Favourite Talents In Contemporary Film

[noiresque]

There are a few film makers around at the moment, whose work I really admire. I thought I'd list a few, and am interested in hearing your thoughts on their work, as well as hearing what film makders you are all intersted in.
Some are scriptwriters, others directors, some are both (as I'm sure you all know) ... I haven't even thought of cinematographers, etc, but I'm sure there must be notables out there.

I've listed some, but not all their films - mostly just the ones I have on DVD.


Paul Thomas Anderson
Magnolia
Hard Eight
Boogie Nights
Punch-Drunk Love


Darren Aronofsy
Pi
Requiem for a Dream


Wes Anderson
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Royal Tennenbaums

Charlie Kaufman
Being John Malkovich
Adaptation
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind


Joel and Ethan Coen
Fargo
Blood Simple
Miller's Crossing
Barton Fink
The Man Who Wasn't There
Raising Arizona
The Hudsucker Proxy


Richard Kelly
Donnie Darko

Do you like them, dislike them, know of others you'd like to share?

Thoughts/opinions/one of Gladys's famous coffees perhaps? ;D

[harlowbaby]

I also like Wes Anderson and Charlie Kaufman...(Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is one of my favorite contemporary movies )...and I like Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, and David Lynch as well as Quentin Tarantino.

Kristy's favorite contemporary actresses: Julianne Moore, Kate Winslet, and Cate Blanchett
Kristy's favorite contemporary actors: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, and Johnny Depp

Did I mention that I LOVE The Big Lebowski? Funniest contemporary movie ever, IMHO.

[angel2121]

Darren Aronofsky is one of my favorite contemporary talents, too. Pi and Requiem For a Dream are two of my favorite modern films. I like Charlie Kaufman, too. . .especially Being John Malkovich. . .haven't seen Adaptation, though.

Another modern director I like is Christopher Nolan. Batman Begins is very well-done. . .and Memento is one of my favorite modern films.

Some of my favorite modern actors: Christian Bale, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Heath Ledger, Joaquin Phoenix, George Clooney, and maybe Kirsten Dunst.

[noiresque]

harlowbaby, I love Lynch, Kubrick and Scorsese. I like Tarantino - quite a lot actually - but I don't find him very original, though what he does with other people's material is kind of original.

Angel, Memento is a favourite of mine, too, but if you'd asked me who made the film, I couldn't have told you. Looks like I should rent BNatman Begins and take a look at it. You might like to watch Adaptation ... I think it's very good. He's a quirky guy, is Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation is said to have been written by two men, which you'll understand when you've seen it )

[Larry's 66 Diner]

I would think I would have to go with Scorsese for Director.

Favorite actor: Robert DeNiro
Favorite actress: ?*
Favorite child actor/actress: Dakota Fanning

*For Favorite actress, the decision is difficult, because there are very few decent ones to pick from who can truly act!

[gina1975]

There is no way I could narrow my favorites down to just one. So after a lot of thinking, I came up with the following list.

Favorite Actors: Robin Williams, Harrison Ford, Johnny Depp, Gary Oldman & Richard Gere

Favorite Actresses: Angelica Huston, Sandra Bullock & Drew Berrymore

Favorite Directors: M. Night Shamalan, Peter Jackson & Chris Columbus

[maliejandra]

This always changes for me. I can't ever stick to anyone they way I can with older stars. They never disappoint, but I'm always disappointed at one time or another with my "favorite stars" of today. However, I do like Jim Carrey a lot ever since Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I also love Cary Elwes. Those are the only two I really follow faithfully. I do like Kirsten Dunst, although she obviously doesn't always do high grade stuff.