Directors Films Of The American Renaissance '67-'75 Tournament (2 Viewers)

[Elizabeth S]

abstain
abstain

 

[Bill J]

abstain x2

 

[Brook K]

The Parallax View & Don't Look Back advance.

I've seen and like both, particulary Don't Look Back, but hadn't seen the competition.

I'll hit you with a double today since I'm about to leave for a business trip and won't be back until Tuesday night.

The Beguiled
vs.
Klute

MASH
vs.
Hearts And Minds

The Boys In The Band
vs.
The Conversation

Play Misty For Me
vs.
Shaft

 

[SteveGon]

Klute
MASH
Abstain - No TBITB.
Shaft - Can you dig it?

 

[Bill McA]

Klute
abstain - no Hearts and Minds...but I don't particularly like MASH
The Boys In The Band
Shaft - not particularly wild about either film

 

[Walter Kittel]

Klute
abstain
abstain
Play Misty For Me

- Walter.

 

[ErikG]

Play Misty For Me

 

[Dome Vongvises]

abstainaroony for me

 

[Lew Crippen]

M*A*S*H

The Conservation

Play Misty for Me

 

[John C. Wilson]

MASH

The Conversation

Shaft

 

[Brook K]

Klute, MASH, The Conversation advance

I'll leave Shaft vs. Play Misty For Me open. It is tied 3-3 and I can't decide who to vote for. I really like both.

On Hearts And Minds losing. I think its one of the 2 or 3 best films in this tournament. I don't find MASH anywhere near that level.

Bonnie & Clyde
vs.
Cool Hand Luke

The Swimmer
vs.
Night Of The Living Dead

 

[george kaplan]

Cool Hand Luke

I haven't seen The Swimmer, though I wish I had just so I could have voted against NOTLD.

I haven't seen Hearts & Minds, but not only is MASH a great movie, it's the epitome of what you're after in this tournament, so you shouldn't be too disappointed.

 

[Dome Vongvises]

Cool Hand Luke
abstain

 

[Walter Kittel]

Cool Hand Luke
The Swimmer

- Walter.

 

[Lew Crippen]

I agree with George here. Hearts and Minds, regardless of its merits as a film, is a documentary that really is not particularly innovative and did nothing much to change the state of American filmmaking.

M*A*S*H, regardless of its merits, was one of a handful of Altman films that really did help establish the independent filmmaking of the 70s and, while not groundbreaking, certainly told a story in a way that was very different than established Hollywood methods. That it was a hit, gave Altman enough power and credibility to make films like McCabe & Mrs. Miller and Nashville, both very fresh and innovative (and both I think better than M*A*S*H.

 

[Lew Crippen]

Bonnie & Clyde

Night Of The Living Dead

 

[SteveGon]

Cool Hand Luke

 

[Jay E]

Bonnie & Clyde
The Swimmer

and from the previous round - Shaft

 

[Andrew_Sch]

Bonnie & Clyde- tough draw for CHL

 

[Bill McA]

Bonnie & Clyde
Night Of The Living Dead