OK, everybody list their five favorite directors, then their five favorite films from each. I know it's a hard task on both fronts, but give it a shot anyway.
Akira Kurosawa
Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952), High & Low (1963), RAN (1985), The Seven Samurai (1954)
Martin Scorsese
GoodFellas (1990), Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), After Hours (1985), The King of Comedy (1983)
John Huston
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Maltese Falcon (1941), Under the Volcano (1984), The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Stanley Kubrick
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), Paths of Glory (1957), The Killing (1956), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Robert Altman
Nashville (1975), M*A*S*H (1970), Short Cuts (1993), The Long Goodbye (1973), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Akira Kurosawa
Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952), High & Low (1963), RAN (1985), The Seven Samurai (1954)
Martin Scorsese
GoodFellas (1990), Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), After Hours (1985), The King of Comedy (1983)
John Huston
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Maltese Falcon (1941), Under the Volcano (1984), The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Stanley Kubrick
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), Paths of Glory (1957), The Killing (1956), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Robert Altman
Nashville (1975), M*A*S*H (1970), Short Cuts (1993), The Long Goodbye (1973), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
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"Film is a disease. When it infects your bloodstream it takes over as the number one hormone. It bosses the enzymes, directs the pineal gland, plays Iago to your psyche. As with heroin, the antidote to Film is more Film." - Frank Capra
"Film is a disease. When it infects your bloodstream it takes over as the number one hormone. It bosses the enzymes, directs the pineal gland, plays Iago to your psyche. As with heroin, the antidote to Film is more Film." - Frank Capra