Who's your favourite film director? - Page 2

GypsySorcerer · #16 05-11-2004, 10:19 PM

Kevin Costner. (not really)

Hitchcock, William Wyler, and Billy Wilder.

hayley · #17 05-12-2004, 06:33 AM

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AMEN!!!!!!!

And weren't you pissed that they didn't include the freakin' pilot episode on the first season DVDs?!

It's totally lame, but they couldn't get the rights. They have the US version of the pilot available on a foreign DVD that I have. Until they get it all out, I guess I'll just stay content with the videotapes they released of the entire series and the European pilot (ick).

golddustchic · #18 05-12-2004, 02:24 PM

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I love all of those movies you mentioned!

Have you seen Altman's 3 Women?! What a masterpiece. It was just released on video and DVD for the first time EVER and I was very happy to have that upgrade from my ratty old one that I taped off of PBS a few years ago.

I haven't yet seen "3 Women" because I can't find it anywhere to rent. I've had it on my "must-see" list for quite a while. Maybe I'll just be daring and buy the DVD...thanks for the recommendation!!

dissention · #19 05-12-2004, 02:29 PM

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I haven't yet seen "3 Women" because I can't find it anywhere to rent. I've had it on my "must-see" list for quite a while. Maybe I'll just be daring and buy the DVD...thanks for the recommendation!!

You're welcome.

It was NEVER released on video, that's probably why you've had a hard time finding it.

golddustchic · #20 05-12-2004, 11:39 PM

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You're welcome.

It was NEVER released on video, that's probably why you've had a hard time finding it.

Well I guess that would explain it then

cliffdweller · #21 05-13-2004, 12:51 PM

For Starters:
Wes Anderson
P.T. Anderson
Coen Bros.
Quentin Tarantino
Martin Scorcese
Spike Lee

cliffdweller · #22 05-13-2004, 12:57 PM

I knew I'd forget a few:
David Lynch
John Carpenter: mainly for his early stuff like of course a little uknown gem, I don't know if any of you have heard about it: Halloween.
John Waters
Gus Van Sant

dissention · #23 05-13-2004, 03:45 PM

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And Halloween!!! That's my favourite horror film ever.
I really like Escape From New York and The Thing too. What happened to Carpenter, he used to be so good.

Seen Ghosts of Mars? Ugh.

I used to love Halloween, but I got burned out on it. I love The Fog.

I saw Haute Tension a couple of weeks ago and I can't that sucker outta my head. Some of it made me feel ill, but it's a great example of how to do a horror flick. See it if it opens in your area.

dissention · #24 05-13-2004, 04:03 PM

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I have seen Ghosts Of Mars unfortunately.

I haven't heard of Haute Tension. Tell me more, I'm intrigued!

It is one sick bitch of a flick, lemmetellya.

It's from France and it's shocking, at least to me. it's about these two college girls who are going to one girls' parents farmhouse for vacation. The night they get there, some psycho in this big ass truck shows up, kills her entire family and kidnaps the girl who lives there. Her friend sees it all happen and follows the psycho who has her firend. And he is one sick f*cker.

And the ending is a kick in the jaw; it's shocking. It beats any Shyamalan ending!

I got the region free DVD from eBay for $20, since it hasn't been released in theatres int he US yet. It's such a grisly movie that it's NC-17 over here!

eBay is a great place for DVDs. I got Dogville the other night from Malaysia.

wondergirl9847 · #25 05-13-2004, 04:06 PM

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I love David. I also find him intensely attractive (cough). Mulholland Drive was amazing. Lost Highway was thrilling at times and completely worth it. LOVE HIM.

Now I'll resume praying for the rest of the episodes of Twin Peaks to be released on DVD.

I can't find him attractive because he looks uncannily like my late grandfather.

I NEED the rest of TP on DVD!!!!!!

dissention · #26 05-13-2004, 04:13 PM

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As for Todd Solondz - he's great although Happiness disturbed me greatly! I liked Storytelling too, although it was very short! My favourite of his is Welcome To The Dollhouse.
I have a feeling that Solondz did that short film Superstar, which was the life of Karen Carpenter played out with Barbie dolls, that Richard Carpenter got banned!

Happiness was something else. That ending had me disturbed, shocked, and laughing my ass off. That poor dog.

Cmaryn Manheim and Lara Flynn Boyle were greatness int hat one, though. Manheim cut up the doorman's appendage and put it in her freezer.

dissention · #27 05-13-2004, 04:15 PM

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Dissention, thanks for telling me about this!
I now really want to see it.
I am sick too.
hehe

You're welcome! Have you ever read Dean Koontz's "Intensity" or seen the miniseries? It has almost the same plot. Don't watch it alone, though, you'll get very scared. I did.

dissention · #28 05-13-2004, 04:17 PM

Here are some reviews for it, they either loved it or hated it:

http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?haute+tension

And here's my fave review:

http://www.joblo.com/arrow/hautetension.htm

littlelies7 · #29 05-14-2004, 11:44 PM

My choice would be Jonathon Demme of "Silence of the Lambs" and "Philadelphia" fame.

I love his use of close-ups and angles.

A close second would be none other than Quentin Tarintino (sp?)

DownOnRodeo · #30 05-15-2004, 12:33 AM

Robert Zemeckis