Who Are Your Favorite Directors?

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Permalink Reply by Christopher Irving on January 16, 2009 at 8:44pm

Stanley Kubrick(of course!!)
Oliver Stone
Ron Howard
Spike Lee
F.Gary Gray
John Singleton
Stephen Speilberg
That's all......for now!

Permalink Reply by lyfenlyn on January 23, 2009 at 12:36pm

Luc Besson--> The Professional
Baz Lurhman---> Moulin Rouge
Todd Soldonz---> Welcome to the Dollhouse
Marty mar. (Scorsese)
Hughes Brothers---> Dead Presidents
Allison Anders---> Mi Vida Loca
Darnell Martin--->Just another girl on the IRT/ Cadillac Rekkidz
Spike Lee
Spike Jonze---> Being John Malcovich
Pedro Almodovar (I wanna be in one of his films before I die)--->Tie me up Tie Me down
Quintin Tarrentino
Steven Spielberg
George Lucas
Ted Demme

Permalink Reply by LesYpersound on January 24, 2009 at 5:25pm

haven't really thought about it, but perhaps: malick, jarmusch, arronofsky, terry gilliam, coen brothers, haneke, bertolucci (mid-80s onward), john waters, hal ashby, tarkovsky, hitchcock, gus van sant (85-95: mala noche, to die for, mopi), gregg araki (the living end, mysterious skin, nowhere), besson (leon, 5th element), alan clarke, kitsch-y sam raimi, kubrick, ...

Permalink Reply by Ghettopunkrocker on January 28, 2009 at 8:46pm

Favorite Director list part 1

Ralph Bakshi
Terry Zwiggoff
John Waters

Permalink Reply by Kristen on February 10, 2009 at 5:25pm

Catherine Breillat
Spike Lee
Todd Solondz
John Waters
John Hughes
Robert Altman
Joe Swanberg
Darren Aronofsky (minus The Fountain)
Jean Luc Godard
Larry Clark
Gus Van Sant
Christophe Honore

Permalink Reply by micha.darling on February 11, 2009 at 5:11am

kristin's list is just about perfect - christopher nolan, lars von trier, pedro almodovar, spike jonze, woody allen, this could get to be a very long list...

Kristen said:

Catherine Breillat
Spike Lee
Todd Solondz
John Waters
John Hughes
Robert Altman
Joe Swanberg
Darren Aronofsky (minus The Fountain)
Jean Luc Godard
Larry Clark
Gus Van Sant
Christophe Honore

Permalink Reply by Torethamaliyah on February 13, 2009 at 7:40pm

Tim Burton- Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns
Jim Henson- The Labyrinth
Francis Ford Coppola- Brahm Stoker's Dracula
Tarsem- The Cell
Coen Brothers- O Brother Where Art Thou?
The Wachowski Brothers- The Matrix Trilogy
Alfred Hitchcock and Stephen Spielberg

Permalink Reply by X-D-D-M*9 on February 13, 2009 at 8:32pm

Spike Lee--- storytelling, style, production, efficiency & quality of work is incomparble.

Adrian Lyne--- the manner that he creates an environment is compelling: Fame, Shoot the Moon, Pink Floyd The Wall, Birdy, Unfaithful, Flashdance etc. he does diffeent things but his worlds are self-contained and wholeheartedly believable.

Mira Nair--- Her subjects, narratives & colors are amazing. Salaam Bombay, Mississippi Masala, Kama Sutra, Monsoon Weddding, etc are my favs.

Mario Van Peebles--- Severely underrated helmer of great, fast-paced pieces that isn't scared to say 'fuck the cracker-run system' with some Hollywood shine on it. New Jack City, Panther, Posse, Baadassss! (probably the best feature film on filmmaking ever made; if you're not inspired to shoot after seeing what Melvin dealt with than you ain't alive).

Bill Duke--- Another low-profile master of the craft. Deep Cover, A Rage In Harlem, Hoodlum, etc. Also like Mario and Melvin, isn't scared to blast an evil cracker off the screen and have the Black lead survive and be the hero instead of some clown or punk like in most major Hollywood releases.

Hype Williams--- The way he completely turned out music video with his fishbowl angles and faded colors brought a whole new level of surrealism to the game. He defined the 90's with clips for Busta Rhymes, Missy, BIG, Puffy, TLC, Nas, LL, Wu Tang, etc. The much maligned Belly actually brought a lot of new techniques that broke ground in the field.

Russell Mulcahy--- Early pioneer in music video who shot many artistic clips for the likes of Duran Duran and the first Highlander film.

Little X--- Protege of Hype who brought stunning visuals for the likes of Kelis, Neptunes, Beenie Man, Sean Paul, Mystikal, etc.

Paul Hunter--- Shot The Dope Show video for Marilyn Manson along with some others I can't recall now, but his work is very defined.

Floria Sigismondi--- The go to director for that dark, gothic look. Done work for Interpol, Christina Aguilera, Manson, White Stripes, and other videos with that brooding, evil look.

Permalink Reply by X-D-D-M*9 on February 22, 2010 at 7:04pm

Part II: BUMP! The Sequel

Bob Fosse --- The legendary choregrapher (original Chicago, Sweet Charity, etc.) created some of the most intense and stirring films I've seen. Cabaret, Lenny, Star 80, All That Jazz all had a frighteningly personal feel to them unlike anything ever viewed.

Charles Burnett --- Killer of Sheep showed a type of filmmaking that would be imitated long after it's first screenings.

Melvin Van Peebles --- Never has so much been done with so little. Sweetback and Watermelon Man are aren't simply radical films but drastic shifts in how you can adress racial issues with a sense of humor also.

Don Letts --- Iconic Rasta director, DJ & musician who shot all of The Clash's videos along with others by Musical Youth, The Prentenders, PiL, Big Audio Dynamite (of which he was a member), The Gap Band, The Jungle Brothers and many tothers. Shot the first documentary on the UK punk movement Punk Rock: The Movie as well as Dancehall Queen, Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet, Gil Scott Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The Clash On Broadway, Punk;Attitude plus many more. Bro is freakin' amazing.

Permalink Reply by Q.A.Bradford on March 28, 2010 at 3:38am

You've all named a few good ones already...

Spike Jonze
Ang Lee
Wong Kar Wai
Makoto Suzuki
Akira Kurosawa

Permalink Reply by Starchild on March 30, 2010 at 9:13pm

Chinatown was good...but a little strange. I love strange.

Permalink Reply by Starchild on March 30, 2010 at 9:15pm

Great List! Love it.

Daoud said:

Spike Lee--- storytelling, style, production, efficiency & quality of work is incomparble.

Adrian Lyne--- the manner that he creates an environment is compelling: Fame, Shoot the Moon, Pink Floyd The Wall, Birdy, Unfaithful, Flashdance etc. he does diffeent things but his worlds are self-contained and wholeheartedly believable.

Mira Nair--- Her subjects, narratives & colors are amazing. Salaam Bombay, Mississippi Masala, Kama Sutra, Monsoon Weddding, etc are my favs.

Mario Van Peebles--- Severely underrated helmer of great, fast-paced pieces that isn't scared to say 'fuck the cracker-run system' with some Hollywood shine on it. New Jack City, Panther, Posse, Baadassss! (probably the best feature film on filmmaking ever made; if you're not inspired to shoot after seeing what Melvin dealt with than you ain't alive).

Bill Duke--- Another low-profile master of the craft. Deep Cover, A Rage In Harlem, Hoodlum, etc. Also like Mario and Melvin, isn't scared to blast an evil cracker off the screen and have the Black lead survive and be the hero instead of some clown or punk like in most major Hollywood releases.

Hype Williams--- The way he completely turned out music video with his fishbowl angles and faded colors brought a whole new level of surrealism to the game. He defined the 90's with clips for Busta Rhymes, Missy, BIG, Puffy, TLC, Nas, LL, Wu Tang, etc. The much maligned Belly actually brought a lot of new techniques that broke ground in the field.

Russell Mulcahy--- Early pioneer in music video who shot many artistic clips for the likes of Duran Duran and the first Highlander film.

Little X--- Protege of Hype who brought stunning visuals for the likes of Kelis, Neptunes, Beenie Man, Sean Paul, Mystikal, etc.

Paul Hunter--- Shot The Dope Show video for Marilyn Manson along with some others I can't recall now, but his work is very defined.

Floria Sigismondi--- The go to director for that dark, gothic look. Done work for Interpol, Christina Aguilera, Manson, White Stripes, and other videos with that brooding, evil look.

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