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Movie Museum - Directors

posted 6 years ago by godewey (16472)
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I'm opening a movie museum.
I'm also on a budget.
I can only afford 4 pictures.
We need to pick the 4 directors that would best represent their craft.

My picks are

Kurosawa
Speilberg
Hitchcock
Wilder

What 4 movie directors should be the first ones on the wall?

[–] ShogunofYonkers (71435) 6 years ago

Speilberg-hes just a given
Gives everyone what they want and seals the deal perfectly
Master level

Refn-experimental, sometimes hard to follow but his films are vibrantly shot and stay with you for a long time
Im so glad i found Nicholas Winding Refn (AND what a funny/cool name huh?)

Sam Peckinpah-Boss

Tarantino-his movies have been too long of late and i get several of the frequent complaints about his stuff
But i love his work

[–] godewey (16472) 6 years ago

Good looking list.

I would say unique.

Tarantino was a tough one for me not to add.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I had to google this Winding guy

[–] ShogunofYonkers (71435) 6 years ago

Hes amazing if you enjoy really oddball film making

Valhalla Rising
Only God Forgives
Pusher
Bronson
Drive (his greatest hit imo)
The Neon Demon

Hes not super popular but he is a genius...like all of those painters that had to die before they ever sold a painting

Refn is Van Gogh in 50 years
Mark those words my friend

[–] R_Kane (15828) 6 years ago

You need a bigger endowment, Dewey.

[–] godewey (16472) 6 years ago

I've never had a complaint about my endowment before.

From the number of replies of this thread you may be right.

[–] db20db (16163) 6 years ago

Brian De Palma , who was obviously influenced by Hitchcock.

Ethan and Joel Coen , who obviously kicked it up several notches.

[–] godewey (16472) 6 years ago

You know how painful it was for me to leave the Coen boys off my list.

[–] db20db (16163) 6 years ago

Why did you ?

[–] godewey (16472) 6 years ago

I was thinking more of the whole picture not necessarily my favorites.

I'm not sure they're quite royalty yet.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (71435) 6 years ago

Fine choices
Cant go wrong with either

[–] db20db (16163) 6 years ago

Yeah, I enjoyed Sam Peckinpah as well. And John Huston belongs in there also. Dewey is too limiting with just four choices.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (71435) 6 years ago

dewey has always had a limited endowment...just 4 indeed!

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 6 years ago

Stanley Kubrick
Alfred Hitchcock
Krzysztof Kieslowski
David Lynch

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[–] godewey (16472) 6 years ago

That's a nice list.

Would have been wonderful if Kieslowski could have made more movies.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 6 years ago

Thanks. He actually made quite a few, and I've seen most of them.
The best was the Dekalog (Ten Commandments) IMHO.

😎

[–] godewey (16472) 6 years ago

I've only seen maybe 6 or 7 of his films.
All were amazing.

I meant he died way too young.
Would love to have him still making films.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 6 years ago

Oh yes. He did die way too young. So sad. Kubrick died too young also.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Hard to argue with Hitchcock and Speilberg. I would add Robert Altman and John Huston.

[–] godewey (16472) 6 years ago

Huston is another one that cold easily be on the list along with John Ford.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I liked Howard Hawks also.

[–] godewey (16472) 6 years ago

Couldn't go wrong with him either.

Elia Kazan is another one I almost added.