Directing Inspiration Part II

After making Directing Inspiration in 2013, I’ve decided to put together another list of 10 directors that I enjoy very much.  It was easy for me to pick my top 3 picks on my last list and then it became a little more time consuming narrowing down my top 10 personal favourites.  My list was way over-bloated of course, so now it’s time for Part II.  This time I haven’t dedicated any time to ranking the filmmakers, deciding instead to just list them in the order they came to me.  Basically, this is a list who all really deserved to be on my first if only there were more spots.  Since there weren’t, I felt somewhat guilty as they too inspire me a great deal.  However, I have tried to rank each film from top to bottom in accordance to my preference.

Roger Malcolm’s Directing Inspiration Top 10 Part II

1. Paul VerhoevenRobocopStarship TroopersFlesh+BloodShowgirlsTurkish DelightBasic InstinctTotal Recall

2. Roman PolanskiThe PianistThe Fearless Vampire Killers Or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My NeckChinatownRosemary’s BabyThe Ninth Gate
3. Tony ScottThe Last Boy ScoutTrue RomanceDays of ThunderThe HungerSpy Game

4. Robert RodriguezFrom Dusk Till DawnDesperadoPlanet TerrorThe FacultyEl MariachiOnce Upon a Time in Mexico
5. Richard LinklaterMe and Orson WellesBoyhood
SlackerDazed and ConfusedWaking LifeSchool of RockBernieBad News Bears
6. Stanley Kubrick2001: A Space OdysseyEyes Wide ShutA Clockwork Orange SpartacusFull Metal JacketThe Shining
7. Mike JudgeOffice SpaceExtractIdiocracyBeavis and Butt-head Do America
8. Walter HillThe WarriorsLast Man StandingThe Long Riders48 HRS.Red HeatUndisputed
9. Orson WellesCitizen KaneMacbethTouch of Evil
10. Alfred HitchcockRear WindowPsychoThe BirdsShadow of a Doubt