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Vulgar Auteurism: A Guide Or: The "Mann-Scott-Baysians"

By: Jack Lehtone​n

A guide to the perceived movement of the Mann-Scott-Baysians, or the rise of “vulgar auteurism” on Mubi and elsewhere. Note: it is not actually a formal movement. To many, this list will simple represent a large collection of hacks ;)

This list is too personalized (for example, Crystal Skull) to be deemed a guide, but whatever.

You may be wondering what names like Spielberg, Eastwood and Soderbergh are doing here. I chose films of theirs that I feel reflect them as auteurs yet have been unfairly maligned. Also, in general, I don’t feel like those guys are actually held that high among general cinephiles.

The Pantheon of Heroes:

THE MASTERS (Complete Auteurist Vision, Distinct mise en scene):

-Michael Mann
-Clint Eastwood
-John Carpenter
-John McTiernan
-Steven Spielberg
-Brian De Palma
-Paul Verhoeven
-Abel Ferrara
-David Fincher
-Steven Soderbergh
-Tony Scott
-Walter Hill
-George A. Romero
-M. Night Shyamalan
-Mark Neveldine/Brian Taylor
-The Farrelly Bros.
-John Hyams
-Kathryn Bigelow
-Paul W.S. Anderson
-Rob Zombie
-Sylvester Stallone

WATCH THIS SPACE

-McG
-Matt Reeves
-Joe Carnahan
-Richard Kelly
-Sam Raimi

CURIOSITIES, CRAFTSMEN

-Jon Chu
-Nimrod Antal
-Isaac Florentine
-Pierre Morel
-Russel Mulcahy

MICHAEL BAY

-Michael Bay

Some Essential Reading:

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David Grillo

18Jan13

Everytime I return to this list I wonder where you would put Tarantino in relation to these auteurs?

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Zachary W

27Oct12

I still say John Landis deserves a spot here.

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TK

21Sep12

I'm with HKFANATIC, I'm excited for future Kahn films. What a great list. Are you the one responsible for the term "Vulgar Auteurism"? It's catchy.

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    Jack Lehtonen

    5Nov12

    The origin for the term is disputed. I first saw it used as a derogatory descriptor for the "movement", liked the way it sounded, and appropriated it for this list.

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ethan

16Sep12

Curious to if Renny Harlin has any place here? While unfortunately his misses outweigh his hits, I think at his best he's a pretty damn great B-movie craftsman.

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    Jack Lehtonen

    16Sep12

    Harlin is talented, but I don't think he can actually make a film as well as anyone mentioned here. Namely, he is absolutely useless in terms of structure and pacing. Still, his very keen visual sense warrants him consideration.

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