I voted for Hitchcock out of obstinance and love of Vertigo, but I'm pretty irritated that the poll fails to include Jean-Luc Godard, Frederico Fellini, or (worst of all) Jean Renoir. But what can you expect of a selection that pits John Hughes against people who can actually tells stories of urgent humanity in a visual vocabulary not riddled with cliches and unguently thick sentimentality? Very little, apparently.
I voted Welles, which isn't a tough choice at all. You really should have Lang, Renoir, Polanski, Lynch, Wilder, Kazan, Mizoguchi, Murnau, Ozu, Ford and about 25 others before you add the likes of Joel Coen on here (though he is very good).
I find it hard to believe that you place directors like Quentin Tarantino on here(although I love his films) yet you omit very influential and great directors from the silent era, such as Griffith, Murnau...
I voted for Hitchcock out of obstinance and love of Vertigo, but I'm pretty irritated that the poll fails to include Jean-Luc Godard, Frederico Fellini, or (worst of all) Jean Renoir. But what can you expect of a selection that pits John Hughes against people who can actually tells stories of urgent humanity in a visual vocabulary not riddled with cliches and unguently thick sentimentality? Very little, apparently.
I voted Welles, which isn't a tough choice at all. You really should have Lang, Renoir, Polanski, Lynch, Wilder, Kazan, Mizoguchi, Murnau, Ozu, Ford and about 25 others before you add the likes of Joel Coen on here (though he is very good).
Add Nicolas Roeg.....
I find it hard to believe that you place directors like Quentin Tarantino on here(although I love his films) yet you omit very influential and great directors from the silent era, such as Griffith, Murnau...
I agree!!