Reply #126: as usual, [View All]

Speilberg takes the silver, Kubrick gets the gold.

In real cinematic circles -- and not in ad adjunct-thread to a primarily political site -- there's no question as to Kubrick's preeminence. It's simply a fact. A given. He dah man.

So the middle-brow (while posing as high-falutin') comments through-out this thread only spotlight the poseurs. Cinema 101: Thou Shall Not Speak Ill of Kubrick.

Cinema 201: Thou Shall Bring-Up Bertolucci EARLY In Any Thread Discussing Best Directors.

Cinema 301: Accomplished COMMERCIAL craftsman for Mass-Audiences Like Spielberg have a rightful place in the lower eschelon of the TOP TWENTY, but let's not get carried away.