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Your favorite film directors.
I'll start the ball rolling with Peter Bogdanovich. In my opinion the 1970s were his Golden Age as a director, writer and producer.
The Last Picture Show (Also Writer) 1971.
What's up, Doc? (Also Writer, Producer) 1972.
Paper Moon (Also Producer) 1973.
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Alfred Hitchcock
A few of my favorites, each from a different decade:
The 39 Steps (1935)
Lifeboat (1944)
Vertigo (1958)
Psycho (1960)
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 Originally Posted by milagros317
Alfred Hitchcock
A few of my favorites, each from a different decade:
The 39 Steps (1935)
Lifeboat (1944)
Vertigo (1958)
Psycho (1960)
Oh yes, Hitchcock was a brilliant director. I would add The Birds (1963). Scared the crap out of me as a kid.
When all is said and done, more is usually said than done.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
Benjamin Franklin.
Helena is my Goddess of The East.
Goddess_Nemesis is my adopted niece.
Kered is Classy's bitch.
Carsomyr is my Viking brother.
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Blake Edwards for the immortal Pink Panther.
Alfred Hitchcock for pretty much anything he made.
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Not in any particular order...
George Stevens ('A Place In The Sun', 'Giant', etc.)
Martin Scorcese ('Raging Bull', 'Taxi Driver', et al)
Frank Capra ('Mr. Smith Goes To Washington', 'It's a Wonderful Life')
Quentin Tarantino
Francis Ford Coppola
Fritz Lang ('M', 'Metropolis')
David Lean ('Lawrence of Arabia')
Just a few of my favorites.
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Originally Posted by Bugman
Oh yes, Hitchcock was a brilliant director. I would add The Birds (1963). Scared the crap out of me as a kid.
Me, too. I didn't trust birds for years after seeing that film. 
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Umm, some guy named Spielberg. Ya might have heard of him. 
"The things that come to those who wait may be the things left by those that got there first." -Steven Tyler
"On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?" 
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I don't know how I missed this director. Must be really tired from my trip...
Akira Kurasawa.....for coming up with and executing his brilliance as a director many films that are still copied from today.
Ran
Seven Samurai
The Hidden Fortress
Yojimbo
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Originally Posted by Knox The Hatter
Not in any particular order...
Francis Ford Coppola
Cherry picking here,
The Godfather. (1972)
The Conversation. (1974)
The Godfather Part II. (1974)
Apocalypse Now. (1979)
When all is said and done, more is usually said than done.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
Benjamin Franklin.
Helena is my Goddess of The East.
Goddess_Nemesis is my adopted niece.
Kered is Classy's bitch.
Carsomyr is my Viking brother.
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Ridley Scott for :
Alien (1979)
Blade Runner (1982)
Gladiator (2000)
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John Ford.
Stagecoach (1939) set a young John Wayne on his path to becoming an American Icon.
The Grapes of Wrath. (1940)
My Darling Clementine. (1946)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. (1949)
The Quiet Man. (1952)
The Searchers. (1956)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. (1962)
When all is said and done, more is usually said than done.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
Benjamin Franklin.
Helena is my Goddess of The East.
Goddess_Nemesis is my adopted niece.
Kered is Classy's bitch.
Carsomyr is my Viking brother.
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Some of my favorites are:
Woody Allen for, Annie Hall(1977), Manhattan(1979)
Clint Eastwood for, Mystic River(2003), Million Dollar Baby(2004), Unforgiven(1992)
Quentin Tarantino for, Pulp Fiction(1994), Reservoir Dogs(1992)
Sidney Lumet for, Twelve Angry Men(1957), Dog Day Afternoon(1975) and Network(1976)
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I am a huge fan of Eli Roth (Hostel, Cabin Fever), Tarantino (Death Proof, Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds -- my favorite movie) and Robert Rodriguez (Planet Terror). And other members of the "Splat Pack".
I am very particular about movies. I love movies as entertainment like anyone, but I look at them for more than that. I pay attention to the details -- everything that goes into it to make it what it is, not just a black and white opinion of the final product. I pay attention to the direction, continuity, acting, editing, originality, dialogue, etc.
One thing I like about Tarantino is his trademarks. His inevitable shot looking up to the main characters from a low angle, references to other films and specific background placement of certain things. I also like that he is somewhat dialogue heavy and has a tendency to do one shot takes, like the opening scene in Resevoir Dogs and the diner scene in Death Proof.
Tarantino and Eli Roth are both creative geniuses in the way they illustrate gore. The horror genre is my favorite and if you can make me cringe, you've done yourself well.
I know it's cliche to be a Tarantino fan, but I guess there's a reason why it's so cliche.
I could go on and on about movies. I'll stop here.
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Originally Posted by smokinj
Sidney Lumet for, Twelve Angry Men (1957), Dog Day Afternoon (1975) and Network (1976)
Good call. I was going to mention Mr. Lumet in my next post. We lost him recently. 
When all is said and done, more is usually said than done.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
Benjamin Franklin.
Helena is my Goddess of The East.
Goddess_Nemesis is my adopted niece.
Kered is Classy's bitch.
Carsomyr is my Viking brother.
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I am going to have to say Spielberg. Even though he has gone downhill recently as a director there's too many good movies.
Jaws
Jurassic Park
Minority Report
Schindler's List
Saving Private Ryan
The Terminal
Catch Me if You Can
The Goonies
The first three Indiana Jones movies
Not only are his movies great but he has made great classics on all ends of the spectrum. Suspense/horror, Sci-fi, fantasy, action/adventure, biopic, war movies,
drama. Not many directors can claim that.
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