...and even though they leave off some big names, the article (found here) is a good one. Here are the 25 names they came up with:- David Fincher
- Christopher Nolan
- Steven Spielberg
- Martin Scorsese
- Darren Aronofsky
- Joel and Ethan Coen
- Quentin Tarantino
- Terrence Malick
- Clint Eastwood
- Pedro Almodovar
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Guillermo Del Toro
- Roman Polanski
- Danny Boyle
- Kathryn Bigelow
- David O. Russell
- David Lynch
- James Cameron
- Peter Jackson
- Edgar Wright
- Spike Lee
- J.J. Abrams
- Brad Bird
- Mike Leigh
- Wes Anderson
The rest of the names, as well as the exclusions, after the jump...
-Joey's Two Cents: They left out, in my eyes, the following 10 names: Woody Allen, Judd Apatow, Sofia Coppola, Cameron Crowe, David Gordon Green, Sam Mendes, Alexander Payne, Jason Reitman, Kevin Smith, and Gus Van Sant. Thoughts?
Overall it's a strong list, to me at least...
ReplyDeleteBallsy, putting Nolan and Fincher ahead of Scorsese and the beard. But collectively, I'd have to agree, strong list.
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
ReplyDeleteAgree with David, pretty daring to go with Nolan and Fincher over Marty. But yeah, pretty good list, if I had to name my notable omissions I'd say: Woody Allen, David Cronenberg, Sofia Coppola, Jane Campion, Alfonso Cuarón, Cameron Crowe, Paul Greengrass, Jason Reitman and Joe Wright
ReplyDeleteCuaron's omission is rather glaring...
ReplyDeleteAndre- Interesting choices...
ReplyDeleteDavid- Somewhat, yes.
ReplyDeleteNo Gus Van Sant? Walter Salles? Ang Lee? Wong Kar Wai? I think as usual some of the greatest auteurs of World Cinema get left behind in this list. But as far as mainstream Hollywood is concerned its a good list, even though some of the rankings may be up for debate.
ReplyDeleteFair point.
ReplyDeleteCuaron was the unlisted name that immediately jumped out at me.
ReplyDeleteGood to know.
ReplyDeleteWright and Adams over Cuaron and Ang Lee? Odd.
ReplyDeleteLittle bit...
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