Directors of the Decade

Image of the decade: Osama and the towers

It was a work of evil but also of a showman. The atrocity that hit us on 9/11 singularly defined the years ahead

Matt Zoller Seitz Thursday, Dec 31, 2009 7:20 PM UTC 66
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Directors of the decade: No. 1: Charlie Kaufman & David Chase

Yes, they're both writers first. But their brilliant work blew open industry doors -- and blew our minds

Matt Zoller Seitz Thursday, Dec 31, 2009 2:31 AM UTC 18
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Directors of the decade: No. 2: Miyazaki & Pixar

Pixar's animation is loaded with beauty and feeling -- but Hayao Miyazaki's work disturbs and challenges us

Matt Zoller Seitz Wednesday, Dec 30, 2009 2:30 AM UTC 39
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Directors of the decade: No. 3: The Coen brothers

Forget the snarky film-brat stereotype -- the Coens have consistently struggled with life's big questions

Matt Zoller Seitz Tuesday, Dec 29, 2009 2:30 AM UTC 16
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Directors of the decade: No. 4: The Dardenne brothers

The Belgian duo have almost no American profile -- but their visual and moral integrity speaks for itself

Matt Zoller Seitz Monday, Dec 28, 2009 3:30 AM UTC
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Directors of the decade: No. 5: Steven Spielberg

Love him or hate him, no American director has been so popular for so long and inspired so much debate

Matt Zoller Seitz Thursday, Dec 24, 2009 2:30 AM UTC 23
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Directors of the decade: No. 6: Michael Moore

Whether you love him or want to punch him in the mouth, he is rallying the troops in the rhetorical civil war

Matt Zoller Seitz Wednesday, Dec 23, 2009 1:08 AM UTC 35
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Directors of the decade: No. 7: Steven Soderbergh

He may be frustratingly opaque and comically prolific, but he isn't afraid to gamble -- or fail

Matt Zoller Seitz Monday, Dec 21, 2009 2:01 AM UTC 10
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Directors of the decade: No. 8: Robert Zemeckis and Wes Anderson

Robert Zemeckis and Wes Anderson are boys playing with their train sets -- and facing the limits of control

Matt Zoller Seitz Friday, Dec 18, 2009 1:30 AM UTC
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Directors of the Decade No. 9: The sensualists

What do Lynch, Malick, Mann, Wong and Hou have in common?

Matt Zoller Seitz Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 1:17 AM UTC 13
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Directors of the decade: No. 10 Michael Bay

You can love or hate the dumb, loud power of the man who typifies 21st-century Hollywood. But you can't escape it

Matt Zoller Seitz Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 1:40 AM UTC 28
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Directors of the Decade

Image of the decade: Osama and the towers

Directors of the decade: No. 1: Charlie Kaufman & David Chase

Directors of the decade: No. 2: Miyazaki & Pixar

Directors of the decade: No. 3: The Coen brothers

Directors of the decade: No. 4: The Dardenne brothers

Directors of the decade: No. 5: Steven Spielberg

Directors of the decade: No. 6: Michael Moore

Directors of the decade: No. 7: Steven Soderbergh

Directors of the decade: No. 8: Robert Zemeckis and Wes Anderson

Directors of the Decade No. 9: The sensualists

Directors of the decade: No. 10 Michael Bay

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