Greatest living film director?

[red dog 1]

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Honorable Mention:

Wes Anderson
Sofia Coppola
Rob Reiner
Elaine May
Ron Howard
Penny Marshall
Peter Weir
Michael Mann
Milos Forman
Terrence Malick
Terry Gilliam
Kathryn Bigelow
Steven Soderburgh
Brian De Palma
Jodie Foster
Robert Zemeckis
Tim Burton
Mary Harron
James Cameron
Ridley Scott
Jane Campion
Angelina Jolie
Clint Eastwood
Gillian Armstrong
Lynne Ramsay
Jean-Luc Godard
Lone Scherfig
Niki Caro
Christopher Nolan
Penelope Spheeris
Lisa Cholodenko
Claire Denis
Paul Thomas Anderson
Peter Jackson

13 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
	Oliver Stone
	0 (0%)
	Francis Ford Coppola
	0 (0%)
	Martin Scorsese
	4 (31%)
	Quentin Tarantino
	1 (8%)
	Roman Polanski
	0 (0%)
	David Lynch
	1 (8%)
	The Coen Brothers
	2 (15%)
	Steven Spielberg
	4 (31%)
	Mel Brooks
	1 (8%)
	Woody Allen
	0 (0%)
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[underpants]

1. Woody Allen, especially the early funny ones

I know it's really hard to still like Woody but I loved his movies when I was much younger.

[Va Lefty]

5. I agree Woody Allen... I know the baggage but

Annie Hall
Take the Money and Run
Radio Days
Manhattan
Crimes and Misdemeanors

[underpants]

6. Love and Death

Still my favorite

[Va Lefty]

7. I have an old VHS of it recorded off of A & E

have not watched it for 10 years or so. On my to do list!

[red dog 1]

26. Woody Allen is now up there as a poll choice, so you can vote for him now

As far as his "baggage"..please see my reply # 22

[TexasBushwhacker]

41. I actually rewatched Manhattan recently

I hadn't seen it in years. With the whole Mariel Hemingway relationship it just seemed more creepy than funny.

[red dog 1]

22. Woody Allen is now up there as a poll choice, so you can vote for him now

I, too, especially love his early films, including his 1st, "What's Up Tiger Lily"
as well as Take the Money & Run & the other early ones.
My favorite Woody Allen movies are Sleeper and Play It Again Sam.
Annie hall was just OK, imo.

Regarding his relationship with his adopted daughter, Soon Yi Previn, it began when she was 19, so she wasn't a "child" ..She was an adult and as such, could make her own choices.

As far as Mia Farrow's allegations that Woody sexually assaulted his 7-year-old daughter, the local police asked the Child Sexual Abuse Clinic of Yale-New Haven to investigate.
The team consisted of two social workers, a nurse and Dr. John M. Levanthal, a pediatrician.
"Citing inconsistencies in Dylan's account, Levanthal testified by deposition that, in the Yale-New Haven team's view, Dylan may have been coached by Farrow, or may have been emotionally disturbed when she made the allegation, or a combination of the two."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Allen

[hurl]

2. David Lynch

Coen brothers are fantastic, but Lynch dominates. Shout-out to Terry Gilliam too.

[red dog 1]

38. I agree with you....David Lynch is a great director, but who do I take down to make room?

I also agree that the Coen Brothers are fantastic, and Terry Golliam as well.

[red dog 1]

48. I just took down Wes Anderson to make room for David Lynch, so you can vote for him now

[hurl]

49. And I have.

Thanks! I know the DU limit of 10 is oppressive in this situation.

[PJMcK]

3. Lousy choices

Your Honorable Mentions have better talent.

Just my opinion.

ETA: You've left off some of the greatest directors. Go back a few more years and you'll see what I mean.

[red dog 1]

18. I did the best I could with only 10 slots to fill

[PJMcK]

21. Yeah, I know

It's a DU limitation.

[mr_lebowski]

4. Honestly, most of your honorable mentions belong on the list instead of who's there ...

I'd have put many of them on before nearly everyone on your actual poll ... apart from Scorsese, the Coen's and Spielberg, my list would've been people from your HM list ... maybe Tarantino makes it though ... arguably ...

And, offhand, my Gross Oversight Award ... goes to 'Lack of Wes Anderson'

[red dog 1]

19. Wes Anderson is now a poll choice

[red dog 1]

42. My Gross Oversight Award ... goes to "Why doesn't Wes Anderson have any votes?"

(Now that he is one of the poll choices)

If he doesn't get any votes in the next hour or so, I'm taking him down and replacing him with David Lynch.

[Fiendish Thingy]

8. No Wes Anderson?

I'd put him after Scorsese...

[red dog 1]

15. You can now vote for Wes Anderson

[red dog 1]

44. Why haven't you voted for Wes Anderson? (Now that he is one of the poll options)

(I'm beginning to regret taking down George Lucas and putting Was Anderson up there)

[red dog 1]

50. Wes Anderson was up there for 3 days & got zero votes, so I had to take him down

(He now heads the Honorable Mentions list)

[cemaphonic]

9. George Lucas is on your list, but no Herzog or Polanski?

Lucas has only directed 6 movies, and fully half of those are terrible.

[OilemFirchen]

10. Absolutely.

Polanski, Herzog and a third thumbs up to the Wes Anderson nod.

[red dog 1]

16. Wes Anderson is now a poll choice

(I aim to please)

[red dog 1]

17. I make it a rule to never take down a poll choice that has even one vote

in order to replace it with another choice, and Lucas has one vote.

However, in this case, I'll make an exception, and replace George Lucas with Polanski,
he's one of my favorite directors too



(I apologize to whomever voted for George Lucas, "May The Force Be With You&quot

[red dog 1]

23. I took down George Lucas and replaced him with Roman Polanski

so you can vote for Polanski now

[Beaverhausen]

11. Christopher Nolan

[mr_lebowski]

12. Another Worthy Addition ...

Hard to have this poll w/o at least 20 slots, honestly ... and ranked voting ...

[red dog 1]

14. "Hard to have this poll w/o at least 20 slots"?

I agree 100%.

You do realize that all they "give me" are 10 slots to fill, right?

[mr_lebowski]

20. Oh yeah ... that was my point ;)

With only 10 slots it's tough to do a poll of this nature ...

[red dog 1]

37. I agree

[Roland99]

30. +1

[OilemFirchen]

13. Pssst...

Jean-Luc Godard is still alive.

[bathroommonkey76]

24. Scorsese, Lynch, and Gilliam

are my favorites.

[edbermac]

25. Coens, Scorsese, Spielberg.

[bathroommonkey76]

54. The Coens new Western mini series looks real fun. n/t

[Codeine]

27. Very mainstream-oriented and America-heavy.

That said, you’ve left out Aronofsky and Nolan, both of whom fit the list’s style and are much better than the choices provided.

And seriously; James Cameron? Are you havin’ a laugh?!

[AlexSFCA]

28. agree with christopher nolan

[lapfog_1]

29. and not a single woman in the entire list including honorable mention

[Roland99]

31. Bingo

No Penny Marshall or Kathryn Bigelow

[red dog 1]

34. You're right!

I will add some female directors to the "Honorable Mention" list

[ADX]

32. Martin Scorsese...

[Zoonart]

33. Akira Kurosawa

On the strength of "Dreams" alone. A master.

[geardaddy]

35. Kurosawa isn't living.

[Zoonart]

36. Oh...DUH...LOL

Carried away.

[geardaddy]

39. He was great though!

[Algernon Moncrieff]

57. I keep seeing his influence on the screen - in that respect, he'll outlive us all.

[geardaddy]

58. Very true

We watched Rashomon in college. It was a great learning experience for me.

[Tikki]

40. James Jarmush

My favorite.


Tikki

[Sironichow]

43. Where is

Paul Thomas Anderson?

[red dog 1]

46. I'll add him to the Honorable Mentions list

(I loved "There Will Be Blood&quot

Welcome to DU!

[Shrek]

45. Peter Jackson

Or at least an honorable mention.

[red dog 1]

47. You got it!

I'll add him to the Honorable Mentions list

[mahina]

51. Jim Jarmusch

[Skittles]

52. I like Alfonso Cuarn

talented director and writer

[emulatorloo]

53. You misspelled Jean-Luc Godard

[red dog 1]

55. Thanks for catching that

[emulatorloo]

61. Glad I could help out!

[Algernon Moncrieff]

56. In terms of body of work, Spielberg

Who would I hire to direct a film right now? Not Steven Speilberg - or Scorcese.

It's hard to say. David O. Russell seems to work with a lot of the same cast again and again. I really enjoyed The Fighter; American Hustle not-so-much. Tarantino, Wes Anderson, Alexander Payne, and the Coen Bros all do well in their niche. I'm not a huge Ang Lee fan, but I know many would argue he is the best. Lee Daniels has done interesting work. Iñárritu has done impressive work.

If I had a good script, and $75 M on the line, I'd probably go sign Ron Howard. He's reliably good; actors seem to like working with him; and he has a pretty solid body of work. If I am making a prestige film, and my goal is to win an Oscar (TM), then probably I get Alexander Payne inasmuch as I enjoy his films most out of the current crop of prestige directors.

[red dog 1]

59. Martin Scorsese or Woody Allen

[pressbox69]

62. S S

because I enjoyed watching so many of his movies in comparison to the others on the list.