Earlier this month, a new aofficiala best film of all time was announced withthe unveiling of the results of Sight & SoundaTMs most recent poll.
Every ten years, the film magazine polls a number of critics, academics, and professionals and then tallies up the results for an ultimate list.
The magazine also has a poll of directors for a second Top 10 list, and now theyaTMve unveiled the individual directorsaTM lists in an effort to occupy all the free time you have today.
After the jump it’s possible for you to peruse personal Top 10 lists from the likes ofEdgar Wright,Quentin Tarantino,Martin Scorsese,Guillermo del Toro,Woody Allen, David O’Russell,Sam Mendes,Matthew Vaughn,Francis Ford Coppola,Marc Webband more.
This is obviously a small subsection of the filmmakers that took part in Sight & SoundaTMs poll, but the lists provide a fun look at the wide spectrum of films that have influenced those making movies today.
HereaTMs a sampling viaBFI:Andrew Dominik(The Assassination of Jesse James,Killing Them Softly)
Bong Joon-ho(The Host,Snow Piercer)
David OaTMRussell (The Fighter,I Heart Huckabees)
Edgar Wright(Shaun of the Dead,Scott Pilgrim vs.
The World)
Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather,The Conversation)
Greg Mottola(Superbad,Adventureland)
Guillermo del Toro (PanaTMs Labyrinth,Hellboy)
Marc Webb(500 Days of Summer,The Amazing Spider-Man)
Martin Scorsese (Raging Bull,Goodfellas)
Matthew Vaughn(Kick-Ass,X-Men: First Class)
Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction,Kill Bill)
Sam Mendes(American Beauty,Skyfall)
Woody Allen(Annie Hall,Manhattan)