Top 10 Directors of 2005(so far)

[Puck Bond]

My list right now...

1. Peter Jackson-King Kong
2. Ron Howard-Cinderella Man
3. Ridley Scott-Kingdom of Heaven
4. Sam Mendes-Jarhead
5. George Clooney-Good Night, and Good Luck.
6. Steven Spielberg-Munich
7. Frank Miller/Robert Rodriguez-Sin City
8. Andrew Adamson-The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
9. Steven Spielberg-War of the Worlds
10. Mike Newell-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

[Gian-Sergio]

1.Robert Rodriguez/Frank Miller/Quentin Tarantino(Sin City)
2.Peter Jackson(King Kong)
3.Fernando Meirelles(The Constant Gardener)
4.David Cronenberg(A History Of Violence)
5.Rob Zombie(The Devil's Rejects)

[jimmyjdmb]

1- Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins)
2- Robert Rodriguez/ Frank Miller (Sin City)
3- Chan-Wook Park (Oldboy)
4- Alexandre Aja (High Tension)
5- Paul Haggis (Crash)

[Hannibal21]

1. Ang Lee for BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
2. Tommy Lee Jones for THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA
3. Peter Jackson for KING KONG
4. Woody Allen for MATCH POINT
5. Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller for SIN CITY
6. Gregg Araki for MYSTERIOUS SKIN
7. Neil Marshall for THE DESCENT
8. Francois Ozon for 5 X 2
9. Christopher Nolan for BATMAN BEGINS
10. Bennett Miller for CAPOTE

[Cronos]

1. Christopher Nolan - Batman Begins
2. Rob Zombie - Devils Rejects
3. Park Chan-wook - Oldboy
4. Robert Rodriguez - Sin City
5. Neil Marshall - The Descent
6. Kiriya Kazuaki - Casshern
7. George Romero - Land Of The Dead

[TylerDurden182]

1. Peter Jackson- King Kong
2. Park Chan-Wook- Oldboy
3. Christopher Nolan- Batman Begins
4. Andrew Niccol- Lord of War
5. Robert Rodriguez/ Quentin Tarantino- Sin City
6. Ki-duk Kim- 3-Iron
7. Sam Mendes- Jarhead
8. Tony Scott- Domino
9. Gus Van Sant- Last Days
10. Steven Spielberg- War of the Worlds

[ilovemovies]

1. Ron Howard - Cinderella Man
2. Paul Haggis - Crash
3. Steven Spielberg - Munich
4. Chris Nolan - Batman Begins
5. John Madden - Proof
6. Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino - Sin City
7. Stephen Geghan - Syriana
8. Thomas Bezucha - The Family Stone
9. Karyn Kusama - Aeon Flux
10. Cameron Crowe - Elizabethtown

[VincentPrice]

In no order...

Peter Jackson for King Kong
Rob Zombie for The Devil's Rejects
George A. Romero for Land Of The Dead
Joss Whedon for Serenity
Christopher Nolan for Batman Begins
Florent Emilio Siri for Hostage
Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller for Sin City

[The Other]

1. Werner Herzog - Grizzly Man
2. Jacques Audiard - The Beat that My Heart Skipped
3. Oliver Hirschbiegel – Downfall
4. Bennett Miller – Capote
5. George Clooney – Good Night, and Good Luck.
6. Don Roos - Happy Endings
7. Steven Spielberg – War of the Worlds
8. Gregg Araki – Mysterious Skin
9. Joe Wright – Pride & Prejudice
10. Chan-wook Park - Oldboy

[Tayzlor]

01. Gus Van Sant - Last Days
02. Fernando Meirelles - The Constant Gardener
03. Hirokazu Kore-eda - Nobody Knows
04. Bennett Miller - Capote
05. Steven Spielberg - Munich
06. Stephen Gaghan - Syriana
07. Sally Potter - Yes
08. Nimród Antal - Kontroll
09. Joe Wright - Pride & Prejudice
10. Jim Jarmusch - Broken Flowers

Movies yet to see...

Marco Tullio Giordana - The Best of Youth
Arnaud Desplechin - Kings and Queen
Zhang Ke Jia - The World
Ingmar Bergman - Saraband
Lodge Kerrigan - Keane
Rodrigo Garcia - Nine Lives
Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain
Michael Haneke - Caché
Woody Allen - Match Point
Terrence Malick - The New World
Tommy Lee Jones - The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

[morricone]

01. Bennett Miller - CAPOTE
02. Fernando Meirelles - THE CONSTANT GARDENER
03. David Cronenberg - A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
04. Jim Jarmusch - BROKEN FLOWERS
05. Stephen Gaghan - SYRIANA
06. Steven Spielberg - MUNICH
07. Phil Morrison - JUNEBUG
08. Anand Tucker - SHOPGIRL
09. Sam Mendes - JARHEAD
10. Peter Jackson - KING KONG

[Lazy Boy]

1. Steven Spielberg - War of the Worlds/Munich (tie)
2. Werner Herzog - Grizzly Man
3. Neil Jordan - Breakfast on Pluto
4. Peter Jackson - King Kong
5. Gregg Araki - Mysterious Skin
6. Todd Solondz - Palindromes
7. Arnaud Desplechin - Kings and Queen
8. George Clooney - Good Night and Good Luck
9. Gus Van Sant - Last Days
10. Phil Morrison - Junebug

[urbanlegend23]

01. Peter Jackson, King Kong
02. Paul Haggis, Crash
03. Joss Whedon, Serenity
04. Mike Newell, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
05. George Lucas, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith
06. Andrew Niccol, Lord Of War
07. Walter Salles, Dark Water
08. Sydney Pollack, The Interpreter
09. Steven Spielberg, War Of The Worlds
10. Wes Craven, Red Eye

[morricone]

morricone's updated list:
01. Bennett Miller - CAPOTE
02. Fernando Meirelles - THE CONSTANT GARDENER
03. David Cronenberg - A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
04. Jim Jarmusch - BROKEN FLOWERS
05. Stephen Gaghan - SYRIANA
06. Steven Spielberg - MUNICH
07. Phil Morrison - JUNEBUG
08. Anand Tucker - SHOPGIRL
09. Sam Mendes - JARHEAD
10. Peter Jackson - KING KONG

[AngelDust06]

1. Peter Jackson: King Kong
2. Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller: Sin CIty
3. Paul Haggis: Crash
4. Chris Nolan: Batman Begins
5. George Lucas: Star Wars: Episode 3
6. Jim Jarmusch: Broken Flowers
7. David Cronenberg: History of Violence
8. Sam Mendes: Jarhead
9. Andrew Niccol: Lord of War
10. Ron Howard: Cinderella Man

[MickeyKnox]

1. Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez- Sin City
2. Park Chan-Wook- Oldboy
3. Peter Jackson- King Kong
4. Christopher Nolan- Batman Begins
5. David Cronenberg- A History of Violence
6. George Clooney- Good Night, and Good Luck
7. Neil Marshall- The Descent
8. Rob Zombie- The Devil's Rejects
9. Tony Scott- Domino
10. Sam Mendes- Jarhead

[rushmore beauty]

1. Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
2. Steven Spielberg (Munich)
3. Peter Jackson (KONG)
4. Wong Kar Wai (2046)
5. Sam Mendes (Jarhead)
6. Hayao Miyazaki (Howl's Moving Castle)
7. David Cronenberg (A History of Violence)
8. Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller (Sin City)
9. Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener)
10. Rob Zombie (The Devil's Rejects)

[Katsumoto]

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[dannywalker17]

FINAL


1. Steven Spielberg for Munich

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2. Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain

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3. Paul Haggis for Crash

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4. Ridley Scott for Kingdom of Heaven

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5. Christopher Nolan for Batman Begins

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6. Chris Columbus for Rent

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7. Andrew Adamson for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

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8. Peter Jackson for King Kong

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9. James Mangold for Walk the Line

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10. Ron Howard for Cinderella Man

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[TracyFlick]

Runner's Up: David Cronenberg - A History Of Violence, Apichatpong Weerasethakul - Tropical Malady, Wong Kari-Wai - 2046, Bennett Miller - Capote

The Best
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Terrence Malick - The New World

[bigred760]

1. Peter Jackson - what he did with King Kong was just mind boggling in mind; mixing great action, emotion, love, CGI, etc. in a fantastic fantasy epic.

2. Steven Spielberg - the man just knows movies. First he comes out with a great sci-fi movie in War of the Worlds, then he segways into Munich: a powerful, emotional drama dealing with religion, terrorism, tragedy, and manages to take all that and puts it into perspective with current events.

3. Robert Rodriguez/Frank Miller - If you've seen Sin City than you know what I'm talking about. This visually stunning movie makes for a fun time at the movies. It's arguably the most unique movie as far as visuals and cinematography are concerned.

4. George Lucas - It's the movie every single Star Wars fan has been waiting for. And Lucas delivers an emotional, gripping, action-packed finale that brought a close to the most famous movie saga in history.

5. Christopher Nolan - He was given the task to restart one of Warner Bros.' best franchises and he delivered on all accounts. Batman Begins was dark, detailed, and best of all fun.

6. Tim Burton - Nobody thought that a remake (or reimagining - whatever) of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was a good idea, but Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory brought a new style to the story and brought in emotion, CGI, and a more cooky character - thanks to Burton's frequent collaborator: Johnny Depp.

7. Paul Haggis - Not only did he direct Crash and its awesome cast, he wrote the script. The man brings to the forefront an issue that nobody really likes to confront - race relations in modern society. He does it brilliantly too.

8. David Cronenberg - While its the actors that are taking most of the credit for A History of Violence, it's the film's director that should be taking it. Holding nothing back as far as the graphicness of the movie. Hell, "Violence" is in the freakin' title.

9. James Mangold - Joaquin Phoenix and Reece Witherspoon, rightfully so, deserve most of the credit for Walk the Line, but Mangold brings it all together - he deserves some of the credit for making this excellent biopic.

10. Andrew Adamson - While the movie was geared to children, meaning the violence was toned down, the movie was still a visually spectacular feat and Adamson makes a great epic geared toward the kids.

** Still haven't seen Brokeback Mountain, Cinderalla Man, or Hustle & Flow

[Tayzlor]

Originally posted by TracyFlick

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Anyone else see Woody Harrellson?

[morricone]

Originally posted by Tayzlor
Anyone else see Woody Harrellson?

I don't see it at all.

[Katsumoto]

Runner's Up: David Cronenberg - A History Of Violence, Marco Tullio Giordana - The Best Of Youth, Peter Jackson - King Kong, Bennett Miller - Capote

The Best
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Terrence Malick - The New World

[Katsumoto]

^^^^^^
UPDATED

[Hannibal21]

Update

Originally posted by Hannibal21
1. Ang Lee for BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
2. Tommy Lee Jones for THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA
3. Peter Jackson for KING KONG
4. Woody Allen for MATCH POINT
5. Gregg Araki for MYSTERIOUS SKIN
6. Robert Rodriguez/Frank Miller for SIN CITY
7. Neil Marshall for THE DESCENT
8. Francois Ozon for 5 X 2
9. Steven Spielberg for WAR OF THE WORLDS/MUNICH
10. Christopher Nolan for BATMAN BEGINS

[The Masterpiece]

- Peter Jackson - King Kong
- Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller - Sin City
- Steven Spielberg - War of the Worlds
- Christopher Nolan - Batman Begins
- Woody Allen - Match Point
- Sam Mendes - Jarhead
- Paul Haggis - Crash
- Ron Howard - Cinderella Man
- Ridley Scott - Kingdom of Heaven
- Steven Spielberg - Munich

[zombievictim]

Originally posted by Gian-Sergio
1.Robert Rodriguez/Frank Miller/Quentin Tarantino(Sin City)
2.Peter Jackson(King Kong)
5.Rob Zombie(The Devil's Rejects)

Good call. Can't think of any others.

[Savage Henry]

Werner Herzog-Grizzly Man
Chan-wook Park-Old Boy
Peter Jackson-King Kong
Robert Rodriguez/Frank Miller-Sin City
Jim Jarmusch-Broken Flowers
Christopher Nolan-Batman Begins
David Cronenberg-A History of Violence
Phil Morrison-Junebug
Stephen Chow-Kung Fu Hustle
Miranda July-Me and You and Everyone We Know- special props to July for such a good job at first time writing, acting, and directing... particularly directing children so well.

[QUENTIN]

1.) Rodrigo Garcia -Nine Lives
2.) Steven Spielberg -Munich
3.) Robert Rodriguez/Frank Miller -Sin City
4.) Oliver Hirschbiegel -Downfall
5.) Stephen Gaghan -Syriana
6.) David Cronenberg -A History of Violence
7.) Tommy Lee Jones -The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
8.) Peter Jackson -King Kong
9.) Paul Haggis -Crash
10.) George Lucas -Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of The Sith

Runners up: Sam Mendes -Jarhead, Gus Van Sant -Last Days, George Clooney -Good Night, and Good Luck, Bahman Ghobadi -Turtles Can Fly, Fernando Meirelles -The Constant Gardener, Andrew Niccol -Lord of War, Ang Lee -Brokeback Mountain, Rob Zombie -The Devil's Rejects, Matthew Vaughn -Layer Cake, Christopher Nolan -Batman Begins, Bennett Miller -Capote

[Brando @$$ Fat]

1. Ang Lee- BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
2. Ingmar Bergman- SARABAND
3. Steven Spielberg- MUNICH
4. Woody Allen- MATCH POINT
5. David Cronenberg- A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
6. George Clooney- GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
7. Sam Medes- JARHEAD
8. Terrence Malick- THE NEW WORLD
9. James Mangold- WALK THE LINE
10. Stephen Gaghan- SYRIANA

[Tayzlor]

01. Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain
02. Michael Haneke - Caché
03. Steven Spielberg - Munich
04. Bennett Miller - Capote
05. Tommy Lee Jones - The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
06. Terrence Malick - The New World
07. Fernando Meirelles - The Constant Gardener
08. Jim Jarmusch - Broken Flowers
09. Gus Van Sant - Last Days
10. Rodrigo Garcia - Nine Lives

[Savage Henry]

Update
Originally posted by Savage Henry
Werner Herzog-Grizzly Man
Chan-wook Park-Old Boy
Peter Jackson-King Kong
Robert Rodriguez/Frank Miller-Sin City
Sam Mendes- Jarhead
Jim Jarmusch-Broken Flowers
Christopher Nolan-Batman Begins
David Cronenberg-A History of Violence
Tommy Lee Jones-The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Phil Morrison-Junebug