Re: Movies, Actors & Directors Tournament: Vote Now!
Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 4:01 pm
Also surprised no one picked Alfred Hitchcock.
and Memento
and Memento
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
YesMalloy wrote:good pickE.H. Ruddock wrote:Cate Blanchett - actor
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
60s: For a Few Dollars MoreBurtReynolds wrote:My honorable mentions list:
60s: La Jetėe
70s: A Boy and His Dog
80s: The Road Warrior
90s: Total Recall
00s: The Road
10s: Blade Runner 2049
George Miller
Clint Eastwood
Any Adams
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
That would be a good list in its own right.Ello Sailor wrote: 60s: For a Few Dollars More
70s: A Clockwork Orange
80s: Aliens
90s: True Romance
00s: Pan's Labyrinth
10s: Inception
Dir: David Lynch
Jack Nicholson
Denzel Washington
Has good remake potential I think.tragabigzanda wrote:This would’ve been so ballerE.H. Ruddock wrote:A Boy and his Dog was second on my 70’s list
Almost went with her, too.Malloy wrote:good pickE.H. Ruddock wrote:Cate Blanchett - actor
I agree, but a remake also has the potential to be really hacky in this case.BurtReynolds wrote:Has good remake potential I think.tragabigzanda wrote:This would’ve been so ballerE.H. Ruddock wrote:A Boy and his Dog was second on my 70’s list
Really wanted to pick him, he's one of my favorites currently out there, but I didn't think he had enough volume to justify picking him. High hopes for Dune later this year.Anders wrote: Denis Villeneuve
Same. Very excited about his future. High hopes for this guy.E.H. Ruddock wrote:Really wanted to pick him, he's one of my favorites currently out there, but I didn't think he had enough volume to justify picking him. High hopes for Dune later this year.Anders wrote: Denis Villeneuve
The underground stuff is too corny for me, but it has one of the best endings ever.E.H. Ruddock wrote:I agree, but a remake also has the potential to be really hacky in this case.BurtReynolds wrote:Has good remake potential I think.tragabigzanda wrote:This would’ve been so ballerE.H. Ruddock wrote:A Boy and his Dog was second on my 70’s list