The Directors Thread

[Rutger Lundgren]

I'm a little late with Jeremy Saulnier, but both Blue Ruin, and Green Room are great films, and they're widely available.



It's a shame that his latest is a Netflix film not available on physical media at all.

[Jorvic]

Originally Posted by Rutger Lundgren

I'm a little late with Jeremy Saulnier, but both Blue Ruin, and Green Room are great films, and they're widely available.

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It's a shame that his latest is a Netflix film not available on physical media at all.

Good to see a mention of Blue Ruin. A film I really like. Focuses on a small number of people but does so in a very effective way. Have seen it a couple of times or more. For some reason, don't think I got round to watching Green Room, so will put that on my list of titles to view.

[Sifox211]

Kelly Reichardt - haven't seen all of her films yet but every one I have has been a slow burning, utterly beautiful gem, full of compassion:



Certain Women is amazing - at first you think the picture is low res and grungy*, but the more it goes on the more like an old master it becomes. It would look fabulous on UHD.

* Not helped by some atrocious encoding on the Criterion.

[CelestialAgent]

just wish the Soda boxset wasn’t so rare - some of their releases seem impossible to find

[trobrianders]

Originally Posted by Nitroes

Me Captain (Io Capitano) from Matteo Garrone:


https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0CNPWY6F7/

None going to be English friendly I'd assume.

Oh I don't know. Italians are quite good about the old Sottotitoli: ‏Inglese.

Garrone is one guy I'd trust to make a film about the movement of people west or north. No fear or favour with him. Unlike so many others.

[Rutger Lundgren]

Originally Posted by Jorvic

Good to see a mention of Blue Ruin. A film I really like. Focuses on a small number of people but does so in a very effective way.

That's also true for Green Room, only the focus is now on a single location as well. A somewhat different film, but very intense when it gets going.

Originally Posted by Sifox211

Kelly Reichardt - haven't seen all of her films yet but every one I have has been a slow burning, utterly beautiful gem, full of compassion:

For some reason the only film of hers that I've seen so far remains River of Grass, which I absolutely adored, so I'll have to rectify that soon. I also wish that the Soda collection wasn't so rare these days (also their Chris Marker collection).

Speaking of River of Grass, Larry Fessenden - who is a real legend of the indie horror scene at this point, and I always enjoy his numerous cameos - has one of the leading roles in that film, but he also directed some really good films, even if his directorial record is pretty inconsistent. This collection in particular is wonderful, with two very good films (No Telling, and Wendigo), and one of my all time favourite films of any genre, Habit (which is his take on vampire fiction, but it's more of a psychological existential drama than horror).



Unfortunately, it's locked to region A, but it's pretty affordable on Amazon.co.uk at the moment, sitting at just £43.67. I don't know if I've ever seen it that low, so if you can watch it, I'd definitely give it a recommendation.

[CelestialAgent]

Dark Sky are releasing his new film Blackout in the US next year.

[magnetiques]

Originally Posted by wabrit

Hamaguchi Ryusuke is becoming one of my favourite directors, but coverage on blu ray in the UK is pretty spotty; Evil Does Not Exist, which I saw at this year's LFF, has been picked up by Modern Films here, which makes me fear that it will get a DVD release at best (since that is what happened to Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy).

best working director, for me.

drive my car, wheel of fortune & fantasy, and happy hour are excellent.

[thuata]

For people who understand french, Marcel l'Herbier is starting to be quite well represented on blu-ray :


I also want to mention some directors whose movies are, thanks to re:voir, now available in great english friendly blu-ray editions
Patrick Bokanoswki

Robert Kramer (more volumes yet to be released)

Philippe Garrel

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by trobrianders

Matteo Garrone, all Region B except Pinocchio, all English-friendly

just picked up Tale of Tales for £2 from CEX

[trobrianders]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

just picked up Tale of Tales for £2 from CEX

Artificial Eye pre-owned is just about the best bargain for quality films/transfers you can get. From CEX and Magpie. Magpie edges it for its free delivery. With CEX you have to add £1.95 to everything.