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

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

https://cansesclasseled.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/image-w1280.jpg

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

https://cansesclasseled.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/bloodofapoet-1-1600x900-c-default.jpg

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

https://cansesclasseled.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/takeit.jpg

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?

It happened one night, which I like a lot but didn't remember was by him, and the first hour or so of it's a wonderful life

IHON is absolutely mint, obviously

https://cansesclasseled.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/6a8e623446e082baaee50fe5b6b5de0b.jpg

86. Ousmene Sembene
(435.5 points; 6 votes)

really liked Moolaadé! haven't seen anything else by him

Made my list at the last minute.

I see that Black Girl and Mandabi are available on dvd from netflix. I'll have to check them out

https://cansesclasseled.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/dressed-to-kill.jpg

85. Brian De Palma
(440 points; 5 votes)

Not going to lie, I'm surprised he made it in the way things were going there. Also, SMH at the lot of you.

SMH at the lot of you.

new ILX film thread title

I watched both The Phantom of the Paradise and Carrie in theaters full of students when I was in college, and the excitement I felt from the audience's reactions to both of them were as overwhelming to me as the films themselves.

You De Palma voters will be getting a visit from Billy Blanco from the Bronx when this poll is finished 🔫🔫🔫

the affection for The Phantom of the Paradise mystifies me. I like De Palma, didn't vote for him.

I liked it when I was a kid, but have never gone back to it.

I love Phantom of the Paradise but most other De Palma leaves me cold. And Phantom is pretty silly (I mean, that's why I love it, but personally "silly" doesn't equate to "greatest ever").

I just watched Dressed To Kill for the first time yesterday. I voted for him after also seeing The Fury and Body Double for the first time recently and those being two of the most enjoyable things I've seen in years.

For a long time he was one of those directors I assumed I wouldn't like much (and to be honest I'm still reluctant to see his gangster and war films) but I really love the bunch I saw last year and Phantom Of Paradise.