ATTENTION, VOTE: Battle of the Greatest Directors

[agentknight]

Paul Thomas Anderson!

Magnolia <3

[criterionmaster]

PTA[hole]!!!

[captainofbeef]

4-0 for PTA. Next battle will be up after I finish my movie.

[captainofbeef]

Round 1
Battle 25
Northwest region
7 seed
Tim Burton

Believe It or Not (2007) (pre-production)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Big Fish (2003)
Planet of the Apes (2001)
The World of Stainboy (2000)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Ed Wood (1994)
Batman Returns (1992)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Batman (1989)
Beetle Juice (1988)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

vs
10 seed
Wong Kar-Wai

My Blueberry Nights (2007) (pre-production)
The Lady from Shanghai (2006) (pre-production)
2046 (2004)
Six Days (2002) (V)
The Follow (2001) (as WKW)
Fa yeung nin wa (2000)
Hua yang de nian hua (2000)
Cheun gwong tsa sit (1997)
Duo luo tian shi (1995)
Dung che sai duk (1994)
Chung hing sam lam (1994)
A Fei jing juen (1991)
Wong gok ka moon (1988)

[captainofbeef]

I loved In the Mood for Love, but I have to vote for Burton. I love too many of his films not to.

[criterionmaster]

Oh god. Wai is so good, but I will have to go with Burton. ugh....

[adelinemorty]

Wong Kar-Wai, even if I love Batman, Ed Wood, Mars attacks and Sleepy hollow

[PTAhole]

Oyyyyy............ I'll give it to Burton, but this is not what I'd call a fair battle Beed.

[blackmoses]

Burton

[captainofbeef]

Well, I'm sorry I disappoint you Tim. 4-2 for Burton. Next one will be up soon.

[agentknight]

DAMN! I would have voted for Wong Kar-Wai if I managed to get here in time.

[satantangofan]

And me. Stupid international time difference (said in the voice of Homer).

[captainofbeef]

Round 1
Battle 22
Southwest region
7 seed
Wim Wenders

Don't Come Knocking (2005)
Land of Plenty (2004)
The Soul of a Man (2003)
Viel passiert - Der BAP-Film (2002)
The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
Willie Nelson at the Teatro (1998)
The End of Violence (1997)
Lumière et compagnie (1996)
Gebrüder Skladanowsky, Die (1995)
Al di là delle nuvole (1995)
Lisbon Story (1994)
In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993)
Arisha, der Bär und der steinerne Ring (1992)
Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991)
Aufzeichnungen zu Kleidern und Städten (1989)
Himmel über Berlin, Der (1987)
Tokyo-Ga (1985)
Paris, Texas (1984)
Docu Drama (1984)
Stand der Dinge, Der (1982)
Hammett (1982)
Lightning Over Water (1980)
Amerikanische Freund, Der (1977)
Im Lauf der Zeit (1976)
Falsche Bewegung (1975)
Alice in den Städten (1974)
Scharlachrote Buchstabe, Der (1973)
Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter, Die (1972)
Summer in the City (1970)
Drei Amerikanische LP's (1969) (TV)
Alabama: 2000 Light Years from Home (1969)
Silver City (1969)
Same Player Shoots Again (1968)
Victor I. (1968)
Klappenfilm (1968)
Schauplätze (1967)

vs
Robert Rodriguez

Sin City 2 (2007) (pre-production)
Grind House (2006) (filming) (segment "Planet Terror")
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D (2005)
Sin City (2005)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Spy Kids (2001)
The Faculty (1998)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Four Rooms (1995) (segment "The Misbehavers")
Desperado (1995)
Mariachi, El (1992)

[captainofbeef]

The only Wenders I have seen is the music doc, Buena Vista Social Club, It was good, but Rodriguez made the El Mariachi trilogy plus Sin City, so my vote goes to him.

[criterionmaster]

Wenders, haven't seen anything by him.

[PTAhole]

Haven't seen any Wenders...

[satantangofan]

Wenders.

[captainofbeef]

If no one else votes by the 24 hour mark, I will settle this by taking the one with the best rottentomatoes rating.

[captainofbeef]

Okay, the deciding vote is Rotten Tomatoes. Wenders is a 70% and Rodriguex is a 62%. So the win here is Wenders 2-1. Next one will be up soon.

[PTAhole]

Oh, that's bullshit.

[captainofbeef]

Some slight changes in arrangements. I have forgotten a great director. So I will replace Sejun Suzuki with Richard Linklater. Anyway, back to the battles.
Round 1
Battle 27
Northeast region
7 seed
Charlie Chaplin

A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
The Chaplin Revue (1959)
A King in New York (1957)
Limelight (1952)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Charlie Chaplin Carnival (1938)
Charlie Chaplin Cavalcade (1938)
Charlie Chaplin Festival (1938)
Modern Times (1936) (as Charlie Chaplin)
City Lights (1931)
The Circus (1928) (as Charlie Chaplin)
The Gold Rush (1925)
A Woman of Paris (1923)
Pay Day (1922/I)
Nice and Friendly (1922)
The Idle Class (1921)
The Kid (1921)
A Day's Pleasure (1919)
Sunnyside (1919)
Shoulder Arms (1918)
The Bond (1918)
Triple Trouble (1918)
A Dog's Life (1918)
Chase Me Charlie (1918)
How to Make Movies (1918)
The Rink (1916)
Behind the Screen (1916)
The Pawnshop (1916)
One A.M. (1916)
The Vagabond (1916)
The Fireman (1916) )
The Floorwalker (1916)
Burlesque on Carmen (1916)
Police (1916)
Burlesque on Carmen (1915)
A Night in the Show (1915)
Shanghaied (1915)
The Bank (1915)
A Woman (1915)
Work (1915)
By the Sea (1915)
The Tramp (1915)
A Jitney Elopement (1915)
In the Park (1915)
The Champion (1915)
A Night Out (1915/I)
His New Job (1915)
His Prehistoric Past (1914)
Getting Acquainted (1914)
His Trysting Place (1914)
His Musical Career (1914)
Gentlemen of Nerve (1914)
Dough and Dynamite (1914)
Those Love Pangs (1914)
The New Janitor (1914)
The Rounders (1914)
His New Profession (1914)
The Masquerader (1914)
Recreation (1914)
The Face on the Bar Room Floor (1914)
The Property Man (1914)
Laughing Gas (1914)
Mabel's Married Life (1914)
Her Friend the Bandit (1914)
A Busy Day (1914)
Caught in the Rain (1914)
Twenty Minutes of Love (1914)

vs
10 seed
Richard Linklater

Last Flag Flying (2006) (announced)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
Fast Food Nation (2006)
Bad News Bears (2005)
Before Sunset (2004)
The School of Rock (2003)
Live from Shiva's Dance Floor (2003)
Tape (2001)
Waking Life (2001)
The Newton Boys (1998)
SubUrbia (1996)
Before Sunrise (1995)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Slacker (1991)
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books (1988)
Woodshock (1985)

[captainofbeef]

I love Richard and the majority of his films. But Chaplin is one of the true masters of the game. The Great Dictator and City Lights are amazing films. Plus look at all the films he churned out, an average of about 13 per year in the '10's. So my vote goes to Chaplin

[PTAhole]

I've only seen City Lights, and as much as I love that film, based solely on that, I have to give the slight edge to Linklater.

[criterionmaster]

Chaplin.

[satantangofan]

Chaplin

[captainofbeef]

Chaplin 4-1. Next one will be up soon.

[captainofbeef]

Round 1
Battle 28
Southeast region
7 seed
John Cassavetes

Big Trouble (1986)
Love Streams (1984)
Gloria (1980)
Opening Night (1977)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
Husbands (1970)
Faces (1968/I)
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
A Pair of Boots (1962)
My Daddy Can Lick Your Daddy (1962)
Too Late Blues (1961)
Shadows (1959)

vs
10 seed
Oliver Stone

Son of the Morning Star (2007) (announced)
World Trade Center (2006) (post-production)
Alexander (2004)
Persona Non Grata (2003)
Comandante (2003)
Any Given Sunday (1999)
U Turn (1997)
Nixon (1995)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Heaven & Earth (1993)
JFK (1991)
The Doors (1991)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Talk Radio (1988)
Wall Street (1987)
Platoon (1986)
Salvador (1986)
The Hand (1981)
Mad Man of Martinique (1979)
Seizure (1974)
Last Year in Viet Nam (1971)

[captainofbeef]

Cant vote, no Cassavetes seen.

[satantangofan]

Cassavetes

[criterionmaster]

100% Cassavetes!