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Post by mortsahlfan on Aug 26, 2019 23:55:39 GMT
1. John Cassavetes - not my favorite, but most interesting.
2. Vittorio De Sica - I'd ask how he became the greatest director ever? I'm sure being a great actor wasn't all of it, considering he made about 10 masterpieces we all know and love.
3. Orson Welles - I'm not a fan of his movies (besides Citizen Kane), but he was worldly, knew a lot, would have loved to talk to him.
4. John Huston
5. Stanley Kubrick - used to be my favorite, only cracks my Top 30, but I attribute that to finding so many greater directors in the last 20 years.
5. Federico Fellini - Made my 2nd favorite, "La Strada" and I read an interview and he strikes me as someone I'd love to talk with.
6. Robert Altman - "Nashville" is my #3, and he's a true rebel.
7. Ken Loach - we seem to share similar politics. Greatest living director.
8. Ingmar Bergman - it'd be nice to have a deep psychological conversation with him.
9. Paul Mazursky - He made my very favorite, "Harry and Tonto" and I'd be interested talking about that and other social issues, and comedy.
10. Luchino Visconti - He made so many great movies, and smoked 120 cigarettes a day.
Honorable Mention: Marlon Brando, because he did direct the great "One-Eyed Jacks"
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Post by movielover on Aug 27, 2019 0:01:05 GMT
Martin Scorsese
Stanley Kubrick
William Friedkin
Ingmar Bergman - lots of questions to ask his ass
David Lynch - ditto
Roman Polanski
Steven Spielberg
Paul Thomas Anderson
Clint Eastwood
Woody Allen
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Post by politicidal on Aug 27, 2019 0:21:10 GMT
Steven Spielberg - His filmography covers a lot of things that interest me.
Zombie Alfred Hitchcock - Discuss the perfect crime and beautiful women.
Tommy Wiseau - Weigh the risks and rewards of self financing your own movie.
Clint Eastwood - Our politics would be polar opposites and he might try to shoot me by the end of the discussion. But he always struck me as a crazy but cool old man.
Angelina Jolie - Fortune favors the bold. 
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Post by sdrew13163 on Aug 27, 2019 2:41:09 GMT
Christopher Nolan
Martin Scorsese
David Lean
Sergio Leone
Sam Raimi
Coen Bros
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Post by sdrew13163 on Aug 27, 2019 2:43:45 GMT
Clint Eastwood - Our politics would be polar opposites and he might try to shoot me by the end of the discussion. But he always struck me as a crazy but cool old man. He is so old that I don’t even know if he could still pull the trigger on a gun if he wanted to. I love his work, but damn he looked inches from death in The Mule. |
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Post by darksidebeadle on Aug 27, 2019 3:09:53 GMT
ALIVE
Woody Allen
Michael Mann
Martin Scorsese
DEAD
Kubrick
Jean Pierre Melville
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Post by Sulla on Aug 27, 2019 3:33:24 GMT
Stanley Kubrick
Martin Scorsese
Woody Allen
Quentin Tarantino
Cameron Crowe
Terrence Malick
Darren Aronofsky
Milos Forman
Christopher Nolan
Mira Nair
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Post by petrolino on Aug 27, 2019 4:27:00 GMT
With director Luis Bunuel (born in Calanda in Aragon, Spain), my favourite filmmaker, at the special house in Colonia del Valle in Benito Juarez, Mexico City with writer Elena Poniatowska.
In a small Parisian cafe somewhere in the 17th arrondissement with director Walerian Borowczyk (born in Kwilcz, Poland); writers Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues and Jean Genet, and painters Leonor Fini and Bona Tibertelli de Pisis would stop to greet Mr. Borowczyk and sample the drinks menu).
At the Xanadu building in La Manzanera, Alicante with director Jesus Franco (born in Madrid, Spain) and his whirling burlesque.
By the undead lovers' beach at Pourville-lès-Dieppe, on a breezy, deadly overcast day, with director Jean Rollin (born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris) and twin make-up artists / stock company players Cathy Tricot & Marie-Pierre Tricot.
In a bar in old Siena in Tuscany, seated in the shade, with old friends Lucio Fulci (born in Rome, Italy) and Umberto Lenzi (born in Massa Marittima in the Province of Grosseto in Tuscany).
Informal all-day roundtable discussion in Cleveland, Ohio with Wes Craven (born in Cleveland), George Romero (born in the Bronx, New York), Tobe Hooper (born in Austin, Texas) & John Carpenter (born in Carthage, New York and raised in Bowling Green, Kentucky). Beer and Mexican food. This would have been the best talk I could possibly engage in.
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Post by jamesbamesy on Aug 27, 2019 4:49:06 GMT
Quentin Tarantino
John Carpenter
Edgar Wright
George Lucas
Russo bros
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Post by Dirty Santa PaulsLaugh on Aug 27, 2019 5:23:12 GMT
One yet mentioned: Werner Herzog. He had the privilege to see first hand these masterpieces.
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Post by jakesully on Aug 27, 2019 7:29:58 GMT
David Fincher (his dvd commentaries and interviews are always great/interesting and he seems to cuss a ton. Would love to pick his brain on all things cinema)
James Cameron (I am a huge fan and would love to shoot the shit with him.)
Martin Scorsese (great brilliant all timer right here and would ask him for some old film recommendations.)
Taylor Sheridan (a real man's man and I'd love to pick his brain on screenwriting too, not just directing )
Mel Gibson ( Love me some Mad Mel. Don't give a fuck about his past screw ups. He is the man and would be awesome to talk to! And I would tell him to get going on that viking film he was supposed to direct at one point lol)
Nicholas Winding Refn ( fascinating Danish director and is so out there & "different " than all these other Hollywood directors. I admire his work and he seems really cool)
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Post by vegalyra on Aug 27, 2019 13:54:29 GMT
All of my favorite directors are dead, but assuming I could either A. travel back in time, or B. call forth their spirits, here goes:
A. David Lean
B. Howard Hawks
C. Alfred Hitchcock
D. Frank Capra
E. Otto Preminger
F. Tod Browning
G. Karl Freund
H. Delmer Daves
I. Anthony Mann
J. Cecil Demille
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Post by mortsahlfan on Aug 27, 2019 17:40:37 GMT
One yet mentioned: Werner Herzog. He had the privilege to see first hand these masterpieces. He'd be a good chat... He seems to be curious, and I always liked his walking stories.
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Aug 27, 2019 17:43:47 GMT
Hitchcock
Huston
Spielberg
Scorsese
Carpenter
Donner
Coppola
Tarantino
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Post by 博: Dr.BLΔD€ :锯 on Aug 27, 2019 21:04:33 GMT
I'm thinking these folk would be fascinating and entertaining drinking buddies....or alternatively.....they can ALL come to a Blade BBQ....dead or undead.
John Landis
Alfred Hitchcock
John Favreau
Quentin Tarantino.
Orson Welles.
.....and I'm gonna have Jeff Goldblum on a technicality as he directed a short in 1996.
Frank Darrabont
Sofia Coppola
Rob Reiner
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Post by WarrenPeace on Aug 27, 2019 21:47:27 GMT
1. John Cassavetes - not my favorite, but most interesting. 2. Vittorio De Sica - I'd ask how he became the greatest director ever? I'm sure being a great actor wasn't all of it, considering he made about 10 masterpieces we all know and love. 3. Orson Welles - I'm not a fan of his movies (besides Citizen Kane), but he was worldly, knew a lot, would have loved to talk to him. 4. John Huston 5. Stanley Kubrick - used to be my favorite, only cracks my Top 30, but I attribute that to finding so many greater directors in the last 20 years. 5. Federico Fellini - Made my 2nd favorite, "La Strada" and I read an interview and he strikes me as someone I'd love to talk with. 6. Robert Altman - "Nashville" is my #3, and he's a true rebel. 7. Ken Loach - we seem to share similar politics. Greatest living director. 8. Ingmar Bergman - it'd be nice to have a deep psychological conversation with him. 9. Paul Mazursky - He made my very favorite, "Harry and Tonto" and I'd be interested talking about that and other social issues, and comedy. 10. Luchino Visconti - He made so many great movies, and smoked 120 cigarettes a day. Honorable Mention: Marlon Brando, because he did direct the great "One-Eyed Jacks" Just one from your list. Orson Welles. He could read from a phone book and I'd be happy to listen to what is or was one of the best voices out of H.Wood.
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Post by seahawksraawk00 on Aug 28, 2019 4:02:51 GMT
John Carpenter
Ridley Scott
James Cameron
Werner Herzog
Neill Blomkamp
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Post by mortsahlfan on Aug 28, 2019 12:23:09 GMT
Clint Eastwood - Our politics would be polar opposites and he might try to shoot me by the end of the discussion. But he always struck me as a crazy but cool old man.
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Post by Xcalatë on Aug 28, 2019 13:41:09 GMT
Scorsese
Spielberg
Tarantino
Nolan
Polanski
Kevin Smith
Dead:
Hitchcock
Kubrick
John Hughes
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Post by kingkoopa on Aug 28, 2019 14:05:04 GMT
Clint Eastwood - I like his attention to music in his films
David Fincher - dude, let's get some beers and let me ask you about "Alien 3" (I liked it myself, but I know you went through hell making it)
Coen bros - Thanks for making "The Big Lebowski" and making the only remake of "True Grit" that would actually work
Penny Marshall - I'm a man, I can't imagine how hard it must have been to be a woman behind the camera in film in your time. You have to have some great stories.
Ridley Scott - You don't compromise...how do you do that? Also what was Giger like in a working relationship?
David Cronenberg - You do body horror better than anyone. What's your secret?
John Carpenter - I just got a refurbished Yamaha DX-7...any synth tips? Also, don't believe what anyone says, "Ghosts of Mars" was cool in my book.
Ron Howard - I love NASA and "Apollo 13" was pretty faithful to how it all went down (on a tech scale at least), want to geek out about space and Corvettes?
Paul Verhoeven - Man, I bet you like to party. Let's party so hard we end up feeling like the toxic waste guy from "Robocop." Plus, "Total Recall" was a damn near perfect movie and I've got tons of questions
Clive Barker - I don't know how you did it, but the parking garage scene in "Candyman" was one of the creepiest things this horror-nut has ever seen.
In any order. All have had movies I liked and disliked at about the same ratio.
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