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The Guardian seem to be quite prolific and talented at making lists. They have lists of all sorts. The latest list to impress me is the 40 best directors. The list only takes into account working directors so don’t get mad that it doesn’t have Ford, Welles, Wilder, Hitchcock, Godard, Fellini, etc.

The list is sorted by importance so I’d knock Lynne Ramsay and Gaspar No� down a few notches, and elevate Michael Haneke and Michael Winterbottom. Where’s Sofia Coppola and David Gordon Green? If they put Lynne Ramsay and Gaspar No� on the list, who also have only two features to their credit, I don’t understand how they can ignore DGG. I have a feeling he’s overlooked because he has focused on Southern stories, and grew up in the South. His fellow “two feature” compadres hail from the much trendier Scotland and France. Heck Gaspar doesn’t even have a Criterion release under his belt. Listening: When Day Chokes The Night - Do Make Say Think