furpa: Favourite Filmmakers/directors

furpa 02.17.15	I should mention Lars Von Trier also. I didn't include him because I've only seen Nymphomaniac Vol. 1 & 2 and Antichrist, but he deserves to be mentioned. Antichrist is probably my favourite shot film of all time.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.17.15	typical list but yes these are good directors. go watch the rest of lars von triers movies.
furpa 02.17.15	Yeah I know, but a lot of the indie directors I've been digging lately are in the description thing. Just didn't include them cause they don't have enough work. Also, forgot to include Ava DuVernay for Selma cause the direction in that was great.
Muisc4Life26 02.17.15	Great list but i would personally put Hitchcock in there bro
Rice303 02.17.15	I'm a huge fan of Christopher Nolan and David Fincher, but I can never really pick favorites
furpa 02.17.15	Ah yes Hitchcock, yet another classic director whose work I haven't seen enough of. I still gotta see Rear Window. And Vertigo. And Rope. God damn I suck...
riffariffic7 02.17.15	Selma was outstanding. That scene with the old man and MLK was a real tear-jerker. I was the only one in the theatre when I saw it that night and, considering it was just before MLK weekend, I was stunned. Literally the first time I've been alone while seeing a movie at the theatres. Couldn't believe it, films like Selma deserve more attention, couldn't believe it when the Oscars were announced, no Best Actor or Director nominations for Selma? You've gotta be kidding me. Birdman and Whiplash were my favourite films of 2014, so both those directors shot to the top of my list, haven't seen Boyhood yet, but that seems like this year's The Artist in terms of awards recognition. I was so bored by The Artist that I was genuinely stunned to learned that it basically cleaned house at the Oscars. Films like that and The King's Speech just prove that the Oscars need a far more diverse voters list, as opposed to having the majority of them being white men with the average age of 50 between them. I was happy when Slumdog Millionaire won though, I didn't necessarily love the film, that dance scene at the end almost ruined it for me, but I do love a lot of Danny Boyle's films (Trainspotting, 127 Hours and 28 Days Later are amazing). If you haven't seen it yet, definitely check out The Raid and The Raid 2. Both are stunning action films, and the sequel ups the ante even more with a story and characters similar to that of Scorsese's Departed (or the original foreign film, Internal Affairs)... but with stunning action sequences. Jeff Nichols is a director to keep an eye out for too. He directed two of my favourite films from the past few years, Take Shelter and Mud. Have yet to see his other film, Shotgun Stories, but I look forward to catching that someday soon. His upcoming film, Midnight Special, sounds pretty amazing too, it'll definitely be a film to take note of with all the great upcoming movies this year.
Avagantamos 02.17.15	coen bros are probably my favorite
Rice303 02.17.15	@Riffariffc7 Good call on The Raid series, absolutely love them, tons better then the new found American fast cut action crap. I really enjoyed Take Shelter, but didn't really like Mud much, found it a little bit drawn out and not very engrossing
furpa 02.17.15	@riff Yeah I was surprised at the lack of people in the Selma crowd when I went as well, especially considering it was premiere night. And I was fucking pissed to see it got snubbed so hard for the Oscars. David Oyelowo got robbed, bummed me out. Thanks for reminding me about Birdman! Fuck I can't believe I forgot to add Alejandro G Inarritu to my little description thing. Whiplash and Boyhood were my favourites of 2014 (practivally interchangeable), but you should definitely see Boyhood. I can't say you'll like it, because it seems to be kind of polarizing, but if you're a fan of film it's worth seeing because, personal opinion aside, it really is a spectacle in itself. As for my own bias, I'm glad it's getting so much recognition because I think it's brilliant in the way it's made completely out of scenes that are pretty mundane in the grand scheme of things, but ultimately play pivotal roles in the shaping of the characters and where they eventually end up. As for the Raid movies, I've heard fantastic things about them, but I've avoided seeing them until now because action films are just really not my thing at all.
riffariffic7 02.17.15	Mud was definitely the weaker of the two, but I still enjoyed it for the characters and performances especially. The two child actors were incredible, I also saw the kid, the one who's playing young Cyclops in the upcoming X-Men film, in a great newer Nicolas Cage film called Joe. That film was far better than Mud and I often mix them up because they have similar settings and titles (both Mud and Joe are the names of the main characters in the film). The old, alcoholic father in Joe scared the hell out of me, he seems like such a nice and harmless guy in some scenes, but he flips on-and-off like a switch and made me sit at the edge of my seat whenever he was on-screen. Unfortunately the actor playing him died in real-life not too long ago, such a tragedy too, as he always wanted to be an actor, and that was his first (and only) film. Such a haunting little film Joe is, Cage hasn't been that good since Bad Lieutenant.
Rice303 02.17.15	I don't know if The Raid series will change your mind about action movies, but the 2nd one is definitely worth seeing. @Furpa, have you ever seen any of Steve Mcqueen's movies? (Hunger, Shame, 12 Years A Slave)
Rice303 02.17.15	@Riffariffic, Yeah I heard about Joe, have been meaning to watch that, but lately there's a ton of movies to go through, the past 2 years were really great for movies, I've only just recently brought Snowpiercer, which, despite any logical conclusions, is an amazing film
furpa 02.17.15	@Rice, I've seen 12 Years obviously, but neither of the other two unfortunately.
riffariffic7 02.17.15	Action films weren't my thing for a while too (you can blame mindless trite such as The Expendables and Taken). But The Raid series reignited my passion for action cinema. Both films are absolute spectacles, the action sequences are easily the best I've ever seen on-film since the days of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. They're just extremely enjoyable films that leave you on the edge of your seat because the stakes are risen so high throughout that you never know who's going to die. Also, A Bittersweet Life and I Saw the Devil are two amazing action/revenge films from Korea, definitely check them out, you won't regret it.
Rice303 02.17.15	I'd suggest watching Shame, it's one of the most unsettling movies I've seen made in the past 5 years and the performances are powerhouse
tempest-- 02.17.15	Spike Jonze
Rice303 02.17.15	@Riffariffic, I agree with your statement on action movies, after the release of crappy American remakes such as Brick mansions and Oldboy, I was ready to give up, but The Raid movies certinally gave me hope... Too bad the first Raid is being remade by the director of the 3rd Expandables, we're going to have another crappy American remake on our hands in no time
furpa 02.17.15	@Rice Haha I shall check out Shame, I have been getting into some unsettling films lately so I'm down for anything that pushes the limits.
apert 02.17.15	Where's PTA? he's made some of the best films of the last 20 years, yet to put a foot wrong. He even got a good performance out of Adam Sandler.
riffariffic7 02.17.15	Steve McQueen is a fantastic director. Can't wait to see what he does next. I remember I was having a movie night with my friends and we watched 12 Years a Slave together. None of us had ever seen it before, and, I kid you not, we were all left in tears by the ending. I don't think I'd ever rewatch any of McQueen's films, but I've seen all three he's released and they've all stuck with me. Shame may be my favourite of his because it was the one I wasn't expecting to love as much as I did, it's definitely the most mainstream film he's made so far, and it's amazing how unattractive he makes the sex seem since the actors are all so gorgeous-looking, it really leaves you feeling exhausted by the end and Michael Fassbender is outstanding in the film (as he is in pretty much every film he's ever been in). Love the scene between him and Carey Mulligan (his sister character) where they're both waiting for the train and she spots a little cotton ball on his shirt, he leaves it there but soon puts it on her instead. Simple little scenes like that make the film so wonderful looking back in retrospect.
furpa 02.17.15	@apert Yeah he's got some great titles for sure, but for myself personally I don't rank him among the ones I mentioned. That's not to say he makes lesser quality films though by any means.
SGGreenman 02.17.15	Kubrick probably has to be my favorite. I think Francis Ford Coppola deserves a spot on here even though he's had some recent duds. He deserves to be on here for Apocalypse Now on its own. Also, sort of an unpopular opinion, but I sort of hate the direction that Nolan is heading in.
YoYoMancuso 02.17.15	Love all these guys. I can't wait to see what Villenueve is gonna do next, he's got so much potential
furpa 02.17.15	@YoYo Nice to see another fan of Denis. He's got a movie coming out at some point this year called Sicario and the cast is pretty sick. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3397884/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1 Definitely one of my most anticipated of the year.
furpa 02.17.15	@SGGreenman I potentially agree with your views on Christopher Nolan. Wasn't really a fan of Interstellar.
BAT 02.17.15	john carpenter ftw. other personal favs; dario argento, akira kurosawa, robert rodriguez,ralph bakshi, terry gilliam, satoshi kon, alejandro jodorowsky, mario bava, paul thomas anderson, kevin smith, bergman, lynch, scorssese,and kubrick
YoYoMancuso 02.17.15	@furpa have you seen Incendies by any chance?
SGGreenman 02.17.15	oh shit how did I forget about David Lynch.
furpa 02.17.15	@YoYo Nah like I said I've only seen Enemy and Prisoners, but I've heard fantastic things about Incendies and it's been on my watch list for a long time, I just haven't gotten around to it yet.
CK 02.17.15	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVeGmfcHkS4
YoYoMancuso 02.17.15	Enemy's currently on my watch list, can't wait to have my mind splintered into bits
furpa 02.17.15	Yeah Enemy blew my mind. I literally thought about every single day for like 3 months. It's actually kind of brilliant. And dear god, Mr. Villeneuve knows how to create a lasting ending.
Rice303 02.17.15	@SGGreenman, I haven't actually watched Intersteller yet but judging by the somewhat more mixed results I'm not expecting much from it, but I still love everything else Nolan has done.
SGGreenman 02.17.15	I just wished he stuck to the type of movies he started out with (memento especially), and avoided all these way too drawn out and sort of pretentious films like prestige and inception, even though they are still good movies. Interstellar is far his worst though (yet to see Dark Knight Rises)
riffariffic7 02.17.15	Interstellar was a pretty (for lack of a better word) stellar movie. :D In all seriousness though, I really quite enjoyed Interstellar. I think it's one of Nolan's best, a neat homage to Stanley Kubrick's classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. I saw it in IMAX and was blown away by how real the space sequences looked and felt. I love the way that they shot most of the outer-space scenes; more often than not they would simply stick a camera onto the side of the ship to give you a gritty, NASA-filmed feel to the space scenes (the countdown/launch sequence is stunning). The film has some utterly cheesy moments, but the imagination on-display throughout help give the film a steady pace and the action sequences are exhilarating (there's an action sequence near the end that literally left me and the audience hanging by the edge of our seats). Also, the score for the film is absolutely gorgeous. It's a really great film, far from perfect, but it's still great all the same, and the robot (T.A.R.S.) is awesome.
TedSchmosby 02.17.15	agree with tempest. every one of spike jonze's films are brilliant.
Hovse 02.17.15	Bergman
childishbrandino 02.17.15	Scott brothers?
furpa 02.17.15	As in... Property Brothers?
childishbrandino 02.17.15	Ridley Scott Tony Scott
DrGonzo1937 02.17.15	Nice list.
wwf 02.17.15	Good list, I'd add Christopher Nolan even though I understand the criticisms people throw at him. 'I should mention Lars Von Trier also. I didn't include him because I've only seen Nymphomaniac Vol. 1 & 2 and Antichrist, but he deserves to be mentioned. Antichrist is probably my favourite shot film of all time.' Watch Melancholia, it's fantastic. I liked it a lot more than Antichrist, but I loved the first Nymphomaniac.
DrGonzo1937 02.17.15	Lars Von Trier is far to pretentious for my tastes. The dude tries way to hard.
furpa 02.17.15	@wwf Melancholia has been on my watch list recently, and it's on Netflix so I really have no excuse for not having seen it yet haha. Antichrist for me was so sick though. Like I said earlier, probably my favourite cinematography in a movie. It's fucking beautiful... like I've never felt so enamored by watching a toddler fall out of a window. And I agree, the first Nympho is great. The second one was fine too but the ending I felt was a total betrayal to the not only the characters they developed, but the audience for willingly sitting through 4 hours of penetration and Shia Labeouf's farty accent...
wwf 02.17.15	'Lars Von Trier is far to pretentious for my tastes. The dude tries way to hard.' I've been kinda trying to figure out what I feel about Von Trier lately. I don't think trying too hard is something to criticize someone about and his movies are always gorgeous looking, but he does feel really up his own ass.
furpa 02.17.15	I feel like as a person, Von Trier can be kind of a cunt. I think he said at Cannes that he was a Nazi or some shit lol. But regardless he knows how to shoot a film.
wwf 02.17.15	Yeah he said that when asked about his music choice in Melancholia haha. Honestly I just thought that was funny
furpa 02.17.15	Haha yeah it's pretty funny. I kinda respect the fact that he essentially doesn't give a shit about his audience and just makes and does what he wants to, but I also think that that makes him somewhat of a narcissistic shitfuck who happens to also make pretty neat movies... so apparently I'm torn.
wwf 02.17.15	basically the whole thing can be summed up with this: http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-woman-not-good-enough-artist-to-justify-eccen,37976/
Rik VII 02.17.15	Park Chan-wook blows them all out of the water imo.
DikkoZinner 02.17.15	Barry Lyndon, great flick.
Clumseee 02.17.15	PTA or bust.
JWT155 02.17.15	Barry Lyndon is amazing. I hated it when my Dad made me watch it when I was younger but it's a gorgeously shot film that has stood the test of time. Every single frame of that film could be a painting.
PunkMoon 02.17.15	PTA or bust. [2]