andrea arnold
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 16 November 2017 16:18 (six years ago) link
Sacha GuitryWilliam KleinRaymond BernardBasil DeardenMervyn LeRoy
― Virulent Is the Word for Julia (j.lu), Thursday, 16 November 2017 16:21 (six years ago) link
Ben Stiller
― flappy bird, Thursday, 16 November 2017 17:52 (six years ago) link
noah baumbach
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 16 November 2017 17:55 (six years ago) link
xp morbs, has barbara kopple ever again made a great film after Harlan County? She has nothing listed on imdb between 1976 and 1990... I had the impression that HCUSA was kindof it for her.
― plax (ico), Thursday, 16 November 2017 18:24 (six years ago) link
She was part of the collective that made Winter Soldier in '72, one of the best Vietnam War-themed docs, and won a second Oscar for American Dream, which I've never seen. I quite like her Woody Allen portrait Wild Man Blues, particularly the nightmarish scene near the end with WA's 90something parents.
But there are dozens of people in this list who didn't make one great film.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 November 2017 18:32 (six years ago) link
(haven't seen her Dixie Chicks, Sharon Jones or Hemingway family docs either)
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 November 2017 18:34 (six years ago) link
Peter Kubelka
Listing experimental film-makers is an invitation to the sad lonely vote.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 16 November 2017 18:36 (six years ago) link
William DieterleKarl FreundSlavko VorkapichRoy Del RuthRowland LeeTay GarnettW.S. Van DykeErle C. KentonDorothy ArznerJohn Cromwell
― Virulent Is the Word for Julia (j.lu), Thursday, 16 November 2017 18:38 (six years ago) link
If we're listing sad lonely experimental vote grabbers then:
Jeff KeenLen Lye
― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 16 November 2017 19:32 (six years ago) link
we are going to list every director, it seems
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 November 2017 19:33 (six years ago) link
Yeah, waiting for someone to nominate Ed Wood so we can get this poll on the road already
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 16 November 2017 19:40 (six years ago) link
Roger Corman
― flappy bird, Thursday, 16 November 2017 19:45 (six years ago) link
and that isn't sarcastic, I can't believe he wasn't nominated yet
Shirley ClarkeTrinh T. Minh-ha
― one way street, Thursday, 16 November 2017 19:45 (six years ago) link
Lewis Milestone was nominated but isn't on the big list.
― Einstein, Bazinga, Sitar (abanana), Thursday, 16 November 2017 19:45 (six years ago) link
Miguel GomesJoão Pedro Rodrigues
― treeship: a year in the life (wins), Thursday, 16 November 2017 19:56 (six years ago) link
Tinto brass
Chi Chi LaRue
― iCloudius (cryptosicko), Thursday, 16 November 2017 20:14 (six years ago) link
head meant to nominate trinh-t
― plax (ico), Thursday, 16 November 2017 20:40 (six years ago) link
how many votes do we get? cuz even if it's 50, plenty i love will not be on it.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 November 2017 20:42 (six years ago) link
tbh I'll end up voting for people where I know and live one film maybe, it's the nature of the format
― the intentional phallusy (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 16 November 2017 20:50 (six years ago) link
Joseph (Joe) Sarno
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 16 November 2017 21:24 (six years ago) link
Was going to say 50, but no reason it can't be more I suppose.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Thursday, 16 November 2017 21:32 (six years ago) link
List is up to 472. (Added Milestone; not sure how that missed the cut.)
I don't think more than 50 is a good idea if we're trying to pick la creme (also some voters would struggle to name 50 non-Marvel directors).
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 November 2017 21:39 (six years ago) link
So you're saying you want other people's slots for your ballot.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Thursday, 16 November 2017 21:50 (six years ago) link
no.
my point was more "stop nominating people even you are not going to vote for"
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 November 2017 21:53 (six years ago) link
I mean harlan county is a p singular film, really shocking the first time you see it.
― plax (ico), Thursday, 16 November 2017 21:53 (six years ago) link
Haile Gerima
― plax (ico), Thursday, 16 November 2017 21:54 (six years ago) link
on Morbz logic,Bush Mama is easily one of my favourite films of all time, even if the couple of others I've seen by him come nowhere close
I saw Bush Mama on my birthday this year.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 17 November 2017 21:46 (six years ago) link
Oh, I think more than 50 slots would be a fucking awful idea. I'd be more into like 25 or so? But as I tend to say on every nomination thread, I like nominations to be comprehensive so that I have a list I can refer to and go "oh yeah, forgot about that one!" Basically, my memory sucks and I need help.
I am pretty worried that this list is just going to be a crappy retread of other best director lists, and I'm also already having high anxiety about voting for Polanski, which I am definitely going to do but I feel 100% shitty about. To be fair to him I'll probably vote for other shitbags who happen to be less notorious too.
― emil.y, Saturday, 18 November 2017 02:34 (six years ago) link
Polanski is likely to be in my top 10. Just a fact.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Saturday, 18 November 2017 14:04 (six years ago) link
I'll vote for Polanski only if he happens to die by the time I get around to sending my ballot.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 18 November 2017 14:49 (six years ago) link
I won't think for a second about what kind of person I'm voting for. I don't know if Polanski (who may or may not be on my list--the old peak value vs. career value question) would be the only one where that's even an issue; most of the people I won't know anything anyway, and I hadn't planned on a James Toback vote. I could see grappling with that if it involved flying someone in to receive a state honour, like the Legion of France, but not with a message-board poll.
― clemenza, Saturday, 18 November 2017 16:09 (six years ago) link
(Anyway, that's a personal call--no problem with emily's stance.)
― clemenza, Saturday, 18 November 2017 16:10 (six years ago) link
There aren't 50 great directors and there aren't 472 good directors
― fake pato is kind of racist, dude (darraghmac), Saturday, 18 November 2017 19:54 (six years ago) link
LGx
― fake pato is kind of racist, dude (darraghmac), Saturday, 18 November 2017 19:55 (six years ago) link
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/11/20/art-monstrous-men/
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Monday, 20 November 2017 17:32 (six years ago) link
Does self-harm count?
whut
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 20 November 2017 17:39 (six years ago) link
That's a really good piece imo - that line is a bit weird but makes a little more sense with the context of the concluding paragraphs
― treeship: a year in the life (wins), Monday, 20 November 2017 18:16 (six years ago) link
yeah i figured i should prevail, it just felt like a super odd interjection
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 20 November 2017 19:09 (six years ago) link
ok yeah it makes a lot more sense toward the end
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 20 November 2017 19:21 (six years ago) link
Still waiting to cross 500 nominations.
― Fred Klinkenberg (Eric H.), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 19:52 (six years ago) link
Eddie MurphyMartin McDonaghEliza HittmanAlex Ross Perry Andrew HaighJordan PeeleDonna DeitchMatt PorterfieldSafdie BrothersDavid Lowery
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 20:05 (six years ago) link
peak troll achieved
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 20:07 (six years ago) link
No trolling from me itt. ILXOR.com. i live for this shit
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 20:09 (six years ago) link
Shane Carruth
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 20:10 (six years ago) link
Louis FeuilladeHal Roach
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 20:14 (six years ago) link