Name your 3 TOP film directors

#3. Frank Capra for giving heart to the medium of cinema

#2. Alfred Hitchcock for correcting its near-sightedness

and
#1. Steven Spielberg for understanding it's dreams & realizing its potential to the fullest
 
Svankmajer as the last world's living and still filming surrealist is probably not a household name in the US. However, just check some screenshots from his shorts or feature movies and you might get a bit of the feeling. The general feeling is mixture of brutal, funny, terryfying, opulent and poetic at the same time..

I'm not sure about DVDs but most of his old work has been released as VHS/Laserdisc collections.. The new features from 1990s should be on DVD though..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Svankmajer
http://www.illumin.co.uk/svank/
 
CallaghanFilms said:
#3. Frank Capra for giving heart to the medium of cinema

#2. Alfred Hitchcock for correcting its near-sightedness

and
#1. Steven Spielberg for understanding it's dreams & realizing its potential to the fullest
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Cool post, however, can you expound on the Hitchcock part. What "near-sightedness" were you refering to. That sounds so cool, please explain.
 
favorite three filmmakers of all time...
Krzysztof Kieslowski
Andrei Tarkovsky
Ingmar Bergman

three favorite contemporary filmmakers... (i know, bergman could technically be on this list)
Jean Pierre & Luc Dardenne (rosetta, the son)
Lukas Moodysson (lilja 4-ever)
Béla Tarr (werckmeister harmonies)
 
David G. Smith said:
Cool post, however, can you expound on the Hitchcock part. What "near-sightedness" were you refering to. That sounds so cool, please explain.
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Hitch marked a major change in the way films were viewed. Suddenly cinema ceased to be a "spectator sport". What elements were seen (and not seen) on screen changed forever. His infamous introduction of the "McGuffin", his daring "continuous shots", and his revolutionary contributions to continuity would mark a turning point in film. (Of course there are far too many more elements perfected by "the master" to post here.)

Hitch brought the audience into the action, and we've yet to return to the stands.

IMHO of course.
 
Only 3?? ah thats tough... Tarantino is one. One movie i'm writing now is sorta "Reservoir Dogs"-ish. Tarantino is my inspiration. Spielberg is another one, and lastly i'd have to say.......... Hitchcock
 
Spike Lee-For his weird style
Tarantino-Also for his weird style
Cameron-What more can I say about this guy, Terminator 2, brilliance.

There's lots more, but those 3 are the ones on top 3
 
Lets se here have a couple whos direction can create something special.

Ridley Scott - His visual style.

Michael Mann - Also visual

Steven Speilberg - When he avoid children in his movies.

James Cameron - post pirahna pre True lies.

Sergio Leone - His style is fantastic.

And these 2 are interesting candidates for the future.

Steven Soderbergh - I liked Solaris

Christopher Nolan - After Insomnia and Batman begins he has shown talent.
 
3 only?

hmmmm, that's a tough one at only 3.

I'd say
1- Hitchcock
2- Kubrick
3- Welles
 
difficult to choose just three, but here are the filmmakers i admire above most others. for me, i respect filmmakers that allow me to be present to the "mystery" of people, and to go deep into their pain, and have it revealed so it can be better understood. that may not make a lot of sense to anyone else, but it has a very powerful, spiritual (not religious) effect on me. it is essential to the films i find are most relevant to my life.

1. Kieslowski
2. Dardenne Bros.
3. Bergman

and really, Lukas Moodysson, Tarkovsky, Bela Tarr, Antonioni can't go unmentioned.

i know this is an old thread, but i found it confusing that a few posters criticized Tarkovsky for not seeking an audience, but then also stated that their personal forays into the cinematic arts were for their own gratification alone.

i don't know, maybe i misread them. speaking only for myself, i make films for two reasons: one, is to explore a subject i am struggling with in my own life in the hope of understanding it better. and second, to share the process of exposing that cause of suffering with others -- this primarily includes the actors, to some extent the crew, and most certainly the audience.

when i made Blue in Green last year, we had a few screenings in Los Angeles and New York. The film is about a woman's suffering caused by her desire for a mate. i can't tell you how moving it was to have women come up to me to share their experiences, and to thank me for a film that exposed why desire can be so painful. many said they understood themselves better. that is the highest compliment i could ever expect.

anyway, i'm getting off topic. Kieslowski, Dardenne and Bergman. that's my three.
 
"Top 3" as in best at thier craft
Speilberg
Jackson
Ridley Scott

"Top 3" as in I really like thier style
Wachowskis
Gondry
Tony Scott
 
Well, since this has been dusted off and I missed it the first time around:

1. Spielberg

2. Ridley Scott

tie (copout) 3. James Cameron and Martin Scorcese

Ready to break through:
Tarantino...needs to follow up on his first three.
Tony Scott...needs to hit the big one, loved The Hunger.
Phillip Noyce...also needs the big one...loved Patriot Games and Dead Calm
John Milius...made the list for making the greatest movie ever: The Wind and the Lion
 
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