Comments on: Eric’s Top 10 Directorial Debuts http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/ Movies with Rock Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:49:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: James http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-2001 James Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:17:31 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-2001 Amores perros Amores perros

]]> By: James http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-2000 James Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:14:41 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-2000 Play Misty for me Metropolitan Easy Rider Ordinary People The Virgin Suicides Pi Clerks Play Misty for me
Metropolitan
Easy Rider
Ordinary People
The Virgin Suicides
Pi
Clerks

]]> By: James http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-1995 James Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:21:07 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-1995 Kenneth Branagh's Henry V is an AWESOME debut. If you have the the means I strongly suggest picking one up Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V is an AWESOME debut. If you have the the means I strongly suggest picking one up

]]> By: Blake http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-1601 Blake Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:38:59 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-1601 Nice list Eric, especially with Blood Simple and night of the Hunter. Here my a bunch of worthy ones that weren't on yours. 1. Breathless 2. Knife in the Water 3. Pather Panchali 3. My Name is Ivan 4. Walkabout 5. Accatone 6. The Three Burial of Malquiades Estrada 7. Garden State 8. The white Sheik 9. Pinocchio In looking for some I learned a few that I thought were debuts werent like Spartacus, Rashomon, and Shoeshine. Nice. Nice list Eric, especially with Blood Simple and night of the Hunter. Here my a bunch of worthy ones that weren’t on yours.

1. Breathless
2. Knife in the Water
3. Pather Panchali
3. My Name is Ivan
4. Walkabout
5. Accatone
6. The Three Burial of Malquiades Estrada
7. Garden State
8. The white Sheik
9. Pinocchio

In looking for some I learned a few that I thought were debuts werent like Spartacus, Rashomon, and Shoeshine. Nice.

]]> By: Dan http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-1563 Dan Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:18:21 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-1563 Wow, what makes this list impressive are the also-rans. Sex, Lies and Videotape didn't hold up over time, but it certainly had a big splash when it hit theaters (i.e. when it really matters, for launching a career. The opposite is true for Night of the Hunter. It should have launched Laughton's directing career, but no one got it at the time.) What's Up Tiger Lily, while groundbreaking, has been surpassed in quality and comedy by the Zuckers and MST3K. Bottle Rocket, Reservoir Dogs, House of Games are masterful, but flawed. The fact that the top ten movies are all films that I can watch repeatedly are amazing testaments to the directors. The also rans are worth seeing once, and are remarkable for quality, such as Citizen Kane. First time directors should be delighted if their debut comes close to any of the films listed, but the top ten truly are a cut above (though I'd probably swap places between Body Heat and Being John Malkovich - BJM was really innovative, but suffered from some pacing - Body Heat broke tread VERY familiar ground, but was perfectly paced, and provides, for me, a deeper and more compelling story.) Wow, what makes this list impressive are the also-rans. Sex, Lies and Videotape didn’t hold up over time, but it certainly had a big splash when it hit theaters (i.e. when it really matters, for launching a career. The opposite is true for Night of the Hunter. It should have launched Laughton’s directing career, but no one got it at the time.)

What’s Up Tiger Lily, while groundbreaking, has been surpassed in quality and comedy by the Zuckers and MST3K. Bottle Rocket, Reservoir Dogs, House of Games are masterful, but flawed. The fact that the top ten movies are all films that I can watch repeatedly are amazing testaments to the directors. The also rans are worth seeing once, and are remarkable for quality, such as Citizen Kane.

First time directors should be delighted if their debut comes close to any of the films listed, but the top ten truly are a cut above (though I’d probably swap places between Body Heat and Being John Malkovich - BJM was really innovative, but suffered from some pacing - Body Heat broke tread VERY familiar ground, but was perfectly paced, and provides, for me, a deeper and more compelling story.)

]]> By: Dana http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-1553 Dana Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:54:07 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-1553 Being John Malkovich is a great film! I didn't realize that was Spike Jonze's first feature film. I have to agree with awas1980's choices again for this list. You should check out my friend John's first feature film, he's going to be famous one day! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnFwBhaAcWo Being John Malkovich is a great film! I didn’t realize that was Spike Jonze’s first feature film. I have to agree with awas1980’s choices again for this list. You should check out my friend John’s first feature film, he’s going to be famous one day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnFwBhaAcWo

]]> By: Charles http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-1548 Charles Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:26:53 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-1548 Those are all awesome. PT Anderson is one of my favorites, and "Hard Eight" is some pretty deft direction for a first effort. George Lucas, also, actually used to be a gifted filmmaker, "THX 1138" is pretty incredible. John Singleton's first is also impressive - he directed "Boyz N the Hood" when he was (I think) just 21 years old. I can't imagine. Those are all awesome. PT Anderson is one of my favorites, and “Hard Eight” is some pretty deft direction for a first effort. George Lucas, also, actually used to be a gifted filmmaker, “THX 1138″ is pretty incredible. John Singleton’s first is also impressive - he directed “Boyz N the Hood” when he was (I think) just 21 years old. I can’t imagine.

]]> By: awas1980 http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-1544 awas1980 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:26:52 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-1544 It's questionable, Permanent Vacation is just barley feature length, like 70 minutes or something like that... That's cool it's going to be on DVD, I watched it online a while back. It’s questionable, Permanent Vacation is just barley feature length, like 70 minutes or something like that… That’s cool it’s going to be on DVD, I watched it online a while back.

]]> By: Eric Melin http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-1543 Eric Melin Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:11:25 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-1543 Nice. Thanks. I thought Jarmusch's 1st was "Stranger than Paradise" until just now. I'll bet Steven Tyler and Joe Perry were huge Jarmusch fans when they were making the Aerosmith album. Ha! Never heard of this one, but I notice its been added to the new Criterion DVD of "Stranger." I knew people would give me a hard time for listing Truffaut and not Godard. At least we got it out of the way quick. I almost put Donnie Darko, but it was just on my School LIfe list, and it's NOT as good as "Night of the Hunter," so I couldn't justify it twice in 2 months... Nice. Thanks. I thought Jarmusch’s 1st was “Stranger than Paradise” until just now. I’ll bet Steven Tyler and Joe Perry were huge Jarmusch fans when they were making the Aerosmith album. Ha! Never heard of this one, but I notice its been added to the new Criterion DVD of “Stranger.” I knew people would give me a hard time for listing Truffaut and not Godard. At least we got it out of the way quick. I almost put Donnie Darko, but it was just on my School LIfe list, and it’s NOT as good as “Night of the Hunter,” so I couldn’t justify it twice in 2 months…

]]> By: awas1980 http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-1540 awas1980 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:28:00 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/top-10/erics-top-10-directorial-debuts/#comment-1540 I forgot to mention Jim Jarmusch - Permanent Vacation I forgot to mention

Jim Jarmusch - Permanent Vacation

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