ATTENTION, VOTE: Battle of the Greatest Directors

[PTAhole]

Shut the fuck up you fucking film snob.

[criterionmaster]

Nice. I can't help it I like/see, more/better films than you.

[captainofbeef]

Scorsese wins 4-0. Next one up soon.

[captainofbeef]

Round 2
Battle 45
Northwest region
12 seed
John Carpenter

Psychopath (2006) (pre-production)
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Vampires (1998)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Village of the Damned (1995)
In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
They Live (1988)
Prince of Darkness (1987)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Starman (1984)
Christine (1983)
The Thing (1982)
Escape from New York (1981)
The Fog (1980)
Halloween (1978)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Dark Star (1974)

vs
11 seed
Spike Jonze

Untitled Spike Jonze/Charlie Kaufman Project (2007) (announced)
Where the Wild Things Are (2008) (pre-production)
Adaptation. (2002)
Being John Malkovich (1999)

[captainofbeef]

Carpenter.

[PTAhole]

Hmm... Carpenter, but Jonze only has two films, so it's kinda hard to choose.

[satantangofan]

Carpenter for The Thing. Gotta love John Carpenter's Thing!

[criterionmaster]

Carpenter!

[captainofbeef]

Carpenter wins 5-1, next one up when I get home.

[Clark Nova]

Carpenter, no contest.

Escape from New York is outdated, but incredibly fun in a schlock kinda way, and The Thing is one of the greatest psychological thrillers ever made.

[captainofbeef]

Round 2
Battle 46
Southwest region
4 seed
Henri-Georges Clouzot

Prisonnière, La (1968)
Messa da Requiem von Giuseppe Verdi (1967)
Enfer, L' (1964)
Vérité, La (1960)
Espions, Les (1957)
Mystère Picasso, Le (1956)
Diaboliques, Les (1955)
Salaire de la peur, Le (1953)
Miquette et sa mère (1950)
Manon (1949)
Quai des Orfèvres (1947)
Corbeau, Le (1943)
Assassin habite... au 21, L' (1942)
Tout pour l'amour (1933)
Caprice de princesse (1933)
Terreur des Batignolles, La (1931)

vs
5 seed
Luis Bunuel

Cet obscur objet du désir (1977) (as Luis Bunuel)
Fantôme de la liberté, Le (1974)
Charme discret de la bourgeoisie, Le (1972) (as Luis Bunuel)
Tristana (1970)
Voie lactée, La (1969)
Belle de jour (1967)
Simón del desierto (1965)
Journal d'une femme de chambre, Le (1964)
Ángel exterminador, El (1962)
Viridiana (1961)
The Young One (1960)
Fièvre monte à El Pao, La (1959)
Nazarín (1959)
Mort en ce jardin, La (1956)
Cela s'appelle l'aurore (1956)
Río y la muerte, El (1955)
Ensayo de un crimen (1955)
Robinson Crusoe (1954)
Abismos de pasión (1954)
Ilusión viaja en tranvía, La (1954)
El (1953)
Bruto, El (1953)
Mujer sin amor, Una (1952)
Subida al cielo (1952)
Hija del engaño, La (1951)
Susana (1951)
Olvidados, Los (1950)
Gran Calavera, El (1949)
Gran Casino (1947)
Hurdes, Las (1933)
Âge d'or, L' (1930)
Un chien andalou (1929)

[captainofbeef]

Can't vote, no Clouzot seen.

[criterionmaster]

Sorry! As much as it hurts me to vote against Bunuel I have to go with Clouzot. I LOVE Discreet Charm but...Wages of Fear and Diabolique are to good to vote against.

[satantangofan]

Clouzot ;D

[kiddo]

Can`t vote. Haven`t seen anything by any of them. *cries*

[Clark Nova]

Since I haven't seen anything, I must abstain from this round...

[captainofbeef]

Ok, as much as I hate to displease Andruini, Clouzot wins 2-0. Next one up soon.

[captainofbeef]

Round 2
Battle 47
Northeast region
4 seed
Sam Peckinpah

The Osterman Weekend (1983)
Convoy (1978)
Cross of Iron (1977)
The Killer Elite (1975)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
The Getaway (1972)
Junior Bonner (1972)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Major Dundee (1965)
Ride the High Country (1962)

vs
5 seed
Jean-Luc Godard

Notre musique (2004)
Moments choisis des histoire(s) du cinéma (2004)
Éloge de l'amour (2001)
Origine du XXIème siècle, L' (2000)
The Old Place (1998)
For Ever Mozart (1996)
JLG/JLG - autoportrait de décembre (1995)
Deux fois cinquante ans de cinéma français (1995)
Enfants jouent à la Russie, Les (1993)
Allemagne 90 neuf zéro (1991)
Rapport Darty, Le (1989)
Puissance de la parole (1988)
On s'est tous défilé (1988)
Soigne ta droite (1987) (as Monsieur Godard)
King Lear (1987)
Meetin' WA (1986)
Soft and Hard (1986)
Détective (1985)
'Je vous salue, Marie' (1985)
Prénom Carmen (1983)
Petites notes à propos du film 'Je vous salue, Marie' (1983)
Passion (1982)
Scénario du film 'Passion' (1982)
Lettre à Freddy Buache (1981)
Sauve qui peut (la vie) (1980)
Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie' (1979)
Comment ça va? (1978)
Ici et ailleurs (1976)
Numéro deux (1975)
Letter to Jane (1972)
Tout va bien (1972)
One P.M. (1972) )
British Sounds (1970)
Gai savoir, Le (1969)
Sympathy for the Devil (1968)
Un film comme les autres (1968)
Cinétracts (1968)
Week End (1967)
domenica (Italy)
Chinoise, La (1967)
2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle (1967)
Made in U.S.A. (1966)
Masculin, féminin: 15 faits précis (1966)
Pierrot le fou (1965)
Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution (1965)
Une femme mariée: Suite de fragments d'un film tourné en 1964 (1964)
Bande à part (1964)
Reportage sur Orly (1964)
Mépris, Le (1963)
Carabiniers, Les (1963)
Petit soldat, Le (1963)
Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux (1962)
Une femme est une femme (1961)
Une histoire d'eau (1961)
Charlotte et son Jules (1960)
À bout de souffle (1960)

[captainofbeef]

O GOD, I loved Breathless so much, and Godard is obviously a tremendously talented guy and Peckinpah has made some classics also. I think I am going to have to go with Peck just because I have seen more of his stuff than I have of Godard.

[criterionmaster]

Godards I have seen = 0

[satantangofan]

Both great but Peckinpah gets the vote.

[PTAhole]

Haven't seen any Goddard. I love Peckinpah. Ah, well, can't vote.

[captainofbeef]

Peckinpah wins 2-1. Next one up soon.

[captainofbeef]

Round 2
Battle 48
Southeast region
Andrei Tarkovsky

Offret (1986)
Nostalghia (1983)
Stalker (1979)
Zerkalo (1975)
Solyaris (1972)
Andrey Rublyov (1969)
Ivanovo detstvo (1962)
Katok i skripka (1960)
Segodnya uvolneniya ne budet (1959) (as A. Tarkovsky)
Ubiitsy (1958)

vs
5 seed
Milos Forman

Goya's Ghosts (2006) (post-production)
Man on the Moon (1999)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Valmont (1989)
Amadeus (1984)
Ragtime (1981)
Hair (1979)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Taking Off (1971)
I Miss Sonia Henie (1971)
Horí, má panenko (1967) )
Lásky jedné plavovlásky (1965)
Cerný Petr (1964)
Kdyby ty muziky nebyly (1963)
Konkurs (1963)
Laterna magika II (1960)

[captainofbeef]

I liked Stalker and all. I thought it was brillaint. But Milos is one of my favs, so I will vote Milos.

[criterionmaster]

Milos.

[agentknight]

I really, really want to see some of Tarvovsky's films, particularly Solaris and Stalker, but my local video store sucks.

[satantangofan]

I love both director's work & I hate to vote against Forman, but Tarkovsky is the better filmmaker in my humble opinion.

[captainofbeef]

Looks like we have a tie. Any one care to break it? If nobody does by morning, then I will revert to the old Rotten Tomatoes method.

[guest waiting for activation]

TARKOVSKY!!!

SOLARIS AND THE MIRROR!