Film Junk » Lists http://www.filmjunk.com Blog and Podcast Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:09:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en Quentin Tarantino’s Top 11 Movies of 2011 http://www.filmjunk.com/2012/01/16/quentin-tarantinos-top-11-movies-of-2011/ http://www.filmjunk.com/2012/01/16/quentin-tarantinos-top-11-movies-of-2011/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:03:14 +0000 Sean http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=69612 Nevermind the Golden Globes and the Oscars... these are the awards that everyone should really care about. It's the annual Quentin Tarantino Awards, otherwise known as Quentin Tarantino's Top 10 Movies of the Year! At this point we've seen the endless parade of Best of 2011 lists published by pretty much every film critic in existence, but there's something refreshing about seeing such a big name director throwing his opinions into the mix as well. We all know that before he was an A-list filmmaker he was just a huge fan of movies, and he certainly has no qualms about professing his love for certain genre films and mainstream blockbusters. This year he has even taken it a step further by adding some new categories that actually do make it seem like an awards show. In addition to his Top 11 (okay, Top 12), he has also included picks for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, plus a "Nice Try Award" for movies that he wanted to passive aggressively praise and criticize at the same time. Are you surprised by any of his choices? Is he more in tune with the year's best movies than most other critics? Check out the full list after the jump. Quentin Tarantino’s Official Top Eleven of 2011 1. Midnight In Paris 2. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes 3. Moneyball 4. The Skin I Live In 5. X-Men: First Class 6. Young Adult 7. Attack The Block 8. Red State 9. Warrior 10. The Artist / Our Idiot Brother (tie) 11. The Three Musketeers Others he liked (no particular order) 50/50 Beginners Hugo The Iron Lady Carnage Green Hornet Green Lantern Captain America The Descendants My Week With Marilyn Fast Five Tree Of Life The Hangover Part II Mission Impossible 4 The Beaver Contagion The Sitter War Horse Nice Try Award Drive Hanna Drive Angry Real Steel Best Director Pedro Almodovar Bennett Miller Woody Allen Jason Reitman Michel Hazanavicius Best Original Screenplay Midnight In Paris Young Adult Red State Attack The Block Our Idiot Brother Beginners Best Adapted Screenplay Moneyball The Skin I live In Carnage Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Hugo X-Men: First Class

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]]> Nevermind the Golden Globes and the Oscars... these are the awards that everyone should really care about. It's the annual Quentin Tarantino Awards, otherwise known as Quentin Tarantino's Top 10 Movies of the Year! At this point we've seen the endless parade of Best of 2011 lists published by pretty much every film critic in existence, but there's something refreshing about seeing such a big name director throwing his opinions into the mix as well. We all know that before he was an A-list filmmaker he was just a huge fan of movies, and he certainly has no qualms about professing his love for certain genre films and mainstream blockbusters. This year he has even taken it a step further by adding some new categories that actually do make it seem like an awards show. In addition to his Top 11 (okay, Top 12), he has also included picks for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, plus a "Nice Try Award" for movies that he wanted to passive aggressively praise and criticize at the same time. Are you surprised by any of his choices? Is he more in tune with the year's best movies than most other critics? Check out the full list after the jump. Quentin Tarantino’s Official Top Eleven of 2011 1. Midnight In Paris 2. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes 3. Moneyball 4. The Skin I Live In 5. X-Men: First Class 6. Young Adult 7. Attack The Block 8. Red State 9. Warrior 10. The Artist / Our Idiot Brother (tie) 11. The Three Musketeers Others he liked (no particular order) 50/50 Beginners Hugo The Iron Lady Carnage Green Hornet Green Lantern Captain America The Descendants My Week With Marilyn Fast Five Tree Of Life The Hangover Part II Mission Impossible 4 The Beaver Contagion The Sitter War Horse Nice Try Award Drive Hanna Drive Angry Real Steel Best Director Pedro Almodovar Bennett Miller Woody Allen Jason Reitman Michel Hazanavicius Best Original Screenplay Midnight In Paris Young Adult Red State Attack The Block Our Idiot Brother Beginners Best Adapted Screenplay Moneyball The Skin I live In Carnage Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Hugo X-Men: First Class

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]]> http://www.filmjunk.com/2012/01/16/quentin-tarantinos-top-11-movies-of-2011/feed/ 2012 Golden Globe Winners http://www.filmjunk.com/2012/01/16/2012-golden-globe-winners/ http://www.filmjunk.com/2012/01/16/2012-golden-globe-winners/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:39:04 +0000 Sean http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=69591 In case you missed it last night (as I did), here's a recap of all the big winners from this year's Golden Globes. Looking at the list of winners, it seems like there weren't a ton of surprises, with The Descendants and The Artist ultimately coming out on top. This is all paving the way for a big showdown between the two films at the Oscars since there won't be any drama and musical categories to separate them. It's interesting to note, however, that neither Michel Hazanavicius nor Alexander Payne won Best Director; that honour went to Martin Scorsese for Hugo instead. Elsewhere, The Adventures of Tintin stole the Best Animated Feature category from Rango, which could definitely give it the momentum it needs to get an Oscar nomination this year. Meryl Streep won her 8th career Golden Globe for The Iron Lady, while Octavia Spencer won her first for The Help. From what I hear Ricky Gervais was a little less nasty this year, but from some of the clips I've embedded below it doesn't seem like he toned it down all that much. Did you watch the Golden Globes? Are you happy with this year's winners? Check out the full list after the jump.
  • Best Picture - Drama: "The Descendants"
  • Best Picture - Musical or Comedy: "The Artist"
  • Best Actor - Drama: George Clooney, "The Descendants"
  • Best Actress - Drama: Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
  • Best Actor - Musical or Comedy: Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
  • Best Actress - Musical or Comedy: Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"
  • Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
  • Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
  • Best Director: Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"
  • Best Animated Feature: "The Adventures of Tintin"
  • Best Screenplay: Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
  • Best Foreign Language Film: "A Separation"
  • Best Original Score: Ludovic Bource, "The Artist"
  • Best Original Song: "Masterpiece," Madonna from "W.E."
  • Best TV Series - Drama: "Homeland"
  • Best TV Series - Comedy: "Modern Family"
  • Best Actor TV Series - Drama: Kelsey Grammer, "Boss"
  • Best Actor TV - Comedy: Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"
  • Best Actress TV - Drama: Claire Danes, "Homeland"
  • Best Actress TV Series - Comedy: Laura Dern, "Enlightened"
  • Best Miniseries: "Downton Abbey"
  • Best Actor - Miniseries: Idris Elba, "Luther"
  • Best Actress - Miniseries Kate Winslet, "Mildred Pierce"
  • Best Supporting Actor - TV Series, Miniseries, Movie: Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
  • Best Supporting Actress - TV Series, Miniseries, Movie: Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story"
  • Cecil B. Demille Award: Morgan Freeman

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]]> In case you missed it last night (as I did), here's a recap of all the big winners from this year's Golden Globes. Looking at the list of winners, it seems like there weren't a ton of surprises, with The Descendants and The Artist ultimately coming out on top. This is all paving the way for a big showdown between the two films at the Oscars since there won't be any drama and musical categories to separate them. It's interesting to note, however, that neither Michel Hazanavicius nor Alexander Payne won Best Director; that honour went to Martin Scorsese for Hugo instead. Elsewhere, The Adventures of Tintin stole the Best Animated Feature category from Rango, which could definitely give it the momentum it needs to get an Oscar nomination this year. Meryl Streep won her 8th career Golden Globe for The Iron Lady, while Octavia Spencer won her first for The Help. From what I hear Ricky Gervais was a little less nasty this year, but from some of the clips I've embedded below it doesn't seem like he toned it down all that much. Did you watch the Golden Globes? Are you happy with this year's winners? Check out the full list after the jump.
  • Best Picture - Drama: "The Descendants"
  • Best Picture - Musical or Comedy: "The Artist"
  • Best Actor - Drama: George Clooney, "The Descendants"
  • Best Actress - Drama: Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
  • Best Actor - Musical or Comedy: Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
  • Best Actress - Musical or Comedy: Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"
  • Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
  • Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
  • Best Director: Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"
  • Best Animated Feature: "The Adventures of Tintin"
  • Best Screenplay: Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
  • Best Foreign Language Film: "A Separation"
  • Best Original Score: Ludovic Bource, "The Artist"
  • Best Original Song: "Masterpiece," Madonna from "W.E."
  • Best TV Series - Drama: "Homeland"
  • Best TV Series - Comedy: "Modern Family"
  • Best Actor TV Series - Drama: Kelsey Grammer, "Boss"
  • Best Actor TV - Comedy: Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"
  • Best Actress TV - Drama: Claire Danes, "Homeland"
  • Best Actress TV Series - Comedy: Laura Dern, "Enlightened"
  • Best Miniseries: "Downton Abbey"
  • Best Actor - Miniseries: Idris Elba, "Luther"
  • Best Actress - Miniseries Kate Winslet, "Mildred Pierce"
  • Best Supporting Actor - TV Series, Miniseries, Movie: Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
  • Best Supporting Actress - TV Series, Miniseries, Movie: Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story"
  • Cecil B. Demille Award: Morgan Freeman

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]]> http://www.filmjunk.com/2012/01/16/2012-golden-globe-winners/feed/ The National Film Registry Selects Bambi, El Mariachi, The Silence of the Lambs and 22 More Films for Preservation http://www.filmjunk.com/2011/12/28/the-national-film-registry-selects-bambi-el-mariachi-the-silence-of-the-lambs-and-22-more-films-for-preservation/ http://www.filmjunk.com/2011/12/28/the-national-film-registry-selects-bambi-el-mariachi-the-silence-of-the-lambs-and-22-more-films-for-preservation/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:52:31 +0000 Aaron http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=68910 It's that time of year again and the National Film Registry has selected 25 more films for preservation. As usual, the titles range from mainstream to art house and from old to relatively new. They are all linked in that they've been deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant by members of the Library of Congress and the National Film Registry. Some of the picks include Best Picture winners such as Forrest Gump, The Long Weekend, and The Silence of the Lambs. There are also silent films represented with with efforts from Charlie Chaplin and John Ford making appearances. One particular highlight (for me, anyway) is John Cassavetes' Faces, which helped propel modern-day independent filmmaking. While plenty of these films are worthy of discussion, there's always a few that people debate the merits of. I could see some dismissing the inclusion of El Mariachi, especially since it isn't that old, but the production behind that film and what it represents for low budget filmmaking certainly stands out as an achievement. View the full list of films after the break and let us know what you think of this year's picks. 1. Allures (1961) 2. Bambi (1942) 3. The Big Heat (1953) 4. A Computer Animated Hand (1972) 5. Crisis: Behind A Presidential Commitment (1963) 6. The Cry of the Children (1912) 7. A Cure for Pokeritis (1912) 8. El Mariachi (1992) 9. Faces (1968) 10. Fake Fruit Factory (1986) 11. Forrest Gump (1994) 12. Growing Up Female (1971) 13. Hester Street (1975) 14. I, an Actress (1977) 15. The Iron Horse (1924) 16. The Kid (1921) 17. The Lost Weekend (1945) 18. The Negro Soldier (1944) 19. Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies (1930s-40s) 20. Norma Rae (1979) 21. Porgy and Bess (1959) 22. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 23. Stand and Deliver (1988) 24. Twentieth Century (1934) 25. War of the Worlds (1953)

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]]> It's that time of year again and the National Film Registry has selected 25 more films for preservation. As usual, the titles range from mainstream to art house and from old to relatively new. They are all linked in that they've been deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant by members of the Library of Congress and the National Film Registry. Some of the picks include Best Picture winners such as Forrest Gump, The Long Weekend, and The Silence of the Lambs. There are also silent films represented with with efforts from Charlie Chaplin and John Ford making appearances. One particular highlight (for me, anyway) is John Cassavetes' Faces, which helped propel modern-day independent filmmaking. While plenty of these films are worthy of discussion, there's always a few that people debate the merits of. I could see some dismissing the inclusion of El Mariachi, especially since it isn't that old, but the production behind that film and what it represents for low budget filmmaking certainly stands out as an achievement. View the full list of films after the break and let us know what you think of this year's picks. 1. Allures (1961) 2. Bambi (1942) 3. The Big Heat (1953) 4. A Computer Animated Hand (1972) 5. Crisis: Behind A Presidential Commitment (1963) 6. The Cry of the Children (1912) 7. A Cure for Pokeritis (1912) 8. El Mariachi (1992) 9. Faces (1968) 10. Fake Fruit Factory (1986) 11. Forrest Gump (1994) 12. Growing Up Female (1971) 13. Hester Street (1975) 14. I, an Actress (1977) 15. The Iron Horse (1924) 16. The Kid (1921) 17. The Lost Weekend (1945) 18. The Negro Soldier (1944) 19. Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies (1930s-40s) 20. Norma Rae (1979) 21. Porgy and Bess (1959) 22. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 23. Stand and Deliver (1988) 24. Twentieth Century (1934) 25. War of the Worlds (1953)

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]]> http://www.filmjunk.com/2011/12/28/the-national-film-registry-selects-bambi-el-mariachi-the-silence-of-the-lambs-and-22-more-films-for-preservation/feed/ Fandango’s Top 10 Worst Christmas Movies http://www.filmjunk.com/2011/12/20/fandangos-top-10-worst-christmas-movies/ http://www.filmjunk.com/2011/12/20/fandangos-top-10-worst-christmas-movies/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:31:36 +0000 Sean http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=68520 Every year around this time, we start to settle into some of our well-established family and/or personal traditions and if you're a film fan, odds are your holiday traditions involve watching a favourite flick or two. Inevitably, the discussion around the blogosphere gravitates toward singling out some of the best Christmas movies of all time, but a topic that isn't often addressed is the exact opposite: the worst Christmas movies of all time. And let's face it, there have been plenty of stinkers over the years trying desperately to carve out a piece of that holiday pie. This year Fandango decided to hold a poll on that very subject, and the results were interesting, although probably not that surprising. The 1964 cult classic Santa Claus Conquers the Martians ended up on top with 23% of the votes, while the Hulk Hogan turd Santa with Muscles also figured highly in the voting. However, I was a little bit dismayed to see movies like Jingle All the Way and Ernest Saves Christmas included as well. Nostalgia is a powerful thing, especially around the holidays, but are they really that bad? What are your least favourite Christmas movies? Check out the full results of the poll after the jump. 1. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians 2. Silent Night, Deadly Night 3. Jingle All the Way 4. Jack Frost 5. Santa With Muscles 6. Ernest Saves Christmas 7. Home Alone 3 8. Deck the Halls 9. Surviving Christmas 10. Christmas With the Kranks

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]]> Every year around this time, we start to settle into some of our well-established family and/or personal traditions and if you're a film fan, odds are your holiday traditions involve watching a favourite flick or two. Inevitably, the discussion around the blogosphere gravitates toward singling out some of the best Christmas movies of all time, but a topic that isn't often addressed is the exact opposite: the worst Christmas movies of all time. And let's face it, there have been plenty of stinkers over the years trying desperately to carve out a piece of that holiday pie. This year Fandango decided to hold a poll on that very subject, and the results were interesting, although probably not that surprising. The 1964 cult classic Santa Claus Conquers the Martians ended up on top with 23% of the votes, while the Hulk Hogan turd Santa with Muscles also figured highly in the voting. However, I was a little bit dismayed to see movies like Jingle All the Way and Ernest Saves Christmas included as well. Nostalgia is a powerful thing, especially around the holidays, but are they really that bad? What are your least favourite Christmas movies? Check out the full results of the poll after the jump. 1. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians 2. Silent Night, Deadly Night 3. Jingle All the Way 4. Jack Frost 5. Santa With Muscles 6. Ernest Saves Christmas 7. Home Alone 3 8. Deck the Halls 9. Surviving Christmas 10. Christmas With the Kranks

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]]> http://www.filmjunk.com/2011/12/20/fandangos-top-10-worst-christmas-movies/feed/ Roger Ebert’s Top 20 Films of 2011 http://www.filmjunk.com/2011/12/19/roger-eberts-top-20-films-of-2011/ http://www.filmjunk.com/2011/12/19/roger-eberts-top-20-films-of-2011/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:30:39 +0000 Sean http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=68457 In addition to the flood of awards nominations that have been announced over the last couple of weeks, the year end top 10 lists are finally starting to circulate as well. Critics have been busy cramming to make sure they see all of the most important movies while also finalizing their lists before the end of the year. Although we can't post every single Best of 2011 list that comes up, there are a few that always seem particularly noteworthy and one of those is Roger Ebert's. This year Ebert praises some of the biggest awards contenders (Hugo, The Artist and The Descendants), while also including some of the movies that various awards bodies have overlooked thus far such as The Tree of Life, Shame and Drive. There are a few unexpected choices, including Kenneth Lonergan's Margaret and David Schwimmer's Trust, and also a few movies I had barely even heard of: Kinyarwanda, Le Havre and his #1 movie of the year, A Separation. He also manages to throw in a token blockbuster in the form of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. What do you think of his choices? Check out the full list after the jump or head over to Roger Ebert's Journal to read the article. 1. A Separation 2. Shame 3. The Tree of Life 4. Hugo 5. Take Shelter 6. Kinyarwanda 7. Drive 8. Midnight in Paris 9. Le Havre 10. The Artist 11. Melancholia 12. Terri 13. The Descendants 14. Margaret 15. Martha Marcy May Marlene 16. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 17. Trust 18. Life, Above All 19. The Mill and the Cross 20. Another Earth

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]]> In addition to the flood of awards nominations that have been announced over the last couple of weeks, the year end top 10 lists are finally starting to circulate as well. Critics have been busy cramming to make sure they see all of the most important movies while also finalizing their lists before the end of the year. Although we can't post every single Best of 2011 list that comes up, there are a few that always seem particularly noteworthy and one of those is Roger Ebert's. This year Ebert praises some of the biggest awards contenders (Hugo, The Artist and The Descendants), while also including some of the movies that various awards bodies have overlooked thus far such as The Tree of Life, Shame and Drive. There are a few unexpected choices, including Kenneth Lonergan's Margaret and David Schwimmer's Trust, and also a few movies I had barely even heard of: Kinyarwanda, Le Havre and his #1 movie of the year, A Separation. He also manages to throw in a token blockbuster in the form of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. What do you think of his choices? Check out the full list after the jump or head over to Roger Ebert's Journal to read the article. 1. A Separation 2. Shame 3. The Tree of Life 4. Hugo 5. Take Shelter 6. Kinyarwanda 7. Drive 8. Midnight in Paris 9. Le Havre 10. The Artist 11. Melancholia 12. Terri 13. The Descendants 14. Margaret 15. Martha Marcy May Marlene 16. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 17. Trust 18. Life, Above All 19. The Mill and the Cross 20. Another Earth

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]]> http://www.filmjunk.com/2011/12/19/roger-eberts-top-20-films-of-2011/feed/ TIME’s Top 20 Worst Blockbusters of All Time http://www.filmjunk.com/2011/07/28/times-top-20-worst-blockbusters-of-all-time/ http://www.filmjunk.com/2011/07/28/times-top-20-worst-blockbusters-of-all-time/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:02:55 +0000 Sean http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=60718 Although some might disagree, overall it seems like this summer movie season has been a bust -- outside of a few surprises, it's been nothing but disappointing big budget blockbusters thus far. Whether we've fared better or worse than any other summer remains to be seen, but apparently it's been bad enough to inspire TIME Magazine to weigh in and pick their 20 worst blockbusters of all time. Like any good Top 20 list, it exists mainly to spark discussion, but I do feel like their choices are a little on the obvious side. Michael Bay has the honour of landing three films on the list, while George Lucas had a hand in two of them. Somehow I'm surprised that M. Night Shyamalan got away with just one mention. Knight and Day in particular sticks out as the one movie that doesn't really belong here, but I'm guessing it got nominated just because of the Tom Cruise factor. They also didn't waste any time in adding a couple of movies from this year to the list... go figure. Do you agree with these picks? What do you think are the worst blockbusters of all time? Check out the list after the jump or follow this link to read more. 20. The Last Airbender 19. Knight and Day 18. Hudson Hawk 17. Avengers 16 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 15. Stealth 14. The Haunting 13. Howard the Duck 12. Speed 2: Cruise Control 11. Green Lantern 10. Pearl Harbor 09. Catwoman 08. Wild Wild West 07. Waterworld 06. Godzilla 05. Batman and Robin 04. Battlefield Earth 03. Sex and the City 2 02. Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace 01. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

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]]> Although some might disagree, overall it seems like this summer movie season has been a bust -- outside of a few surprises, it's been nothing but disappointing big budget blockbusters thus far. Whether we've fared better or worse than any other summer remains to be seen, but apparently it's been bad enough to inspire TIME Magazine to weigh in and pick their 20 worst blockbusters of all time. Like any good Top 20 list, it exists mainly to spark discussion, but I do feel like their choices are a little on the obvious side. Michael Bay has the honour of landing three films on the list, while George Lucas had a hand in two of them. Somehow I'm surprised that M. Night Shyamalan got away with just one mention. Knight and Day in particular sticks out as the one movie that doesn't really belong here, but I'm guessing it got nominated just because of the Tom Cruise factor. They also didn't waste any time in adding a couple of movies from this year to the list... go figure. Do you agree with these picks? What do you think are the worst blockbusters of all time? Check out the list after the jump or follow this link to read more. 20. The Last Airbender 19. Knight and Day 18. Hudson Hawk 17. Avengers 16 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 15. Stealth 14. The Haunting 13. Howard the Duck 12. Speed 2: Cruise Control 11. Green Lantern 10. Pearl Harbor 09. Catwoman 08. Wild Wild West 07. Waterworld 06. Godzilla 05. Batman and Robin 04. Battlefield Earth 03. Sex and the City 2 02. Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace 01. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

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]]> http://www.filmjunk.com/2011/07/28/times-top-20-worst-blockbusters-of-all-time/feed/ EW’s Top 25 Greatest Working Directors http://www.filmjunk.com/2011/02/25/ews-top-25-greatest-working-directors/ http://www.filmjunk.com/2011/02/25/ews-top-25-greatest-working-directors/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:53:52 +0000 Sean http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=53149 With the Oscars just days away and the showdown between The King's Speech and The Social Network intensifying, the staff over at Entertainment Weekly decided to put together a list of the filmmakers that they consider to be the 25 Greatest Working Directors. It certainly seems that they are pushing for David Fincher to finally win Best Director this year, as he ended up at the very top of the list, right above the likes of Spielberg, Scorsese and Nolan. Overall, the list is pretty tough to argue with, although it does skew heavily towards big name American directors. If anything, I would mainly take issue with some of the ordering they came up with. James Cameron all the way down at #18 seems a bit strange, especially when Kathryn Bigelow is at #15 (yeah, I know she won the Oscar last year, but seriously). Clint Eastwood being in the top 10 also seems a bit excessive, considering the quality of his last few films and all of the other great names mentioned here. What do you think, do you agree with this list? Is there anyone important that they left out? Check out the top 25 after the jump, or head over to Entertainment Weekly to read their justifications for each choice. 25. Wes Anderson 24. Mike Leigh 23. Brad Bird 22. J.J. Abrams 21. Spike Lee 20. Edgar Wright 19. Peter Jackson 18. James Cameron 17. David Lynch 16. David O. Russell 15. Kathryn Bigelow 14. Danny Boyle 13. Roman Polanski 12. Guillermo del Toro 11. P.T. Anderson 10. Pedro Almodóvar 9. Clint Eastwood 8. Terrence Malick 7. Quentin Tarantino 6. Joel and Ethan Coen 5. Darren Aronofsky 4. Martin Scorsese 3. Steven Spielberg 2. Christopher Nolan 1. David Fincher

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]]> With the Oscars just days away and the showdown between The King's Speech and The Social Network intensifying, the staff over at Entertainment Weekly decided to put together a list of the filmmakers that they consider to be the 25 Greatest Working Directors. It certainly seems that they are pushing for David Fincher to finally win Best Director this year, as he ended up at the very top of the list, right above the likes of Spielberg, Scorsese and Nolan. Overall, the list is pretty tough to argue with, although it does skew heavily towards big name American directors. If anything, I would mainly take issue with some of the ordering they came up with. James Cameron all the way down at #18 seems a bit strange, especially when Kathryn Bigelow is at #15 (yeah, I know she won the Oscar last year, but seriously). Clint Eastwood being in the top 10 also seems a bit excessive, considering the quality of his last few films and all of the other great names mentioned here. What do you think, do you agree with this list? Is there anyone important that they left out? Check out the top 25 after the jump, or head over to Entertainment Weekly to read their justifications for each choice. 25. Wes Anderson 24. Mike Leigh 23. Brad Bird 22. J.J. Abrams 21. Spike Lee 20. Edgar Wright 19. Peter Jackson 18. James Cameron 17. David Lynch 16. David O. Russell 15. Kathryn Bigelow 14. Danny Boyle 13. Roman Polanski 12. Guillermo del Toro 11. P.T. Anderson 10. Pedro Almodóvar 9. Clint Eastwood 8. Terrence Malick 7. Quentin Tarantino 6. Joel and Ethan Coen 5. Darren Aronofsky 4. Martin Scorsese 3. Steven Spielberg 2. Christopher Nolan 1. David Fincher

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