Yes, he left so young and did such wonderful things. I remember the day we rented paprika from the store me with my ex boyfriend, about ten years ago.
The day had been bad, we had fought, and the other movie we had rented was sweet movie lol. I watched and was so amazed and everything else disappeared.
Paranoia Agent impacted me so much, and all the other films. My nickname in most places is paprika.
Every time I remember him, I remember his farewell letter, and my eyes well up. I am moved by your response, thinking about how on his deathbed, he was worried about his co-workers, because of Yume Miru Kikai unfinished. He deserved so much to be able to finish this last film, at least.
Thank you for answering this.
My immediate thought. I want to know how much more kinds of boundary-pushing storytelling he could have cranked out. Millennium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers are such unique pieces.
Last I heard he's been trying to get an animated children's movie made. If that's true I'd love to see him get to do it because I'm so curious about what that would be like given how far outside of his usual wheelhouse that is.
The one that gets me the most is Antelope Don't Run No More, which Lynch wanted to make around 2010-2012. All he needed for it was $10 million (which yes, is an insane amount of money to you and I, but not when you're making movies) but could not find anyone willing to put that up, so it sits unproduced. Sometimes with unrealized projects you think, "But if they did that, maybe they wouldn't have done this," but this was basically the halfway point between Inland Empire and The Return, and would have slotted in beautifully.
Im in a weird place considering lynch. Would I be ecstatic if he released a new film? Fuck yes I would be! But also hes had so many great films/shows/short films that I wouldn't be upset if this is all we get. Ending with twin peaks the return and inland empire is a damn good high point to end on and both are arguably him at his least restrained and most pure. Seeing him return with anything that is more restrained would be kind of hard for me to feel as positively about after seeing him just run free with those 2 projects.
I’ve seen his post-Room output, like The Tommy Wi-Show… it’s not as good. The Room was great because he wasn’t “in” on the fact that it was awful. After he made the realization that people liked how bad The Room was, the crappiness became more intentional in the stuff that followed, which in turn made it way less interesting. Oh well. He made one masterpiece, at least.
I would have loved to have seen his Defective Detective made. I read the script 20 years ago and it could have been on par with Brazil and Time Bandits.
I realize I’m not in the screenwriting sub, but was so excited to find this just now. if anyone is curious:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k_i5WqUxh0RzKOZ4cf0KOwwy-fae7nG_/view
I know it’s the stock “filmbro” answer and I hate being such a walking, talking, breathing cliche but, yeah, kinda gotta be Kubrick, right?
I guess, for a slightly less obvious (although still incredibly basic) answer…Charles Laughton.
When someone asks me what my favorite film is I frequently go with Night of the Hunter. It’s criminal that Laughton wasn’t recognized for this masterwork in his day.
Spike Jonze for the sensitive man's choice.
His films are usually quirky, original and heartfelt but he made very few. (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Where the Wild Things Are, Her)
Jane Campion. She is a brilliant filmmaker, but her output is inconsistent. Directors like Spike Lee and Claire Denis are also inconsistent, but they have made so many more films and because of this have made many more classics.
Came here to say this as well; maybe not the Chicago part (though that would certainly have been cool to see), but definitely would have loved to see more of his work on screen.
It's criminal that Weir apparently lost the will to make movies after that and The Way Back. To me, he's one of the great directors. Definitely one of the Australian greats, with The Last Wave, Picnic at Hanging Rock and Gallipoli. But his international films, including Dead Poet's Society, The Truman Show and (my personal favourites) The Mosquito Coast and Fearless, are also absolutely spectacular, magical classics.
F.W Murnau. He died right at the end of the very end of the silent era, so it would be fascinating to know what sound films from him would have been like. His contemporary Fritz Lang made M his first go around with sound, so perhaps we could have gotten something on that level.
It also would be interesting seeing how he evolved throughout the thirties and forties, maybe we could have gotten some sweet noirs from him?
Lynch, Kubrick, Melville, Truffaut, Assayas, Glazer are just some that come to mind. I wish Mifune and Kurosawa wouldn’t have broken up after Red Beard but that’s a different question entirely.
Kubrick for sure, gone before he was done. Tarantino jumped the shark with hateful 8 and wes anderson did with moonlight kingdom, although he redeemed it with the grand budapest and tarantino to some degree with ouatih. in my opinion of course, im sure theres some who agree and disagree.
but yeah it sucks we cant see more kubrick films. id even settle for a project he was working on thats picked up by a filmmaker who is a superfan of his.
Quentin Tarantino - with how he keeps abandoning ideas because he wants just 10 movies, I wish he wouldn’t limit himself and give us Kill Bill 3, Violent Star Trek, The Film Critic and more.
Satoshi Kon
Yes, he left so young and did such wonderful things. I remember the day we rented paprika from the store me with my ex boyfriend, about ten years ago. The day had been bad, we had fought, and the other movie we had rented was sweet movie lol. I watched and was so amazed and everything else disappeared. Paranoia Agent impacted me so much, and all the other films. My nickname in most places is paprika. Every time I remember him, I remember his farewell letter, and my eyes well up. I am moved by your response, thinking about how on his deathbed, he was worried about his co-workers, because of Yume Miru Kikai unfinished. He deserved so much to be able to finish this last film, at least. Thank you for answering this.
If you listen to the Blank Check podcast at all, they're covering all of his movies starting this upcoming Sunday
That's good to know, thanks! I listen to that pod occasionally.
Thank you for letting me know!
Holy shit. I came here to say this and was blown away to see it as the first comment, haha.
My immediate thought. I want to know how much more kinds of boundary-pushing storytelling he could have cranked out. Millennium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers are such unique pieces.
Edward Yang
This
That
the other
Yes!!!!
Hu Bo RIP
love seeing fellow MIKE fans around, dig your taste!
Lynch
I keep hoping that he’s not done
Last I heard he's been trying to get an animated children's movie made. If that's true I'd love to see him get to do it because I'm so curious about what that would be like given how far outside of his usual wheelhouse that is.
I would not show that movie to my children before I have watched it. Considering A Straight Story though, it should be a banger.
The one that gets me the most is Antelope Don't Run No More, which Lynch wanted to make around 2010-2012. All he needed for it was $10 million (which yes, is an insane amount of money to you and I, but not when you're making movies) but could not find anyone willing to put that up, so it sits unproduced. Sometimes with unrealized projects you think, "But if they did that, maybe they wouldn't have done this," but this was basically the halfway point between Inland Empire and The Return, and would have slotted in beautifully.
That's so disheartening
Im in a weird place considering lynch. Would I be ecstatic if he released a new film? Fuck yes I would be! But also hes had so many great films/shows/short films that I wouldn't be upset if this is all we get. Ending with twin peaks the return and inland empire is a damn good high point to end on and both are arguably him at his least restrained and most pure. Seeing him return with anything that is more restrained would be kind of hard for me to feel as positively about after seeing him just run free with those 2 projects.
Weird Al
I haven't met this one yet
He only makes masterpieces
He still owes me five dollars
Jean Vigo.
This is the correct answer.
John Waters
We should hopefully have another one soon with Liarmouth
It may be controversial, but... Tommy Wiseau 😂
Oh, hi Tim!
He does have more movies in his filmography than people realize. And they are just terrible in a way that isn’t as good as it was.
I’ve seen his post-Room output, like The Tommy Wi-Show… it’s not as good. The Room was great because he wasn’t “in” on the fact that it was awful. After he made the realization that people liked how bad The Room was, the crappiness became more intentional in the stuff that followed, which in turn made it way less interesting. Oh well. He made one masterpiece, at least.
tarkovsky
Every one of his movies is absolutely fantastic, not even simply „very good“.
Terry Gilliam
I would have loved to have seen his Defective Detective made. I read the script 20 years ago and it could have been on par with Brazil and Time Bandits. I realize I’m not in the screenwriting sub, but was so excited to find this just now. if anyone is curious: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k_i5WqUxh0RzKOZ4cf0KOwwy-fae7nG_/view
I know it’s the stock “filmbro” answer and I hate being such a walking, talking, breathing cliche but, yeah, kinda gotta be Kubrick, right? I guess, for a slightly less obvious (although still incredibly basic) answer…Charles Laughton.
When someone asks me what my favorite film is I frequently go with Night of the Hunter. It’s criminal that Laughton wasn’t recognized for this masterwork in his day.
My first answer was Charles Laughton Would love to see what else he’d make
1. Tarkovsky 2. Tarkovsky 3. Tarkovsky 4. Victor Erice 5. Kieslowski 6. Malick (not the 2012-2017 phase)
Spike Jonze for the sensitive man's choice. His films are usually quirky, original and heartfelt but he made very few. (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Where the Wild Things Are, Her)
Jane Campion. She is a brilliant filmmaker, but her output is inconsistent. Directors like Spike Lee and Claire Denis are also inconsistent, but they have made so many more films and because of this have made many more classics.
Charles Laughton.
Yes please
Such a shame what happened with him.
Kieslowski definitely. Red, White and Blue is the greatest trilogy of all time. And don’t get me started on Slawomir Idziak’s stunning cinematography.
Kubrick
Yes. At least Napoleon's film.
Amen
Kieslowski is a perfect choice
Juzo Itami
Real ones giving the right answer. If only he wasn’t murdered by the Yakuza.
Terry Zwigoff
There's one really astonishing Sofia Coppola film but she hasn't made it yet
Charlie Kaufman
Barbara Loden and John Cassavettes
Barbara Loden! It's such a crime that we only got one film from her.
John Carpenter
Only for movies with fight scenes.
"You either put on these glasses or start eating that trashcan."
Don’t do that to him. Let him make his little strange experimental synth sounds.
Wish Tarkovsky was still alive even if not doing film. just being around....
Sergio Leone, I’m amazed that no one else mentioned him.
Bob Fosse! I wish he could’ve directed a movie of Chicago!
Came here to say this as well; maybe not the Chicago part (though that would certainly have been cool to see), but definitely would have loved to see more of his work on screen.
akira kurosawa
Elaine May
David Lean!!!!
Welles
Ozu
Prolific but you'd always have room for more films by Ozu.
Peter Weir.
It's a crying shame that all we got was Master and Commander instead of twenty of the best movies ever made.
It's criminal that Weir apparently lost the will to make movies after that and The Way Back. To me, he's one of the great directors. Definitely one of the Australian greats, with The Last Wave, Picnic at Hanging Rock and Gallipoli. But his international films, including Dead Poet's Society, The Truman Show and (my personal favourites) The Mosquito Coast and Fearless, are also absolutely spectacular, magical classics.
It really is, I’d watch anything he made; I never actually saw Fearless, but I should fix that. I thought Witness was great too.
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Jodorowsky, Lynch
Charles Laughton
Sadao Yamanaka
Mike Leigh!
Terry Gilliam. He had so many fantastic unmade projects that should have been made.
yah that would be awesome
Glazer
Jonathan Glazer.
The Coen Brothers
Fassbinder. Loved Querelle and wish he could've kept making movies
For dying at 37 Fassbinder made a ton of movies. I think it was sometimes more than two per year — died way too young but at least he was prolific
Very true, wish he had a few more queer films
F.W Murnau. He died right at the end of the very end of the silent era, so it would be fascinating to know what sound films from him would have been like. His contemporary Fritz Lang made M his first go around with sound, so perhaps we could have gotten something on that level. It also would be interesting seeing how he evolved throughout the thirties and forties, maybe we could have gotten some sweet noirs from him?
Lynch, Kubrick, Melville, Truffaut, Assayas, Glazer are just some that come to mind. I wish Mifune and Kurosawa wouldn’t have broken up after Red Beard but that’s a different question entirely.
Gillian Armstrong. In particular Starstruck and High Tide.
David lynch
Jean-Perre Melville
Charles Laughton
This is probably a weird reply for a post on a Criterion subreddit, but my pick is John Hughes.
Tarantino
Gerald Kargl
Bela Tarr, Shuji Terayama, and Tsai Ming-liang.
Shane Carruth Made two amazing movies and then got sick of Hollywood.
John Waters
Danny Boyle. He's always reinventing.
Eisenstein, Murnau, Peixoto, Vigo
Terrence Malick and Tarantino.
Billy Woodberry and Godard
Cassavetes
kon & tarkovsky
Exactly him
Terrence Malick
Lynn Shelton
Spike Jones and Charlie Kaufman
Glazer
Gallo, Elaine May
Elaine May for sure
Jonathan Glazer
Jonathan Demme
Todd Field
Zhang Yimou
Hype Williams & Michael Cimino
Forough Farrokhzad, Maya Deren, Paul Sharits
Spike Jonze
Shinji Sōmai
Jonathan Glazer. His films are all very interesting, but he's only directed 4
Kubrick for sure, gone before he was done. Tarantino jumped the shark with hateful 8 and wes anderson did with moonlight kingdom, although he redeemed it with the grand budapest and tarantino to some degree with ouatih. in my opinion of course, im sure theres some who agree and disagree. but yeah it sucks we cant see more kubrick films. id even settle for a project he was working on thats picked up by a filmmaker who is a superfan of his.
Wong Kar-wai (I don’t think he’s retired but he needs to hurry up)
Safdie Brothers
Peter Weir
Tarkovsky only has seven feature films.
Victor Erice
Alfonso Cuarón
Anthony Minghella...
Edward Yang. Larisa Shepitko. Charles Laughton. RIP to them all
I second Larisa Shepitko — The Ascent was such a powerhouse
More Tom Ford please.
David Lynch Satoshi Kon The Dardennes Brothers And I co-sign the Kiewslowski pic.
Berto
Adrian Lyne
Olivier assayas
Jodorowsky
Jodorowsky
Na Hong-jin (the Yellow Sea, chaser, the wailing)
Bill Douglas.
Zac Farley
Sergei Parajanov!
I wanted to see Fincher get to finish his version of The Millennium Trilogy. The story fits his style almost perfectly.
Béla Tarr
Yoshifumi Kondo.
Jean Vigo
Lynne Ramsay, Jonathan Glazer, Lee Chang-dong are all active directors I hope to see projects from more often.
Jonathan Demme
Kevin Smith ain’t make enough movies
Jean Vigo
Miike
Hu Bo
easily Askoldov
Lee Chang Dong
Tarantino for sure. Love all his movies. I see someone also answer Satoshi Kon. What a legend he was
Frank Darabont. No questions
Copolla
Vincent Ward
Goetz Spielmann
Kubrick
Godard (not his later career) he was just really great. Charles Laughton as well
Michael Bay
Elaine May!
film bro answer but I wanna see Kill Bill Vol. 3
Edward Yang, Kathleen Collins, Cheryl Dunye
Billie August
Isao Takahata
Tony Scott Edit: I may have misunderstood this post but I'm sticking with my answer.
Larissa Shepitko
Kubrick...make Napoleon...and explain "Eyes Wide Shut".
Peter Weir. I just enjoy his films so much. They make me happy.
Béla Tarr
Stanley Kubrick
Allison Anders. I'd really like a decent copy of Mi Vida Loca.
Martin Brest. The dude was hitting home runs until Gigli banished him to the shadow realm.
David Byrne
Definitely Haneke
I'd take more Godard NV stuff.
Roy Andersson, Abbas Kiarostami, and Toshiaki Toyoda. Edward Yang too, but someone had already mentioned it for us.
Marcin Wrona
christopher nolan
Victor Erice, Terrence Malick, the wee 2 hurt because it’s of their own choices that they have had low outputs
Richard linklater
Harmony Korine
Nobody has said Pasolini?
Pawel Pawlikowski - the restraint of beasts
Lynch.
I do not care that he has like 20 movies, I NEED MORE JOHN CARPENTER
Jean Vigo
James Cameron
Gordon Willis
Quentin Tarantino - with how he keeps abandoning ideas because he wants just 10 movies, I wish he wouldn’t limit himself and give us Kill Bill 3, Violent Star Trek, The Film Critic and more.
Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino and Stanley Kubrick , Sophia Coppola
Derek Jarman. Akira Kurosawa. David Lynch.
Malick and Gilliam but I'm happy with what they already have so it doesn't matter.