Best Ever Actor-Director Teams [POLL] **CLOSED** - Movies & TV

PurpleHazel

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

Did anybody put Carl Reiner and Steve Martin? They did 4 movies together.

I've seen those movies, but I suspect some of the younger participants haven't seen all of them. The movies are good, just not quite enough to make my top 50.

badseed

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Age: 35
Location: FL

PurpleHazel wrote:

Couldn't do Herzog-Kinski because I've only seen two of their collaborations -- a major shortcoming, I know. I do plan to watch a third in the next few weeks and add them. Kazan-Brando were on my longlist, but because of Viva Zapata (oddly, one of my father's favorite movies), they didn't quite make it.

I think Viva Zapata is just fine, but the other two are what makes that pairing one of the most important in the history of screen acting. As for Kinski and Herzog, curious to which two you've seen. Assuming its Aguirre and either Nosferatu or Fitzcarraldo. Try to scope out the other one if you get the chance. They're all amazing.

PurpleHazel

badseed wrote:

I think Viva Zapata is just fine, but the other two are what makes that pairing one of the most important in the history of screen acting. As for Kinski and Herzog, curious to which two you've seen. Assuming its Aguirre and either Nosferatu or Fitzcarraldo. Try to scope out the other one if you get the chance. They're all amazing.

Fitzcaraldo. Will check out Nosferatu.

I went back and forth on Kazan-Brando a few times, so I could end up back again. Barely remember Zapata, but it doesn't have a great rep.

badseed

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I didn't figure this would stir up too much interest but I'm sure we can get a couple more lists in. I'll send some PMs shortly to try to encourage participation. Thinking about going with a deadline of May 6, that'll give time for a little rest for someone to take the reins on the next one of they like. Again I hope to do the horror list with a deadline for October 31st, so as long as the floor is open by mid to late August we shouldn't have any overlapping.

CA Dreamin

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Location: LA

badseed wrote:

I didn't figure this would stir up too much interest but I'm sure we can get a couple more lists in. I'll send some PMs shortly to try to encourage participation.

I hope to see a few more. I can think of 5 folks who might chip in (6 if bobbyb5 didn't get blocked out of his account, DOH).

AwaitingAndrew

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1. Alfred Hitchcock – James Stewart
2. Martin Scorsese – Leonardo DiCaprio
3. Steven Spielberg – Tom Hanks
4. Frank Capra – James Stewart
5. Christopher Nolan – Michael Caine
6. Martin Scorsese – Robert De Niro
7. George Cukor – Katharine Hepburn
8. Jim Henson – Frank Oz
9. Alfred Hitchcock – Cary Grant
10. Billy Wilder - Jack Lemmon
11. Alfred Hitchcock – Grace Kelly
12. Christopher Nolan – Tom Hardy
13. Jean-Luc Godard – Anna Karina
14. Mel Brooks – Gene Wilder
15. Frank Capra – Jean Arthur
16. Stanley Donen – Audrey Hepburn
17. Howard Hawks – Cary Grant
18. Tom Shadyac – Jim Carrey
19. Coen Brothers – Frances McDormand
20. Howard Hawks – Gary Cooper
21. George Cukor – Cary Grant
22. John Hillcoat – Guy Pearce
23. Jeff Nichols – Michael Shannon
24. George Roy Hill – Paul Newman
25. Christopher Nolan – Cillian Murphy
26. David O. Russell – Jennifer Lawrence
27. Francois Truffaut – Jean-Pierre Leaud
28. Robert Zemeckis – Tom Hanks
29. William Wyler – Audrey Hepburn
30. Paul Thomas Anderson – Philip Seymour Hoffman
31. Leo McCarey – Cary Grant
32. Christopher Nolan – Christian Bale
33. Ryan Coogler – Michael B. Jordan
34. Paul Greengrass – Matt Damon
35. Quentin Tarantino – Samuel L. Jackson
36. Antoine Fuqua – Denzel Washington
37. Elia Kazan – Marlon Brando
38. Akira Kurosawa – Toshiro Mifune
39. John Hughes – Anthony Michael Hall
40. Stanley Donen – Gene Kelly
41. Steve McQueen – Michael Fassbender
42. Adam McKay – Will Ferrell
43. Coen Brothers – Steve Buscemi
44. Frank Darabont – William Sadler
45. David Fincher – Brad Pitt
46. Chris Columbus – Robin Williams
47. John Huston – Humphrey Bogart
48. Sidney Lumet – Henry Fonda
49. Orson Welles – Joseph Cotten
50. Ridley Scott - Russell Crowe

PurpleHazel

badseed wrote:

I didn't figure this would stir up too much interest but I'm sure we can get a couple more lists in.

Wondering if anyone's not seen this because it's not in the Games subforum (of course, right how, the odds of being able to see any other thread than tournament ones ain't good). Maybe we should have a "HEY, MOVIE POLLS ARE NOW IN THE MOVIES & TV SUBFORUM" thread. Then again, it might get buried like the others -- though the current tourney seems to be winding down. I could bump it every day. Very Happy

badseed

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Age: 35
Location: FL

PurpleHazel wrote:

Wondering if anyone's not seen this because it's not in the Games subforum (of course, right how, the odds of being able to see any other thread than tournament ones ain't good). Maybe we should have a "HEY, MOVIE POLLS ARE NOW IN THE MOVIES & TV SUBFORUM" thread. Then again, it might get buried like the others -- though the current tourney seems to be winding down. I could bump it every day. Very Happy

Good idea. I'm at work now but I'll do it when I get off unless you beat me to it

PurpleHazel

badseed wrote:

Good idea. I'm at work now but I'll do it when I get off unless you beat me to it

If you post it, I'll bump it almost every day no matter what (unless it's near the top of the page already).

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badseed

Gender: Male
Age: 35
Location: FL

PurpleHazel wrote:

If you post it, I'll bump it almost every day no matter what (unless it's in the top 4 on the page already).

Done. Don't get in trouble for overposting, it's been a long time since I've encountered any "Off Topic - GTFO" people on the internet but I'm old school where users actually took pride in their post count (and anyone posting as much better be posting quality on topic stuff) and moderators also expected a sleek cleanliness to their forums so I felt rather uncourteous for putting in there but let's be honest, that game section is as close to the opposite of cleanliness as I've ever seen in a forum so it shouldn't be a big deal to have the notice bouncing around for a couple weeks. Nothing wrong with that. Online etiquette is actually way better today than it was 10-15 years ago.