Welcome to the quarterfinals of this thing! We had some awesome matchups last round, and now we move on to the final 8 directors in this tournament! We got some good matchups, headlined by what should be a massive battle: Martin Scorsese vs Quentin Tarantino. Who will move on to the final four? The choice is yours! So let's get it on!
Notable Scorsese Films: Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street
Notable Tarantino Films: Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight
Notable Spielberg Films: Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Indiana Jones Series, ET, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan
Notable McTiernan Films: Predator, Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October, Die Hard With a Vengeance
Notable Kubrick Films: Paths of Glory, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket
Notable Leone Films: A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, The Good The Bad & The Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, Once Upon a Time in America
Notable Eastwood Films: High Plains Drifter, The Oulaw Josey Wales, Pale Rider, Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino
Notable Fincher Films: Se7en, Fight Club, Zodiac, The Social Network, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl
Saturday, 19 March 2016
Thursday, 10 March 2016
Director Madness - Lang & Chaplin Brackets - Round 2
Welcome back to director madness! Well the first round was exciting and full of shockers. John Carpenter beat Alfred Hitchcock in an upset, Richard Linklater was able to get some votes and nearly knock off Kubrick, and David Fincher got revenge for M Night beating him in the 1999 box office! Both the Lang and Chaplin brackets have their fair share of heavyweights heading into the second round, but who will move on to the quarterfinals? The choice is yours!
So without further adieu, here's the two matchups remaining in the Lang Bracket:
Notable Nolan Films: Memento, Insomnia, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, Interstellar
Notable Kubrick Films: Paths of Glory, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket
Notable Leone Films: A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, The Good The Bad & The Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, Once Upon a Time in America
Notable Carpenter Films: Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, Escape From New York, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, They Live
And here's the two matchups remaining in the Chaplin Bracket:
Notable Wright Films: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, The World's End, Ant-Man (Oh wait...)
Notable Eastwood Films: High Plains Drifter, The Oulaw Josey Wales, Pale Rider, Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino
Notable Fincher Films: Se7en, Fight Club, Zodiac, The Social Network, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl
Notable Burton Films: Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas (producer), Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow
Director Madness - Welles & DeMille Brackets - Round 2
Welcome back to director madness! Well the first round was exciting and full of surprises. George Miller beat James Cameron in an upset, PTA was able to hold ground and give Tarantino a run for his money, and Michael Bay got more votes in his match than JJ Abrams did in his! Both the Welles and DeMille brackets have their fair share of heavyweights heading into the second round, but who will move on to the quarterfinals? The choice is yours!
So without further adieu, here's the two matchups remaining in the Welles Bracket:
Notable Scorsese Films: Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street
Notable Coen Brothers Films: Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men, Burn After Reading, True Grit
Notable Tarantino Films: Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight
Notable De Palma Films: Carrie, Scarface, The Untouchables, Carlito's Way, Mission: Impossible
And here are the matchups remaining in the DeMille Bracket:
Notable Spielberg Films: Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Indiana Jones Series, ET, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan
Notable Miller Films: Mad Max Series, The Witches of Eastwick, Babe: Pig in the City, Happy Feet
Notable McTiernan Films: Predator, Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October, Die Hard With a Vengeance
Notable Snyder Films: Dawn of the Dead (2004), 300, Watchmen, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Monday, 29 February 2016
Director Madness - Chaplin Bracket - Round 1
Welcome to Director Madness! In honor of the March Madness tourney going on this month, I thought I'd have a tournament of my own to determine the best movie director of all time! There will be 32 directors of my choosing going head to head in 1 on 1 rounds, and YOU get to vote for whoever you want to move on. Eventually we get another round, well... You know the drill. So let's get on with it!
In this particular posting, we are introduced to the 8 directors in the Chaplin Bracket, named after silent era comedy legend Charlie Chaplin. Who will move on? The choice is yours! Below are the voting polls, and some notable film highlights from each director! Here we go!
Notable Wright Films: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, The World's End, Ant-Man (Oh wait...)
Notable Brooks Films: The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Spaceballs, Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Notable Eastwood Films: High Plains Drifter, The Oulaw Josey Wales, Pale Rider, Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino
Notable Iñárritu Films: 21 Grams, Babel, Biutiful, Birdman, The Revenant
Notable Fincher Films: Se7en, Fight Club, Zodiac, The Social Network, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl
Notable Shyamalan Films: The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Happening, After Earth, Plot Twist: The Movie
Notable Burton Films: Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas (producer), Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow
Notable Bird Films: The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Tomorrowland
In this particular posting, we are introduced to the 8 directors in the Chaplin Bracket, named after silent era comedy legend Charlie Chaplin. Who will move on? The choice is yours! Below are the voting polls, and some notable film highlights from each director! Here we go!
Notable Wright Films: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, The World's End, Ant-Man (Oh wait...)
Notable Brooks Films: The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Spaceballs, Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Notable Eastwood Films: High Plains Drifter, The Oulaw Josey Wales, Pale Rider, Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino
Notable Iñárritu Films: 21 Grams, Babel, Biutiful, Birdman, The Revenant
Notable Fincher Films: Se7en, Fight Club, Zodiac, The Social Network, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl
Notable Shyamalan Films: The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Happening, After Earth, Plot Twist: The Movie
Notable Burton Films: Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas (producer), Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow
Notable Bird Films: The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Tomorrowland
Director Madness - Lang Bracket - Round 1
Welcome to Director Madness! In honor of the March Madness tourney going on this month, I thought I'd have a tournament of my own to determine the best movie director of all time! There will be 32 directors of my choosing going head to head in 1 on 1 rounds, and YOU get to vote for whoever you want to move on. Eventually we get another round, well... You know the drill. So let's get on with it!
In this particular posting, we are introduced to the 8 directors in the Lang Bracket, named after legendary silent era arthouse director Fritz Lang. Who will move on? The choice is yours! Below are the voting polls, and some notable film highlights from each director! Here we go!
Notable Nolan Films: Memento, Insomnia, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, Interstellar
Notable Scott Films: Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, American Gangster, The Martian
Notable Kubrick Films: Paths of Glory, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket
Notable Linklater Films: Dazed & Confused, Before Trilogy, School of Rock, Boyhood
Notable Kurosawa Films: Sanshiro Sugata, Ikiru, Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress, Yojimbo
Notable Leone Films: A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, The Good The Bad & The Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, Once Upon a Time in America
Notable Hitchcock Films: Dial M for Murder, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, The Birds
Notable Carpenter Films: Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, Escape From New York, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, They Live
In this particular posting, we are introduced to the 8 directors in the Lang Bracket, named after legendary silent era arthouse director Fritz Lang. Who will move on? The choice is yours! Below are the voting polls, and some notable film highlights from each director! Here we go!
Notable Nolan Films: Memento, Insomnia, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, Interstellar
Notable Scott Films: Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, American Gangster, The Martian
Notable Kubrick Films: Paths of Glory, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket
Notable Linklater Films: Dazed & Confused, Before Trilogy, School of Rock, Boyhood
Notable Kurosawa Films: Sanshiro Sugata, Ikiru, Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress, Yojimbo
Notable Leone Films: A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, The Good The Bad & The Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, Once Upon a Time in America
Notable Hitchcock Films: Dial M for Murder, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, The Birds
Notable Carpenter Films: Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, Escape From New York, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, They Live
Director Madness - DeMille Bracket - Round 1
Welcome to Director Madness! In honor of the March Madness tourney going on this month, I thought I'd have a tournament of my own to determine the best movie director of all time! There will be 32 directors of my choosing going head to head in 1 on 1 rounds, and YOU get to vote for whoever you want to move on. Eventually we get another round, well... You know the drill. So let's get on with it!
In this particular posting, we are introduced to the 8 directors in the DeMille Bracket, named after O.G. blockbuster director Cecil B. DeMille. Who will move on? The choice is yours! Below are the voting polls, and some notable film highlights from each director! Here we go!
Notable Spielberg Films: Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Indiana Jones Series, ET, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan
Notable Abrams Films: Mission Impossible III, Star Trek, Super 8, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Notable Cameron Films: The Terminator, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Titanic, Avatar
Notable Miller Films: Mad Max Series, The Witches of Eastwick, Babe: Pig in the City, Happy Feet
Notable McTiernan Films: Predator, Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October, Die Hard With a Vengeance
Notable Verhoeven Films: Soldier of Orange, Robocop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers
Notable Snyder Films: Dawn of the Dead (2004), 300, Watchmen, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Notable Bay Films: Bad Boys, The Rock, Armageddon, Transformers, 13 Hours, A Random Explosion
In this particular posting, we are introduced to the 8 directors in the DeMille Bracket, named after O.G. blockbuster director Cecil B. DeMille. Who will move on? The choice is yours! Below are the voting polls, and some notable film highlights from each director! Here we go!
Notable Spielberg Films: Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Indiana Jones Series, ET, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan
Notable Abrams Films: Mission Impossible III, Star Trek, Super 8, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Notable Cameron Films: The Terminator, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Titanic, Avatar
Notable Miller Films: Mad Max Series, The Witches of Eastwick, Babe: Pig in the City, Happy Feet
Notable McTiernan Films: Predator, Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October, Die Hard With a Vengeance
Notable Verhoeven Films: Soldier of Orange, Robocop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers
Notable Snyder Films: Dawn of the Dead (2004), 300, Watchmen, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Notable Bay Films: Bad Boys, The Rock, Armageddon, Transformers, 13 Hours, A Random Explosion
Director Madness - Welles Bracket - Round 1
Welcome to Director Madness! In honor of the March Madness tourney going on this month, I thought I'd have a tournament of my own to determine the best movie director of all time! There will be 32 directors of my choosing going head to head in 1 on 1 rounds, and YOU get to vote for whoever you want to move on. Eventually we get another round, well... You know the drill. So let's get on with it!
In this particular posting, we are introduced to the 8 directors in the Welles Bracket, named after Citizen Kane director Orson Welles. Who will move on? The choice is yours! Below are the voting polls, and some notable film highlights from each director! Here we go!
Notable Coen Brothers Films: Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men, Burn After Reading, True Grit
Notable Wachowski Brothers Films: Bound, The Matrix Trilogy, writing V For Vendetta, Cloud Atlas, Jupiter Ascending
Notable Scorsese Films: Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street
Notable Coppola Films: The Godfather Trilogy, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders, Bram Stoker's Dracula
Notable Tarantino Films: Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight
Notable PTA Films: Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch Drunk Love, There Will Be Blood
Notable De Palma Films: Carrie, Scarface, The Untouchables, Carlito's Way, Mission: Impossible
Notable Stone Films: Platoon, Wall Street, JFK, Natural Born Killers, Any Given Sunday
In this particular posting, we are introduced to the 8 directors in the Welles Bracket, named after Citizen Kane director Orson Welles. Who will move on? The choice is yours! Below are the voting polls, and some notable film highlights from each director! Here we go!
Notable Coen Brothers Films: Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men, Burn After Reading, True Grit
Notable Wachowski Brothers Films: Bound, The Matrix Trilogy, writing V For Vendetta, Cloud Atlas, Jupiter Ascending
Notable Scorsese Films: Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street
Notable Coppola Films: The Godfather Trilogy, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders, Bram Stoker's Dracula
Notable Tarantino Films: Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight
Notable PTA Films: Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch Drunk Love, There Will Be Blood
Notable De Palma Films: Carrie, Scarface, The Untouchables, Carlito's Way, Mission: Impossible
Notable Stone Films: Platoon, Wall Street, JFK, Natural Born Killers, Any Given Sunday
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