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Greatest American Director
Posted on 8/6/09 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 8/6/09 at 7:48 pm
Mostly, these conversations would come down to Kubrick, Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Lean, etc. All non-Americans.
So maybe as a preface to the forthcoming (2010?) Best director list, let's talk about American directors.
I'll listen for now, post my thoughts tomorrow.
Who do you think and why?
So maybe as a preface to the forthcoming (2010?) Best director list, let's talk about American directors.
I'll listen for now, post my thoughts tomorrow.
Who do you think and why?
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Posted on 8/6/09 at 7:52 pm to Freauxzen
Steven Spielberg
Posted on 8/6/09 at 8:00 pm to Freauxzen
You can probably throw Eastwood in that conversation too.
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Posted on 8/6/09 at 8:02 pm to 9Fiddy
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Posted on 8/6/09 at 8:06 pm to Charles Bronson
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Christopher Nolan.
I love Nolan but...
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30 July 1970, London, England, UK
Posted on 8/6/09 at 8:06 pm to 9Fiddy
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Eastwood
Agree, he should be considered so let's hear the reasoning.
This post was edited on 8/7/09 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 8/6/09 at 8:09 pm to Freauxzen
John Ford: He defined what we now think of as the "Western" movie with the wide shots showing the vastness and desolation of the landscape. He won four Oscars for Best Director (a record).
Victor Fleming: Two films say it all - The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind. True he was not the first shoice of director on either, but still, to have a hand in two of the most well known movies of all time has to put him up there somewhere.
Victor Fleming: Two films say it all - The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind. True he was not the first shoice of director on either, but still, to have a hand in two of the most well known movies of all time has to put him up there somewhere.
Posted on 8/6/09 at 8:10 pm to Freauxzen
I'm confused. How is Nolan considered American and Kubrick a non-American?
As for the greatest American directors, I think that the two on the top of the list have to be Kubrick and Scorsese. After those two, maybe Billy Wilder, Spielberg, and Terry Gilliam.
As for the greatest American directors, I think that the two on the top of the list have to be Kubrick and Scorsese. After those two, maybe Billy Wilder, Spielberg, and Terry Gilliam.
Posted on 8/6/09 at 8:18 pm to Keys Open Doors
Coen Bros
Posted on 8/6/09 at 8:28 pm to Freauxzen
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30 July 1970, London, England, UK
Damn. I forgot about that.
:embarrassed:
Posted on 8/6/09 at 9:10 pm to Charles Bronson
I can only speak for myself and I'm going with Nicholas Ray. As Jean-Luc Godard once stated, “Cinema is Nicholas Ray” Directed 5 movies which I consider to be great and are favorites of mine. As well as several other pretty good films.
In a Lonely Place
On Dangerous Ground
The Lusty Men
Johnny Guitar
Rebel Without a Cause
Movies all deal with loneliness, isolated characters living on the outside of society. His movies really strike a cord with me and touch me on an very emotional level.
In a Lonely Place
On Dangerous Ground
The Lusty Men
Johnny Guitar
Rebel Without a Cause
Movies all deal with loneliness, isolated characters living on the outside of society. His movies really strike a cord with me and touch me on an very emotional level.
This post was edited on 8/6/09 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 8/6/09 at 10:16 pm to constant cough
Preston Sturges and Billy Wilder (though technically Wilder born outside of the US) are two of my favorite directors.
Capra was born in Italy.
Hmmm. John Ford. Very much an American and a great director.
Buster Keaton's a comic genius from the silent era.
D.W. Griffith is probably the most influential American director ever.
Anthony Mann directed some great noir films and westerns.
Tons of great American directors. Take your pick.
Posted on 8/6/09 at 10:18 pm to constant cough
Coppola
Scorsese
Cassavetes
Ed Wood
Scorsese
Cassavetes
Ed Wood
Posted on 8/6/09 at 10:47 pm to Homeboy
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Anthony Mann directed some great noir films and westerns.
He's another favorite of mine.
More American Born Directors not yet mentioned:
Howard Hawks
Sam Fuller
Robert Altman
Budd Boetticher
Joseph H. Lewis
Sidney Lumet
John Huston
David Lynch
Jules Dassin
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Vincente Minnelli
Don Siegel
George Stevens
King Vidor
Raoul Walsh
Orson Welles
Robert Wise
William Wyler
This post was edited on 8/7/09 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 8/6/09 at 10:51 pm to Freauxzen
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Mostly, these conversations would come down to Kubrick, Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Lean, etc. All non-Americans.
Kubrick was born and grew up in America...how's he not American? I know he lived in England for a while, but he still was born and grew up in America
Posted on 8/7/09 at 7:46 am to F machine
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Kubrick was born and grew up in America...how's he not American? I know he lived in England for a while, but he still was born and grew up in America
True, but all of his great films were made in the UK. Kind of like Hitchcock, except the other way around.
This post was edited on 8/7/09 at 9:19 am
Posted on 8/7/09 at 8:37 am to Freauxzen
Scorcese, Coen, Ford, Spielberg, Lynch
Posted on 8/7/09 at 8:40 am to Baloo
The thing I like about Scorsese is he's not just a great director he's also a student of film. The man knows his stuff get a hold of 'A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies' if you can I think it's on netflix.
I like reading his movie reviews on directv.com
Scorsese is a big Nicholas Ray fan.
I like reading his movie reviews on directv.com
Scorsese is a big Nicholas Ray fan.
This post was edited on 8/7/09 at 8:43 am
Posted on 8/7/09 at 8:50 am to constant cough
I'm personally not a big fan, but a bit surprised I haven't seen Woody Allen yet.
Posted on 8/7/09 at 8:53 am to BhamTigah
He doesn't have the overall body of work of some of the others, but I think Quentin Tarantino is well on his way to becoming one of the greatest American directors. He's already one of my favorites.
Plus, he's a good ole southern boy.
ETA: Weren't Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs in the top 10 of our best movies poll? Hitchcock's probably the only guy with more than that. I don't really remember the top 10, so just guessing.
Plus, he's a good ole southern boy.
ETA: Weren't Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs in the top 10 of our best movies poll? Hitchcock's probably the only guy with more than that. I don't really remember the top 10, so just guessing.
This post was edited on 8/7/09 at 8:56 am
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