Topic: Directors Best Poll Link Thread

[Antares]

This is something we've been doing over at the Filmspotters Forum for a while and it has been very successful at creating not only discussion, but interest in seeing films by the directors listed. Here's how it works...

A poll is created and you can select up to 5 films that you consider to be that specific director's best work. If you want to be helpful to those who may not know any of the directors work, you can color code the films that you've seen from that director's canon in the associated thread. The color coding is as follows...

GREEN LIME GREEN ORANGE RED BROWN

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Masterwork   Good   Average   Approach with Caution   Compost Material (Crap)

I will post a new poll from time to time and if you have a suggestion for a director, then post it in this thread. I hope everyone participates, we have a lot of fun and a good amount of friendly banter with these polls at Filmspotters.


Michael Bay
Danny Boyle

John Carpenter

David Fincher

Alfred Hitchcock

Elia Kazan

David Lean
Sergio Leone

Terence Malick
Hayao Miyazaki

Martin Scorcese
Kevin Smith

Peter Yates

[Antares]

Poll #1 - David Lean

[goodguy]

... if you have a suggestion for a director, then post it in this thread.

For me, last year's major discoveries of established directors with pretty much their entire work watched were:
Reha Erdem
Julio Medem
Eric Rohmer (not exactly new, but still about half of them seen for the first time)
Andrzej Zulawski

I'm planning to get through Godard and some other Nouvelle Vague directors this year, but so far I'm rather slagging. 

[Antares]

Poll #2 - Sergio Leone

[Antares]

For me, last year's major discoveries of established directors with pretty much their entire work watched were:
Reha Erdem
Julio Medem
Eric Rohmer (not exactly new, but still about half of them seen for the first time)
Andrzej Zulawski

For now, I'm trying to use directors that a broad amount of people here have seen. Down the road, I'll definitely do Rohmer.

[Antares]

Poll #3 - Martin Scorcese

[Antares]

Poll #4 - Danny Boyle

[Antares]

Poll #5 - John Carpenter

[Antares]

Poll #6 - Peter Yates

[snowcat]

Suggestion: Kevin Smith?

[Antares]

Poll #7 - Kevin Smith


As requested by Emma

[Najemikon]

That was quick!

[Antares]

He hasn't made many films, he was easy. I dread doing Hawks, Hitchcock or Ford.

[snowcat]

Thanks Antares!

[Antares]

Poll #8 - Michael Bay