All Right, Mr. DeMille, I'm Ready For My Close-Up ... It's The ILXOR's Top 101 Director Poll Results Thread

I will say I was genuinely shocked that Verhoeven wasn't higher, given what I thought I knew about ILX tastes. (I didn't vote for him, either.)

I couldn't quite give Pabst the blue ribbon of my vote.

I love what he does but it's mostly frivolous

that joke is sub-Cryptkeeper!

It was pretty flat.

never really loved any Verhoeven films until Elle, and that experience was mildly spoiled by seeing it with someone who insisted it was 'weak'

Almodovar grab is great, voted for him.

And Verhoeven... I had to include him, so gave him the honourable #50 slot of my list. For Starship Troopers alone.

Flesh and Blood incensed pompous British oaf Michael Parkinson and I've loved Verhoeven ever since.

Wondering who, apart from Buñuel, will be the highest placing Spanish director here. Medem?

The Fourth Man is fun too

^need to go back and watch/rewatch his pre-Robo Cop films

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90. Jean Vigo
(414 points; 6 votes)

WAY TOO LOW

Literally outraged

Probably the omission on my ballot I most regret; L'Atalante is rapturous.

L'Atalante is top 10 for me certainly, but as with the Baseball Hall of Fame, it's the question of peak vs longevity.

(I know he's not to blame for dying young)

Probably the omission on my ballot I most regret; L'Atalante is rapturous.

― one way street, Monday, January 15, 2018 5:55 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Same and otm.

Some days I love ZdC even more

for you Parajanov voters, what movies of his would you recommend starting with? The Color of Pomegranates?

― Dan S

likely along w/ Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors xp

― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius)

Yeah, these two are standout brilliance. Couldn't choose between them, tbh.

I totally get the argument from lack of films but 2 total gems is a good strike rate

late to the party

i voted for Demme based on Silence of the Lambs & Something Wild & Stop Making Sense

i did not vote for Assayas but omg Carlos is so good, yall need to watch it if you are already a fan

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89. Chuck Jones
(416 points; 6 votes)

Flesh and Blood incensed pompous British oaf Michael Parkinson and I've loved Verhoeven ever since.

F+B rules

xxp i also placed Demme fairly high on my list iirc based on those three movies alone.

Man, that ending is so good

― devvvine, Monday, January 15, 2018 10:28 AM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

gives me chills. Personal Shopper is such a beautiful movie. "or is it just me"? one knock, then fade to white. more movies should fade to white.

Really surprised Almodóvar placed so low.

Cartoon ppl? Rly?

I voted for a cartoon person but not Chuck Jones

I voted Verhoeven in my original ballot but couldn't fit him in my revised ballot. But it was mostly for Flesh + Blood. Glad to know about the Parkinson thing, any details on that?

I have no problem with "cartoon ppl" being included. Jones wouldn't have crossed my mind but I can understand why people voted for him.

xp

He was filling in for Barry Norman on Film whatever year it was and he claimed to have walked out of the movie in disgust

had Chuck midballot

his other jobs included, one of the geniuses of 20th-century American culture

i like seeing Chuck Jones get some love

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88. Jean Cocteau
(421 points; 6 votes)

One of those directors where I couldn't judge their body of work. I've only seen 4 Cocteau movies -- 2 were great and 2 weren't.

Just getting back from lunch. Orpheus is a top thirty film for me but I don't care for the rest.

i like Beauty and the Beast but don't like it enough to vote for him

Cocteau made the unranked section of my ballot based on a pretty small sampling of work, simply because that sampling blew my tiny mind. Worth it, I regret nothing.

I didn't vote for Vigo, thinking others would.

i didn't vote for McG by the same principle

The g stands for guffin

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87. Frank Capra
(431.5 points; 6 votes)

shoot me now Morbs, i didn't have it in me to vote for Capra

gotta say this seems a bit low tho

i voted for Frank <3

A ballot with just 50 slots is just too short...

;_;

I have a lot of time for the pre-Capra-corn era.

I've only seen 1.5 Capra films, what's good and why

Bitter Tea of General Yen is fluid and sexy as hell despite its racial politics.

My #48, basically for It Happened One Night

Which 1.5 wins?