Robert De Niro James Stewart Marlon Brando Humphrey Bogart Jack Nicholson Al Pacino Daniel Day-Lewis Toshiro Mifune Charlie Chaplin Cary Grant Marcello Mastroianni John Wayne Henry Fonda Paul Newman William Holden Klaus Kinski Dustin Hoffman
Ingrid Bergman Katharine Hepburn Meryl Streep Giulietta Masina Lillian Gish Jeanne Moreau Liv Ullman Catherine Deneuve Marlene Dietrich Barbara Stanwyck Faye Dunaway Diane Keaton Juliette Binoche Julie Christie Julianne Moore Audrey Hepburn Judy Garland
Quick disclaimer: This is an ever-evolving list. Some of these films I’ve seen recently and some I haven’t seen in years and am way overdue. I’m the first to acknowledge that this will be different
Ryan Gosling (3)- I’ll take Gosling’s 1-2 punch in La La Land and Blade Runner 2049 over any actor’s 1-2 punch in the last five years. Take a look—but nobody had given performances on that level
Emma Stone (2)- Stone moves past Amy Adams for two reasons: A. Adams biggest year in recent memory (2013 with American Hustle and some great scenes in Her is one more year in the rearview) and
Here’s my annual stab at listing and ranking the best directors on the planet. Usually I look at the last 10 years’ worth of work with a heavy emphasis on even more recent work in
The Searchers- (Ford) – 1956 Apocalypse Now- (F. Coppola) – 1979 2001: A Space Odyssey- (Kubrick)- 1968 Raging Bull (Scorsese)- 1980 Citizen Kane- (Welles)- 1941 8 ½ - (Fellini)- 1963 Blade Runner- (Scott)- 1982 Vertigo-
1) Hitchcock- 5 masterpieces, 6 must-see, 2 HR’s, 29 archiveable films total 2) Kubrick- 6 masterpieces, 2 must-see, 2 HR’s, 12 archiveable 3) Ford- 6 masterpieces, 2 must-see, 5 HR’s, 26 archiveable 4) Bergman- 6 masterpieces, 3 must-see,
Quick disclaimer: This is an ever-evolving list. Some of these films I've seen recently and some I haven't seen in years and am way overdue. I'm the first to acknowledge that this will be different
Leonardo Dicaprio (1)- One year removed from the revenant he’s still clearly the king. He hasn’t started shooting anything new and had nothing in both 2016 and 2014… hopefully he’s not following DDL’s “less is more”
Amy Adams (5)- Adams was #1 in 2014 in what is always a tight race for the top slot with these familiar names. Oscar nom or not she gives one of the year’s best
Top 10 Directors Current list Here’s my annual stab at listing and ranking the best directors on the planet. Usually I look at the last 10 years’ worth of work with a heavy emphasis
