I was just wondering if anyone here haa a favorite (or a few) directors they like? WHat about movies? Does anyone here have a favorite movie?

I'm partial to Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch, and Sam Peckinpah myself. Some of my favorite movies are Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino) Fight Club (Lynch) and The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs(Peckinpah)

I like too many directors... favorite films include A Clockwork Orange, The Life of David Gale, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spirited Away (Hayao Miazaki, not the horse movie!) And I also love Run Lola Run... I can't think of any others at the moment

*the* film for me that kind of sparked my interest in filmmaking was Boogie Nights by Paul Thomas Anderson. The reason is pretty simple actually, 1) It was the first film I had seen at the time that I could not pick apart and say "I could shoot that better", or "I wouldn't have done that" or "The acting could have been better in this scene". 2) I was so startled that the movie I had heard was about Porn or about the Porn Industry was in fact completely about the dramatic rise and fall of an average joe in the porn industry, and of course the close-knit family that used to exist in the porn film industry at the time.

And so I couldn't stop watching it, and watched it again and again and every time I did I picked up new things, 1) How f'ing great is Phil Hoffman, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore.. hell the whole cast? 2) I really respected and learned to love the wide shots, the long takes, the dolly in, the steadicam featured in the film. So I guess you could say I fell in love with this film, PTA, and then film in general.

I then looked into other PTA films - Hard Eight (Which was awesome and I love Phillip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gweneth, Sam Jackson, etc.), and eventually saw Magnolia which again just plain blew me out of my seat.

And I dunno, I guess it was just because I grew up listening to chums talking about how great Jurrassic Park, Terminator, and other mainstream crap was (actually JPI was pretty good but you get the point) that I was turned off completely from the industry because nothing I saw in any of these supposedly great films were personally touching me. Boogie Nights changed all of that for me... again maybe it was because I was expecting another mainstream crap movie about the superficialities of the porn industry and instead was nailed to my seat watching an incredibly hip, reflective, and personal film... for a loooong time.

So now I watch Altman and Demme(s) and of course tons and tons of older films on TCM and AMC watching for exactly those things that I found interesting in Boogie Nights. Also, if you're thinking about getting into filmmaking, you'd be best to get the deluxe or platinum or whatever editions of DVDs of films you like and listen to the director's commentaries. You can learn so much more about how/why of a film just by listening to those commentaries I think I heard PTA say he learned most of his directing techniques from listening to commentaries.

EDIT: just a few of my more favorite films at the moment that I can remember (and see in my DVD collection: Pulp Fiction, The Basketball Diaries, Requiem of a Dream, Blow, American Beauty, Titanic, Casino, The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Bowfinger, most original versions of silents that later were remade like Ben-Hur, any Boris Karloff flick, etc. Hell I could just go on forever. :D

Hey,

Tine: Clcokwork Orange is a great selection. Very good movie. Very Original to. BTW, I thought you said you were 18 now in one of your previous posts, and I just wanted to say that I'm 16, and it's cool that someone around my age has similar tastes in movies :D

Wide SHot: You have alot of the same movies I have like American Beauty, Pulp Fiction which are both some of my favorites as well. Very Cool!!! :lol:

hard to say about films but i have a few fave directors like:
HAL HARTLEY
JIM JARMUSCH
FRANCOIS TRUFFEAUT
STANLEY KUBRICK
ALFRED HITCHCOCK
QUENTIN TARANTINO
TAKESHI KITANO
JEAN LUC GODARD
WIM WENDERS
JOHN HUGHES
KISLOWSKI
WOODY ALLEN
TOM TIKWER
TIM BURTON
AKIRA KUROSAVA
FEDERICO FELLINI
ANG LEE
etc etc etc......

Kurosawa ... Tarkovsky ... Coen Brothers ... Me!

Ikiru, Hidden Fortress, Seven Samurai, Stalker, Sacrifice, Millers Crossing, Barton Fink, whatever I make next.

My fav directors are: Spielberg, Burton, Tarantino, Dante, Raimi, Romero, Ridley Scott, and a lot of others. I love alot of movies from The Toxic Avenger to Schindler's List. There's really too many to name

QUENTIN TARANTINO POET WITH A CAMERA AND A DIALOG.

Socrates
That's what I'm talking about!! Tarantino is by far my favorite director. In my eyes he's a genious. Reservior Dogs is my favortie of his....And i was wondering if you've ever heard of a screenplay he wrote called Inglorious Bastards, i thinks it's a war film, but i can't remember were i heard about it.

~Kyle~

I'll have to be different and say that Ron Howard is my main man. He has an incredible eye for taking on projects that will do well, and he has a keen ability to draw out the best in his cast and crew.

Regards,

Hutch

Socrates
That's what I'm talking about!! Tarantino is by far my favorite director. In my eyes he's a genious. Reservior Dogs is my favortie of his....And i was wondering if you've ever heard of a screenplay he wrote called Inglorious Bastards, i thinks it's a war film, but i can't remember were i heard about it.

~Kyle~
I have heard something about that but I have never read or seen it. If you catch a lead on it let me know.

I really enjoy Woody Allen films. Also the Coen brothers, Carl Reiner. yeah

Favourite Directing duet - Jenuet and Caro - Delicatessen and City of Lost Children...
Favourite Director? I wouldn't even be able to choose but a list would include:
Roman Polanski
Stanley Kubrick
Alex Proyas
Alfred Hitchcock
Ridley Scott
and good old mr spielburg
But there's loads more and I admire them all equally...
Crazy mix but I love cinematic variety! ;)


Radical.

My favorite movies:
The Matrix (the first one)
Star Wars (the originals)
Braveheart, fight club, Life is Beautiful, all good movies

My favorite filmmakers:
Quentin Tarentino
Farley Brothers
Wachowski brothers
David Fincher (not Lynch, Mr. Blonde)
and Spielburg (of course, haha)

Yea, sorry about the mix up. I knew Fincher directed Fight club but for some reason Lynch was on my mind. I think I had just seen Eraserhead at that time.

Haha. Happens to all of us...I just realized that I misspelled Spielberg!

Well def. have to say Tarantino for R. Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill. Kurosawa for Hidden Fortress, Yojimbo and 7 Samuraii. And I haven't seen him yet but Richie with Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels and Snatch, fantastic films. Also Lucas, though his recent films, i.e. the new star wars suck.

Mr. Blonde, the bastard movie is his newest movie coming out in '05: Set in World War 2, Tarantino's story revolves around group of soldiers on their way to be executed, only they get the chance for a reprieval. He describes them as "Not your normal hero types that are thrown into a big deal in World War II." This is the only information he will release at present.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0361748/

Hope that helps! Can't wait for Kill Bill Vol. 2!!!

Ya, The Coen brothers for sure. I really liked Barton Fink
I also like some of Clint Eastwood's directing

"I really enjoy Woody Allen films."

If you liek one, you'll like them all, since they're basically the same ;)

My favorite movies:
The Matrix (the first one)
Star Wars (the originals)
Braveheart, fight club, Life is Beautiful, all good movies

My favorite filmmakers:
Quentin Tarentino
Farley Brothers
Wachowski brothers
David Fincher (not Lynch, Mr. Blonde)
and Spielburg (of course, haha)

:D WE have same taste in movies and directors

my fav director, Ron howard, Aleksei Balabanov, Wachowskie Bros, Spielburg, Michael Moore....(i kinda like him)

Does any one know Aleksei Balabanov? well if any one likes a movie that concentrates on one character... their struggle and ups an downs... well you must see his movies.. his best films are Brat(Brother), Brat 2(brother2), Voyna(war)

They all must see movies

Paul Thomas Anderson is my, favorite.


Anything he does, I like...I like alot :)

My favorite movies:
The Matrix (the first one)
Star Wars (the originals)
Braveheart, fight club, Life is Beautiful, all good movies

My favorite filmmakers:
Quentin Tarentino
Farley Brothers
Wachowski brothers
David Fincher (not Lynch, Mr. Blonde)
and Spielburg (of course, haha)

:D WE have same taste in movies and directors

my fav director, Ron howard, Aleksei Balabanov, Wachowskie Bros, Spielburg, Michael Moore....(i kinda like him)

Does any one know Aleksei Balabanov? well if any one likes a movie that concentrates on one character... their struggle and ups an downs... well you must see his movies.. his best films are Brat(Brother), Brat 2(brother2), Voyna(war)

They all must see movies

That's pretty cool. I like all kinds of movies, but I tend to gravitate toward action and good plots. Moore is a great director, but he seems a little pushy and extreme about his opinions sometimes...which isn't really that bad. I liked Bowling for Columbine a lot. I'm gonna look up that foreign director later...he (or she) sounds interesting.

later

"I really enjoy Woody Allen films."

If you liek one, you'll like them all, since they're basically the same ;)
I agree, but I still like his stuff too.

ill just list my favorite directors.

David Lynch
Jim Jarmusch
Ingmar Bergman
Quentin Tarantino
Martin Scorsese
Takeshi Kitano
Oliver Stone
Akira Kurosawa
Dario Argento
Stanely Kubrick
F.W. Murnau
Werner Herzog
Sergio Leone
George Romero
Roman Polanski
Mel Brooks
Terry Gilliam

That's what I'm talking about!! Tarantino is by far my favorite director. In my eyes he's a genious. Reservior Dogs is my favortie of his....
~Kyle~

No way!! I adore Quentin Tarantino, he rocks! I'd have to say Reservoir dogs is my fave too but I loved Kill Bill!!! Vol2 isn't out here yet though... :evil:

Christopher Guest
George Clooney
Peter Jackson
Steven Speilberg
George Lucas
Robert Rodriguez
Kevin Smith
Sam Raimi

& there are some others I can't think of.

& I love hitchcock. Not as much for the films as for the attitude. =;

Charlie Kaufman is a great screenwriter.

He is.

I respect and like a lot of directors but I mostly look up to Quentin Tarantino.

I would have to say he has had a great influence on my decision to get into films and definitely my favorite.


i really like kevin smith too though :)

Yea QT was the reason i got into filmaking to..and heres another reason....i remember watching Blair Witch Project one night (i liked the movie not one of my favorites or anything just ok) but i was thinking, as they were running around in circles with snot dripping out of their noses, I BET I COULD DO THIS....so i made my decision and got into filmaking....haha

Cool. QT is like my freakin hero.

LOL blair witch was so like that too