FabSwingers.com forum: Who is/are your favourite directors?

By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman
18 weeks ago

Reading

My kid is really getting me into watching films I wouldn't normally. We've been through a weaving line through a bunch of different directors' films. But the latest? We watched Magnolia a few weeks ago and today he put on Phantom Thread. And I think I really love Paul Thomas Anderson films.

Not sure he's my favourite favourite but I'm enjoying this journey. Who are your favourite directors?!

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By *eoBloomsMan
18 weeks ago

Springfield

I'm a film nut so far too many to list ! But Kubrick probably still my 🐐 .

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By *tr8MrEMan
18 weeks ago

somewhere near Sheffield

Hitchcock

Scott

Kubrick

It's tough to challenge them 3 to be honest

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By *ai Hard 2 - Dai HarderMan
18 weeks ago

Manchester / Cardiff

QT for me. Can't do any wrong in my eyes. My top three favourite scenes ever all come from his creation...

1) the opening scene of 'Inglorious Basterds', genuinely took my breath away the first time I saw it. I literally had to consciously remind myself to breathe!

2) the 'Sicilian' scene from 'True Romance' (Dir. Ridley Scott, but penned by QT), two of Hollywoods finest going toe to toe in a beautiful but sinister tete a tete.

3) the OD'ing scene in 'Pulp Fiction' ...that was really fuckin' trippy!

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By *eoBloomsMan
18 weeks ago

Springfield

Current working favourite would probably be Richard Linklater, such variety in his work.

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By *rHotNottsMan
18 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Baz Luhrman, David Lynch, Darren Aronofsky

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman
18 weeks ago

Reading

Any woman directors make your lists?

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By *eoBloomsMan
18 weeks ago

Springfield

"Any woman directors make your lists? "

Agnes Varda would make my top 10.

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By *rHotNottsMan
18 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"Any woman directors make your lists? "

Check out Wadjda, directed by Haifaa al-Mansour It was the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first by a female director. Brilliant film

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By *ir SupremacyMan
18 weeks ago

Bolton

Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg Quainton Tarantino .

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By *ai Hard 2 - Dai HarderMan
18 weeks ago

Manchester / Cardiff

"Any woman directors make your lists? "

Kathryn Bigelow;

The Hurt Locker

Zero Dark Thirty

Point Break

Near Dark

Strange Days

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By *issilia AmoriWoman
18 weeks ago

St Albans/ North Welsh Borders

Taika Waititi

Luc Besson

James Gunn

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By (user no longer on site)
18 weeks ago

I like some British directors like Shane meadows.

I like Alan Clarke too, most people know him for 'Rita sue and bob too'..which is kinda annoying because I think that's his worst film.

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By *aizyWoman
18 weeks ago

west midlands

John Carpenter

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By *cLovin2Man
18 weeks ago

London

"QT for me. Can't do any wrong in my eyes. My top three favourite scenes ever all come from his creation...

1) the opening scene of 'Inglorious Basterds', genuinely took my breath away the first time I saw it. I literally had to consciously remind myself to breathe!

2) the 'Sicilian' scene from 'True Romance' (Dir. Ridley Scott, but penned by QT), two of Hollywoods finest going toe to toe in a beautiful but sinister tete a tete.

3) the OD'ing scene in 'Pulp Fiction' ...that was really fuckin' trippy!"

No2 is genuinely a piece of pure genius, film making at it's best.

Personally

Favourites are Martin Scorsese, an absolute god of storytelling. I like gritty realistic movies.

QT is great as is Francis Ford Coppola, no list would be complete without Spielberg and George Lucas.

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By *cLovin2Man
18 weeks ago

London

"John Carpenter"

Forgot about him, fantastic creative director, I can't recall a great movie by a female director, I'm sure there's plenty, someone remind me of some good ones.

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By *ai Hard 2 - Dai HarderMan
18 weeks ago

Manchester / Cardiff

Gotta give a shout out to Martin McDonagh. Hasn't done many films, but those he has, classics each one;

- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

- The Banshees of Inisherin

- In Bruges

- Seven Psychopaths

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman
18 weeks ago

Reading

"Any woman directors make your lists? "

I mostly asked this question because I’ve been made to watch Cape Fear tonight which seemed needlessly violent and all the women are there to be r*ped and intimidated 🙄

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By *eoBloomsMan
18 weeks ago

Springfield

"Gotta give a shout out to Martin McDonagh. Hasn't done many films, but those he has, classics each one;

- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

- The Banshees of Inisherin

- In Bruges

- Seven Psychopaths "

I'm probably in a minority in preferring his brother John who made the hilarious The Guard. I hated Banshees.

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By *he_Libertines_69Man
18 weeks ago

Leeds

Tim Burton

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By *cottish guy 555Man
18 weeks ago

London

"Gotta give a shout out to Martin McDonagh. Hasn't done many films, but those he has, classics each one;

- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

- The Banshees of Inisherin

- In Bruges

- Seven Psychopaths

I'm probably in a minority in preferring his brother John who made the hilarious The Guard. I hated Banshees.

The guard is a great film.

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By *entlemanFoxMan
18 weeks ago

North East / London

As it happens I am just watching John Huston’s the Misfits.

Epic filmmaker.

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By *eroLondonMan
18 weeks ago

Mayfair

John Carpenter.

I love that his auteur represents a genre that breaks all conventions. I think of him as a 'film craftsman' because he writes, directs and composes/scores all his movies.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
18 weeks ago

North West

Pedro Almodóvar

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By *ouble-SidedCouple
18 weeks ago

Voldsøy

Tim Burton, Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg, James Wan. ~ Mrs.

Martin Scorcese, Guy Ritchie, Quentin Tarantino, Francis Ford Copolla, Robert De Niro. ~ Mr.

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By *B..Woman
18 weeks ago

Wiltshire

Ridley and Tony Scott

Michael Mann

Richard Donner

Christopher Nolan

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By *cLovin2Man
18 weeks ago

London

"Any woman directors make your lists?

I mostly asked this question because I’ve been made to watch Cape Fear tonight which seemed needlessly violent and all the women are there to be r*ped and intimidated 🙄"

I have to disagree, Cape Fear is a great movie, the main focus is on the deniro performance, he's very convincing. It's a classic.

It's not necessarily meant to show women as victims. Even the nick nolte character is a victim tbf.

My sister loves this kind of movie with psychopathic tendencies, she also loved no country for old men. It's just entertainment, not necessarily meant to have a larger meaning for women in society.

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By *cLovin2Man
18 weeks ago

London

"Any woman directors make your lists?

I mostly asked this question because I’ve been made to watch Cape Fear tonight which seemed needlessly violent and all the women are there to be r*ped and intimidated 🙄"

There's plenty of movies with female nutters too, Misery comes to mind, the hand that rocks the cradle. Just pure entertainment.

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman
18 weeks ago

Reading

I think men telling me how I’m supposed to feel about a thing is my biggest turn on.

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By *cLovin2Man
18 weeks ago

London

"I think men telling me how I’m supposed to feel about a thing is my biggest turn on. "

I wasn't trying to tell you how to feel, I was trying to say you're overthinking it. These are movies to just entertain, not to take too seriously.

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By *ackandsashaCouple
18 weeks ago

West Dublin

Some great answers here.

Love Clint Eastwood. He has made some fantastic films.

And have to agree about Q.T. , so many classics, full of classic scenes and incredible soundtracks.

My favorite scene would be Samuel L. Jackson's Bible quote scene.

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By *ermite12ukMan
18 weeks ago

Solihull and Romford

Tinto Brass.

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By *eoBloomsMan
18 weeks ago

Springfield

"Pedro Almodóvar "

Si. I thought his relatively recent film Pain and Glory with A Banderas was one of his finest

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By *ensual_SamMan
18 weeks ago

Bracknell

Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty are great.

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By (user no longer on site)
17 weeks ago

Probably Shane Meadows

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By (user no longer on site)
17 weeks ago

"Any woman directors make your lists?

I mostly asked this question because I’ve been made to watch Cape Fear tonight which seemed needlessly violent and all the women are there to be r*ped and intimidated 🙄"

I assume you're talking about the Scorsese remake? I'm a huge Scorsese fan but that's definitely among my couple of least favourite films of his. Doesn't work for me at all.

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By (user no longer on site)
17 weeks ago

"I think men telling me how I’m supposed to feel about a thing is my biggest turn on.

I wasn't trying to tell you how to feel, I was trying to say you're overthinking it. These are movies to just entertain, not to take too seriously."

'I wasn't trying to tell you how to feel, I was trying to tell you how to think' is not the recovery you seem to think it is.

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By *ripfillMan
17 weeks ago

Paris, New York, Hong Kong and Havant

For me

Hitchcock

Coen Brothers

Tarantino

Eastwood

Tim Parks

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman
17 weeks ago

Reading

"Any woman directors make your lists?

I mostly asked this question because I’ve been made to watch Cape Fear tonight which seemed needlessly violent and all the women are there to be r*ped and intimidated 🙄

I assume you're talking about the Scorsese remake? I'm a huge Scorsese fan but that's definitely among my couple of least favourite films of his. Doesn't work for me at all. "

Yes, the Scorsese remake!

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By *hil most chillMan
17 weeks ago

London, South East & Europe

Edgar Wright for me, I think all his films are great. Others I pay attention to include Scorcese, Spielberg, James Gunn, Tarantino, Bong Joon Ho.

Shamefully, Greta Gerwig is the only female director I can think of off the top of my head

I did really like the Barbie movie though

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By *zeroMan
17 weeks ago

Glasgow

Steven Spielberg

Paul Verhoeven

Edgar Wright

Tim Burton

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By *cLovin2Man
17 weeks ago

London

Just realised that no has mentioned James Cameron, how could we miss him out?

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By *h3rry Bomb80Man
17 weeks ago

from mars

Quentin Tarantino / Guy Ritchie

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By *ervent_fervourMan
17 weeks ago

Halifax

"My kid is really getting me into watching films I wouldn't normally. We've been through a weaving line through a bunch of different directors' films. But the latest? We watched Magnolia a few weeks ago and today he put on Phantom Thread. And I think I really love Paul Thomas Anderson films.

Not sure he's my favourite favourite but I'm enjoying this journey. Who are your favourite directors?! "

Magnolia is amazing.

That scene with Julianne Moore amd the chemist.

'Shame on you!'

Phantom Thread is delicious. Tou need to check out The Master too. Phillip Seymour Hoffman shows why he was the best actor of his generation in it too.

My fav directors? Can change on whichever day you ask me!

Loach, Coens, Welles, Aki Kaurismaki, Wes Anderson (today).

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By *bitofaslutWoman
17 weeks ago

Cannock

Kubrick, Ridley Scott, tarantino, Hitchcock, the biggies lol

As a horror movie consumer, I'm really enjoying Jordan Peele's stuff and for cheesy schlock, rob zombie fills a hole.

Might be controversial but I really don't rate Guillermo del Toro. I can't think of one of his I've actually enjoyed.

I have a soft spot for Roland Emmerich and Richard Curtis.

The Trekkie in me loves the movies and episodes Johnathan Frakes has directedm

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By *aughtywelsh89Man
17 weeks ago

Pontyclun

Spielberg and Tarantino

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By *ewbootsandpanties99Man
17 weeks ago

Darkest South East Surrey

Wes Anderson, Shonda Rimes ( although I think she might be better described as a producer) and the guy who made the Young Pope and New Pope.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
17 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

"Wes Anderson, Shonda Rimes ( although I think she might be better described as a producer) and the guy who made the Young Pope and New Pope. "

Another Wes Anderson fan here.

Also a big fan of

Denis Villeneuve.

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman
17 weeks ago

Reading

I’m glad to see some different names!

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By *ai Hard 2 - Dai HarderMan
17 weeks ago

Manchester / Cardiff

another 90's throwback to add to my list; John Woo. Particularly his pre-Hollywood, Hong-Kong shoot'em up (more bullets fired than words spoken!), 'Hard Boiled'. A MUST watch if you're a movie fan.

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By *reachersdaughterWoman
17 weeks ago

Someplace

David Fincher

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By *eliWoman
17 weeks ago

In terms of female directors...

Emerald Fennell: Saltburn (marmite but I loved it and A Promising Young Woman is fantastic. Greta Garwig for her beautifully moving films. Like Ladybird

. Oh and

Ana Lily Amirpour - one of my favourite modern vampire films.

And in terms of directors not mentioned so far - Yorgos Lanthimos and Park Chan-Wook.

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By *eoBloomsMan
17 weeks ago

Springfield

"In terms of female directors...

Emerald Fennell: Saltburn (marmite but I loved it and A Promising Young Woman is fantastic. Greta Garwig for her beautifully moving films. Like Ladybird

. Oh and

Ana Lily Amirpour - one of my favourite modern vampire films.

And in terms of directors not mentioned so far - Yorgos Lanthimos and Park Chan-Wook.

Got Ladybird on DVD (yes I'm that old) as a Christmas present- thanks for reminder to watch this week.

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By *rincess_nikki_transgurlTV/TS
17 weeks ago

salford

Denis villneuve for Arrival and Bladerunner 2049

Anything produced by A24 production.

Everything Everywhere all at once for instance as well as the stunningly good Swiss Army Man (watch it!!!)

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By *2000ManMan
17 weeks ago

Worthing

Ridley Scott.

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By *estructionDollyWoman
17 weeks ago

The Deep Dark Woods

Oooh I absolutely love Denis Villenueve, Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ridley Scott, Bong Joon Ho, Park Chan Wook, Robert Eggers, Quentin Tarantino and Stanley Kubrick

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By *eading beddingMan
17 weeks ago

Berks

Another vote for Shane Meadows (particularly for Dead Man's Shoes)

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By (user no longer on site)
17 weeks ago

Tarantino and love a Ron Howard film

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By *andadbodMan
17 weeks ago

Liverpool

Steven Spielberg by far is the most commercially successful out of all of them. 👍🏻

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman
17 weeks ago

Reading

Interesting answers! (I loathe Tarantino's films so cringe every time he's mentioned but I still want people's answers!)

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By *cLovin2Man
17 weeks ago

London

"Interesting answers! (I loathe Tarantino's films so cringe every time he's mentioned but I still want people's answers!) "

I'll just mention Quentin Tarantino again

But also David Lean made some absolute classics. Dr Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge over the River kwai.

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By *0ng0 furyMan
17 weeks ago

Birkenhead

david lynch

mike leigh

cohen bros

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By *ildTimes.Man
17 weeks ago

Wherever I May Roam

I like those two guys that did the matrix...before it got shit 🥪

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
17 weeks ago

The bottom of the River Ankh

"I like those two guys that did the matrix...before it got shit 🥪"

The Watchowskis??

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By *cLovin2Man
17 weeks ago

London

I also love the farrely brothers

Dumb & dumber

There's something about Mary

Me myself and Irene

Kingpin

If you like that humour they're geniuses too

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By *ony MannMan
17 weeks ago

South Newton

Akira Kurosawa

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
17 weeks ago

Transsexual Transylvania

All my favourite movies have been directed by Ridley Scott...

Gladiator, Blade Runner, Alien.

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By *ony MannMan
17 weeks ago

South Newton

"All my favourite movies have been directed by Ridley Scott...

Gladiator, Blade Runner, Alien."

I do like alien

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By *hirleyMan
17 weeks ago

London

Ron Jeremy!

Edge of your seat, takes you through the roller coaster of emotions

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