Lol. Thanks for giving my cantankerous ways some thumbs up. As for directors I'm pretty solid on, I'd say John Huston, Hitchcock, Wilder, and Kubrick more-or-less have it, though I'm not super-crazy about Clockwork Orange or Barry Lyndon. I like Mankewicz a lot, too.

As for newer guys, I really like Linklater, though he can be kinda wordy.

I'm also.rather fond of Kazan.

s/o bristol

Thanks. My albums list gets shuffled around a lot, but Bob seems to hang out at the top.

Thanks - yeah I've only mostly seen what my parents were watching and general Russian classics but it's evident still. Do you have a favourite Soviet film?

Good picks - personally I've yet to see any Tarkovsky - maybe this summer, but Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Professions is probably my second favourite soviet comedy. I've upped my rating for Джентльмены удачи [Gentlemen of Fortune] after seeing it again over the new years. The film isn't that 'good' but some of the dialogue makes it amazing and a soviet staple.

Thanks I'll try it.