favorite directors

[ghost15]

there are three for me
Sam Raimi
Coen Brothers
George A. Remaro

[GL2k2]

I have a lot but I'll start with my absolute favorites. I also add the right hand man actor.

Steven Speilberg
Alfred Hitchcock -Blonde chicks
George Lucas
John Carpenter -Kurt Russell
Martin Scorcese -Robert Deniro
Spike Lee -Denzel Washington
Stanley Kubrick
Sam Raimi -Bruce Campbell
Wes Craven
Quentin Tarantino -Samuel L. Jackson
Kevin Smith -Ben Affleck
M. Night Shylaman -Bruce Willis
Robert Rodriguez -Antonio Banderas
Paul Thomas Anderson -Too many to list!
David Fincher -Brad Pitt
James Cameron -Bill Paxton
David Cronenberg
Frank Darabont

[j32885]

My favorite director right now would be Peter Jackson. He is the one that brought my favorite book to life as a live action, which is J.R.R. Tolkens The Lord Of The Rings.

[Eraserhead]

#1-Oliver Stone(Platoon,NBK,Born/4th/July,U-Turn,JFK,The Doors)
#2-Quentin Tarantino(I love all 3 films plus the "ER" episode and FOUR ROOMS segment)
#3-Stanley Kubrick(2001,Dr. Strangelove,The Shining,The Killing,Clockwork,Spartacus)
#4-Sergio Leone(Dollars trilogy,fistful/dynamite,Once upon a time...West/America)
#5-Spike Lee(Do the Right thing,X,Crooklyn,He got game,S.O.S)
#6-Martin Scorsese(Taxi,Bull,Temptation,Casino,'Fellas,After hours)
#7-Tim Burton(Batman,Pee Wee,Ed Wood,Beetlejuice)
#8-Akira Kurosawa(Yojimbo,7 Samurai,Rashomon,Ikiru)
#9-Terry Gilliam(Bandits,Brazil,Monkeys,Holy Grail,Las Vegas)
#10-David Lynch(Eraserhead,Fire,Elephant Man,Blue Velvet,Straight Story)

[GL2k2]

Also I might add, that Tom Cruise said he has worked with some of the greatest directors ever. A friend of mine agreed, but when I went over the list of who he worked with, I laughed, cause he worked with who he considered the greatest directors, but not particularly "the" greatest. I'd like to see him in a Spike Lee Joint.

[RogueMartian]

My personal favorite is Bryan Singer. He and Shyamalan are my two favorite directors right now. I just love their filmmaking style. Neither has done a lot of big movies, but the ones they have done have been REALLY good.

Bryan Singer-"The Usual Suspects", "X-Men"-Next up X-Men 2
M Night Shyamalan-"The 6th Sense", "Unbreakable"-Next up the crop circles movie this august.

[NewMaxFranklin]

Steven Speilberg
M Knight Shymalan
Luc Besson
Jackie Chan
Tarantino

[Mattashell]

Terry Gilliam

and Peter Jackson (I'd just like to state that he's been my second favorite for years)

[Calhoun07]

I have quite a few, but off the top of my head:

Terry Gilliam
David Lynch
Todd Solondz (Welcome to the Dollhouse, Happiness, and Storytelling)
Spike Jonze (Being John Malcovich)
Kevin Smith
The Farley Brothers
Terry Zwigoff (Ghost World, Crumb)
Wes Anderson (Rushmore, Royal Tannebaums)

[cjshoup]

George Lucas (Star Wars)

Sam Raimi (Spider-man, For Love of The Game, The Quick and the Dead, Darkan Series, Army of Darkness, Evil Dead, The Gift, a Simple Plan, Hopes he wins an oscar for best director one year)

Bryan Singer (X-men X-men 2)

[ccffan01]

I like Alfread Hitchcock, with great movies like the birds and psycho you simply cant lose there.

[Heehaw]

With movies, though not everything I love them for:

Steven Speilberg - Jaws, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan
Alfred Hitchcock - Psycho, The Birds, Vertigo, The Rope
George Lucas - more as a creator than a director
John Carpenter - Halloween, The Thing, The Fog
Stanley Kubrick - Eyes Wide Shut, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket
Sam Raimi - everything he touches
Quentin Tarantino - Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction
M. Night Shylaman - The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable
Robert Rodriguez - From Dusk Till Dawn, Desperado, El Mariachi
Paul Thomas Anderson - Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Hard Eight
David Fincher - Seven, FightClub, The Game, Panic Room
James Cameron - everything
Frank Darabont - Shawshank Redemption
Darren Aronofsky - Pi, Requiem for a Dream
Terry Gilliam - Brazil, Time Bandits, 12 Monkeys
George Romero - Living Dead movies
Tim Burton - just about everything
Coen Bros. - everything, the masters
Bryan Singer - The Usual Suspects
Wes Anderson - Bottle Rockets, Rushmore, Royal Tenenbaums
Francis Ford Coppola - Dracula, Godfather trilogy, Apocolypse Now
Orson Welles - Citizen Kane
Peter Jackson - Braindead, The Frighteners

[Evil Dr. Reef]

Steven Spielberg- Saving Pvt. Ryan, Schindler's List

George Lucas- All the Star Wars movies

David Fincher- Seven, Fight Club

Great movies, and even greater directors.

[Allen's Nickname.]

Kevin Smith, Stanley Kubrik, Chuck Jones, George Lucas, Ivan Riteman, and Harold Ramis

[Spooky05]

i'm kinda upset that only one person named the all mighty tim burton, and NO ONE has mentioned baz, who brought us the red curtain trilogy (strictly ballroom, romeo + juliet, and moulin rouge).

[hello_lola]

Roman Polanski, William Friedkin, Billy Wilder, John Huston, Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, George Romero.

[The Dark Knight]

How is it possible that not one person has mentioned Robert Zemeckis?

[Galaxia]

What about John Woo (Mission Impossible II, Face/Off)?

I personally like Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Quentin Tarantino, Akira Kurosawa, Kevin Smith, Robert Zemeckis, Stanley Kubrick, Francis Ford Coppola, Spike Lee, and Tim Burton

[Palin Dromos]

Top five:

1. Tim Burton
2. David Fincher
3. Steven Speilberg
4. Mel Brooks
5. Kevin Smith

There are others but that's a condensed, easily digestable list.

[James]

Tops

D Fincher
K Smith
S Rami
T Burton
A Hitchcock
Q Tatrantino
W Craven
B Singer

Bottoms

T Gilliam (his own awful projects including BRAZIL!)
S Kubrick
W Shatner ;)