Okay, so thought I'd ask you all what your favorite films are by certain directors just to get a discussion going.

Here goes. In case you need help finding the films they've directed, you can check them at imdb.com.

Martin Scorcese
Jim Jarmusch
Coen Brothers
David Lynch
Alfred Hitchcock
Francis Ford Coppola
Brian DePalma
Roman Polanski
Quentin Tarrantino
Oliver Stone
Spike Lee
Christopher Nolan
Darren Aronofsky
Stanley Kubrick
David Cronenberg

Here are my favorites.

Martin Scorcese: Taxi Driver
Jim Jarmusch: Night on Earth
Coen Brothers: Barton Fink
David Lynch: Blue Velvet
Alfred Hitchcock: Rear Window
Francis Ford Coppola: Godfather 2
Brian DePalma: Carrie
Roman Polanski: Rosemary's Baby
Quentin Tarrantino: Pulp Fiction
Oliver Stone: Talk Radio
Spike Lee: School Daze
Christopher Nolan: Memento
Darren Aronofsky: Pi
Stanley Kubrick: A Clockwork Orange
David Cronenberg: Naked Lunch

HST's terrible with directors, but will still comment in the interest of starting ein discussion.


Everybody I've spoken too thinks that the second Godfather is the best. I was wondering why this is? I'm not denying how great it was - the whole trilogy was fantastic - but if I hd to pick a favourite, I probably would've gone with the first one. I found it was more mobsterish (pardon the crudely thrown-together word). The first one had hits and extortion and all that, and was generally easier to follow, I found.


Ahhh, I love Pulp Fiction. I often have trouble picking between that and Reservoir Dogs. Usually I'll choose Reservoir Dogs because of the building tension and all that, but it really depends on what kind of mood I'm in.

Great thread!

Martin Scorcese: Goodfellas
Jim Jarmusch:
Coen Brothers: The Big Lebowski
David Lynch: Dune
Alfred Hitchcock: Lifeboat
Francis Ford Coppola: The Godfather
Brian DePalma: Carlito's Way
Roman Polanski: The Pianist
Quentin Tarrantino: Pulp Fiction
Oliver Stone: Platoon
Spike Lee: 25th Hour
Christopher Nolan: Memento
Darren Aronofsky:
Stanley Kubrick: Full Metal Jacket
David Cronenberg eXistenZ

They're both good, and it's hard to pick one over the other. I didn't care much for 3 though. I think the reason most people like 2 over 1 is because Pacino is the main star in the film and pulled off playing Michael Coreleone better then Marlon Brando as Vito in the first film. Plus DeNiro is in the second one and not in the first.



Again, it's hard to pick one over the other here also for me. I picked Pulp Fiction probably because of star power and the storyline is more complex and the way he juxtaposes time in the film was well done. Reservoir Dogs is a damn close second due in part to the excellent performances by Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi and Harvey Keitel.




Wow, that's a surprise. Lynch himself even refuses to mention he made this film.

I just finished reading the first four books of Dune last night (well, I didn't read them all in one night, but I read them all straight through), and I must say the Sci-Fi adaption of Dune was much better then Lynch.

Martin Scorcese :Goodfellas
Jim Jarmusch :ghostdog although i've only seen broken flowers as well as ghostdog)
Coen Brothers : big lebowski
David Lynch : blue velvet
Alfred Hitchcock : the birds
Francis Ford Coppola : apocalypse now
Brian DePalma : scarface
Roman Polanski : the 9th gate
Quentin Tarrantino : 4 rooms the man from hollywood
Oliver Stone : born on the 4th of july
Spike Lee : clockers
Christopher Nolan : memento
Darren Aronofsky : requiem for a dream
Stanley Kubrick : the shining
David Cronenberg : history of violence...although he did a tv programme called tourettes...if thats about what i think it is then thats my new favourite...**** **** ****

Martin Scorcese - Goodfellas
Jim Jarmusch - n/a
Coen Brothers - Raising Arizona
David Lynch - Blue Velvet
Alfred Hitchcock - The Birds
Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather
Brian DePalma - Scarface
Roman Polanski - n/a
Quentin Tarrantino - Pulp Fiction
Oliver Stone - The Doors
Spike Lee - 25th Hour
Christopher Nolan - n/a
Darren Aronofsky - Requiem For A Dream
Stanley Kubrick - The Shining
David Cronenberg - n/a

Well i quite like the movie and the only other Lynch movie i've seen is Mulholland Drive and although it was ok to watch, i can't say it was my favourite because i still don't have a clue what it was about.

Martin Scorsese - Goodfellas
Jim Jarmusch - Only seen three of his films, Ghost Dog being the best.
Coen Brothers - The Big Lebowski
David Lynch - Dune
Alfred Hitchcock - Psycho
Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather
Brian De Palma - Carlito's Way
Roman Polanski - Rosemary's Baby
Quentin Tarantino - Pulp Fiction
Oliver Stone - Salvador
Spike Lee - Do The Right Thing, though I can't stand the man.
Christopher Nolan - Memento
Darren Aronofsky - Requiem For A Dream, really looking forward to The Fountain.
Stanley Kubrick - Full Metal Jacket
David Cronenberg - A History Of Violence

I'm with you HST, I think the 2nd Godfather is quite good, but the first one is near perfect, so much drama, the characters are so strong, Michael's transition is so powerful, everything, it all comes together. I didn't like in the 2nd one how they had to make up all these new people like Hyman Roth.

Not a big fan of many of those or their films, just not my cup-o-tea you understand.
BUT -

Roman Polanski - FRANTIC
Eric Red - THE HITCHER
Steven Spielberg - JAWS
James Cameron - THE TERMINATOR
Geroge Lucas - STAR WARS (A NEW HOPE)
Paul Verhoeven - TOTAL RECALL
Fritz Lang - METROPOLIS (M is a close second)
David Cronenberg - THE FLY
Stanley Kubrick - THE SHINING
Tim Burton - SLEEPY HOLLOW (closely followed by BATMAN)
Mamoru Oshii - GHOST IN THE SHELL (PATLABOR 2 close second)
Sam Peckinpah - OSTERMAN WEEKEND (closely tailed by THE WILD BUNCH)
Kurt Wimmer - EQUILIBRIUM
Christophe Gans - BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF (at a close second SILENT HILL)
Ridley Scott - BLADE RUNNER
Tony Scott - THE HUNGER

That's all I can muster right now.

TAXI DRIVER
1976 / MARTIN SCORSESE

DOWN BY LAW
1986 / JIM JARMUSCH

MILLER'S CROSSING
1990 / COEN BROS.

LOST HIGHWAY
1997 / DAVID LYNCH

PSYCHO
1960 / ALFRED HITCHCOCK

THE GODFATHER
1972 / FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA

HI, MOM!
1970 / BRIAN DEPALMA

REPULSION
1965 / ROMAN POLANSKI

PULP FICION
1994 / QUENTIN TARANTINO

NATURAL BORN KILLERS
1994 / OLIVER STONE

DO THE RIGHT THING
1989 / SPIKE LEE

FOLLOWING
1998 / CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
2000 / DARREN ARONOFSKY

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
1972 / STANLEY KUBRICK

DEAD RINGERS
1988 / DAVID CRONENBERG

My top 5 fave directors, followed by the top 5 films of each.


5. Steven Spielberg:
- 5. Jaws
- 4. Schindler's List
- 3. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
- 2. E.T.
-1. Close Encounters Of The 3rd fuckin' Kind

4. Stanley Kubrick:
- 5. Dr. Strangelove
- 4. Full Metal Jacket
- 3. A Clockwork Orange
- 2. The Shining
- 1. 2001: A Space Odyssey

3. Martin Scorcese:
- 5. Casino
- 4. Last Temptation Of Christ
- 3. Raging Bull
- 2. Taxi Driver
- 1. Goodfellas

2. Quentun Tarantino:
- 5. Resevoir Dogs
- 4. Jackie Brown
- 3. Kill Bill Vol. 2
- 2. Kill Bill Vol. 1
- 1. Pulp Fiction

1. James Cameron:
- 5. The Terminator
- 4. Titanic
- 3. The Terminator 2
- 2. The Abyss: Director's Cut
- 1. Aliens