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21. I'll throw in David Fincher, Clint Eastwood and Terrence Malick.

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Mon May 30, 2016, 09:51 AM

May 2016

Though all my favorites are gone, Welles, Hitchcock, Kubrick, Russ Meyer...

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Who is your favorite living film director? [View all] red dog 1 May 2016 OP

J.J. Abrams did Star Wars well... hunter May 2016 #1

Paul Thomas Anderson Mendocino May 2016 #2

John Sayles frogmarch May 2016 #8

I've never seen that, Mendocino May 2016 #9

No, I haven't. frogmarch May 2016 #10

Lonestar is my favorite lame54 May 2016 #40

Ridley Scott and Martin Scorsese n/t sarge43 May 2016 #3

Spike Lee n/t some guy May 2016 #4

Lasse Hallstrom frogmarch May 2016 #5

His best film is My Life as a Dog mackerel May 2016 #6

I haven't see that one, but frogmarch May 2016 #7

David Lynch CrawlingChaos May 2016 #11

Stanley Donen whistler162 May 2016 #12

Wow-- I didn't know he was still alive ailsagirl May 2016 #14

Australian film director Peter Weir n/t ailsagirl May 2016 #13

Notice that not a single female director has yet been named oberliner May 2016 #15

I like Jane Campion's films TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #22

She hasn't directed much since The Piano oberliner May 2016 #24

She's been working on Top of the Lake on SundanceTV TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #25

Cool - I will check it out oberliner May 2016 #26

Maybe not top 5...Penelope Spheeris has made some interesting movies. Tikki May 2016 #44

I'll have to check those out oberliner May 2016 #49

Hayao Miyazaki kentauros May 2016 #16

It's a tie - Paolo Sorrentino & Alejandro Inarritu SecularMotion May 2016 #17

Mel Brooks mucifer May 2016 #18

+ 1 red dog 1 May 2016 #28

Yes, the Coens, Scorsese, but nobody yet has mentioned Quentin Tarantino corkhead May 2016 #19

I've probably seen Pulp Fiction at least 40 times red dog 1 May 2016 #29

I'm glad he did... lame54 May 2016 #41

After seeing Pulp Fiction, I expected another great Tarantino-directed film in "Kill Bill" red dog 1 May 2016 #51

I thought I was alone... lame54 May 2016 #52

For the longest time I didn't "get" Tarantino. Laffy Kat May 2016 #61

Tim Burton pressbox69 May 2016 #20

I'll throw in David Fincher, Clint Eastwood and Terrence Malick. edbermac May 2016 #21

Don't forget John Huston red dog 1 May 2016 #30

Martin Scorsese bigwillq May 2016 #23

Living? A tie between Tarantino and Luc Besson nt MrScorpio May 2016 #27

George Romero followed by Neil Marshall and Danny Boyle. N/t dilby May 2016 #31

James Jarmusch Tikki May 2016 #32

Jan �vankmajer and David Lynch. nt. My Good Babushka May 2016 #33

Still not a single female named by anyone oberliner May 2016 #34

Including you lame54 May 2016 #42

That was part of my point oberliner May 2016 #43

I like Kathryn Bigelow - but... lame54 May 2016 #46

I liked Hurt Locker but haven't seen any of her other films oberliner May 2016 #48

It doesn't come across that way at all lame54 May 2016 #50

Well hopefully my comment will correct that perception oberliner May 2016 #55

You should analyze it and let us know what you find out... if it's noteworthy, that is. LanternWaste May 2016 #53

My thought is that it speaks to the history of sexism in Hollywood oberliner May 2016 #54

Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter Number9Dream May 2016 #35

and Apocalypse Now lame54 May 2016 #47

Bryan Singer, JJ Abrams, Joss Wheedon auntpurl May 2016 #36

Tarintino & John Carpenter GOLGO 13 May 2016 #37

Richard Donner 47of74 May 2016 #38

The only one I would add to those already mentioned ... surrealAmerican May 2016 #39

Sidney Lumet, Wes Anderson and without question Christopher Guest SheenaR May 2016 #45

Yes, yes, Guest! Let's don't forget him. nt Laffy Kat May 2016 #62

The term genius SheenaR May 2016 #63

I know about "Scihitt's Creek." Unfortunately, I don't get Amazon. Laffy Kat May 2016 #66

Sidney Lumet died in 2011 TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #64

Lol I knew. I didn't read the living part :-/ SheenaR May 2016 #65

MICHAEL MOORE. His films are important to see! I love Mel Brooks, too. His films valerief May 2016 #56

Yes! red dog 1 May 2016 #57

Henry Corra, because he interviewed me in his doco George KamaAina May 2016 #58

that's just like your opinion man Enrique May 2016 #59

The Dude abides! red dog 1 May 2016 #60