in the post before, I was confining myself to stuff that's fairly recent (except for the Lynch & Coen Bros. mention)
the 10 best directors that were still making movies in 1968, the year I was born, & onwards are
Hitchcock, Kubrick, Bertolucci, Woody Allen, Coppola (Francis Ford, that is), Scorcese, Milos Forman, Lynch, the Coen Bros., & yes, Tarantino.
I was very tempted to give Clint Eastwood or even Richard Linklater Milos Forman's spot & if Michael Cimino would have made more than one great movie (The Deer Hunter) then he would have gotten a top ten listing instead of an honorable mention.
the top three living directors from the Guardian's site is rockin'
listed from 1-40
http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/...082823,00.html
or a top 40 countdown
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...?from=storyrhs
(makes me feel less nutty for insisting that Blue Velvet is the best movie ever made)