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World''s Top 40 directors


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ran scott
Why only top 40?
by ran scott on Jan 01, 2004 04:38 AM

(I came to this site looking for Ridley Scott movie titles!) Would Ridley Scott, James Cameron, and Spielberg have made it into the top 50? Congratulations to David Lynch, "the greatest filmmaker(director?) of our era"! I thought he made films just for other filmmakers and artists, not necessarily for popular consumption. I'd have thought "Last Temptation" would have knocked Scorsese off the list! Hooray for the Coen Bro's! Spielberg: so maybe he has his finger on the pulse - down the throat is more like it - of the Zeitgeist, but he's crass and manipulative and corny for corn's sake. I applaud his choice of material, generally, but his tricks trivialize cultural documents that should have been masterpieces of filmic literature. Hooray for Miyazaki, a Humanitarian Genius! The Wachowskis: Matrix 1 & 2 are astonishing sfx martial-arts ballets. I haven't seen #3, nor Lord of the Rings 3, but I look forward to seeing two of the greatest battles ever put on film. I suspect that, side-by-side, these movies, about the Human Race's life on the line, were made for a reason, and not just for cheap thrills. A dire gift. Open your mind. Look. See. Think. Act. We have a lot to lose, you know.

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john billayya
list mania
by john billayya on Dec 06, 2003 09:58 PM

these lists don't mean a thing.it is a waste of time and energy for the one who makes the list and for the one who reads it.

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Rahul
Robert Zemeckis??
by Rahul on Nov 19, 2003 08:49 AM

Where the hell's Robert Zemeckis??
This is a stupid list..without the likes of zemeckis,spielberg & satyajit ray .

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Rupak
Curiously yours!
by Rupak on Nov 15, 2003 10:32 AM

Curious enough - the article mention that Gus van Sant has missed the list and then there he is sitting pretty at no.40!

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Setu Roday
Top 40 directors
by Setu Roday on Nov 15, 2003 04:51 AM

I think Atom Egoyan (Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter)
would have made my list.

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Nitin Bhalla
Where the hell is James Cameroon
by Nitin Bhalla on Nov 14, 2003 11:36 PM

Where the hell is James Cameroon's name.. what kind of list is this in which great Directors like Ridley Scot, James Cameroon and Steven Spielberg are not Included..I would'nt be surprised if they added Subhash Ghai's name.hahhaha.. Sorry James your names is not on but you are the best...


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Kishore
Top 40 Directors list
by Kishore on Nov 14, 2003 11:12 PM

What the heck?? Where is James Cameron? This list does not even contain Steven Spielberg.. So, it is a load of crap !! Any list that does not have these two stalwarts of Hollywood cinema in the Top 10 would be overflowing with crap !!

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rishav
world's 40 dir
by rishav on Nov 14, 2003 09:32 PM

how come only one of the ramsay brothers r there

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