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EW lists the Top 25 Active Film Directors. The link is a 1 per page slideshow, so I will be awesome and summarize.

Posted by TFox (aka TFox) Feb 19 '09, 08:46

25. Jon Favreau
24. Pedro Almodovar
23. Paul Greengrass
22. Paul Thomas Anderson
21. Ang Lee
20. Ron Howard
19. Clint Eastwood
18. Danny Boyle
17. Darren Aronofsky
16. Zach Snyder
15. Sam Raimi
14. Judd Apatow
13. Tim Burton
12. David Fincher
11. Guillermo del Toro
10. Ethan Coen
9. James Cameron
8. Michael Mann
7. Quentin Tarantino
6. Ridley Scott
5. Steven Soderbergh
4. Christopher Nolan
3. Martin Scorsese
2. Peter Jackson
1. Steven Spielberg

have a field day. (www.ew.com)

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- I think Baz Luhrmann is a bad omission, though I don't know who I'd kick out. -- nm - TFox Feb 19, 08:55 5
  - I'm tempted to boot Soderbergh. His last movie I think was really solid was Ocean's 11. - Will Hunting Feb 19, 09:00 1
    - Yeah, he's kind of been coasting on his ego since then. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 19, 09:02
  - (Actually, I'd boot Favs for Baz in a heartbeat.) -- nm - TFox Feb 19, 08:57
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  - That was a great omission. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 19, 08:56
Okay, #1 & 3...good, how the hell does Eastwood end up that low? - Will Hunting Feb 19, 08:51 5
- it's EW, it's like the entertainment tonight of the magazine world. -- nm - mafic Feb 19, 08:53
- Eastwood, Burton, and to a lesser extent PTA are all criminally low to me. -- nm - TFox Feb 19, 08:52 2
  - I'll even throw Ron Howard in there. He puts up a varied quality resume. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 19, 08:53 1
    - yes -- nm - Don Homer Feb 19, 08:58
- I thought the same thing. He's not exactly my style, but his mastery is unquestionable -- nm - con_carne has class tonight Feb 19, 08:52
Being a great director doesn't mean what it once did, but this list is pretty great. Too America-centric, thoush -- nm - con_carne has class tonight Feb 19, 08:50
Jackson way too high, del Toro way too low, the Coens too low, Scott too high, Nolan too high, Eastwood too low, Aronofsky too high - Don Homer Feb 19, 08:49 1
- Fincher way too low also. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 19, 08:57
I don't understand how #5 is as high as he is. -- nm - Jelly Feb 19, 08:49 1
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I shudder to think of Martin as sexually active -- nm - oblique Feb 19, 08:48
Scorsese?! What a hack! -- nm - Mop Feb 19, 08:47

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