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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Feb 6, 2021 9:57:42 GMT
Some current ones that immediately come to mind for me:
Bennett Miller
Martin McDonagh
Kenneth Lonergan
Jeff Nichols
Others?
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Post by demille on Feb 6, 2021 10:09:37 GMT
Jonathan Glazer
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 6, 2021 10:41:10 GMT
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Feb 6, 2021 10:53:21 GMT
The great Jean Eustache with 2 features I've only seen La maman et la putain, but I'll have to check out the other one. Didn't realize he died so young... |
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Post by demille on Feb 6, 2021 11:01:34 GMT
Also there's Jean Vigo with only 1 feature length film, which was highly influential.
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Post by mhynson27 on Feb 6, 2021 12:10:23 GMT
Chazelle
Peele
Gerwig
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Feb 6, 2021 12:27:09 GMT
Chazelle has been sort of all over the map for me... hate Whiplash, love La La Land, and I think First Man is just solid and well made but not something I'd revisit. Very curious to see where Babylon lands since that could give me a clearer sense of how I feel about him... |
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Post by thomasjerome on Feb 6, 2021 12:28:19 GMT
Todd Field
Lynne Ramsay
Debra Granik
Elaine May
Greta Gerwig
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Post by Nikan on Feb 6, 2021 12:41:11 GMT
Henry Selick.
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Feb 6, 2021 12:57:59 GMT
Saw James and the Giant Peach many, many years ago and only saw Nightmare Before Christmas for the first time just a few years ago... never actually made the connection that they were directed by the same person even though it seems obvious now. Could be that when I was younger I just assumed that Tim Burton directed Nightmare like a lot of ppl do... |
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Post by franklin on Feb 6, 2021 15:16:06 GMT
Bennett Miller, period.
Capote
Moneyball
Foxcatcher
I swear, if he made more films, he would be revered at the same level of P.T. Anderson or Fincher among the greatest modern American Filmmakers.
I wish he was more prolific.
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Post by jakesully on Feb 6, 2021 15:19:42 GMT
Todd Field (In the Bedroom & Little Children)
He also directed one of the best episodes of HBO's short lived series Carnivale imo. He hasn't directed anything since 2006 (Little Children) which is baffling because I find him to be so damn talented. He gets a lot out of his actors and In the Bedroom still remains my favorite film of 2001.
I really hope he makes a comeback and directs The Creed of Violence some day.
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Post by jakesully on Feb 6, 2021 15:26:32 GMT
I'll also add Duncan Jones as a choice.
Son of David Bowie, he directed one of my favorite films of the 2000s (Moon ) . I thought it was so damn great featuring dual performances by Sam Rockwell. Love that film and I thought it was clever as hell.
Source Code was pretty damn good too.
And imo Warcraft was good harmless/dumb fun. I've never played the game before but the film was pretty decent and Duncan did a good job on creating a whole world. Its just too bad that he spent 5 years of his life working on that film to only have it bomb at the box office & ripped to shreds by critics.
Oh and we won't talk about Mute lol.
I am confident that Mr Duncan Jones has another good film in him. And I look forward to his next film.
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Post by jakesully on Feb 6, 2021 15:32:53 GMT
Jeremy Saulnier is another director that is talented as hell (Blue Ruin & Green Room were both great). And while Hold the Dark may have been a bit of a misfire, Saulnier's direction kept me intrigued thru out the film.
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Post by themoviesinner on Feb 6, 2021 16:00:57 GMT
Moustapha Akkad - He only made two films, The Message and Lion Of The Desert (technically three, but the other one is an Arabic version of The Message) and both are masterpieces IMO.
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Post by Nikan on Feb 6, 2021 16:15:28 GMT
Saw James and the Giant Peach many, many years ago and only saw Nightmare Before Christmas for the first time just a few years ago... never actually made the connection that they were directed by the same person even though it seems obvious now. Could be that when I was younger I just assumed that Tim Burton directed Nightmare like a lot of ppl do... He has a chance of re-entering the conversations I think, as he has an upcoming film this year (featuring Jordan Peele) and a TV series TBA. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2021 16:29:08 GMT
Bob Fosse is the first who came to mind, so him.
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Post by speeders on Feb 6, 2021 16:36:12 GMT
Damien Chazelle
Bennett Miller
Elaine May
Todd Field
Jan Komasa
Kenneth Lonergan
Martin McDonagh
John Michael McDonagh
Lynne Ramsay
Jordan Peele
Richard Kelly had tremendous potential but yeah...
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Post by MsMovieStar on Feb 6, 2021 17:42:09 GMT
Maya Deren  Oh honey, can I have Jean Cocteau although he made 6 movies?  |
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Post by cheesecake on Feb 6, 2021 17:43:10 GMT
Jeremy Saulnier is another director that is talented as hell (Blue Ruin & Green Room were both great). And while Hold the Dark may have been a bit of a misfire, Saulnier's direction kept me intrigued thru out the film. Man, I adore Blue Ruin but Hold the Dark was rouuuuuugh.  Still, I'll definitely check out whatever the guy makes. |
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Feb 6, 2021 18:06:23 GMT
Oh honey, can I have Jean Cocteau although he made 6 movies?  |
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Post by MsMovieStar on Feb 6, 2021 18:07:50 GMT
Oh honey, can I have Jean Cocteau although he made 6 movies? Oh honey, don't you know who I am? |
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Feb 6, 2021 18:13:29 GMT
Oh honey, don't you know who I am?  |
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Post by MsMovieStar on Feb 6, 2021 18:17:59 GMT
Oh honey, don't you know who I am? Oh honey, I didn't get where I am today following rules... and I am double-jointed. But not to be difficult, I'll think again... |
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Post by MsMovieStar on Feb 6, 2021 18:33:15 GMT
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Still, I'll definitely check out whatever the guy makes.
