. Not even close. |
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:10 PM
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20. Emir Kustirica...and he ain't on your list. |
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:10 PM
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21. Not even close to the top |
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:11 PM
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:12 PM
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23. He's done fewer films than some bigger-name directors, but Bogdanovich |
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was just about perfect with THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.
Did anyone see that film? It blew me away.
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:15 PM
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or Fatty Arbuckle
Can't decide.
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:16 PM
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27. Well, Jerry Lee was never accused of murder. |
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:17 PM
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28. For the classics, it seems difficult to ignore Zefferelli's ROMEO AND JULIET. |
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The play has been done to death in every venue for centuries but Zefferelli kisses the corpse and the play is brought back to life, vibrant and colorful and absolutely viscerally real.
There must have been high schoolers who groaned and groaned and whined and whimpered when their English teachers assigned this play to read but who went out and saw Zefferelli's film version and had their lives re-arranged by it, had their hearts squeezed and reshaped by it, felt the blood rushing through their veins as never before by it.
There is so much beauty in this film that it hurts.
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:17 PM
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29. I Guess Nobody Here Ever Heard Of..... |
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MARTIN SCORSESE??
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:19 PM
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31. Scorcese was slated to do one of the Alexander films but became |
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contract over-extended.
It would have been interesting to see how he treated that subject.
A lost chance.
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:23 PM
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32. Neither. John Waters! |
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They may do nasty things, but John puts it all on film!:P
Actually, my favorites truly are Martin Scorcese (Getting the mood right every time).. Goodfellas Taxi Driver Mean Streets Casino The Aviator The Departed
David Fincher (Master of humanity/being alive/existentialism)... The Game Fight Club Alien 3 Zodiac Benjamin Button Se7en
James Cameron (for his meticulous action films) Terminator & 2 The Abyss True Lies Aliens Avatar Titanic
Brian DePalma (Some say he's a hack, oh' well)... Body Double Carrie The Fury Femme Fatale Mission Impossible The Untouchables Blow Out Dressed To Kill Carlito's Way Scarface
John Lassiter (Brought good stories back to animation)... A Bug's Life Toy Story Finding Nemo Cars The Incredibles Monsters Inc. Toy Story 2
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:24 PM
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33. What expansive choices !!! |
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:24 PM
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34. Of your "bad directors" list I chose Woody Allen, but only because he's been more prolific. |
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Polanski has made some excellent films, including Chinatown, the Tenant, Repulsion, Fearless Vampire Killers, the Pianist... they've all been good, except maybe Bitter Moon. I've seen Leni R.'s propaganda work, but that's it.
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:25 PM
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35. Stanley Kubrick or Robert Altman |
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neither of which I see on your list.
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:25 PM
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36. Not sure which of the Coen brothers directs, or if they share |
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but I love their offbeat feel.
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Sun Sep-27-09 07:00 PM
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42. They write, direct and produce their films jointly... |
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despite what the credits say. Period. I love their work too.
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:41 PM
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39. Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin |
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:49 PM
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40. Ooh, I forgot about Oona. |
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Sun Sep-27-09 06:54 PM
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41. uh...you need an 'other' in this poll |
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