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The Director's Chair => The Director's Chair => Topic started by: lei on May 25, 2004, 10:56:08 PM

Title: how does a director get a forum
Post by: lei on May 25, 2004, 10:56:08 PM
if anyone should have their own chair it's this director. How can David Fincher have his own chair and not  Woody Allen? This is Blasphemy.
Title: how does a director get a forum
Post by: ono on May 25, 2004, 11:03:07 PM
We've been down that road before, believe you me.  I'd be inclined to agree with Fincher -- his work is in the weaker of the bunch.  He's not really an auteur, but more of a music video type director who is actually capable of telling a story.  Shocker, I know, in this day and age, so for that he is commended.  But if you ask me, Cameron Crowe is the real weak link.  Reasons why he is included, and all our other debatings and such are found here:

http://www.xixax.com/viewtopic.php?t=3&highlight=directors+add

Welcome, and remember, the Search function is your friend.
Title: how does a director get a forum
Post by: NEON MERCURY on May 25, 2004, 11:19:54 PM
they have to direct a good film
Title: Re: how does a director get a forum
Post by: modage on May 25, 2004, 11:23:41 PM
Quote from: leiif anyone should have their own chair it's this director. How can David Fincher have his own chair and not  Woody Allen? This is Blasphemy.
basically its who gets talked about the most.
Title: how does a director get a forum
Post by: SHAFTR on May 25, 2004, 11:24:16 PM
they need to email us asking to be on it.
Title: how does a director get a forum
Post by: Pubrick on May 25, 2004, 11:26:02 PM
most were there when the place was born. a few got removed. and then we stopped taking suggestions cos it never was the official list of best directors, just who would get the most news/most future shit to talk about, with the exception of Kubrick cos he is Kubrick.
Title: Re: how does a director get a forum
Post by: ono on May 25, 2004, 11:26:27 PM
Quote from: themodernage02
Quote from: leiif anyone should have their own chair it's this director. How can David Fincher have his own chair and not  Woody Allen? This is Blasphemy.
basically its who gets talked about the most.
Exhibited exquisitely by all the sex, lies, and very few topics (TM) going on in Soderbergh's forum, eh?  Though recently I guess Crowe's forum has been even more vacant.  Funny how Kubrick's corpse has -- and probably will always -- draw more traffic than those.
Title: Re: how does a director get a forum
Post by: MacGuffin on May 25, 2004, 11:30:00 PM
Quote from: leiif anyone should have their own chair it's this director. How can David Fincher have his own chair and not  Woody Allen? This is Blasphemy.

Thank you for in the two posts you've contributed telling us what is wrong with our site.
Title: Re: how does a director get a forum
Post by: Ravi on May 25, 2004, 11:41:20 PM
Quote from: MacGuffin
Quote from: leiif anyone should have their own chair it's this director. How can David Fincher have his own chair and not  Woody Allen? This is Blasphemy.

Thank you for in the two posts you've contributed telling us what is wrong with our site.

LOL

Yes, we are a bunch of misogynistic Fincher lovers.
Title: how does a director get a forum
Post by: NEON MERCURY on May 26, 2004, 12:18:09 AM
Quote from: DonamatopoeiaBut if you ask me, Cameron Crowe is the real weak link.

you lucky PROG hardly ventures out to the other forums...he might resent that remark..............scandalouS........  :nono:
Title: how does a director get a forum
Post by: Pubrick on May 26, 2004, 12:22:05 AM
Quote from: DonamatopoeiaBut if you ask me, Cameron Crowe is the real weak link.
as has been explained a million times before, we hav that forum cos www.theuncool.com has a link to us.
Title: how does a director get a forum
Post by: ono on May 26, 2004, 12:27:00 AM
Quote from: Pubrick
Quote from: DonamatopoeiaBut if you ask me, Cameron Crowe is the real weak link.
as has been explained a million times before, we hav that forum cos www.theuncool.com has a link to us.
And I took note of that the first time it was explained to me, hence why I linked to that thread in the first place.  Or the other one -- I know one of those two has that explanation.
Title: how does a director get a forum
Post by: rustinglass on May 26, 2004, 01:24:16 AM
Quote from: Pubrick
Quote from: DonamatopoeiaBut if you ask me, Cameron Crowe is the real weak link.
as has been explained a million times before, we hav that forum cos www.theuncool.com has a link to us.

And why does it say "xixax awards 2004" so fast that it is hard to read.Can't they have one of our top right banners?
Title: how does a director get a forum
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on May 26, 2004, 09:45:06 AM
Quote from: rustinglassAnd why does it say "xixax awards 2004" so fast that it is hard to read. Can't they have one of our top right banners?
I'm not sure why Mike still has my strobe banner over there. The poor Crowe fans. :yabbse-shocked:

I should email him to see if we can do something else.

Wow. I just realized it's still on ptanderson.com (http://www.ptanderson.com/latestnews/main.htm). This must be fixed.
Title: how does a director get a forum
Post by: soixante on May 26, 2004, 12:31:24 PM
I think Crowe is the weak link, he could be replaced by Woody Allen, Robert Altman or Jean-Luc Godard.  All three are highly prolific, so there is a lot to discuss about their work.  There is also the issue of longevity -- all three directors started in the 60's, and continue to make films today.  Or what about Richard Linklater?  He's ten times better than Crowe.  Dazed and Confused is a much more realistic look at high school than Fast Times or Say Anything.
Title: how does a director get a forum
Post by: Pubrick on May 26, 2004, 01:08:24 PM
Quote from: soixanteI think Crowe is the weak link, he could be replaced by Woody Allen, Robert Altman or Jean-Luc Godard.  All three are highly prolific, so there is a lot to discuss about their work.  There is also the issue of longevity -- all three directors started in the 60's, and continue to make films today.  Or what about Richard Linklater?  He's ten times better than Crowe.  Dazed and Confused is a much more realistic look at high school than Fast Times or Say Anything.
hey, thanks for not reading the thread, much appreciated :yabbse-thumbup:
Title: how does a director get a forum
Post by: Alethia on May 26, 2004, 03:38:33 PM
Quote from: soixanteDazed and Confused is a much more realistic look at high school than ... Say Anything.

!!!!!

i mean, you're right, but your seemingly contemptuous attitude towards that wonderful film is not!!
Title: how does a director get a forum
Post by: LostEraser on May 30, 2004, 02:52:24 AM
I definitly think more directors should have their own forums here. Altman and Allen are great choices but also particularly some of the main foreign filmmakers like Fellini, Godard, Kurowsawa, etc. And maybe Lars Von Trier too since he seems to be pretty busy lately and the one thread of him here seems to have lots of activity in it. I'd love a Guy Maddin forum but that's asking too much.  :wink: