Reprise » A Meme of 15 (Directors)
John Carpenter
About five years ago, my friend J.D. — he of the wonderful RADIATOR HEAVEN blog — wrote about a particular meme that had arisen in the ether back then. Since it shows up, or like it, fairly regularly in the blogosphere, I thought it still was applicable. So, I’ll reprise my response from awhile ago here:
“This 15 Directors meme originally started on Facebook and has now found a life of its own in the blogosphere.”
There were impressive meme results five years ago, which you can scan here.
J.D. put together one pretty fantastic list in his 15 Directors Meme post, which sadly no longer exists online. Wish it did as this blogger never fails to inspire. Still, I did partake, natch. We shared some directors in our own lists, including the one headlining this post. No surprise that this blogger had an extraordinarily successful John Carpenter Week blogathon of his back in 2010.
Here then were the simple rules for anyone who’d like to join in:
- List off the first 15 directors that come to your head that have shaped the way you look at movies. You know, the ones that will always stick with you.
- Don’t take too long to think about it.
The rest of my list came pretty quickly into my head (and in no particular order I might add):
Howard Hawks
Ridley Scott
Tim Burton
Akira Kurosawa
Sergio Leone
Michael Mann
Clint Eastwood
William Wyler
Brian De Palma
Steven Spielberg
Alfred Hitchcock
Quentin Tarantino
Anthony Mann
Christopher Nolan
It Rains... You Get Wet 
23 Responses to “Reprise » A Meme of 15 (Directors)”
You listed several favorites of mine. For me, I would add F.F. Coppola Jr., Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, the Coen Brothers
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I’d second Scorsese and throw in Peckinpah, Monte Hellman and Steve Kloves.
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At first I was going yes…yes…and then stumped. Mr. Kloves didn’t immediately register. Then I IMDB’d him and it all made sense, Paul. 😉
Thanks, my friend.
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Can’t argue against any of them. Thanks, Cindy. 🙂
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Most of my favorites are there in the list. Names I’d add are scorsese, coen brothers, rob reiner and anurag kashyap.
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Obviously, I need to look more at Anurag Kashyap’s work. Thanks so much for contributing to the stream of great filmmakers, Vipul. Much appreciated.
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It’s always a pleasure. And regarding Mr. Kashyap, I’d strongly suggest movies like shaitan, udaan and dev d. All these three are must watch movies according to me.
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It’s always a pleasure. And regarding Mr. Kashyap, I’d strongly suggest movies like shaitan, udaan and dev d. All these three are must watch movies accIt’s always a pleasure. And regarding Mr. Kashyap, I’d strongly suggest movies like shaitan, udaan and dev d. All these three are must watch movies according to me.ording to me.
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And stanley kubrick too
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Indeed. A work of Mr. Kubricks graces our pages next week. Many thanks.
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Well! Looking forward to it!! I still remember how hooked I was watching space odyssey. He is a legend. 🙂
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Awesome. Thinking about my 15. Maybe I should get in on this.
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Looking forward to it, Fernando. Thank you. 🙂
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Kubrick, Wes Anderson, Richard Linklater, Richard Lester, Hal Ashby, Kurosawa, Altman, W. Herzog, the Maysles, DA Pennebaker, Robert Flaherty, Peckinpah, Errol Morris, Hitchcock, Godard. (Excuse the documentary slant, but that’s a big genre for me).
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Ah, more fantastic filmmakers, Rick. Love the documentary form, too. Thanks, man. 🙂
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Kubrick, Hitchcock, P.T. Anderson, Bob Fosse, Spielberg, George Roy Hill, Copolla, Scorsese, Hal Ashby, Billy Wilder, Tarantino, Wes Anderson, James Cameron, Coen(s), Sidney Lumet
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Glad I got to be the first to sing the praises of PT Anderson (although don’t get me started on “Inherent Vice”!). Boogie NIghts is still one of my all-time favorites. And Kubrick? We’re not worthy! 😉
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Yes, great to see PT Anderson make people’s lists. Boogie Nights a big time fave of mine, too. Thanks.
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You named 3 of mine: Howard Hawks, Steven Spielberg, and Hitchcock. The director whose name shows up most frequently among movies I own is Michael Curtiz. I think I have about 30 of his films, and if you run down his imdb credits, you can see why. Others are Frank Capra, George Cukor, Richard Lester, John Huston, Stanley Donen, John Ford, Sydney Pollack, and Ron Howard. That’s only 12 or so, but after that I had to start thinking too hard about it.
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Oh, yes. Michael Curtiz is more than worthy. So many of his are faves of mine, too. Great to see Stanley Donen there, as well. Another great contribution, Naomi! Many thanks.
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I’ve always loved that pic of Hitch. In fact I need to buy that as a print. As always, a uniquely entertaining piece on your site mate.
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A favorite of mine, as well. Thanks so much, Mark.
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