The Green Room - Is anyone interested . . . ?

Reply #10 - Jan 9^th, 2010 at 9:42pm

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It looks like our first night will be a Coen night.

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Reply #11 - Jan 9^th, 2010 at 10:01pm

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Mister Grinch wrote on Jan 9^th, 2010 at 1:11pm:

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Mister Grinch wrote on Jan 9^th, 2010 at 9:38am:

Why aren't there any lady directors on there?

Don't be silly.� Women stay at home and do laundry.� They don't direct films!

Really?

Point taken. I will add names like Kathryn Bigelow and Sofia Coppola to later lists.

Actually, one of the most brilliant filmmakers of all time, instrumntal in inventing the art form, was female, but I don't want to have a Leni Reifenstaall night.

What about Jane Campion? Just as a suggestion. She makes such beautiful films.

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Reply #12 - Jan 9^th, 2010 at 11:44pm

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I would love a Sophia Coppolla night. She is brilliant.

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Reply #13 - Jan 10^th, 2010 at 8:16am

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The Kaylee and the Ivy wrote on Jan 9^th, 2010 at 10:01pm:

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Mister Grinch wrote on Jan 9^th, 2010 at 1:11pm:

Krumpson wrote on Jan 9^th, 2010 at 1:05pm:

Mister Grinch wrote on Jan 9^th, 2010 at 9:38am:

Why aren't there any lady directors on there?

Don't be silly.� Women stay at home and do laundry.� They don't direct films!

Really?

Point taken. I will add names like Kathryn Bigelow and Sofia Coppola to later lists.

Actually, one of the most brilliant filmmakers of all time, instrumntal in inventing the art form, was female, but I don't want to have a Leni Reifenstaall night.

What about Jane Campion? Just as a suggestion. She makes such beautiful films.

I� must admit I have not seen one of her films, but I will add her to the list. The poll only allowed 8 options, so I chose 7 acclaimed directors whose films I already collected on DVD, and one (Wes Anderson) whom I like and know has a following here. So, admittedly, I the list is weighted toward favorites of my own, and not being a huge Sofia Coppola fan (liked "Lost in Translation", didn't love it), and never having seen a Campion film, I didn't think of them. Everyone feel free to keep adding names of directors for future use.

I think the first five are decided:

The Coen Brothers

Steven Spielberg

Alfred Hitchcock

Martin Scorcese

Wes Anderson

Spielberg and Hitchcock will be easy for me to pull off. I own the complete Spielberg, and a rather large collection of Hitchcock.

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Reply #14 - Jan 10^th, 2010 at 9:47am

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The Kaylee and the Ivy wrote on Jan 9^th, 2010 at 10:01pm:

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Mister Grinch wrote on Jan 9^th, 2010 at 1:11pm:

Krumpson wrote on Jan 9^th, 2010 at 1:05pm:

Mister Grinch wrote on Jan 9^th, 2010 at 9:38am:

Why aren't there any lady directors on there?

Don't be silly.� Women stay at home and do laundry.� They don't direct films!

Really?

Point taken. I will add names like Kathryn Bigelow and Sofia Coppola to later lists.

Actually, one of the most brilliant filmmakers of all time, instrumntal in inventing the art form, was female, but I don't want to have a Leni Reifenstaall night.

What about Jane Campion? Just as a suggestion. She makes such beautiful films.

I� must admit I have not seen one of her films, but I will add her to the list. The poll only allowed 8 options, so I chose 7 acclaimed directors whose films I already collected on DVD, and one (Wes Anderson) whom I like and know has a following here. So, admittedly, I the list is weighted toward favorites of my own, and not being a huge Sofia Coppola fan (liked "Lost in Translation", didn't love it), and never having seen a� Campion film, I didn't think of them. Everyone feel free to keep adding names of directors for future use.

I think the first five are decided:

The Coen Brothers

Steven Spielberg

Alfred Hitchcock

Martin Scorcese

Wes Anderson

Spielberg and Hitchcock will be easy for me to pull off. I own the complete Spielberg, and a rather large collection of Hitchcock.

Here's my incomplete list of auteurs to consider:

Robert Altman
Darren Aronofsky
Luc Besson
Ingmar Bergman
Danny Boyle
Tim Burton (could easily provide these films)
Jane Campion
Frank Capra
Charlie Chaplin (could provide)
Cameron Crowe
Brian DePalma
Atom Egoyan
John Ford
Stephen Frears
Terry Gilliam
Godard
Peter Greenaway
John Huston
Jim Jarmusch
Buster Keaton
Stanley Kubrick
Kurosawa
Ang Lee (could provide)
Spike Lee
David Lynch (could easily provide)
Terrence Malick
Murnau
Christopher Nolan
Sam Peckinpah
Roman Polanski
Sam Raimi
Gus Van Sant
John Sayles
Ridley Scott
Kevin Smith
Stephen Soderbergh
Oliver Stone
Quentin Tarantino (could provide)
Guillermo Del Toro
Paul Verhoeven
John Waters
Orson Welles
Billy Wilder
John Woo (could provide)

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Reply #15 - Jan 10^th, 2010 at 10:12am

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Excellent list, Swami. There are a few there that barely misse my list. In face, it was total fluke that i left off Kubrick, and I could provide the Ridley Scott or Christopher Nolan films myself (as well as a fair number of Soderberg. In fact, I have at least one or two selections from most directors on this list). I will definitely toss some of those into the second round.

With so many worthwhile filmmakers to consider, I would consider the possibility to expanding to twice a month IF participation warrants.

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Reply #16 - Jan 10^th, 2010 at 4:48pm

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With so many worthwhile filmmakers to consider, I would consider the possibility to expanding to twice a month IF participation warrants.

ROFL! You're funny, DK. Wink

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Reply #17 - Jan 10^th, 2010 at 7:27pm

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You and Swami have put together such great lists of directors.� I'd like to echo my interest in some and include one or two others:

Wes Anderson
Darren Aronofsky
Cameron Crowe
Tim Burton
The Cohen Brothers
Stephen Spielberg
Christopher Nolan
Jim Jarmusch (only really familiar with Night On Earth- but it's one of my favorite movies ever)
Sophia Coppola
Joe Wright
Michel Gondry
Tarsem

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"now that it's raining more than ever..." �LOVE YOU, WIFE!

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Reply #18 - Jan 11^th, 2010 at 6:46pm

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I'll be announcing the innaugural night of this soon. I'm excited that the Coens, Spielberg and Hitchcock top the list. Those will be our first three nights, in some order.

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Reply #19 - Jan 11^th, 2010 at 10:58pm

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Ellabella wrote on Jan 10^th, 2010 at 7:27pm:

You and Swami have put together such great lists of directors.� I'd like to echo my interest in some and include one or two others:

Wes Anderson
Darren Aronofsky
Cameron Crowe
Tim Burton
The Cohen Brothers
Stephen Spielberg
Christopher Nolan
Jim Jarmusch (only really familiar with Night On Earth- but it's one of my favorite movies ever)
Sophia Coppola
Joe Wright
Michel Gondry
Tarsem

TARSEM SINGH. YES. (Also Michel Gondry yes yes yes yes yes. Omnomnom.)

There is a really great quote from Jim Jarmusch about "stealing" as much as you can, absorbing as much as you can, so you have as much experience/vision/memory to put into all of your projects. I will have to find it and post it here, it's one of my favorites.

If we're going to die, let's die looking like a Peruvian folk band.

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