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Top 50 Film Directors Ever
Listed here are the top 50 directors ever, according to my calculations. I intend to keep the list indefinitely updated, biannually. As a constantly moving list, it is beholden to audience opinion and critical discourse. I believe it will be interesting to watch the slow tectonic movements of cinema’s canon. In the long term, I…
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Interesting Director Lists – Sight and Sound 2022
John Carpenter Reckon John likes Hawks? Terence Davies I found this list really endearing. Peter Greenaway I didn’t expect Gladiator to be one of Greenaway’s favourites Walter Hill Imagine Walter Hill having a lil’ weep over The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
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Sight and Sound 2022.
The decennial Sight and Sound poll are out, and below are the results. I’ve also looked at the changes from last year. So far, only the top 100 are out, not 250, so I’ve only got the top 100. Any thoughts? Placement Film Director Year Previous Result Change 1 Jeanne Dielman 23, quai du Commerce,…
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The Top 10 Directors of All Time (16/11/2022)
It’s taken around six months to get to this point. I’ve created each profile, decided each is terrible, and redrawn the wheel about seven times, but I’m about there now. I’m ready to start showcasing the best directors ever made. Below are the top 10 directors of all time according to my workings. They are…
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The Top 250 Directors Of All Time
Every film critic will attest to ‘really’ knowing who the greats of cinema are. Andrew Sarris famously claimed that there were 14 directors worthy of being in the ‘pantheon of American filmmakers’ (Meaning directors who worked in America.) He downplayed the significance and works of directors like Billy Wilder, David Lean and Stanley Kubrick. While…
Bronze Screen Dream
One Movie Down, Five million to Go
Bronze Screen Dream 