Favourite Director Picks

There are so many fabulous directors out there, so I thought I'd choose a couple and name my favourite films of theirs.

1) Alfred Hitchcock: Rope

Although "Rope" was a flop when it came out in 1948, it is in fact a brilliant drama way ahead of it's time. John Dall and Farley Granger give amazing performances as two friends who decide to murder their friend David for the thrill and excitement of it, and who then proceed to invite David's family and friends to a dinner party, using his coffin (an old trunk) as a buffet table. Jimmy Stewart plays Rupert Cadell, their old professor and the only man capable of figuring out their scheme.


2)Martin Scorsese: Casino

Scorsese has directed an amazing array of great pictures, and although not the most critically acclaimed, my favourite is the 1995 "Casino". Robert De Niro stars as mobster/casino owner Sam "Ace" Rothstein in this flick about greed, obsession, and power. Joe Pesci plays his best friend and conspirator, and Sharon Stone gives a great performance his beautiful, scheming wife.


3)Tim Burton: Edward Scissorhands

I love Tim Burton! He's directed so many fabulous movies (Beetlejuice, Big Fish, James and the Giant Peach) and they are all so quirky and unusual. It's almost impossible to choose a favourite, but I think I'm going to have to go with "Edward Scissorhands". For those of you who haven't seen it, it's about a young man named Edward (played by Johnny Depp) : the mechanical creation of an aging inventor. But the inventor dies before completing him, and Edward is left with metal scissors instead of hands. When he is "adopted" by a local Avon representative and her family and taken to live in an eerie conformist suburban community, Edward's life and those of everyone he meets are turned upside down .


4)Joel and Ethan Coen: Fargo

Joel and Ethan Coen have a long list of incredible films, among them "Raising Arizona", "Intolerable Cruelty", and "The Big Lebowski", but my favourite would have to be the 1996 "Fargo". William H. Macy stars as Jerry Lundegaard, a family man living in an isolated Minnesota town who arranges to have his wife kidnapped and held for ransom to get money from his father in law. However, the plan almost immediately goes awry, setting off a chain of murders and bringing in pregnant investigator Marge (played by Frances McDormand).



5) Rob Reiner: The Princess Bride

Rob Reiner has directed three of my favourite movies of all time: "When Harry Met Sally", "This is Spinal Tap" and "The Princess Bride". It begins with a Grandfather reading to his grandson from a book called, "The Princess Bride": a magical and captivating tale that and tells the story of two lovers called Buttercup(Robin Wright Penn) and Westley (Cary Elwes), and the evil prince that gets in between them. I grew up loving it and I love it still. It makes you laugh, it makes you cry, and it comforts you when not a lot else will: it's a truly perfect movie.

Who's Your Favorite Director and What's their Best movie?