Member masterofoneinchpunch Posted September 10, 2009 Member Share Posted September 10, 2009 A post I previously did on this subject naming my top 10 directors (all genres): Imprimis: I will use a self-imposed limit of 9 films in a director's oeuvre. There are many directors that I have not seen enough (or any) to rank them including Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Tsai Ming-liang, Andrei Tarkovsky, Krzysztof Kie_lowski, Pedro Almodóvar, Otto Preminger, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Satyajit Ray, Werner Herzog, Fritz Lang to name a few. And there are a few directors that I love that are not quite up to my cutoff point like Federico Fellini (7), Wong Kar-wai (7), Kenji Mizoguichi (6). Akira Kurosawa (1910, Japan): An entertaining director for most of his career yet it was always done with superlative style. His films helped pushed my interest into cinema and I still enjoy rewatching most of them. His movies are critic canon fodder and I constantly refer to them and, of course, lend them out. Buster Keaton (1895, US): Brilliant comedian who would risk his life to entertain. His film aesthetics at the time were more advanced than many realized and helped keep his work diverse and always interesting. Charles Chaplin (1889, US): Certainly the most popular figure in the 20s, but also one of the most important filmmakers of all time. His perfection was the result of take after take. I love his Mutuals and his later full length features which are among the best and most endearing cinema. He is funny and poignant. Alfred Hitchcock (1899, England/US): The more you get to know a director the more you see his early works and his flawed works, but the core classics like Vertigo and Psycho are amongst my favorite films. Warning to those new to Hitchcock: do not watch too many of his later films all in a row. Yasujiro Ozu (1903, Japan): One of the most humanistic of directors whose sublime characterization comes in the smallest of details while eschewing melodramatic tendencies and, later in his career, camera movement. Billy Wilder (1906, US): While I still need to see many of his movies there are several of his films like Stalag 17 which I have seen over and over. I love the characters and the writing in his movies. Hayao Miyazaki (1941, Japan): While I wait for Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea to be released this year I ponder the beautiful animation, storytelling, characters that populate the wonderful world of Miyazaki-san. Johnnie To (1955, Hong Kong): Everything that needed to be said was written at the following link (and more will come henceforth): http://www.criterionforums.com/forums/inde...p?showtopic=657. Mel Brooks (1926, US): If you count the amount of times I have seen his films he would be the director I have seen the most. His work in the 1970s is amongst the best material for comedies of all time. His humor rises below vulgarity. "For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." Jackie Chan (1954, Hong Kong): He has only directed 11 films, but amongst them include some of the greatest action cinema of all time with Project A, Police Story being two of the most important films for HK action cinema. His style of direction would be so involved in his projects that he would constantly be over budget, over time and never be satisfied with his takes (it has been stated that a few times he has gone over a thousand takes for a single scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Fightingfist Posted September 10, 2009 Member Share Posted September 10, 2009 Sorry if my wording was not clear, I meant to say those directors have not made any films I do not love.Meaning they are absolutely my favorite directors. Oh right dont worry and thanks for clearing it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted September 10, 2009 Member Share Posted September 10, 2009 Directors: Johnnie To Alfred Hitchcock Sammo Hung Ringo Lam Michael Hui Actors: Donnie Yen Denzel Washington Sammo Hung Michael Hui Mark Dacascos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Juon 408 Posted February 19, 2010 Member Share Posted February 19, 2010 Actors: Bruce Campbell Robert Englund Clint Eastwood Christian Bale Bruce Lee Sammo Hung Sho Aikawa Riki Takeuchi Jackie Chan Chow Yun-Fat Gordan Liu Johnny Depp Boris Karloff Taku Sakaguchi the Pythons Actresses: Scarlett Johansson Natalie Portman Ziyi Zhang Meiko Kaji Kat Dennings Kristen Stewart (just because she's a stoner) Aya Ueto Angelina Jolie Rosario Dawson Keira Knightley Chiaki Kuriyama Mary Elizabeth Winstead Anne Hathaway Asia Argento Directors: Kinji Fukasaku Takashi Miike George A. Romero Sam Raimi Ryuhei Kitamura Ishiro Honda Akira & Kiyoshi Kurosawa Hideo Nakata Shinya Tsukamoto Christopher Nolan Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones Tim Burton Edgar Wright Quentin Tarantino Robert Rodriguez Dario Argento Sergio Leone James Whale (cause of Frankenstein & Bride) Steven Spielberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Zalfira Posted February 19, 2010 Member Share Posted February 19, 2010 My favourite actor is Bruce Lee!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shukocarl Posted March 6, 2010 Member Share Posted March 6, 2010 Favourite Actors (In No particular order): Timothy Dalton Clint Eastwood Bruce Lee Lee Van Cleef Bruce Li Sonny Chiba Peter Cushing Christopher Lee Patrick McGoohan Roy Scheider Ti Lung Lo Lieh David Chiang Wang Yu Sean Connery Favourite Actresses: Amanda Redman Carey Lowell Freema Agyeman Angela Mao Malisa Longo! Sue Shiomi Beverly Callard!!! Favourite Directors: Sergio Leone Chang Cheh Terence Fisher Terence Young Stanley Kubrick Steven Speilberg (before he went soft) Lucio Fulci! Richard Donner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ekisha Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Favourite Actors: Dan Aykroyd Bill Murray Chevy Chase Clint Eastwood Lee Van Cleef Eddie Murphy Charles Grodin Terence Hill Bud Spencer Chuck Norris Mark Wahlberg Jean Claude Van Damme John Candy John Ashton Arnold Schwarzenegger Bruce Campbell Favourite Actress: Geena Davis Favourite Directors: John Carpenter Guy Ritchie Ivan Reitman Clint Eastwood Harold Ramis Tim Burton Martin Brest Sergio Corbucci Bruno Corbucci Sergio Leone Dan O'Bannon Favourite Asian Actors: Danny Lee Kent Cheng Stanley Fung Parkman Wong Frankie Chan Richard Ng Yuen Biao Sammo Hung Lam Ching Ying Lau Ching Wan Anthony Wong Jackie Chan Favourite Asian Actresses: Sandra Ng Carol Cheng Amanda Lee Kristy Yeung Theresa Mo Favourite Asian Directors: Johnnie To Danny Lee Frankie Chan Kent Cheng Lau Kar Leung Chang Cheh Herman Yau Ringo Lam Wong Chung Kirk Wong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamec9869 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Directors Quentin Tarantino Michael Mann Terry Gilliam Tony Scott Chang Cheh John Woo Actors Ti Lung Denzel Washington Chow Yun Fat Edward Norton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AndyWayne84 Posted February 28, 2011 Member Share Posted February 28, 2011 Favorite Actors Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Mark Dacascos, Gary Daniels, Tony Jaa, Sammy Hung, Kane Kosugi, Sho Kosugi, Chow Yun Fat, Nicholas Tse, Daniel Wu, Ekin Cheng, Andy On. Vaness Wu, Don Johnson, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren and Mickey Rourke. Favorite Directors Jonnie To. John Woo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member pratty Posted September 5, 2011 Member Share Posted September 5, 2011 In no order: Actors: Jackie Chan Francis Ng Johnny Depp Christian Bale Brad Pitt Guy Pearce George Clooney Al Pacino Sean Bean Jodie Foster Anthony Wong Directors: Christopher Nolan Johnnie To Tsui Hark John Woo Steven Spielberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted February 3, 2012 Member Share Posted February 3, 2012 My faves (and fave films!) ACTORS Peter Cushing Bela Lugosi Bruce Lee Lon Chaney Peter Lorre Boris Karloff Vincent Price Jackie Chan Clint Eastwood Chen Sing ACTRESSES Angela Mao Sissy Spacek Fay Wray Nora Miao Barbara Shelley Barbara Steele Simone Simon Julie Newmar Ingrid Bergman Sigourney Weaver DIRECTORS Tim Burton Sergio Leone Akira Kurosawa King Hu Chang Cheh Mario Bava George A Romero Sammo Hung Ishiro Honda Jesus Franco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member CatNap Posted February 4, 2012 Member Share Posted February 4, 2012 Directors – HK Wong Kar Wai Johnnie To Peter Chan Tsui Hark Ann Hui Xu Jingli John Woo Sammo Hung Actors - HK Leslie Cheung Takeshi Kaneshiro Tony Leung Chiu Wai Lau Ching Wan Chow Yun Fat Simon Yam Anthony Wong Francis Ng Eric Tsang Chapman To Danny Lee Actresses - HK Anita Mui Carina Lau Brigitte Lin Ruby Wong Cheuk-ling Maggie Siu Xu Jingli He Caifei Sandra Ng Gong Li Maggie Cheung Sylvia Chang Michelle Yeoh Ya-lei Kuei Western Actors Jeff Daniels Clint Eastwood Morgan Freeman Michael Cain Ed Asner Charles Durning Luis Guzmán John Goodman John Candy Terence Stamp Roy Scheider Sidney Poitier Howard Rowland Carroll O’Connor Ricardo Darin Gerard Depardieu Western Actresses Helen Mirren Gena Rowlands Stephanie Beacham Cecilia Roth Norma Alejandro Lana Parrilla Rita Moreno Judi Denchi Joan Plowright Jeanne Moreau Sophia Loren Claudia Cardinale Emma Thompson Pam Grier Debbie Allen Directors – Western Alfred Hitchock Woody Allen Giuseppe Tornatore Federico Fellini Clint Eastward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tenebre Posted January 3, 2013 Member Share Posted January 3, 2013 Very intersting read so far... I will do mine differently Favorite means i own everything they have done and would blind buy whatever they make next... for ease and length.... Alpha this way is for my rack labels... Directors: Aja, Alexandre Argento, Dario Balagueró, Jaume Bava, Lamberto Bava, Mario Bay, Michael Bousman, Darren Lynn Carnahan, Joe Carpenter, John Chan, Benny Cheh, Chang Ching, Siu-Tung Chow, Stephen Coscarelli, Don Cozzi, Luigi Deodato, Ruggero deOssorio, Amando Fulci, Lucio Gans, Christophe Gilliam, Terry Gordon, Stuart Hark, Tsui Hooper, Tobe Hung, Sammo Lam, Ringo Lau, Kar Leung Lenzi, Umberto Leone, Sergio Lustig, William Lynch, Jennifer Mann, Michael Mattei, Bruno McKee, Lucky Miller, Steven C Nolan, Christopher Pinkaew, Prachya Rodriguez, Robert Rollin, Jean Romero, Goerg Roth, Eli Scott, Tony Smith, Kevin (although i refuse to buy his last 2 POS) Snyder, Zack Soavi, Michelle Tarantino, Quentin Twohy, David Woo, John Yuen, Cory Yuen, Woo Ping Yuzna, Brian Actors Chan, Jackie Li, Jet Yen, Donnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Lionclaw Posted January 3, 2013 Member Share Posted January 3, 2013 Actors: Ethan Hawke Josh Hartnett Denzel Washington Wesley Snipes Jet Li Donnie Yen Scott Adkins Jason Statham Directors: Zack Snyder Antoine Fuqua John Woo Isaac Florentine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member SamSeed Posted January 23, 2013 Member Share Posted January 23, 2013 Actors: Robert De Niro Jack Nicholson Sammo Hung Yuen Biao Hwang Jang Lee Jackie Chan Tom Hardy Peter Capaldi Directors: Martin Scorsese Yuen Wo Ping Sammo Hung Christopher Nolan There are many more but these are the main ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Superfly Posted August 6, 2013 Member Share Posted August 6, 2013 In no order and I will put Asian and Americans in one list. Actors __________ 1. Andy Lau 2. Denzel Washington 3. Al Pacino 4. Chow Yun Fat 5. Tom Hanks 6. Christoph Waltz 7. Christopher Walken 8. Robert Deniro 9. Jet Li 10. Leonardo DiCaprio 11. Edward Norton 12. Christian Bale 13. Lau Ching-wan AKA Sean Lau 14. Kang-ho Song 15. Bruce Willis 16. Samuel L Jackson 17. Jackie Chan 18. William Dafoe 19. Timothy Olyphant 20. Steve Buscemi 21. Jim Caveizel 22. James Remar 23. Byung-hun Lee 24. Donnie Yen 25. Tim Roth Actresses ______________ 1. Claire Daines 2. Katee Sackhoff 3. Scarlett Johansson 4. Moon Lee 5. Michelle Yeoh 6. Piper Perabo 7. Amy Acker 8. Grace Park 9. Uma Thurman 10. Rosario Dawson 11. Lucy Liu 12 Maggie Cheyung 13. Jessica Alba 14. Ziyi Zhang 15. Kerry Washington Directors ______________ 1. Quentin Tarantino 2. John Woo 3. Takashi Miike 4. Andrew Lau 5. Christopher Nolan 6. Ridley Scott 7. Chan-wook Park 8. Tsui Hark 9. Kevin Smith 10. John Carpenter 11. Wilson yip 12. Tony Scott 13. Johnnie To 14. Steven Spielberg 15. Martin Scorcese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Coliseum1972 Posted January 26, 2014 Member Share Posted January 26, 2014 20 yrs since Savalas died , RIP....what a legend ! de Niro Walken Pesci Nicholson Eastwood Stallone Arnold (I really like his films despite his limited acting ability , he does OK despite no official acting education) Hanks Robin Williams Chris Lee Scheider Dreyfuss Pleasence Robert Shaw Bronson Pfeiffer Streep Bullock Kidman Marcia Cross Locklear Streisand (mostly enjoy Funny Girl , For Petes Sake , Yentl......"Clear Day" is kinda interesting too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Biozombie Posted January 26, 2014 Member Share Posted January 26, 2014 Actors Andy Lau Lim Chang Jeong Hwang Jeong Min Seol Kyeong Gu Song Kang Ho Actresss Anita Mui Lee Mi Sook Kim Seon Ah Kong Hyo Jin Shim Hye Jin Directors Kim Ki Duk Honda Ishiro Kang Woo Seok Chang Che Kim Ji Woon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Zalfira Posted January 30, 2015 Member Share Posted January 30, 2015 Only Bruce Lee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Lady Jin Szu-Yi Posted June 20, 2015 Member Share Posted June 20, 2015 This is a work in progress for me. I find new films / cast all the time. I rotate through various genres and such. Directors: Dario Argento Chang Cheh John Carpenter Sergio Martino Sun Chung I respect Mario Bava, Enzo Castellari, John Woo, Lucio Fulci Actors: Phlip Kwok Lu Feng Fabio Testi Kurt Russell Ivan Rassimov Lo Meng Chow Yun-Fat Leung Kar Yan Chen Kaun-Tai Lau Kar Wing (I am sure I will add his older brother to the director / actor list.) Ti Lung Franco Nero and Tomas Milian are guilty pleasures now. Actresses: Edwige Fenech Florinda Bolkan Pam Grier Michelle Yeoh Irene Miracle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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