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I don't know if this has ever been done before, but I've decided to create a tournament featuring the major directors in Hollywood, no matter they're living or deceased.
Here are the ones that will be competing in this tourney... Stanley Kubrick - IN Steven Spielberg Orson Welles - IN Billy Wilder - IN Akira Kurosawa - Francois Truffaut - IN Federico Fellini - OUT Sidney Lumet - IN Martin Scorsese - IN Sergio Leone Fritz Lang - IN Zhang Yimou - OUT Francis Ford Coppola - James Cameron George Lucas - OUT Michael Curtiz - OUT Cecil B. DeMille - IN Milos Forman - IN Elia Kazan - OUT Mike Nichols - IN Cameron Crowe Mike Leigh - IN Peter Jackson - IN Woody Allen - OUT Don Siegel Ang Lee - IN John Waters Clint Eastwood - IN John Huston - IN Howard Hawks - OUT Paul Thomas Anderson - OUT Michael Bay Spike Lee - IN Ron Howard - IN Quentin Tarantino - IN John Woo - IN Luc Besson - IN Franklin J. Schaffner Russ Meyer Ingmar Bergman - OUT John Ford - OUT George Cukor - OUT William Wyler - IN Sam Peckinpah - OUT Alfred Hitchcock - IN Frank Capra - IN Leo McCarey - OUT Ed Wood Hayao Miyazaki Pedro Almodovar - OUT Carol Reed Charlie Chaplin - IN D.W. Griffith - OUT Terry Gilliam - OUT David Fincher - IN Victor Fleming - OUT Stanley Donen - OUT David Lean - IN Roman Polanski - IN Kevin Costner - OUT M. Night Shyamalan - OUT Doug Liman - IN Sally Potter - OUT Wes Craven - IN John Carpenter - IN George Romero - OUT Dario Argento - OUT Jonathan Demme - IN Jane Campion - OUT Sydney Pollack - OUT Robert Zemeckis - IN Oliver Stone - IN Bob Fosse - OUT Ted Demme - OUT David Lynch - IN Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Mel Brooks - IN Barry Levinson - OUT John Singleton - OUT Robert Altman - OUT Neil Jordan - OUT Norman Jewison - OUT Peter Weir - OUT Louis Malle - OUT Bernardo Bertolucci - OUT Alan J. Pakula - IN Peter Bogdanovich John Schlesinger - OUT Richard Donner [ IN Cameron Crowe - IN Ridley Scott - OUT Tony Scott - OUT Sam Mendes - IN Gus Van Sant - IN Frank Darabont - IN Rob Reiner - IN Paul Verhoven - David Zucker - OUT Christopher Nolan - John Hughes Sam Raimi The Farrelly Brothers - OUT The Coen Brothers Lucio Fulci - OUT Tim Burton Jean Renoir - IN Michaelangelo Antonioni Luis Bunuel Jean-Luc Godard David Cronenberg - IN Alsonso Cuaron Joel Schumacher - out Bryan Singer - IN Darren Aronofsky Atom Egoyan But I know I'm leaving out a lot more, so please add some suggestions, some good ones that are not on the list, and when enough has been added, the tourney will start. Thanks! ![]() Last edited by Hannibal21; 04-03-2004 at 08:14 AM.. |
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M. Night Shyamalan
Doug Liman Sally Potter |
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Wes Craven
John Carpenter George Romero Dario Argento |
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Jonathan Demme
Jane Campion Sydney Pollack Robert Zemeckis Oliver Stone Bob Fosse |
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I agree with Pollack, Zemeckis, Stone, Craven and Demme
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Thanks for the suggestions, guys, they have been added.
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Why not include the late, great Ted Demme?
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I thought of a bunch more:
Mel Brooks Barry Levinson John Singleton Robert Altman Neil Jordan Norman Jewison Peter Weir Louis Malle Bernardo Bertolucci Alan J. Pakula Peter Bogdanovich John Schlesinger I can think of a ton more, probably, but I don't know how enormous you want this tournament to be... |
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Richard Donner
Cameron Crowe Ridley Scott Tony Scott |
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Cameron Crowe
Sam Mendes Gus Van Sant Frank Darabont (or whatever his name is the guy who did Shawshank and Green Mile) Rob Reiner Milos Forman Paul Vernhoven Ridley Scott |
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David Zucker
Christopher Nolan John Hughes Sam Raimi The Farrely Brothers The Coen Brothers Lucio Fulci |
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The Coen Brothers
Tim Burton Jean Renoir Michelangelo Antonioni Luis Buńuel Jean-Luc Godard Just with one quick look, i don't think they were mentioned. |
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I'd love to see mr. David Cronenberg up there, I don't think he's on the list.
Also, Darren Aronofsky could make a decent addition... I'm all out for now ![]() |
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You should include (apart from the mentioned):
David Lynch Christopher Nolan Alejandro Gonzalez Ińarritu (maybe) Alfonso Cuaron Joel Schumacher Bryan Singer Atom Egoyan |
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Roger Corman
Paul W. Anderson Catherine Breillat Alan Smithee Michael Haneke Albert Pyun Fred Olen Ray Nah, just kidding... they all suck. DON'T include them! ![]() Looks like we could have some cool discussions here. PTA fans vs. Tarantino fans, Kubrick vs. Spielberg, damned martian and I vs. Cameron Crowe etc... definitely looking forward to see this tourney up and running. |
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The ones you guys mentioned have been added, thanks! Now we have to get started, I think we have enough to last through one or two years...
MATCH ONE WILLIAM WYLER [i](The Best Years of Our Lives, Roman Holiday, Ben-Hur) vs. VICTOR FLEMING (The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Captains Courageous) ![]() |
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Victor Fleming
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William Wyler
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WILLIAM WYLER
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William Wyler
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WILLIAM WYLER
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Quote:
As for this match, Victor Fleming |
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WILLIAM WYLER
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William Wyler
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Victor
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Victor
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Wyler
EXCELLENT tourney, Han ![]() |
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Quote:
WILLIAM WYLER |
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Will Wyler
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William Wyler
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Fleming.
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William Wyler
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WILLIAM WYLER
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William Wyler
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William Wyler
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William Wyler
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Wyler
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William Wyler wins 16-6!
MATCH 2
M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs) vs. David Lynch (Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man) ![]() |
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M. Night Shyamalan
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