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  1. 27-10-11 03:50 PM #1
    Scorpio
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    Probably been done before, but why the heck not again.........

    so, here are a few to ponder, any others are most welcome...........although i am from Sunderland, and very near to the Scott brothers' South Shields, i am still firmly in love with the movies of Alfred Hitchcock; so, he gets my vote

    here are some more:

    Tony Scott
    Ridley Scott
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Charlie Chaplin
    Carol Reed
    Stephen Frears
    Danny Boyle
    Ken Loach
    Michael Powell
    Ken Russell
    David Leaan

    just a few to start a mossy ball rolling
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  2. 27-10-11 05:37 PM #2
    cassidy
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    Lewis Gilbert
    Terrence Fisher
    John Boulting
    Basil Dearden
    J.Lee.Thompson
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  3. 27-10-11 05:42 PM #3
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    Add Mike Leigh to that list....."Vera Drake" is one of the best films of the last 10 years....
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  4. 27-10-11 05:57 PM #4
    Scorpio
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    christ, i forgot christopherr nolan and Geordie Neil Marshall..............2 world class directors of present (sorry guys)
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  5. 27-10-11 07:06 PM #5
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    Over three hours and no mention of Nicolas Roeg?
    Outrageous!
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  6. 27-10-11 07:12 PM #6
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    The best at the moment is Danny Boyle.
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  7. 27-10-11 07:52 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Robin Davies View Post
    Over three hours and no mention of Nicolas Roeg?
    Outrageous!
    Roeg is wildly over-rated in my opinion.

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  8. 27-10-11 08:10 PM #8
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    Ken Russell
    Michael Powell
    Terence Fisher
    Stephen Frears
    Peter Greenaway
    Jack Clayton
    Alexander Mackendrick (considered as brit ??)
    Joseph Losey (considered as brit ??)
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  9. 27-10-11 08:15 PM #9
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    For me it's Alfred Hitchcock and by a long way too.
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  10. 27-10-11 08:34 PM #10
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    one of the more Recent....Shane Meadows
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  11. 27-10-11 09:09 PM #11
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    Carol Reed
    Derek Jarman
    Ken Russell
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Maurice Elvey
    Ken Loach
    Mike Leigh
    Michael Powell
    Lindsay Anderson
    John Schlesinger
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  12. 27-10-11 09:44 PM #12
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    Gerald Thomas!
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  13. 27-10-11 09:52 PM #13
    Nick Dando
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    The late Oliver Postgate, and Peter Firmin.

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  14. 27-10-11 11:29 PM #14
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    A whole day nearly and no mention of John Llewellyn Moxey - IMDb.....

    Or is he Argentinian?....

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  15. 28-10-11 02:31 AM #15
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    Britains best director (past and present - and future)
    It's always nice to see a thread about Michael Powell

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  16. 28-10-11 09:14 AM #16
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    Well I'm going to mention Lord Attenborough as no-one else has......
    Great fan of the films of his I've seen....
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  17. 28-10-11 09:48 AM #17
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    Tony Richardson - unlike many of the others (including Hitchcock, Powell), he actually waon a Academy Award for Best Director......there would be no Ken Loach of Mike Leigh if Richardson had not paved the way.....
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  18. 28-10-11 11:03 AM #18
    Gerald Lovell
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    Another vote for Alfred Hitchcock here.
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  19. 28-10-11 11:27 AM #19
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    Alfred Hitchcock, Val Guest, Basil Dearden, Michael Powell, Lewis Gilbert and the under-rated Lance Comfort.
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  20. 28-10-11 12:31 PM #20
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    Karel Reisz.....
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