lzcutter Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 One last thing, can anyone explain why the Kevin Brownlow set "Hollywood" is not yet available on DVD? I am aware of some vague reference to copyright difficulties. I hope I am not rehashing something that has already been discussed in the past. Again, any info would be greatly appreciated.>> Ufaman, It is still tied up in rights hell but is rumored to be about 95% through the lengthy battle. It was set to be released in England last year but hit a snag at the last minute. Everyone is holding their breath hoping that it will finally be released this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ufaman Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Add one more holding his breath. I'm sure you and many others know that for anyone who is knowledgeable about silent films it is a must, and anyone who wants to get a terrific introduction to silents can not go wrong with this set. Thank you for getting back to me and if you or anyone else knows when it is being released, please let me know as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubrickbuff Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 My favorite directors, Stanley Kubrick Frank Capra Peter Jackson Charlie Chaplin Alfred Hitchcock George Stevens Wes Anderson Howard Hawks Joel & Ethen Coen Buster Keaton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnm001 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 My favorite film director is Robert Wise. There is no other director who has made so many favorite films of mine, in such diverse genres. He never needed to resort to gimmicks, he just made first-rate, solid entertainment. Other directors that I really like are Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hawks, John Ford, Brian DePalma, M. Night Shyamalan; Blake Edwards, others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewey1960 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Nice, diverse list! Here's mine: 1. JACQUES TOURNEUR 2. JOHN FORD 3. FRITZ LANG 4. NICHOLAS RAY 5. ORSON WELLES 6. ELIA KAZAN 7. DON SIEGEL 8. HOWARD HAWKS 9. FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT 10. STANLEY DONEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 John Ford, John Huston, Roman Polanski, William Wyler, Francois Truffaut, Frederico Fellini, Stanley Donen George Cukor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestEra Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 I don't know who may actually be the BEST film director, but these film geniuses certainly turned out some great films: 1. Alfred Hitchcock (hands down, the winner) 2. Vincente Minnelli 3. Frank Capra 4. Billy Wilder 5. Edmund Goulding 6. John Farrow 7. Joseph L. Mankiewicz 8. Henry Koster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubrickbuff Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 I love Robert Wise myself, I am watching a lot of his films in my film history class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnm001 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 I just love so many of his films. More than any other director. What Robert Wise films have you seen, so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubrickbuff Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Just finished West Side Story, I wrote a paper on it. I love the art direction and I love the way the music numbers are framed, the only problem that I had with the movie was the character development, the characters could have been better thought out, I thought that the love relationship between Tony and Maria was poorly developed, I did not care about the characters as much as I wanted to, my film teacher agreed with me that the filmmakers could have focused on the characters a little more but because it's a musical I guss they wanted to focus more on the music numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinemascope Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Musicals aren't generally about stories, they are about the music, song, and dance. In this context it's not surprising that stories and plot generally take a back seat to the staging of the music numbers -- that is how it was originally conceived to work in the stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnm001 Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 the only problem that I had with the movie was the character development, the characters could have been better thought out, I thought that the love relationship between Tony and Maria was poorly developed, Well, WSS is based on a stage play. To deviate from it too much, would make the film version of it, something else. As it is, Ernest Lehman made changes to the original stage script, to better facilitate the medium of film; and, to change the dramatic tone of the story. However, he created a screenplay that was faithful to the source material, which, apparently, was appealing enough to be purchased and made into a film in the first place. How would you have better developed the love relationship between Tony and Maria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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