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Edward J Grug III · 01-13-2016, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by oildude

In addition to some of the names already mentioned, I would add the following to any list of greatest living directors:

Francis Ford Coppola
Andrzej Wajda
Pedro Almodovar
Jaques Rivette
Jean-Luc Godard (can't say I like many of his films, but he is undoubtedly one of the greatest still living and probably at the top of the list)
Nicolas Roeg
Jim Jarmusch
Michael Haneke
Wong Kar Wai
Hirokazu Koreeda
Aki Kaurismaki
Roman Polanski

I could keep going...actually, the list is pretty long. Many of the greats alive today, like their deceased predecessors, are multi-talented, some also being great writers, actors, or cinematographers. My favorite directors are almost all gone, but I think there is still a lot of talent alive today.

Hell, I think Clint Eastwood is one of the greatest living directors.

This is a great list with a lot of people I agree with.

Aki Kaurismaki is another of those directors who I need to explore more deeply as I've really loved what I've seen.

Francis Ford Coppola had an amazing high, but it was short lived and the lows seem awful low.

oildude · 01-13-2016, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Edward J Grug III

This is a great list with a lot of people I agree with.

Aki Kaurismaki is another of those directors who I need to explore more deeply as I've really loved what I've seen.

Francis Ford Coppola had an amazing high, but it was short lived and the lows seem awful low.

Went back and added Milos Forman. Couldn't remember how to spell is name and had to look him up (actually, he has a mark above the "s" to make it pronounced like an "sh" but I am too lazy to figure out how to post that here).

He has a lot of films MIA on Blu-ray in the U.S. Ragtime is one of my most wanted on Blu-ray. It would make an excellent Criterion release.

jw007 · 01-13-2016, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by kuro_sawa

I agree but I think the point is a very dull one.

I disagree but I love Godartsy Farsty. That was a stroke of cleverness.

Thanks! I just made it up on the spot... maybe I'll create a new blog called that if it hasn't been taken yet... I'll devote the rest of my life to mocking Godartsy fartsy and gain a legion of fans and allies!

kuro_sawa · 01-13-2016, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by oildude

Went back and added Milos Forman. Couldn't remember how to spell is name and had to look him up (actually, he has a mark above the "s" to make it pronounced like an "sh" but I am too lazy to figure out how to post that here).

He has a lot of films MIA on Blu-ray in the U.S. Ragtime is one of my most wanted on Blu-ray. It would make an excellent Criterion release.

Ragtime would definitely make a great CC release, and I hope they put out their blu Ray version of Closely Observed Trains. He is a filmmaker whose work should be seen by a wide audience.

kuro_sawa · 01-13-2016, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by jw007

Thanks! I just made it up on the spot... maybe I'll create a new blog called that if it hasn't been taken yet... I'll devote the rest of my life to mocking Godartsy fartsy and gain a legion of fans and allies!

Don't do that.

If you're ever making another forum username though, that is a shoe-in.

jw007 · 01-13-2016, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by kuro_sawa

Don't do that.

If you're ever making another forum username though, that is a shoe-in.

Shoo-in you mean.

kuro_sawa · 01-13-2016, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by jw007

Shoo-in you mean.

Goodbye to language!

jw007 · 01-13-2016, 04:33 AM

I just googled "godartsy fartsy" and nobody has ever written that before in the history of the internet! Except for me, as these are the only 2 results that came up! Holy shittttt. I'm patenting this.

Edward J Grug III · 01-13-2016, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jw007

I just googled "godartsy fartsy" and nobody has ever written that before in the history of the internet! Except for me, as these are the only 2 results that came up! Holy shittttt. I'm patenting this.

Will you have shirts up in your cafepress store by tomorrow?

Al_The_Strange · 01-13-2016, 04:39 AM

Claim the domain name, quick!

oildude · 01-13-2016, 04:40 AM

I want to add Jane Campion to a list of greatest living directors, but I have only seen two of her films and don't know much about her output. But those two films...wow! Really love them. I will say she is by far my favorite female director working today.

jw007 · 01-13-2016, 04:41 AM

I'm 501c3'ing this baby!

jw007 · 01-13-2016, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by oildude

I want to add Jane Campion to a list of greatest living directors, but I have only seen two of her films and don't know much about her output. But those two films...wow! Really love them. I will say she is by far my favorite female director working today.

Which ones were they? Let me guess: The Piano... and um.... Sweetie?

oildude · 01-13-2016, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jw007

Which ones were they? Let me guess: The Piano... and um.... Sweetie?

Yep. Need to watch An Angel at My Table one of these days. I really need to dig into her body of work. I think she is an immense talent.

kuro_sawa · 01-13-2016, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by jw007

Which ones were they? Let me guess: The Piano... and um.... Sweetie?

An Angel At My Table is a great film by her, and a CC title as well.

jw007 · 01-13-2016, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by oildude

Yep. Need to watch An Angel at My Table one of these days. I really need to dig into her body of work. I think she is an immense talent.

I've only seen 3 of her films... Holy Smoke is the other one, which I liked. Harvey Keitel is in that one too and I love that actor.

jw007 · 01-13-2016, 04:50 AM

I consider The Piano possibly one of the greatest films ever made actually. It's a movie with one of the greatest scores (Michael Nyman) and most majestic cinematography (Stuart Dryburgh). I'd love this film to be in the Criterion Collection, I must say. It's almost the female version of Terrence Malick, but in some ways even better, with her woman's touch and elegance. It's so haunting, soooo haunting.

jayembee · 01-13-2016, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mattyp4

Wasn't Beauty and the Beast originally out of print before it was brought back?

No. Beauty and the Beast has never been OOP from Criterion since it was released on LD in 1991.

Four of Jacques Tati's films had gone OOP, but brought back for the Complete Tati box set. But that was due to StudioCanal being strong-armed by the Tati estate.

Ray Jackson · 01-13-2016, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Edward J Grug III

Haha, man, I WANT to like Godard so much... And so far, I don't.

TOP FIVE GODARD FILMS EVERYONE?

I'm currently on a personal quest to obtain a reasonably-priced copy of Pierrot Le Fou.

I hesitated on buying a $60 copy someone was selling here a couple of weeks ago and one of you heartless pigs snatched it up while I was vacillating.

When I find out who it was I will have my vengeance.

...in this life or the next.

jayembee · 01-13-2016, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by colbyw

Weren't the Hitchcock dvds (39 Steps and Lady Vanishes) OOP before the blu release? Or are you only talking about OOP on the same format?

No. You might be mixing them up with the three Hitch titles that went OOP and never came back into print: Rebecca, Notorious, and Spellbound.

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01-13-2016, 04:33 AM	#141748
jw007 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Between PA, NJ, FL, and the Middle East Blu-ray collection:628 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:5	I just googled "godartsy fartsy" and nobody has ever written that before in the history of the internet! Except for me, as these are the only 2 results that came up! Holy shittttt. I'm patenting this.

01-13-2016, 04:39 AM	#141750
Al_The_Strange Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Out there...past them trees... Home Theater Gallery:126 4K collection:1140 Blu-ray collection:4958 DVD collection:530 Digital collection:1013 Blu-ray reviews: 132 Trading Score:32	Claim the domain name, quick!

01-13-2016, 04:40 AM	#141751
oildude Moderator Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:With the Ale and Quail Club on a train to Palm Beach 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:4770 DVD collection:212 Blu-ray reviews: 37	I want to add Jane Campion to a list of greatest living directors, but I have only seen two of her films and don't know much about her output. But those two films...wow! Really love them. I will say she is by far my favorite female director working today.

01-13-2016, 04:41 AM	#141752
jw007 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Between PA, NJ, FL, and the Middle East Blu-ray collection:628 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:5	I'm 501c3'ing this baby!

01-13-2016, 04:50 AM	#141757
jw007 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Between PA, NJ, FL, and the Middle East Blu-ray collection:628 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:5	I consider The Piano possibly one of the greatest films ever made actually. It's a movie with one of the greatest scores (Michael Nyman) and most majestic cinematography (Stuart Dryburgh). I'd love this film to be in the Criterion Collection, I must say. It's almost the female version of Terrence Malick, but in some ways even better, with her woman's touch and elegance. It's so haunting, soooo haunting.

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