Favorite Working Directors?

[Sarah]

Who are your favorite directors?

EW has a list of the 25 greatest working directors, but it's in slideshow format: http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20311...

I'm really glad they had Brad Bird on the list, but I'd like to see Miyazaki on there too. And Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

[Ken]

Of the list offered, I’ll take Terence Malick, Martin Scorsese, Roman Polanski, Steven Spielberg, Joel and Ethan Cohen, Mike Leigh, Spike Lee, David Lynch, and Clint Eastwood in the top tier, David O. Russell, Danny Boyle, Paul Thomas Anderson, Pedro Almodovar, Christopher Nolan and David Fincher in the second, and leave the rest, at least for now.

[Rebecca]

Mike Leigh -- thought it was interesting, though, that the article says he's "responsible...for strong female performances," (or whatever). Don't they think the women themselves might have some responsibility for their own performances?

[Rebecca]

Yes, I understood that, but it is worded very poorly.

[Sarah]

Mira Nair! I loved Monsoon Wedding.

[Sarah]

I'm surprised Sofia Coppola didn't make their list.

[Ken]

Sarah Pi wrote: "I'm surprised Sofia Coppola didn't make their list."

She should have been. I love her work.

[Gatorman]

Tarantino, Eastwood, Bigelow, Nolan and Fincher from the list. Also love David Cronenberg.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Ang Lee is pretty good. Really though I don't have enough knowledge about bodies of work to say. Spielberg is horrific. Not a fan of Tarantino either.

[janine]

from that list: guillermo del torro, pedro almodóvar, the coen brothers and quentin tarantino.

[Aynge]

The Coens.

[Michael]

I'm not sure I have a favorite but I like Robert Rodriguez and Takashi Miike. From the list I like Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson.

[Gus]

I respect and admire many directors, dead or living, but the four below are the only ones I will make concerted efforts to see their films immediately:

David Cronenberg
Quentin Tarantino
Christopher Nolan
Joel & Ethan Coen

[Gatorman]

Gus wrote: "I respect and admire many directors, dead or living, but the four below are the only ones I will make concerted efforts to see their films immediately:

David Cronenberg
Quentin Tarantino
Christoph..."

Cronenberg and Tarantino are definitely must-see directors. Both on my list as well.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

Jane Campion. Loved The Piano
Roman Polanski, despite him being a despicable person, he CAN direct.
Pedro Almodovar. Woman focused, and I love his technicolor sets.
Alfonso Cuaron.
Todd Haynes.
Michel Gondry.
Woody Allen.

[Sarah]

Ooh, some great additions there, Jackie!
I loved Velvet Goldmine so much that Todd Haynes should be on my list even if I never like another thing he does.

[Heidi]

:/

It's "Coen," not "Cohen."

[Auntie]

John Waters.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

So who are your favorite working dictators?

[Sarah]

FabulousRaye wrote: "John Waters."

Hooray for John Waters!