There are certain directors who I will go out of my way to see any of their films, even the lesser ones, if given the chance.
For most of them I have all, or all available, of their movies in my personal Video Vault.
In no particular order:
Alfred Hichcock
Tim Burton
Fritz Lang
Buster Keaton
Sam Peckinpaw
Ken Russell
Edgar G. Ulmer
Orson Welles
David Lynch
James Whale
Joel (& Ethan) Coen
Tod Browning
Stanley Kubrick
Quentin Tarantino
Ed D. Wood, Jr.
Preston Sturges
Charlie Chaplin
Erich Von Stroheim
(oops, I forgot) Terry Gilliam
There are lots of other directors whose work I admire/love/respect, but the list above are, to me, the most interesting.
Anyone want to add to or challenge my list?
Best, Mellie
am surprised u missed kevin smith off the list! pretty much agree with the rest, especially Keaton, my fave comic actor/director. Would add Tati and Leni Refenstal though shes not PC these days.
Hi maryanne,
Have to admit I'm not familiar with Kevin Smith (not the frist time a huge gap in my knowledge has been pointed out: Mere mentioned Peter Greenaway on fb - I'd only known him for The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover). Do you mean the fellow who directed Clerks. and Mallrats?
I think Keaton doesn't get the recognition he deserves because of his less than spectacular sound films which weren't directed by him.
Jacques Tati was indeed brilliant, I have all his films except Jour de fête. Wish there was more out there to look forward to seeing.
Leni Refenstal is an interesting case. I have no use for the Nazi propaganda, but Triumph of the Will and the Olympias are brilliant filmmaking. The "mountain" pictures of the early thirties and Lowlands/Tiefland don't impress me as more than competent filmmaking - Just my opinion.
Best, Mellie
dunno why it came out that big!!!!!