Directors best 3 in a row

[epo]

Based upon today's discussion, name a director's best 3 in a row.

I submit to begin:

Director: David Lean

Movies: Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai

Beat that!

[PD]

I posted in thread:

Alfred Hitchcock.

Vertigo- 1958 (AFI 9)
North By Northwest - 1959 (AFI 55)
Psycho - 1960. (AFI 14)

You can even add to that
The Man Who Knew Too Much -1956 (just before Vertigo)
The Birds -1963 (just after Psycho)

[patsopinion]

martin scorsese

raging bull
taxi driver
the king of comedy



coppola


godfather 2
godfather 1
Apocalypse now

[patsopinion]

coen

barton fink
big lebowski
o brother

rest

no country for old men
millers crossing
fargo
intolerable cruelty
arizona

then
blood simple

i stand by my order

ladykillers doesnt count

[FunkyDrummer]

# The Sting (1973)
# Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
# Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

[Hottub]

Francis Ford Coppola


Godfather 1972
Godfather II 1974
Apololypse Now 1979


I belive he did the Godfather Saga between II and Apocolypse, but that was just a rework.

Martin Scorsese


The Last Waltz 1978
Raging Bull 1980
The King of Comedy 1982


John Hughes

Planes, Trains & Automobiles 1987
Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986
Weird Science 1985
The Breakfast Club 1985
Sixteen Candles 1984

[Hottub]

Pat beat me, but mine is organized and easy to read.

[epo]

martin scorsese

raging bull
taxi driver
the king of comedy

coppola

godfather 2
godfather 1
Apocalypse now

They must be consecutive.

So Coppola must be:

Godfather 1, The Conversation and Godfather 2

or

The Conversation, Godfather 2, Apocolypse Now

[JPMNICK]

Francis Ford Coppola

* Godfather 1972
* Godfather II 1974
* Apololypse Now 1979

[SatCam]

coppola

-godfather 1
-godfather 2
-apocolypse now

[patsopinion]

They must be consecutive.

So Coppola must be:

Godfather 1, The Conversation and Godfather 2

or

The Conversation, Godfather 2, Apocolypse Now

i didnt understand the perameters surry

but in defense of everyone else in this thread so far
no one saw the conversation

[patsopinion]

so the revised list

coen
fargo
lebowski
o brother

scorsese
last waltz
raging
king

coppola
no ones seen conversation
i move that it be striken from the record
because without that you could argue for gf 1,2 and apoc

the conversation never happened
all in favor?

[epo]

coppola
no ones seen conversation
i move that it be striken from the record
because without that you could argue for gf 1,2 and apoc

the conversation never happened
all in favor?

I've seen The Conversation and its ok.

[PD]

I've seen The Conversation and its ok.

Lil Jimmy talks about it all of the time.

[razorboy]

I guess you could go Kazan with: Panic in the Streets
A Streetcar Named Desire
Viva Zapata!
or:
On The Waterfront
East of Eden
Baby Doll

He could have had the greatest consecutive film run of all time, if not for Man on a Tightrope. While not an bad film by any stretch, it just doesn't quite compare to the others he did in the 50's.

[El Mudo]

# The Sting (1973)
# Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
# Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)



And you can add The Great Waldo Pepper and Slapshot (aka the greatest sports movie of all time) to that....

Butch Cassidy
The Sting
Slaughterhouse Five
The Great Waldo Pepper
Slapshot

Don't know if youre beating that run there

[GreatAmericanZero]

some people not mentioned yet

Terry Zwigoff -

Crumb
Ghost World
Bad Santa

Lloyd Kaufman (will stick by him 100%) -

Tromeo & Juliet
Terror Firmer
Citizen Toxie


Oliver Stone -

Salvador
Platoon
Wallstreet
Talk Radio
Born on the 4th of July
The Doors
JFK

Todd Solondz -

Welcome to the Dollhouse
Happiness
Storytelling

Terry Gilliam -

The Fisher King
Twelve Monkeys
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas

Peter Jackson -

Lord of the Rings 1
Lord of the Rings 2
Lord of the Rings 3

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on a side note

major props to Ron for calling out the listener who called in about Polanski and mentioned "The Pianist". Ron is 100% right, "The Pianist" is a horrible horrible movie. Borderline offensive movie. Of all the horrific amazing stories to come out of the holocaust, they decided to make a film about the person who had the least intersting story. A "celebrity" (which is why hollywood loved it) who gets his own apartment and special privileges from nazis cuz hes famous. Oh wait, he got the flu at one point. What a horrible movie.

[AnnoyedGrunt]

Hicks mentioned Sergio Leone but I think he picked the wrong three. I'd go with;

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Once Upon a Time in the West
A Fistful of Dynamite


Though starting with For a Few Dollars More would also be equally good.

[Contra]

QT

Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Kill Bill

[GreatAmericanZero]

QT

Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Kill Bill

not in a row (jackie brown before kill bill)


anyway, as far as comedies go, the Farrelly Brothers had an impressive run with

Dumb & Dumber
Kingpin
Theres Something about Mary


nothing they've made after those three has been as good as any of those three

[timhorton]

Based upon today's discussion, name a director's best 3 in a row.

I submit to begin:

Director: David Lean

Movies: Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai

Beat that!

Perfect....

[KnoxHarrington]

Stanley Kubrick:

Dr. Strangelove
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange

Top that one, bitches.

[Slumbag]

I think Ronnie B hung up when this director was said, but I was half asleep, so I'm not sure.

Trey Parker

Orgazmo
Southpark: Bigger Longer and Uncut
Team America: World Police


I may have a very juvenile sense of humor sometimes, but these are some of the funniest movies ever in my eyes.

[epo]

Not a winner, but one that deserves mention:

Director: Nicholas Ray

Films: Johnny Guitar, Run for Cover, Rebel without a Cause

[epo]

Another strong one...

Director: Joseph Mankiewicz

Films: No Way Out, All About Eve, People Will Talk

[MacVittie]

A caller mentioned Billy Wilder with Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, and One, Two Three. Probably Wilder's best three in a row, but Sunset Boulevard, Ace In The Hole, and Stalag 17 are a very strong run as well.

[CousinDave]

A lot of the previously mentioned lists aren't 3 in a row

3 in a row from Oliver Stone

Platoon
Wall Street
Talk Radio

If you've never seen Talk Radio you got to check it out, Eric Bogosian should have won an Oscar for his performance, he also wrote it as a play, and Alec Baldwin is really good in it.



Can anyone come up with a WORSE 3 in a row than these from George Lucas

Phantom Menace
Attack of the Clones
Revenge of the Sith

[RingWraith]

Does Peter Jacksons' Lord Of The Rings Trilogy count as three in a row???

[TooLowBrow]

Does Peter Jacksons' Lord Of The Rings Trilogy count as three in a row???

no, same as the godfather, its really one long story

[PapaBear]

Does Peter Jacksons' Lord Of The Rings Trilogy count as three in a row???

no, same as the godfather, its really one long story
Setting aside the long story thing, LoTR shouldn't count since they were all filmed at the same time.

[patsopinion]

Setting aside the long story thing, LoTR shouldn't count since they were all filmed at the same time.

sorry peter jackson

now we have to count kong which really puts you out of contention

[A.J.]

Alfred Hitchcock:

Dial M for Murder
Rear Window
To Catch a Thief

or, as someone said yesterday...

Vertigo
North by Northwest
Psycho

Clint Eastwood (these are consecutive movies he directed, not acted):

High Plains Drifter
The Eiger Sanction
The Outlaw Josey Wales

[GreatAmericanZero]

lord of the rings SHOULD count because every year one of them came out it was nominated for an oscar. It got 3 oscar nominations for "best picture" in 3 different years (and 3 consecutive nominations for best director). If it was 1 movie, then it would only be allowed 1 nomination for best picture

[llc]

Wes Anderson
Bottle Rocket
Rushmore
Royal Tennembaums

Hitchcock
Psycho
The Birds
Marnie

Hal Ashby
The Landlord (actually, it's pretty brilliant, but little known)
Harold and Maude
The Last Detail
(everything up to Being There-then he fell off a little)

Chaplin
The Circus
City Lights
Modern Times
(Great Dictator too)

Woody Allen
Zelig
Broadway Danny Rose
Purpe Rose of Ciaro (my favorite)
Hannah and her Sisters
Radio Days

Leo McCarey
Love Affair (1939)
The Awful Truth (1937)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
The Milky Way (1936)

Mankiewitz
People Will Talk
All About Eve
A Letter To three Wives
Ghost and Mrs. Muir

[realmenhatelife]

It's not my top but if this list were 'best first 3 features' Wes Anderson is pretty impressive.

But for me its the Coens:
Raising Arizona
Millers Crossing
Barton Fink


The writing and genre subversion of these three movies is fantastic, Barton Fink especially as it is probably the best film representation of the literary form I can think of. The list they read ranking the Coen movies was retarded.

[epo]

lord of the rings SHOULD count because every year one of them came out it was nominated for an oscar. It got 3 oscar nominations for "best picture" in 3 different years (and 3 consecutive nominations for best director). If it was 1 movie, then it would only be allowed 1 nomination for best picture

I'm embarrassed for all of us that Peter Jackson AND John Hughes were even mentioned in this thread.

[booster11373]

I know they are not considered auters but I wanted to include Cameron and Carpenter as "Movie" makers

its hard to get 3 in a row from Carpenter

and Cameron gets fucked because

Terminator

Aliens

The Abyss kind of stinks I still like it but..........

[Thebazile78]

I'm embarrassed for all of us that Peter Jackson AND John Hughes were even mentioned in this thread.

So...I take it that you were disappointed that there's no fuckin' Sherman Illinois, too?

Peter Jackson has a lot more talent than he's given credit for. Unfortunately, he seems to be one of the people who allows money and success to change them. Sad thing, really.

John Hughes, on the other hand, was representative of a certain movie during a certain period of time. Is that really so bad?

We're not ranking great directors here; just directors who did things "right" to create watchable, and in some cases, beloved movies three times in a row.

[epo]

So...I take it that you were disappointed that there's no fuckin' Sherman Illinois, too?

Peter Jackson has a lot more talent than he's given credit for. Unfortunately, he seems to be one of the people who allows money and success to change them. Sad thing, really.

John Hughes, on the other hand, was representative of a certain movie during a certain period of time. Is that really so bad?

We're not ranking great directors here; just directors who did things "right" to create watchable, and in some cases, beloved movies three times in a row.

I totally get your point, but listing somebody like John Hughes with such directors as Woody Allen, Alfred Hitchcock, David Lean and Hal Ashby is kinda silly.

A movie such as The Breakfast Club doesn't belong on the same planet as a film like the Bridge on the River Kwai.

[EliSnow]

Alfred Hitchcock:

Dial M for Murder
Rear Window
To Catch a Thief

or, as someone said yesterday...

Vertigo
North by Northwest
Psycho


I'm a huge fan of Dial M for Murder and To Catch A Thief. I don't think either of them are as appreciated as much as they should be, but I have to say that the Vertigo/North by Northwest/Psycho hat trick is the most impressive.

And that's right, we should be calling these "movie hat tricks."



Hitchcock
Psycho
The Birds
Marnie


I never saw Marnie, but really do you believe that The Birds and Marnie are better than Vertigo or North by Northwest?

[Thebazile78]

I totally get your point, but listing somebody like John Hughes with such directors as Woody Allen, Alfred Hitchcock, David Lean and Hal Ashby is kinda silly.

A movie such as The Breakfast Club doesn't belong on the same planet as a film like the Bridge on the River Kwai.

No, it doesn't belong on the same plane for someone who enjoys Bridge on the River Kwai. However, when I've looked at these listings it seems that we're not rating directors based on their "objective" quality, but rather on "subjective" quality ... someone who hated BotRK may be able to objectively see that it's a very well-crafted film despite not enjoying it as much as they liked TBC. (If this is a spin-off from a show discussion, and it seems to be, since I haven't heard the show maybe that's why I'm not entirely getting the hat-trick discussion.)

I happen to enjoy both films you mentioned, but that doesn't mean I'm pushing for a John Hughes Lifetime Achievement Academy Award any time soon. I'm just saying that he did what he did very successfully for a time and his genre. There's nothing wrong with that, despite the fact that it may make a lot of us who don't necessarily go to the movies to switch off our brains sick.

And, with some of the other directors that other posters have brought up, yes, it does look lowbrow.

But then you have people rating Trey Parker and Matt Stone or the Farrelly brothers ... they're lowbrow too. Parker has an advantage over the Farrellys because he hasn't made shitbombs lately, but it's unfair to say that they're "sterling" directors either.

[epo]

I never saw Marnie, but really do you believe that The Birds and Marnie are better than Vertigo or North by Northwest?

Just my 2 cents...no.

But Marnie is grossly underrated.

[Knowledged_one]

QT

Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Kill Bill

not three in a row

but i would count Jackie Brown with the first two as three great ones

[Knowledged_one]

I'm embarrassed for all of us that Peter Jackson AND John Hughes were even mentioned in this thread.

Explain please

[Knowledged_one]

I totally get your point, but listing somebody like John Hughes with such directors as Woody Allen, Alfred Hitchcock, David Lean and Hal Ashby is kinda silly.

A movie such as The Breakfast Club doesn't belong on the same planet as a film like the Bridge on the River Kwai.

Wow Breakfast Club is considered one of the best movies of the last 25 years, and trumps anything that Woody Allen has done in the past 30 years. Really Woody Allen made a few good pictures here and there but the guy is way overrated and has lived off of his name for far to long and his movies generally suck and arent entertaining in the least

[GreatAmericanZero]

I'm embarrassed for all of us that Peter Jackson AND John Hughes were even mentioned in this thread.

"Dead Alive" is a great movie, i just dont think the movies surrounding them were

[Contra]

Damn I forgot Jackie brown! Well still works

[Contra]

As far as Trey Parker when did he do cannibal the musical? Was that before or after orgazmo? Was that even trey?

[hammersavage]

Cameron Crowe:

Singles
Jerry Maguire
Almost Famous

[hammersavage]

And for me Scorsese goes:
The Last Waltz
Raging Bull
King of Comedy

I also submit David Fincher:
Se7en
The Game
Fight Club

Strong, not the best ever but strong.

Spike Jonze has 2 classics, Being John Malkovich and Adaptation in a row so he's looking to join the club with Where the Wild Things Are.

[EddieMoscone]

Let me bring in a HK director:

Stephen Chow
The King of Comedy (one of my favorites)
Shoalin Soccer
Kung Fu Hustle

[Tall_James]

Roger Corman
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
The Undead (1957)
The Wasp Woman (1959)

[llc]

Just my 2 cents...no.

But Marnie is grossly underrated.


To be honest, I really, really hate Vertigo-it is probably my least favorite of his movies. You are right though, North by Northwest is a fantastic film and really, one of cary grants absolute best-ever. I always think of those three together because they were such milestones for "modern" filmmaking-low budgets, breaking censorship rules, more graphic, more taboo subject matter, and complete director control. North by Northwest is still, in my opinion a studio movie-but it is really great. All three are different genres however so it is really hard to compare.

Hitchcock though is completely able to have multiple films on that list from pretty much every generation.
30s
Man Who Knew Too Much
39 steps
Secret Agent
Sabatoge

40s
Rebecca
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Suspicion
Saboteur
Shadow of a Doubt

50s
To Catch a Thief
Rear Window
Dial M for Murder
I Confess
Strangers on a Train

60s
North by Northwest (alright, 50s)
Psycho
The Birds
Marnie

Yes, Marnie stays on-It is a really amazing film because it has the best performance from a female (Tippy Hendrid) in any Hitchcock movie, Sean Connery actually is a SOB in the movie, it is a psychological thriller with great tension and...a Bruce Dern cameo.
If you haven't seen the movie go rent it this weekend.

[epo]

If someone is praising Hitchcock, I would add The Trouble with Harry (1955) to the list. It's not a normal Hitchcock film, but its a very good dark comedy.

[mikeyboy]

I never saw Marnie, but really do you believe that The Birds and Marnie are better than Vertigo or North by Northwest?

I loathe Marnie.

[mikeyboy]

Wow Breakfast Club is considered one of the best movies of the last 25 years

By whom? Seriously, I've never seen it mentioned in any kind of list like that.

[epo]

I loathe Marnie.

You must hate the color Red.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/BrandoBardot/marniered.jpg

[EddieMoscone]

I thought of Jon Favreau because of Iron Man and Elf...before that was Made which was OK but not great. In looking up Jon Favreau's info I came across:

Doug Liman
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Go (1999)
Swingers (1996)

That's pretty f'n solid right there.

[Knowledged_one]

By whom? Seriously, I've never seen it mentioned in any kind of list like that.

It was in Entertainment Weekly it got named i believe the #17 best comedy movie of the last 25 years

Believe me i dont just pull numbers out of my ass just to make somethign up

[Pitdoc]

Mr Smith Goes to Washington
Mr Deeds Goes to Town
Arsenic & Old Lace

I'm not counting all the war movies he did in WW2, that were between Deeds & Arsenic. And if you haven't seen it, you HAVE to see Arsenic & Old Lace. Possibly one of the funniest movies ever made . Cary Grant is FANTASTIC as a comedy lead

[danner1515]

the conversation never happened
all in favor?

You people are nuts. The Conversation is a five-star movie for sure. Netflix, people.

[AKA]

Having a real tough time with Billy Wilder - the director of my favorite movie of all time...

Sunset Blvd.
Ace in the Hole
Stalag 17

or

Witness For the Prosecution
Some Like It Hot
The Apartment

Each one has two CLASSICS but not a third

[AKA]

Lucas?

THX
American Graffiti
Star Wars

[AKA]

Lloyd Kaufman (will stick by him 100%) -

Tromeo & Juliet
Terror Firmer
Citizen Toxie



Can't agree more - but wait until you see Poultrygeist (if you haven't yet) - blows them all away. (October 27 on DVD!)

[GreatAmericanZero]

Can't agree more - but wait until you see Poultrygeist (if you haven't yet) - blows them all away. (October 27 on DVD!)

oh yeah i was at the NY premiere of Poultrygeist...i bought the soundtrack right afterwards

but in a 3 in a row, i gotta include "Tromeo & Juliet". My fav of his films is "Terror Firmer" though regardless

[AKA]

oh yeah i was at the NY premiere of Poultrygeist...i bought the soundtrack right afterwards

but in a 3 in a row, i gotta include "Tromeo & Juliet". My fav of his films is "Terror Firmer" though regardless

Terror Firmer is awesome, but I still think Poultrygeist is the best.

BTW...here's a clip from the San Diego Comic Con from G4's broadcast this summer - I'm the guy in the tie standing behind Zach (you can see me when they fall to the floor) - it was NOT my only G4 appearance of the week, however - the other wasn't you-tube-able.

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[GreatAmericanZero]

Terror Firmer is awesome, but I still think Poultrygeist is the best.

BTW...here's a clip from the San Diego Comic Con from G4's broadcast this summer - I'm the guy in the tie standing behind Zach (you can see me when they fall to the floor) - it was NOT my only G4 appearance of the week, however - the other wasn't you-tube-able.



i love troma so much....i remember seeing them at the Huntington Art Theater in Long Island, they did an "Ultimate Tromette Contest" and a girl smokes a cigarette out of her pussy..the establishment almost freaked out and they shut the lights off for a few minutes (and then turned it back on because there wouldve been a riot)

I still think the DVD i laughed the hardest at ever in my life is "Tales From the Crapper". Its the funniest thing in the world to me. I asked Lloyd at the "Poultrygeist" screening if they plan on making more movies in that style and he seemed pissed off...he really really hates that movie (cuz he lost a lot of money on it). But I think its the most brilliant thing ever

[AKA]

i love troma so much....i remember seeing them at the Huntington Art Theater in Long Island, they did an "Ultimate Tromette Contest" and a girl smokes a cigarette out of her pussy..the establishment almost freaked out and they shut the lights off for a few minutes (and then turned it back on because there wouldve been a riot)

I still think the DVD i laughed the hardest at ever in my life is "Tales From the Crapper". Its the funniest thing in the world to me. I asked Lloyd at the "Poultrygeist" screening if they plan on making more movies in that style and he seemed pissed off...he really really hates that movie (cuz he lost a lot of money on it). But I think its the most brilliant thing ever

Yeah - "Crapper" about bankrupted them, and there was the whole, weird lawsuit thing. "Poultrygeist" was financed mostly independently by he and his wife. He spoke very candidly to the DC screening (where he did an hour long Q&A after the film last summer) that Troma is in bad, bad shape right now, and I think some of that might be rooted with "Crapper."

I actually was attached to the hip with Lloyd for about 50 hours when he came to town for my festival event this July, which was pretty cool and an interesting, first hand lesson in the underground filmmaking world. Very nice, funny and professional man - he was unbelievably generous with his time. What's cool about him, I found out in San Diego a week later (at Comic Con), is that he doesn't blow smoke when he doesn't have to - he went out of his way to find me, and introduce me to people. He and one of his assistants even pulled me aside and showed me the rough cut for the most offensive music video ever made of all time - one they had just filmed up in Minnesota for a band called "Faggot" (the song is called "The Cleaner")

I have no idea what they can do with it - not every day you see a music filmed in a man's rectum as he's getting a rim job.

[epo]

Terry Gilliam?

Brazil (1985)
Adventures of Baron Muchausen (1988)
The Fisher King (1991)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)

[hammersavage]

James Cameron isn't bad:
The Terminator
Aliens
The Abyss
Terminator 2

Tim Burton I'd go with:
PeeWee's Big Adventure
Beetlejuice
Batman
Edward Scissorhands

Not bad for both.

[burrben]

my two favorite directors

bergman (the god trilogy)

through a glass darkly
winter light
the silence

(plus he had "the virgin spring" before those)

then bergman had

persona
hour of the wolf
shame

and john cassavetes had
a woman under the influence
the killing of a chinese bookie
opening night

[epo]

It was in Entertainment Weekly it got named i believe the #17 best comedy movie of the last 25 years

Believe me i dont just pull numbers out of my ass just to make somethign up

You don't but Entertainment Weekly obviously did!