Yasujiro Ozu, Ingmar Bergman, Jean-Luc Godard…oh wait…
Satyajit Ray of course, but what about some more Spike Lee ‘joints’? CC’s ‘Do the Right Thing’ is great, but what about Malcolm X, or 25th Hour, etc…
I’ve already mentioned Takashi Miike but only because he has SO MANY films (an average of 4 films a year since the 1980s) Criterion should be able to find something that hasn’t yet been released on Region 1 DVD.
‘The most important directors of world cinema are Satyajit Ray, Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini’
- Martin Scorsese (to the Academy, 1990).
‘Without any efort Ray stirs deep emotions. How does he achieve this! What’s the secret of his excellence?’
- Akira Kurosawa (remark made in Moscow, 1975)
‘Kubrick didn’t let anyone enter the sets but Satyajit Ray was an exception. To him he was number one!’
-Arthur C. Clarke (remark made in an article in ‘Ray at 70’, 1990)
Only Satyajit Ray is missing at Criterion, hope to see him soon.
David Lynch, Sidney Lumet, Alan Clarke, John Carpenter, Takashi Miike, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Martin Scorsese (more than Temptation).
WERNER HERZOG
Kiju Yoshida
the German/feminist film director MARGARETHE VON TROTTA
the Yugoslavian/Serbian short/feature film director VLATKO GILIC
the Hungarian film director BELLA TARR
the Japanese film director KIJU YOSHIDA
the Polish film director JERZY KAWALEROWICZ
the Polish film director KRZYSZTOF ZANUSSI
the Serbian-American film director SLAVO VORKAPICH
the Bosnian film director VLADA (Vladimir) PETRIC
the Lithuania-American film director JONAS MEKAS
the avant-garde American film director HANS RICHTER
the Dutch film director JORIS IVENS
the Polish film director JERZY SKOLIMOWSKI
Werner Herzog comes to mind. I’d love to see some Woody Allen releases with commentary, extras etc. but I do respect his decision to let the films stand for themselves.
More Anthony Mann. Less epics more noir and westerns.
Most definitely, Criterion needs some Theo Angelopoulos in its collection. Region 1 dvds of his works are scarce. I would love love love to see The Travelling Players on Criterion.
I would also love to see Chantal Akerman’s Toute Une Nuit as I’ve only been able to track down a VHS copy.
More Kubrick!!!!!!! and Reservoir Dogs….
The American- American director Nicholas Ray
The director of the magnificent film, Shotgun Stories that came out in early 2008.
Wim Wenders
E. Elias Merhige (Begotten is probably the most daring film ever)
Mike Snow, Joseph H Lewis
More contemporary Iranian cinema, especially Makhmalbaf.
Terrance Davies
Harmony Korine GUMMO
David Lynch and Chris Marker.
Masumura, more Menzel titles, Svankmajer, Vera Chytilova, Tsai Ming-Liang, and ABSOLUTELY VIGOOOOO
Bela Tarr, Brothers Quay, Jan Svankmajer, Wim Wenders, Carlos Reygadas, Lucrecia Martel, Jean-Claude Lauzon, Jeunet & Caro, Park Chan-Wook, Kim Ki-Duk, Takeshi Kitano, PT Anderson, Pedro Almodovar, György Pálfi
Danny Boyle and Darren Aronofsky
crialese
sorrentino
First director that came to mind when reading the title was Woody Allen and it seems everyone agrees so let’s get that petition started!
Michael Haneke, and how is Woody Allen not in criterion yet
Lina Wertmuller. Hands down.
Satyajit Ray
Derek
Abel Ferrera,Ryuichi Hiroki, More Paul Schraeder, Hsiao-hsien Hou, Fruit Chan, Leos Carax