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by chmul_cr0n
Wed Dec 19, 2018 2:33 pm
Forum: Filmmakers
Topic: 21st century directors: any great ones?
Replies: 34
Views: 59733

Re: 21st century directors: any great ones?

Zach Braff
Jared Hess
Charlie Kaufmann
Michel Gondry
Rian Johnson
Pascal Laugier
Tate Taylor
Jason Reitman
Adam McKay
Joseph Kosinski
Gareth Evans
Prachya Pinkaew
Judd Apatow
Sung-Hee Jo
Deab Deblois
Joss Whedon
Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor
Nima Nourizadeh
Jeong-beom Lee
Sam Fell


...too easy. All of those fulfil the requirements, but I don't know if I'd call any of them great. Maybe Zach Braff, but only as a writer/director. Or Jeong-beom Lee.

Or Spike Jonze, who didn't make the cut anyway, because he didn't wait a year to make Being John Malkovich. :>
by jeff_v
Wed Mar 09, 2016 5:16 pm
Forum: Filmmakers
Topic: 21st century directors: any great ones?
Replies: 34
Views: 59733

Re: 21st century directors: any great ones?

djross wrote:
jeff_v wrote:But no one who began 2000+ has 3 tier 9 or higher (including a tier 10).


Criteria are two tier 9 or higher, including at least one tier 10. Sorry if that wasn't clear. But thanks for actually paying some attention to the criteria!


Ok, that lets in a few:

Ken Lonergan - Margaret (t10), You Can Count on Me (t10)
Michel Gondry - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (t10), Dave Chapelle's Block Party (t9)
Apichatpong Weerasethakul - Tropical Malady (t10), Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (t9)
David Gordon Green - All the Real Girls (t10), George Washington (t9)
Cristian Mungiu - 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days (t10), Beyond the Hills (t9)
Rian Johnson - Brick (t10), Looper (t9)
Carlos Reygadas - Japon (t10), Stellet licht (t9)
Shane Carruth - Primer (t10), Upstream Color (t9)
by AAAutin
Tue Mar 08, 2016 5:09 pm
Forum: Filmmakers
Topic: 21st century directors: any great ones?
Replies: 34
Views: 59733

Re: 21st century directors: any great ones?

I'm with you on Dominik, Glazer, and Nichols.

Zal Batmanglij
J.C. Chandor
George Clooney (Don't laugh.)
Anton Corbijn
Quentin Dupieux
Fleck & Boden
Cary Fukunaga
Rian Johnson
Giorgos Lanthimos
Pablo Larrain
James Marsh
Martin McDonagh
Steve McQueen
Kelly Reichardt
Joe Swanberg

On the documentary side:
Alex Gibney
Eugene Jarecki