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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 9:54:35 GMT
Pretty sure I'm the biggest Scorsese fanbot here.
Cuaron would be a fair guess too.
EDIT LOL forget Robb exists sometimes, so don't consider Cuaron.
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Post by tobias on Feb 20, 2017 13:02:06 GMT
I've seen 20 De Palma movies. Does this earn me anything? No because I've seen 21
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Post by moonman157 on Feb 20, 2017 13:52:46 GMT
I've seen 20 De Palma movies. Does this earn me anything? No because I've seen 21 Damn to both you and Viced! One of these days my pettiness will overcome me and I'll sit down to watch a few more just so I can clinch the title.
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Post by tobias on Feb 20, 2017 14:34:47 GMT
godard and rivette, then maybe brakhage, bresson, or nicholas ray. what other experts we got here? Lol at 3 different people hinting at me already but I'd definitely say Rohmer. I've seen all of his features, listened to some interviews, done quite a bit of reading on him aswell and thought a crap load about the concepts in his films but I'd like to do much more, particularly write a review series on his entire filmography or at least on the cycles, possibly with individual reviews and some general write-up. I've written a review on Pauline at the beach last spring. I don't know about Bergman, I've seen 34 of his films but on IMDB there consistently were people beating me out. Dunno if they're on this board though. I've also seen and read quite a bit about Bergman as far as secondary sources go. Von Trier's commentary on Bergman from swedish TV is very funny (but I don't think there are english subtitles which is a shame). I don't think I'm the most knowledgeable on Fassbinder but I'm definitely among the few who have seen Alexanderplatz and I really got into him since having seen that. Still I have only seen about 1/4 (12) of his filmography (but obviously Alexanderplatz is longer than 7 features, so maybe almost half if we go by the number of hours). Knowledge about german culture and history goes a long way with Fassbinder already though as he was a filmmaker that was very aware of his surroundings (at least in his later years). Lang is an interesting guess. I wouldn't bet on it but I guess it's possible, I've seen 20 for the record. People on IMDB (especially the classic board) would definitely have me beat but I don't know about it here. I have watched multiple interviews with him (and I don't think there are that many) and wrote/thought/read about his progression as a filmmaker and his individual projects. I wouldn't say Straub/Huillet. Generally I understand where they are comming from but I've only seen 3 films as off yet (and read a little about them) and am by no means an expert. I'm interested in a lot of things that interested them aswell it seems. I would definitely bet on Murnau. I don't think any other filmmaker has inspired my outlook on filmmaking so much. I could probably start to write a book about Murnau from scratch. I would still need to do a lot of research obviously but there's so many interesting things to discuss that I suspect I could put together a short (and incoherent aka. not well though out) book already based on my current knowledge/sepculations. Especially his extremely visual way of making films is something I have thought a lot about and also the tons of revolutionary techniques he used. For the record I still have 3 of his films left to watch though, hopefully more if they recover more lost films (and almost half of his filmography is lost so the chances of finding something at least aren't that bad). Otherwise I would love to be able to remake one of his lost films someday. Some others I would personally put up there: -Ruiz - I wouldn't say I'm an expert but half the board doesn't even know the guy, I don't know if The Moviesinner has me beat but Ruiz is definitely one of the directors that has intruiged me the most in the past year or so and as a result I've looked trhough all kinds of obscure resources on him and his films. I'd love to read his books (Poetics of cinema in particular) someday. -Max Ophüls - I've seen about half of his filmography but all of his major works (most popular one left has 157 IMDB votes). I've even seen The Company's In Love (which is amateurish but so incredibly original and fresh, considering it's from 30's Germany) and The Bartered Bride (which gets some acclaim for being the first filmic opera - it's Ophüls 2nd feature film btw, talk about ambition and originality). -Kubrick - I have simply taken in everything there is about this guy but I assume so have others. And I have also still not seen The Seafarers or the Omnibus TV episodes. I've filed through immense archives of his photographs though, I've seen the doc, watched some special features from my DVD's and blu-rays, done lots of reading besides that. He's definitely the director I'm personally the most knowledgeable about but he's also very popular, so I assume others could be more knowledgeable. Hard to say. -Herzog - I've seen 44 of his films, watched tons of interviews. I've even been to places where some of his films have been shot (more of a coincidence though and not because of the films but for other reasons).
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Post by tobias on Feb 20, 2017 14:40:22 GMT
No because I've seen 21 Damn to both you and Viced! One of these days my pettiness will overcome me and I'll sit down to watch a few more just so I can clinch the title. - I'll better watch more before you get me. I'd 2nd your recs if that helps (all but Passion would be my top tier recommendations aswell - but I think Passion is good, just for the record).
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Post by no on Feb 20, 2017 15:41:42 GMT
For the longest time I would have assumed Bergman but it appears Tobias is ever so slightly ahead of me. Tarkovsky?
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Post by moonman157 on Feb 20, 2017 16:05:34 GMT
Can the Ruiz people in here recommend me some stuff? I watched Mysteries of Lisbon recently and it was one of the best things I've ever seen. Definitely intrigued by his Proust movie, those incredible long takes in Mysteries of Lisbon could easily be used to capture the feel of Proust's serpentine sentences.
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Post by tobias on Feb 20, 2017 16:23:32 GMT
Can the Ruiz people in here recommend me some stuff? I watched Mysteries of Lisbon recently and it was one of the best things I've ever seen. Definitely intrigued by his Proust movie, those incredible long takes in Mysteries of Lisbon could easily be used to capture the feel of Proust's serpentine sentences. I've heard great things about his Proust movie, if you've read it I think that's a nobrainer. I personally haven't read it so I decided to wait for a bit. Colloque de chiens (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYo2SHHakhM) is a must. It's 20 minutes and one of my 10 favorite short films. Otherwise Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting is one of his best and so are Mammame and City of Pirates. They're all really out there though: Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting is literally about a guy talking about his collection of paintings - super intruiging stuff though, Mammame is a 100 % pure ballet film without dialouge (they say some undecipherable stuff though) and City of Pirates is possibly the hardest to comprehend film I have ever seen. If you want stuff that has a slightly more linear narrative try Klimt, Night Across the Street (N/S myself) or 3 Lives and Only one Death (N/S myself either). Another one I have not seen which seems to be considered Ruiz's 2nd best (after Mysteries of Lisbon) is Three Crowns of the Sailor.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Feb 20, 2017 16:30:21 GMT
While I don't think I'm the most knowledgeable about him, I think I'm more of a fan of del toro then most people on this board are.
Otherwise I don't know.
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Post by no on Feb 20, 2017 17:22:28 GMT
Robert Morgan and David Firth and Sloane/Pelling which most definitely are some of the most important online filmmakers at this moment. YouTube totally is on its way to become a platform for avant garde.
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Post by themoviesinner on Feb 20, 2017 17:22:29 GMT
Can the Ruiz people in here recommend me some stuff? I watched Mysteries of Lisbon recently and it was one of the best things I've ever seen. Definitely intrigued by his Proust movie, those incredible long takes in Mysteries of Lisbon could easily be used to capture the feel of Proust's serpentine sentences. You should watch Time Regained for sure. I consider it his best work. It's definitely not an easy viewing, but I consider the way that Ruiz captures the flow of memories in it as pure genius. Other films of his I'd recommend would be City Of Pirates, Mammame and Three Crowns Of The Sailor, but everything I've seen from him has been really interesting.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 19:00:38 GMT
Master Lynch for sure.
After that, I don't know. Maybe Sion Sono? But I still have a lot to see from him.
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Post by taranofprydain on Feb 20, 2017 19:22:16 GMT
I don't know. The only director whose filmography I have seen in full is Wes Anderson. Maybe a classic era director would apply like George Cukor. I've seen a lot of his.
EDIT: I've also seen all the films of Whit Stillman.
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Post by stephen on Feb 20, 2017 19:32:49 GMT
I'll challenge anyone's fandom over my holy trifecta any day of the week.
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Post by fotodude on Feb 20, 2017 19:41:39 GMT
Assayas is my go-to answer for this.
EDIT: Aside from Spanish filmmakers obviously, like Médem or Berlanga.
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Post by fotodude on Feb 20, 2017 19:43:11 GMT
Antonioni, Erice, Visconti, maybe Mizoguchi, Naruse. I'd say Rohmer but Tobias has me beat. +Noah Baumbach and Whit Stillman (seen all of their features bar Mr. Jealousy) Not Erice on my watch.
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Post by fotodude on Feb 20, 2017 19:48:04 GMT
Can the Ruiz people in here recommend me some stuff? I watched Mysteries of Lisbon recently and it was one of the best things I've ever seen. Definitely intrigued by his Proust movie, those incredible long takes in Mysteries of Lisbon could easily be used to capture the feel of Proust's serpentine sentences. You should watch Time Regained for sure. I consider it his best work. It's definitely not an easy viewing, but I consider the way that Ruiz captures the flow of memories in it as pure genius. Other films of his I'd recommend would be City Of Pirates, Mammame and Three Crowns Of The Sailor, but everything I've seen from him has been really interesting. Yeah Time Regained is great, although I vastly prefer Mysteries of Lisbon. You've also got some long takes in the former, although nowhere near as elaborate and mesmerizing as in the latter. In any case, it's definitely worth watching. Treasure Island and Dogs' Dialogue are also great.
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Post by oneflyr on Feb 20, 2017 19:53:18 GMT
Antonioni, Erice, Visconti, maybe Mizoguchi, Naruse. I'd say Rohmer but Tobias has me beat. +Noah Baumbach and Whit Stillman (seen all of their features bar Mr. Jealousy) Not Erice on my watch. Haha yeah I guess, totally forgot about you.
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Post by emmastewart on Feb 20, 2017 22:27:29 GMT
Nicole Holofcener, Susanne Bier maybe?
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Post by moonman157 on Feb 20, 2017 23:08:50 GMT
Pretty sure I'm the biggest Scorsese fanbot here. Cuaron would be a fair guess too. I've seen every Scorsese fiction film except Boxcar Bertha. Only seen a few of his docs though (most notably the 4 hour treks through Italy and Hollywood which are truly invaluable as sources for recommendations)
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Feb 20, 2017 23:18:01 GMT
I'd guess it'd be Spielberg, Chaplin, and maybe someone like David Lean or Fritz Lang.
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Post by ScarletDubois on Feb 20, 2017 23:58:39 GMT
Very far from an expert, but since nobody mentioned this guy, I'll do it. It's been a while since I've watched most, but I have seen a good amount of Zhang Yimou, especially his masterly beginnings.
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Post by bobbystarks on Feb 21, 2017 0:03:39 GMT
Cuarón? Linklater? IDK take that with a grain of salt.
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Post by Kirk-Picard on Feb 21, 2017 0:09:46 GMT
Nolan
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2017 2:35:08 GMT
Pretty sure I'm the biggest Scorsese fanbot here. Cuaron would be a fair guess too. I've seen every Scorsese fiction film except Boxcar Bertha. Only seen a few of his docs though (most notably the 4 hour treks through Italy and Hollywood which are truly invaluable as sources for recommendations) Seen all of Scorsese's features, tho Alice needs a rewatch (personally liked Boxcar Bertha enough to recommend tho) As of documentaries, only seen George Harrison one notably, tho I've not watched a lot a lot a LOT of docs, must be only around 9 or 10 or so, so it is quite something TBH lol
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