Match Cut's Movies to See Before You Die (or Get a Girlfriend)

**Dead & Messed Up** · 03-11-2009, 09:54 PM

This got me thinking about my favorite woman-directed movies...

Impromptu list time.

01) Jill Sprecher's 13 Conversations About One Thing
02) Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark
03) Adrienne Shelley's Waitress
04) Niki Caro's Whale Rider
05) Penelope Spheeris's Wayne's World
06) Mary Harron's American Psycho
07) Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides
08) Amy Heckerling's Clueless
09) Mira Nair's The Namesake
10) Miranda July's Me and You and Everyone We Know

**Pop Trash** · 03-11-2009, 09:59 PM

Quoting soitgoes... (view post)

The only classic Hollywood female director I can think of is Ida Lupino.

Yeah I was just going to mention her. I still haven't seen anything she has done but I guess she is a respected low budget noir director (ala stuff like Detour)

**Pop Trash** · 03-11-2009, 10:04 PM

Quoting Dead & Messed Up (view post)

This got me thinking about my favorite woman-directed movies...

I'll play:
1. Lost in Translation
2. Meshes of the Afternoon
3. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
4. Point Break
5. Harlan County USA
6. Wayne's World
7. The Piano
8. Near Dark
9. Clueless
10. American Psycho

**transmogrifier** · 03-11-2009, 10:10 PM

#460. Au Revoir Les Enfants (Louis Malle, 1987)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 70.5
Highest ranking: 66 (Kurosawa Fan)

#459. Pi (Darren Aronofsky, 1998)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 70
Highest ranking: 44 (Daniel Davis)

#458. The Lady Vanishes (Alfred Hitchcock, 1938)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 69.5
Highest ranking: 61 (Weeping Guitar)

#457. Stage Door (Gregory La Cava, 1937)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 69
Highest ranking: 54 (Raiders)

#456. Iron Man (Jon Favreau, 2008)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 69
Highest ranking: 49 (The Mike)

#455. Repulsion (Roman Polanski, 1965)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 67.5
Highest ranking: 43 (Raiders)

#454. The House of Mirth (Terrence Davies, 2000)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 67.5
Highest ranking: 41 (dreamdead)

#453. Death Proof (Quentin Tarantino, 2007)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 67.5
Highest ranking: 35 (EyesWideOpen)

#452. Point Blank (John Boorman, 1967)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 67
Highest ranking: 65 (Raiders)

#451. Raise the Red Lantern (Zhang Yimou, 1991)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 67
Highest ranking: 63 (Spinal)

**soitgoes...** · 03-11-2009, 10:13 PM

1. Harlan County U.S.A. (Kopple)
2. News from Home (Akerman)
3. Meshes of the Afternoon (Deren)
4. Titus (Taymor)
5. The Gleaners and I (Varda)
6. Lost in Translation (Coppola)
7. Cleo from 5 to 7 (Varda)
8. Wendy and Lucy (Reichardt)
9. At Land (Deren)
10. Wings (Shepitko)

Or something like that.

Winston* · 03-11-2009, 10:15 PM

Quoting Ezee E (view post)

Despite the liberalism of the filmworld, I don't think male producers tend to feel comfortable having a female in charge of a huge project. Are there any that have done a project over $100 million?

Speed Racer

**Qrazy** · 03-11-2009, 10:33 PM

Quoting fasozupow (view post)

Maybe I'm wrong. I often am. But aren't there far more "left wing" filmmakers (especially documentary filmmakers) than "right wing" ones? Is it something about filmmaking not exactly being the most financially practical line of work to go into? For every "Fahrenheit 911" and "Taxi to the Dark Side," why don't we have a well-made doc just as far to the other end of the spectrum?

People do make those docs they just suck. Open minded sensibilities tend to mesh more readily with artistic sensibilities although not always.

**Qrazy** · 03-11-2009, 10:34 PM

Quoting Winston* (view post)

Speed Racer

I've heard that apparently the sex change thing was just a rumor. He does like to dress as a woman but the sex change bit seems to be unfounded as of yet.

**Sycophant** · 03-11-2009, 10:35 PM

Iron Man FTWTF. I'm so not going to be happy with The Dark Knight placement on this shit.

**Qrazy** · 03-11-2009, 10:36 PM

Quoting fasozupow (view post)

I do worry about this gender bias. My niece is going into filmmaking and will be traveling to NY to check out NYU in a few weeks. Tuition alone is $50,000 per year. Her mom has $8000 per year available and is considering taking out a loan for the other $42,000. Wow! Sounds like a too big of a gamble to me. I'd hate to be a woman going into the industry already $168,000 in debt.

I know quite a few people who went to Tisch, they all regretted it. Not because it's a bad school but just because undergrad film degrees aren't that great. Tell her to go to a cheaper school and/or somewhere we she can get a scholarship for undergrad and shoot for a masters in film at the top schools. Better yet do what I did and go to school in Canada where tuition is cheap as a mofo.

**Qrazy** · 03-11-2009, 10:40 PM

Quoting Derek (view post)

The rejuvenation of the documentary came in what, '02 or '03? I think a lot of filmmakers were inspired or disgusted with the Bush Administration over the past 8 years that alone goes a long way in explaining the overwhelming imbalance. Also, conservatives generally tend to defend the status quo, stand for more traditional values, believe in limiting the powers of government, arguing for self-reliance over collective improvement. Political films generally tend to challenge the way things are, stick up for the disenfranchised and question the powers that be. The status quo needn't defend itself, only show the dangers of change/progressivism/what have you or, even better, say nothing at all and hope people accept the way things are. Which they often do. I simply don't think the documentary form is really suited for its needs like it does more progressive filmmakers. You have your Tyler Perry's and Fireproof's as narrative film examples and certain news programs/networks as other. Hardcore right-wingers have tried comedy and if you've seen the short-lived right-wing rip-off of The Daily Show or An American Carol (I've only seen clips, but based on that and word of mouth, it's awful), you'll know why there aren't more.

Following off of this...

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06174/700500-254.stm

http://www.boycottliberalism.com/Con...umentaries.htm

**Sycophant** · 03-11-2009, 10:45 PM

Quoting Qrazy (view post)

http://www.boycottliberalism.com/Con...umentaries.htm

Quoting That List

1. [Fearmongering]
2. [Hero worship]
3. [See #1]
4. [See #2]
5. [See #1]
6. [See #2]
7. [See #1]
8. [See #2]

Though maybe (hopefully?) now that the so-called "conservative" party has suffered a pronounced defeat, perhaps we might get some higher quality and thoughtful films from the right?

Also, note--there are plenty of stupid, paranoid lefty docs out there, too.

**lovejuice** · 03-11-2009, 10:46 PM

Quoting Sycophant (view post)

Iron Man FTWTF. I'm so not going to be happy with The Dark Knight placement on this shit.

second.

**Qrazy** · 03-11-2009, 10:48 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_directors

**Qrazy** · 03-11-2009, 10:51 PM

Quoting Sycophant (view post)

Though maybe (hopefully?) now that the so-called "conservative" party has suffered a pronounced defeat, perhaps we might get some higher quality and thoughtful films from the right?

Nah, they will always make garbage.

**Sycophant** · 03-11-2009, 10:55 PM

Quoting Qrazy (view post)

Nah, they will always make garbage.

Sigh. You're probably right.

A man can dream, though, can't he?

**transmogrifier** · 03-11-2009, 10:57 PM

#450. Kung Fu Hustle (Stephen Chow, 2004)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 67
Highest ranking: 50 (EyesWideOpen)

#449. Gun Crazy (Joseph H. Lewis, 1950)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 65.5
Highest ranking: 44 (Philosophe Rouge)

#448. Female Trouble (John Waters, 1974)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 65.5
Highest ranking: 37 (Russ)

#447. Pickup on South Street (Sam Fuller, 1953)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 65
Highest ranking: 53 (Russ)

#446. The Blue Angel (Josef von Sternberg, 1930)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 64.5
Highest ranking: 51 (Raiders)

#445. Lost in Translation (Sophia Coppola, 2003)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 64
Highest ranking: 51 (EyesWideOpen)

#444. The French Connection (William Friedkin, 1971)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 63
Highest ranking: 45 (Kurosawa Fan)

#443. Say Anything (Cameron Crowe, 1989)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 63
Highest ranking: 32 (The Mike)

#441. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 62.5
Highest ranking: 55 (Ezee E)

#441. Henry V (Kenneth Branagh, 1989)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 62.5
Highest ranking: 55 (Fezzik)

**Qrazy** · 03-11-2009, 10:57 PM

Quoting Sycophant (view post)

Sigh. You're probably right.

A man can dream, though, can't he?

I prefer to dream about riding dragons made out of chocolate.

**Sycophant** · 03-11-2009, 10:58 PM

Quoting Qrazy (view post)

I prefer to dream about riding dragons made out of chocolate.

OMGawesome!

**lovejuice** · 03-11-2009, 11:01 PM

regarding the right-winged documentary. let's put it this way, global warming and evolution are facts. you want to say otherwise? do fiction! :twisted:

i am interested in pro-capitalist documentary. economics are perhaps the only area where a sensible right-winged documentary can be made.

**Qrazy** · 03-11-2009, 11:07 PM

Quoting lovejuice (view post)

regarding the right-winged documentary. let's put it this way, global warming and evolution are facts. you want to say otherwise? do fiction! :twisted:

i am interested in pro-capitalist documentary. economics are perhaps the only area where a sensible right-winged documentary can be made.

Except not really because most left wingers (such a broad and meaningless term) embrace capitalism they just don't embrace absolute free market systems. A conservative would have to make a film about trickle down theory or some such and that's been pretty much debunked at this point. Greenspan has more or less recanted... not that it matters what he thinks.

**lovejuice** · 03-11-2009, 11:13 PM

Quoting Qrazy (view post)

A conservative would have to make a film about trickle down theory or some such and that's been pretty much debunked at this point. Greenspan has more or less recanted... not that it matters what he thinks.

are you absolutely certain trickle down theory is debunked? (that's a question, not an insult.) i recently read globalization and its discontent (2002), and it seems even stiglitz dances around this issue. sure, he thinks it's bull, but he admits a few big names still believe in it.

though TDT is the context of third world countries (the subject of stiglitz's book) are markedly different from TDT in the developed country.

**balmakboor** · 03-12-2009, 12:46 AM

#448. Female Trouble (John Waters, 1974)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 65.5
Highest ranking: 37 (Russ)

Damn. I came so close to giving this three votes, but my stupid rule and a more entertaining Cry Baby got in the way.

**transmogrifier** · 03-12-2009, 01:25 AM

#440. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (George Roy Hill, 1969)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 62
Highest ranking: 56 (Fezzik)

#439. Ménilmontant (Dimitri Kirsanoff, 1926)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 61.5
Highest ranking: 37 (soitgoes...)

#438. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Mel Stuart, 1971)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 61.5
Highest ranking: 27 (EyesWideOpen)

#437. Faces (John Cassavetes, 1968)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 61
Highest ranking: 61 (Boner M)

#436. The Green Mile (Frank Darabont, 1999)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 61
Highest ranking: 30 (Dead & Messed Up)

#435. Ballad of a Soldier (Grigori Chukhrai, 1959)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 61
Highest ranking: 29 (Philosophe Rouge)

#434. Freaks (Tod Browning, 1932)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 60.5
Highest ranking: 52 (Russ)

#433. Dirty Harry (Don Siegel, 1971)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 60.5
Highest ranking: 46 (The Mike)

#432. Park Row (Sam Fuller, 1952)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 60.5
Highest ranking: 36 (Raiders)

#431. Opening Night (John Cassavetes, 1977)
List mentions: 2
Average ranking: 60
Highest ranking: 60 (fasozupow)

**MadMan** · 03-12-2009, 01:33 AM

I must confess that I had no idea that Wayne's World was directed by a woman. Cool.

And neither The Dark Knight nor Iron Man made my final cut for my planned/unfinished Top 100. TDK stood a better chance, though.

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