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| Feb 21st, 02:02 |
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Yes, indeed. For those curious, Entertainment Weekly has updated their annual list of the greatest directors actively working today. To scroll through each director's individual slide (with commentary on the selection), follow the link. Should you simply desire to observe the list, I've posted it below. http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20311937_20346922,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EW's Top 25 Working Directors 1.
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Spielberg
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| Feb 21st, 02:44 |
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Meh, predictable except for mike leigh. Spielberg #1, as predictable as can be. Tarantino, Scorsese, Coens PTA, Allen and Malick in top 10. Predictable as can be. But... Ben Affleck is the 11th best working director? With 3 movies? |
| Feb 21st, 03:11 |
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TOO MUCH HOLLYWOOD NAME. |
| Feb 21st, 04:06 |
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Lol! This list is dreadful with the exception of a few directors. |
| Feb 21st, 05:29 |
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Spielberg at #1. What. A. Shock. Credit for including Haneke, von Trier, Polanski, Malick, Almodovar, and the Andersons. How in the hell is Ang Lee all the way at #18? |
| Feb 21st, 05:59 |
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Kinda embarrassing that they put Affleck and David O. Russell ahead of Wes Anderson. I mean... |
| Feb 21st, 07:33 |
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Affleck being above most of that roster is gross. Next.
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| Feb 21st, 08:32 |
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I've been meaning to cancel my subscription to EW for a couple of years now. The ads on the side are becoming more and more sickening for me, and this list of theirs is a very good reminder to just, give it up.
The Sunne in Splendour; I prefer my Roses White |
| Feb 21st, 08:49 |
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As I've noticed over the last few years of seeing these, they do tend to base these rankings on what Hollywood filmmakers have been more relevant, so the inclusion of Affleck so high doesn't surprise me (especially given how he was 2012's "Entertainer of the Year"), though I wouldn't quite agree with the placement. I can't help but feel that, should "Gravity" and "Pacific Rim" be successful, that Alfonso Cuaron and Guillermo Del Toro will easily make this list, next year. Personally, while this list might be a bit too Hollywood friendly, I will say that, as Hollywood directors go, those who made the Top 10 were pretty respectable selections, particularly David Fincher, the Coen Brothers, and Paul Thomas Anderson. I'm still not sure why they continuously feel it sufficient to list Scorsese's slide as "it's Martin Scorsese, come on..." when they never rank him above Spielberg, who always gets a rather in-depth analysis.
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| Feb 21st, 09:21 |
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So 17 of the Top 25 'greatest' directors currently working are American??? |
| Feb 21st, 13:42 |
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How can Bigelow be ranked higher than half these people? Affleck? He has a great track record, but aren't you carried away here? Tarantino at #2? Come on. Malick at #5? And no Jason Reitman? At all? This is exactly why we can't have nice things. |
| Feb 21st, 13:57 |
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Well, Entertainment Weekly isn't exactly Sight & Sound. I'm franky surprised they didn't include Michael Bay. |
| Feb 21st, 18:37 |
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Replace spike Lee with either jason Reitman or Ridley Scott, then im ok. |
| Feb 21st, 19:28 |
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Even though some people who should have been included are not, it could have been worse... it could have included Joss Whedon. |
| Feb 21st, 19:42 |
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You can tell from that list that Lisa Schwarzbaum has left their staff. That list is a disgrace, irrespective of some solid names. Only two directors on it who don't usually make movies in English, when a majority of the best ones working today never have.
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