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Ken_McAlinden

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My Five Faves from my Three Faves

Alfred Hitchcock

1)Strangers on a Train

2)North by Northwest

3)Shadow of a Doubt

4)Rear Window

5)The Lady Vanishes

Billy Wilder

1) Some Like it Hot

2) Stalag 17

3) The Apartment

4) Sunset Boulevard

5) Double Indemnity

Joel Coen

1) Miller's Crossing

2) Raising Arizona

3) Fargo

4) Barton Fink

5) The Hudsucker Proxy

...with apologies to Stanley Kubrick, Howard Hawks, John Ford, David Lean, Ernst Lubitsch, & Preston Sturges

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Rich Malloy

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I'm gonna pull the ol' switcheroo and name 5 favorite directors and their 3 best films:

Andrei Tarkovsky:

STALKER

ANDREI RUBLEV

MIRROR

Alfred Hitchcock:

VERTIGO

REAR WINDOW

NOTORIOUS/PSYCHO (tie!)

Carl Th. Dreyer:

THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC

ORDET

DAY OF WRATH

Stanley Kubrick:

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

DR. STRANGELOVE

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

David Lynch:

BLUE VELVET

MULHOLLAND DRIVE

THE STRAIGHT STORY

Luis Buñuel:

VIRIDIANA

BELLE DE JOUR/DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID (tie!)

THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL/UN CHIEN ANDALOU (tie!)

(Ok, that last bit was a little bit of a cheat!)
 

Joe D

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Martin Scorsese

Goodfellas

Taxi Driver

Raging Bull

Mean Streets

The Last Temptation of Christ

Oliver Stone

JFK

Nixon

Salvador

Platoon

Natural Born Killers

Micheal Mann

Heat

Manhunter

The Last of the Mohicans

The Insider

Thief
 

Kevin Leonard

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Martin Scorsese
Raging Bull
GoodFellas
The Last Waltz
After Hours
The King of Comedy
Stanley Kubrick
Dr. Strangelove
Full Metal Jacket
Paths of Glory
2010
Barry Lyndon
Akira Kurosawa
Throne of Blood
Ran
Ikiru
Yojimbo
Dreams
 

Artur Meinild

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Ridley Scott:

Alien, Bladerunner, Gladiator

James Cameron:

Aliens, Terminator 1+2, The Abyss

David Fincher:

Alien3, Se7en, Fight Club

Honorable Mentions:

Peter Jackson

Steven Spielberg

Robert Zemeckis

Richard Donner

John Carpenter

As you can see, I quite like fantasy and scifi...
 

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Wes Anderson
Rushmore
Bottle Rocket
The Royal Tenenbaums
Kathryn Bigelow
Strange Days
Point Break
Wild Palms (mini-series)
Nicholas Meyer
Time After Time
Star Trek II
Star Trek VI
 

Stephen R

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Andrei Tarkovsky
Stalker
The Mirror
Andrei Rublev
The Sacrifice
Ivan's Childhood
Orson Welles
Chimes at Midnight
Citizen Kane
Touch of Evil
The Magnificent Ambersons
Mr. Arkadin
Satyajit Ray
Pather Panchali
Aparajito
Apur Sansar
Charulata
Jalsaghar
 

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James Cameron

- Titanic

- Aliens

- Terminator 2

- The Abyss

- Alien



Steven Spielberg

- Raiders Of The Lost Arc

- Jaws

- Jurassic Park

- The Last Crusade



George Lucas

- Star Wars

- The Empire Strikes Back

- Return Of The Jedi

- The Phantom Menace (Hey I like it!!!)
 

Alex Spindler

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Wes Anderson
Bottle Rocket
Rushmore
The Royal Tenenbaums
Joel and Ethan Coen
Blood Simple
The Hudsucker Proxy
Fargo
The Big Lebowski
O Brother Where Art Thou
Alfred Hitchcock
The Birds
Psycho
Rope
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Strangers on a Train
North by Northwest
 

Tom Rhea

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Jim Jarmusch:

Dead Man

Ghost Dog -- Way of the Samurai

Stranger than Paradise

David Lynch:

Eraserhead

Elephant Man

Fire Walk with Me

John Waters:

Female Trouble

Desperate Living

Polyester
 

Matt Stone

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Wes Anderson
-Bottle Rocket
-Rushmore
-Royal Tenenbaums
Kevin Smith
-Clerks
-Mallrats
-Chasing Amy
-Dogma
-Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Coen Bros
-Blood Simple
-Barton Fink
-Fargo
-The Big Lebowski
 

Kirk Tsai

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Akira Kurosawa
Seven Samuri
Kagemusha
Ikiru
Dersu Uzala
High & Low
David Lean
Lawrence of Arabia
Brief Encounter
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Great Expectations
Oliver Twist
Alfred Hitchcock
Notorious
North By Northwest
Vertigo
Psycho
Shadow of a Doubt
 

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Speilberg
Jaws
Close Encounters
Schindlers List
Raiders
Hook
E.T.
Empire of the Sun
Saving Pvt. Ryan
John Woo
The Killer
Hard Boiled
Bullit in the Head
M:I2
Kevin Smith (In order from best)
Chasing Amy
Dogma
J&SBSB
Clerks
Mallrats
Special Achievment Award-Best Storyteller:
George Lucas
 

Chuck Mayer

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As for the director vs. actor...by far the director. In most cases, directors seem to be more intelligent than actors in choosing films. It's like bands, I suppose. How many CD's do you by sight unseen? Very few anymore. Movies are a little better...

I will go to any movie, sight unseen, directed by:

David Fincher - the man is a brilliant visual director. He also has very little fear, so you never know what to expect.

James Cameron - His worst movie (IMO) is True Lies...which is a great movie. While his "style" is less aggressive than Fincher's or Scott's, he is also very accomplished with his camerawork, and his movies are among the most beautiful ever filmed.

Steven Spielberg - Terrell nailed this one above. The man knows audiences, and he knows movies. There's a reason he is at the top of the Hollywood "Power List." Again, tremendously accomplished visually.

Ridley Scott - What can I say that I haven't said above. While his style is consistent, he applies to a variety of genres, always visually surpassing what has been done.

Cameron Crowe - Quite simply, I love every one of his films (yes, including Vanilla Sky). They are almost like..coming home, if that makes any sense. More intimate than the above directors, and would probably be the best one to sit down and talk to. The above directors are raging egomaniacs, although it helps their films.

I am very open to Scorcese, Ang Lee, and Peter Jackson as well (as for PJ, I do enjoy Heavenly Creatures [KATE W!!!] and The Frighteners, but I am nervous to judge him on one trilogy-in-the-making - although I consider him brilliant and a visionary, and FOTR as a landmark film).

Take care,

Chuck

P.S. As for actors - Sir Ian McKellan, Edward Norton, Denzel Washington, and Jodie Foster (although I am tainted by my love of her) will get me to a theater as well.
 

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GREAT thread.
Baz Luhrman
Strictly Ballroom
Moulin Rouge
Luc Besson
Leon
The Big Blue
James Cameron
The Abyss
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Note that in my love of Besson, I omit The Messenger from consideration because it is the worst movie ever made.
 

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Charlie Chaplin
CITY LIGHTS (A perfect movie.)
MODERN TIMES (Enough gags and humor to fill 4 movies.)
THE GREAT DICTATOR (Great blend of humor and serious drama.)
David Lean
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (Perfect in every way.)
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (Just as good as LoA.)
Alfred Hitchcock
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (Fun movie!)
VERTIGO (Perfect movie)
PSYCHO (Perfect, also.)
REAR WINDOW (Perfect.)
ROPE (Excellent, but it's really a filmed play. The use of real-time does add to the suspense. Great movie.)
Ok..I have to add one more...
Mel Brooks
THE PRODUCERS (I'm shocked this didn't make the AFI Top 100 list...but at least it made the Comedy 100 list.)
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (Best parody by any director.)
BLAZING SADDLES (My favorite western. :D )
 

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Steven Spielberg:
Raiders of the Lost Ark
E.T.
Jurassic Park
Schindler's List
Saving Private Ryan
Ridley Scott:
Alien
Blade Runner
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Gladiator
Black Hawk Down
James Cameron:
The Terminator
Aliens
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
True Lies
Titanic
 

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Alfred Hitchcock

Psycho

North By Northwest

Rear Window

Vertigo

Notorious

The Birds

Rebecca

The Lady Vanishes

The 39 Steps

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

Martin Scorsese

Taxi Driver

Raging Bull

Goodfellas

Casino

Cape Fear

Steven Spielberg

Jaws

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Schindlers List

Saving Private Ryan
 

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I need to furthur split this category into classic directors vs. contemporary. Here goes.
Classic
1. Billy Wilder
The Apartment
Double Indemnity
Some Like It Hot
Stalag 17
Sunset Boulevard
2. Alfred Hitchcock
Rear Window
Vertigo
Shadow of a Doubt
Strangers on a Train
North By Northwest
3. John Ford
The Searchers
The Quiet Man
Stagecoach
The Grapes of Wrath
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Honorary - Howard Hawks, Orson Welles, Frank Capra, Kubrick
Contemporary
1. The Coens
The Big Lebowski
Fargo
Barton Fink
Blood Simple
O'Brother Where Art Thou
2. David Fincher
Se7en
Fight Club
Alien 3
The Game
The Panic Room (I cheated)
3. Tim Burton
Ed Wood
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Edward Scissorhands
Sleepy Hollow
The Nightmare Before Christmas (Actually Henry Selick)
Honorary - Martin Scorcese, Spielberg,
Too soon to tell : P.T. Anderson, Wes Anderson, Frank Darabont
 

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