Comments on: My Top 5 Favourite Directors http://mostlylisa.com/blog/my-top-5-favourite-directors/ Tue, 15 May 2012 19:05:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Justin Stark http://mostlylisa.com/blog/my-top-5-favourite-directors/comment-page-1/#comment-15391 Justin Stark Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:45:30 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=2875#comment-15391 There is really only one Director: Stanley Kubrick. Photographer, Philosopher, Artist and Technician; Kubrick's Films are works of Art. The rest, while talented in some areas (Kieslowski, Lynch, Coppola), turned out Product. Stanley answered to no one, and nothing, save his Vision (Kieslowski comes closest). When hardware did not exist to serve his purposes, he invented it. The low-level, natural lighting in "Barry Lyndon" is amazingly evocative, and had not been achieved, previously. It is taken for granted, now. But, he invented a lens to achieve it. His Films require more than one viewing, and some real analysis and study, like most Fine Art. Just as an example, one of the main themes involved in "Barry Lyndon" (considered a 'failure', by the way) is that the public ignores what it sees, in favor of being 'told' what is happening, right in front of them. In that Film, the Narrator lies, and distorts. We see the truth, but ignore it; after all, that IS a British accented voice describing the action. There are multiple layers of truth regarding the Human Experience contained throughout Kubrick's Films; much of it is not pretty. Such is Life. He was, after all, a Still Photographer, and that is how he approached, and composed, his Work. There is really only one Director:

Stanley Kubrick.

Photographer, Philosopher, Artist and Technician;
Kubrick’s Films are works of Art. The rest, while
talented in some areas (Kieslowski, Lynch, Coppola),
turned out Product. Stanley answered to no one, and
nothing, save his Vision (Kieslowski comes closest).

When hardware did not exist to serve his purposes,
he invented it. The low-level, natural lighting in
“Barry Lyndon” is amazingly evocative, and had not
been achieved, previously. It is taken for granted,
now. But, he invented a lens to achieve it.

His Films require more than one viewing, and some
real analysis and study, like most Fine Art. Just
as an example, one of the main themes involved in
“Barry Lyndon” (considered a ‘failure’, by the way)
is that the public ignores what it sees, in favor of
being ‘told’ what is happening, right in front of
them. In that Film, the Narrator lies, and distorts.

We see the truth, but ignore it; after all, that IS
a British accented voice describing the action.

There are multiple layers of truth regarding the
Human Experience contained throughout Kubrick’s Films;
much of it is not pretty. Such is Life.

He was, after all, a Still Photographer, and that is
how he approached, and composed, his Work.

]]> By: subcorpus http://mostlylisa.com/blog/my-top-5-favourite-directors/comment-page-1/#comment-14228 subcorpus Wed, 20 May 2009 20:42:35 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=2875#comment-14228 good article ... great list ... keep 'em articles coming ... :) good article … great list …
keep ‘em articles coming … :)

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]]> By: Steve Fishman http://mostlylisa.com/blog/my-top-5-favourite-directors/comment-page-1/#comment-12160 Steve Fishman Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:45:37 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=2875#comment-12160 My Favorite Directors are: Quentin Tarrentino Martin Scorsasey Micheal Mann Stanley Kubrick Sorry my spelling sucks. My Favorite Directors are:

Quentin Tarrentino

Martin Scorsasey

Micheal Mann

Stanley Kubrick

Sorry my spelling sucks.

]]> By: michelle http://mostlylisa.com/blog/my-top-5-favourite-directors/comment-page-1/#comment-11755 michelle Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:34:49 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=2875#comment-11755 Christopher Nolan is hands-down the best. I worked with him on Insomnia and he has a very clear vision, does not waste anyone's time, gets all his shots in time for people to re-familiarize themselves with their families, is open to ideas from all on set, connects with actors and makes them feel safe, and is just a really great guy. 100% has my vote. Michael Mann is up there. Christopher Nolan is hands-down the best. I worked with him on Insomnia and he has a very clear vision, does not waste anyone’s time, gets all his shots in time for people to re-familiarize themselves with their families, is open to ideas from all on set, connects with actors and makes them feel safe, and is just a really great guy. 100% has my vote.

Michael Mann is up there.

]]> By: Barend Onneweer http://mostlylisa.com/blog/my-top-5-favourite-directors/comment-page-1/#comment-11562 Barend Onneweer Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:47:25 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=2875#comment-11562 1. Wong Kar-Wai (Chunking Express, Fallen Angels) 2. David Fincher (Fight Club, and Se7en are good, but I think "The Game" puts him in the top 3) 3. Paul Verhoeven (had to put a countryman in and Starship Troopers is a classic). Maybe I should have put Ridley Scott in third place though because of Blade Runner. I don't see what everyone else sees in Nolan or Tarantino. Memento was good, but his Batman stuff was thin. Tarantino's best work is True Romance ;-). 1. Wong Kar-Wai (Chunking Express, Fallen Angels)

2. David Fincher (Fight Club, and Se7en are good, but I think “The Game” puts him in the top 3)

3. Paul Verhoeven (had to put a countryman in and Starship Troopers is a classic).

Maybe I should have put Ridley Scott in third place though because of Blade Runner.

I don’t see what everyone else sees in Nolan or Tarantino. Memento was good, but his Batman stuff was thin. Tarantino’s best work is True Romance ;-).

]]> By: Timo http://mostlylisa.com/blog/my-top-5-favourite-directors/comment-page-1/#comment-11547 Timo Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:30:18 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=2875#comment-11547 I kinda miss James Cameron in your TOP5. He probably just made it into your TOP6 ;-) I mean, Terminator 2 is just the best movie ever. He did Titanic, which was great (well, in a way), and Dark Angel. I kinda miss James Cameron in your TOP5. He probably just made it into your TOP6 ;-)
I mean, Terminator 2 is just the best movie ever. He did Titanic, which was great (well, in a way), and Dark Angel.

]]> By: Lauren http://mostlylisa.com/blog/my-top-5-favourite-directors/comment-page-1/#comment-11546 Lauren Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:11:28 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=2875#comment-11546 WONG KAR-WAI!!! How come nobody's mentioned Wong Kar-Wai?? He's so gooood..... 1. Wong Kar-Wai 2. Pedro Almodovar 3. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 4. Woody Allen 5. Michel Gondry Okay, so not really in that order, so I don't know why I numbered them. And they're not really my top favourite, they're more like... my five favourite right now. @ Christina -- you're right, it's way too hard. WONG KAR-WAI!!! How come nobody’s mentioned Wong Kar-Wai?? He’s so gooood…..

1. Wong Kar-Wai
2. Pedro Almodovar
3. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
4. Woody Allen
5. Michel Gondry

Okay, so not really in that order, so I don’t know why I numbered them. And they’re not really my top favourite, they’re more like… my five favourite right now.

@ Christina — you’re right, it’s way too hard.

]]> By: Christina http://mostlylisa.com/blog/my-top-5-favourite-directors/comment-page-1/#comment-11544 Christina Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:06:35 +0000 http://mostlylisa.com/?p=2875#comment-11544 Dude, I was thinking about this and paring the list down to five is soooo freaking hard. Alright, I'll try: 1. Martin Scorsese - I'm the 25 year old film student, but you know, it still fits with your earlier analogy. Taxi Driver changed my life. Raging Bull changed my life. Shit, The Departed changed my life. 2. Steven Speilerberg - ET, Jaws, Schindler's List, the man is a god. 3. Steven Soderbergh - he is my favorite new-era directory and I think deserves most of the credit for forcing indie into the mainstream (Sex Lies and Videotape won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, which was so significant, I can't even extrapolate in a blog comment) 4. Francis Ford Coppola - his work in the '70s was beyond compare, so it wins just for htat. 5. David Fincher - Fight Club FTW. Fincher is so incredibly innovative and is so skilled as an artisan, he deserves more notice. Zodiac was so great, it is a shame few people saw it. Dude,
I was thinking about this and paring the list down to five is soooo freaking hard.

Alright, I’ll try:

1. Martin Scorsese – I’m the 25 year old film student, but you know, it still fits with your earlier analogy. Taxi Driver changed my life. Raging Bull changed my life. Shit, The Departed changed my life.
2. Steven Speilerberg – ET, Jaws, Schindler’s List, the man is a god.
3. Steven Soderbergh – he is my favorite new-era directory and I think deserves most of the credit for forcing indie into the mainstream (Sex Lies and Videotape won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, which was so significant, I can’t even extrapolate in a blog comment)
4. Francis Ford Coppola – his work in the ’70s was beyond compare, so it wins just for htat.
5. David Fincher – Fight Club FTW. Fincher is so incredibly innovative and is so skilled as an artisan, he deserves more notice. Zodiac was so great, it is a shame few people saw it.

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