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by ShogunRua
Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:16 am
Forum: Collections
Topic: Conservitarian Movies
Replies: 4
Views: 3494

Re: Conservitarian Movies

Really, any film by Frank Capra, who was a noted conservative director. Especially Mr Smith Goes to Washington.

Additionally, there is a very sneaky undercurrent of this in many of Sidney Lumet's pictures whether it's Network or his various cop/court dramas.
by mwgerb
Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 5 or more?
Replies: 54
Views: 98316

Re: 5 or more?

... to seek out their films. My top 10: Martin Scorsese (9.00, 9 films) Frank Capra (9.00, 5 films) Darren Aronofsky (9.00, 5 films) Charlie Chaplin (9.00, 5 films) Stanley ...
by mrturk182
Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:15 pm
Forum: Filmmakers
Topic: Top 5 Director Averages
Replies: 152
Views: 303755

Re: Top 5 Director Averages

Here's mine:

1. Christopher Nolan - 97.75 (4)
2. J.J. Abrams - 96.00 (3)
3. John Hughes - 94.17 (6)
4. Frank Capra - 91.50(6)
5. Alfred Hitchcock - 90.75 (4)
by Aron Ericson
Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:56 pm
Forum: Filmmakers
Topic: Top 5 Director Averages
Replies: 152
Views: 303755

Re: Top 5 Director Averages

Top 10, min 3 films

Ingmar Bergman 88.00 10
John Cameron Mitchell 86.00 3
James Whale 82.50 4
David Cronenberg 82.39 18
Billy Wilder 82.00 5
Frank Capra 81.50 4
Sergio Leone 80.60 5
Quentin Tarantino 80.33 9
Preston Sturges 79.88 8
Michael Winterbottom 79.33 3
by ShogunRua
Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:36 am
Forum: Collections
Topic: The Best Conservative Movies (National Review)
Replies: 5
Views: 5791

Re: The Best Conservative Movies (National Review)

... Any legitimate list on this topic would have to include the films of Frank Capra . The guy was a notable conservative thinker, and a picture like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ...
by avgcrtckr
Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: (Yet) another approach to the question of greatest directors
Replies: 36
Views: 52842

Re: (Yet) another approach to the question of greatest directors

... Dreyer 80.40 5 Emeric Pressburger 74.88 8 Krzysztof Kieslowski 79.67 9 Frank Capra 74.83 6 Akira Kurosawa 79.44 16 Chuck Jones 74.79 19 Andrei Tarkovsky 79.25 8 Orson Welles ...
by Guest
Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: (Yet) another approach to the question of greatest directors
Replies: 36
Views: 52842

Re: (Yet) another approach to the question of greatest directors

... Ritwik Ghatak - 82.38 Abbas Kiarostami - 82.38 Robert Siodmak - 82.25 Frank Capra - 82.25 Ermanno Olmi - 82.00 F.W. Murnau - 81.71 Anh Hung Tran - 81.67 Kon Ichikawa - ...
by mwgerb
Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:21 pm
Forum: Filmmakers
Topic: Top 5 Director Averages
Replies: 152
Views: 303755

Re: Top 5 Director Averages

... Perfect blend of classic sensibility with uncensored subject matter. 5) Frank Capra - 79.20 Epitomizes the pre-war golden age. A master of inspiration, idealism, and emotion. ...
by PeaceAnarchy
Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which director have you seen the most films by?
Replies: 149
Views: 204117

Re: Which director have you seen the most films by?

... Hawks - 15 John Ford - 15 +2 Tim Burton - 15 Roman Polanski - 14 New Frank Capra - 14 New Stanley Kubrick - 14 +2 Robert Bresson - 13 William Wyler - 13 +1 Billy Wilder ...
by Icarus
Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 5 or more?
Replies: 54
Views: 98316

Re: 5 or more?

... Bresson, Luis Buñuel, Tim Burton, James Cameron, Martin Campbell, Frank Capra, Charles Chaplin, Edward F. Cline, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Francis Ford Coppola, Cameron ...