Best contemporary Directors

Submitted by Oedipus on Wed, 12/28/2005 - 02:47
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  1. Woody Allen (1935) What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966), Take the Money and Run (1969), Bananas (1971), Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972), Sleeper (1973), Love and Death (1975), Annie Hall (1977), Interiors (1978), Manhattan (1979), Stardust Memories (1980), A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), Zelig (1983), Broadway Danny Rose (1984), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Radio Days (1987), September (1987), Another Woman (1988), New York Stories (1989) (segment "Oedipus Wrecks"), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Alice (1990), Shadows and Fog (1992), Husbands and Wives (1992), Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Everyone Says I Love You (1996), Deconstructing Harry (1997), Celebrity (1998), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Small Time Crooks (2000), The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001), Hollywood Ending (2002), Anything Else (2003), Melinda and Melinda (2004), Match Point (2005), Scoop (2006) (completed)
  2. Paul Thomas Anderson (1970) Sydney (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Punch-Drunk Love (2002),
  3. Wes Anderson (1969) Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Fantastic Mr. Fox (2006) (pre-production)
  4. Luc Besson (1959) Le Dernier combat (1983), Subway (1985), Le Grand bleu (1988), La Femme Nikita (1990), Atlantis (1991), Léon (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), Angel-A (2005), Arthur and the Minimoys (2006) (post-production)
  5. Joel Coen (1954) Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), The Ladykillers (2004), Paris, je t'aime (2006) (post-production) (segment "1st arrondissement"), Hail Caesar (2006) (pre-production), No Country for Old Men (2007) (announced)
  6. Francis Ford Coppola (1939) Dementia 13 (1963), You're a Big Boy Now (1966), Finian's Rainbow (1968), The Rain People (1969), The Godfather (1972), The Conversation (1974), The Godfather: Part II (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979), One from the Heart (1982), The Outsiders (1983), Rumble Fish (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), Captain EO (1986), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Gardens of Stone (1987), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), New York Stories (1989) (segment "Life without Zoe"), The Godfather: Part III (1990), Dracula (1992), Jack (1996), The Rainmaker (1997), Youth Without Youth (2006) (filming)
  7. Sofia Coppola (1971) The Virgin Suicides (1999), Lost in Translation (2003), Marie-Antoinette (2006/I) (post-production)
  8. Brian De Palma (1940) Murder à la Mod (1968), Greetings (1968), The Wedding Party (1969), Dionysus (1970), Hi, Mom! (1970), Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972), Sisters (1973), Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Obsession (1976), Carrie (1976), The Fury (1978), Home Movies (1979), Dressed to Kill (1980), Blow Out (1981), Scarface (1983), Body Double (1984), Wise Guys (1986), The Untouchables (1987), Casualties of War (1989), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Raising Cain (1992), Carlito's Way (1993), Mission: Impossible (1996), Snake Eyes (1998), Mission to Mars (2000), Femme Fatale (2002), The Black Dahlia (2006), Toyer (2005), The Untouchables: Capone Rising (2006) (announced)
  9. Clint Eastwood (1930) Play Misty for Me (1971), High Plains Drifter (1973), Breezy (1973), The Eiger Sanction (1975), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), The Gauntlet (1977), Bronco Billy (1980), Firefox (1982), Honkytonk Man (1982), Sudden Impact (1983), Pale Rider (1985), Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Bird (1988), White Hunter Black Heart (1990), The Rookie (1990), Unforgiven (1992), A Perfect World (1993), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), Absolute Power (1997), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997), True Crime (1999), Space Cowboys (2000), Blood Work (2002), Mystic River (2003), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Flags of Our Fathers (2006) (post-production)
  10. Norman Jewison (1926) The Fabulous Fifties (1960), 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962), The Thrill of It All (1963), Send Me No Flowers (1964), The Art of Love (1965), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966), In the Heat of the Night (1967), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Gaily, Gaily (1969), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Rollerball (1975), F.I.S.T (1978), ...And Justice for All (1979), Best Friends (1982), A Soldier's Story (1984), Agnes of God (1985), Moonstruck (1987), In Country (1989), Other People's Money (1991), Only You (1994), Bogus (1996), The Hurricane (1999), The Statement (2003), Bread and Tulips (2006) (announced)
  11. Sidney Lumet (1924) 12 Angry Men (1957), Stage Struck (1958), That Kind of Woman (1959), The Fugitive Kind (1959), Vu du pont (1961), Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962), The Pawnbroker (1964), Fail-Safe (1964), The Hill (1965), The Group (1966), The Deadly Affair (1966), Bye Bye Braverman (1968), The Sea Gull (1968), The Appointment (1969), Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970), King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970), The Anderson Tapes (1971), Child's Play (1972), The Offence (1973), Serpico (1973), Lovin' Molly (1974), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976), Equus (1977), The Wiz (1978), Just Tell Me What You Want (1980), Prince of the City (1981), Deathtrap (1982), The Verdict (1982), Daniel (1983), Garbo Talks (1984), Power (1986), The Morning After (1986), Running on Empty (1988), Family Business (1989), Q & A (1990), A Stranger Among Us (1992), Guilty as Sin (1993), Night Falls on Manhattan (1997), Critical Care (1997), Gloria (1999), Rachel, quand du seigneur (2004), Find Me Guilty (2006) (post-production)
  12. Christopher Nolan (1970) Following (1998), Memento (2000), Insomnia (2002), Batman Begins (2005), The Prestige (2006) (pre-production), The Exec (2006) (announced)
  13. Roman Polanski (1933) Knife in the Water (1962), Repulsion (1965), Cul-de-sac (1966), The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), Rosemary's Baby (1968), The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971), What? (1972), Chinatown (1974), The Tenant (1976), Tess (1979), Pirates (1986), Frantic (1988), Bitter Moon (1992), Death and the Maiden (1994), The Ninth Gate (1999), The Pianist (2002), Oliver Twist (2005)
  14. Sydney Pollack (1934) The Slender Thread (1965), This Property Is Condemned (1966), The Scalphunters (1968), Castle Keep (1969), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Way We Were (1973), The Yakuza (1975), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Bobby Deerfield (1977), The Electric Horseman (1979), Absence of Malice (1981), Tootsie (1982), Out of Africa (1985), Havana (1990), The Firm (1993), Sabrina (1995), Random Hearts (1999), The Interpreter (2005), Sketches of Frank Gehry (2005)
  15. Guy Ritchie (1968) Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Snatch (2000), Swept Away (2002), Revolver (2005)
  16. Robert Rodriguez (1968) El Mariachi (1992), Desperado (1995), Four Rooms (1995) (segment "The Misbehavers"), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), The Faculty (1998), Spy Kids (2001), Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002), Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Sin City (2005), The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005), Grind House (2006) (filming) (segment "Planet Terror"), Sin City 2 (2006) (pre-production)
  17. Martin Scorsese (1942) Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), Street Scenes (1970), Boxcar Bertha (1972), Mean Streets (1973), Italianamerican (1974), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), New York, New York (1977), American Boy: A Profile of: Steven Prince (1978), The Last Waltz (1978), Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), After Hours (1985), The Color of Money (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), New York Stories (1989) (segment "Life Lessons"), Made in Milan (1990), Goodfellas (1990), Cape Fear (1991), The Age of Innocence (1993), Casino (1995), Kundun (1997), Il Mio viaggio in Italia (1999), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006) (post-production), Untitled Airbus Documentary Project (2006) (pre-production)
  18. M. Night Shyamalan (1970) Praying with Anger (1992), Wide Awake (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002), The Village (2004), Lady in the Water (2006) (post-production)
  19. John Singleton (1968) Boyz n the Hood (1991), Poetic Justice (1993), Higher Learning (1995), Rosewood (1997), Shaft (2000), Baby Boy (2001), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Four Brothers (2005), Luke Cage (2006) (pre-production)
  20. Kevin Smith (1970) Clerks (1994), Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), Dogma (1999), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Jersey Girl (2004), Clerks 2 (2006) (post-production)
  21. Steven Spielberg (1946) Firelight (1964), The Sugarland Express (1974), Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), 1941 (1979), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (segment 2), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), The Color Purple (1985), Empire of the Sun (1987), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Always (1989), Hook (1991), Jurassic Park (1993), Schindler's List (1993), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Amistad (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Unfinished Journey (1999), Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001), Minority Report (2002), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Munich (2005), Untitled Steven Spielberg/Abraham Lincoln Project (2007) (pre-production), Indiana Jones 4 (2007) (announced)
  22. Quentin Tarantino (1963) Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Four Rooms (1995) (segment "The Man from Hollywood"), Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Sin City (2005) (special guest director), Grind House (2006) (filming) (segment "Death Proof"), Inglorious Bastards (2006) (announced)
  23. Robert Zemeckis (1952) I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), Used Cars (1980), Romancing the Stone (1984), Back to the Future (1985), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Death Becomes Her (1992), Forrest Gump (1994), Contact (1997), What Lies Beneath (2000), Cast Away (2000), The Polar Express (2004), Beowulf (2007) (filming), The Corrections (2007) (announced)