Who Is the Most Distinctive Auteur At The Moment?

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 7/20/05 at 8:13pm

By that, I mean that after watching two or three minutes of the film, you can immediately tell who directed it. I'd say it's a three-way tie between Tim Burton, Wes Anderson, and Terry Gilliam.

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 7/20/05 at 9:20pm

Don't forget Pedro Almodovar !!!

[justme2]

Posted: 7/21/05 at 2:00am

Don't leave out Mike Nichols! I love his movies and can tell it's one of his movies easily. He has a great handle on capturing emotions in relationships. Sorry, I don't know how to explain that any better! Enoy listening to the Nichols and May comedy routines on LP as well.

Also, the man uses bodies of water in pretty much all of his movies...

Working Girl-arial shot over Statue of Liberty
Graduate-Fish Tank and Pool shots with Benjamin
Catch 22 - I try to forget the ocean and the guy who is cut in half.
Postcards from the Edge- infinity pool to ocean in LA
The Birdcage-fantastic zooming arial shot from ocean to beach to the club.

Can't think of too much more..getting late and Jon Stewart is now on!

EDIT while commercial on during Jon Stewart:
Of course, I didn't want to leave out some of the other favorites, Silkwood, Regarding Henry, Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf, Closer, and let's not forget his HBO work with Wit and Angels in America!

Updated On: 7/21/05 at 02:00 AM

[Justice]

Posted: 7/21/05 at 2:06am

Jim McKay has a very distinct quality to his films.
GirlsTown and our Song are filmed practically the same way.

John Woo, also, because 10 times out of ten, the film will suck, and of course, it will be because John Woo directed it.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 7/21/05 at 3:41am

Paul Thomas Anderson
M Night Shyamalan

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/21/05 at 5:36am

Bernardo Bertolucci

[Love4Cheno]

Posted: 7/21/05 at 9:51am

Definitely Almondovar.

Also, Anthony Minghella, even though I've DESPISED his films (English Patient, Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain).

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 7/21/05 at 1:20pm

David Lynch

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 7/21/05 at 1:25pm

HITCHCOCK

Posted: 7/21/05 at 1:57pm

The Talented Mr Ripley is one of my favrorite movies, biotch. Don't diss it.
Updated On: 7/21/05 at 01:57 PM

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 7/21/05 at 1:59pm

Boobsy, at the moment?

[Garland Grrrl]

Posted: 7/21/05 at 2:24pm

stephen chow. quentin tarantino.

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 7/21/05 at 2:26pm

LOL bway...I guess I'm still in that moment.

Posted: 7/21/05 at 2:37pm

Just a reminder, boobs, it's 2005.

[Love4Cheno]

Posted: 7/21/05 at 3:36pm

"Ripley" had SO much potential (as I said in a different thread) but it just falls flat. Natually, Gwyneth looks gorgeous in every scene, but she's totally underused. And speaking of underused, it's a testament to Cate Blanchett that she took a 2-second cameo and fleshed out a full character.

It doesn't come close to the style, suspense, etc. of the original French film, "Purple Noon."

I find that with Mighella's films, there isn't much heart to the stories. Intricate stories and gorgeous to look at all of them, but no real substance.

[mandy2loveRB]

Posted: 7/21/05 at 5:38pm

Either Scott
Luis Malle
James Ivory
Clint Eastwood (sort of)

and of course, definitely, I second Scorsese

[gymman]

Posted: 7/21/05 at 6:01pm

Almodovar--by a mile.