Hey hey...Joey here. Today I pose an interesting question/discussion topic: which once grand "auteur" that's fallen on some degree of hard times would you most like to see return to glorious form?
-Woody Allen? (he does have Vicky Christina Barcelona coming out)
-Francis Ford Coppola (the time off seems to have mildly damaged his form)
-Brian De Palma (The Black Dahlia still hurts me to think about)
-George Lucas (will Uncle George ever direct something memorable again? Do we even want him to try?)
-David Lynch (Inland Empire was too weird, even for him)
-Steven Soderbergh (Che doesn't seem to be a return to form)
-Cameron Crowe (I am probably the only person on earth that liked Elizabethtown)
-The Wachowski Brothers (Bound and the original Matrix are their highpoints...it's getting to be a long time since they've done something good, unless you liked Speed Racer...)
What do you guys think?
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Michael Cimino has always been the one that I'd hope would come back outta nowhere with another classic. De Palma keeps trying and missing more than anyone, and that's unfortunate. But I think Coppola is miles beyond most acclaimed directors and is due. The Eastwood/Scorsese battles were interesting but I'd like to see anyone of them come out with something great.
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good point about all this, especially Cimino...surprised he hasn't gone the Coppola route and made an indie flick to get back in the game in a big way
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