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Jason’s Top Ten of 2011

I love the movies and I love to love movies. But I’m one of those people who don’t think 2011 was anything close to a great year for movies. Not as good as 2004, 2007, or 2010. But, as in...

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5. Steven Spielberg

STEVEN SPIELBERG JAWS, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, SCHINDLER’S LIST, E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL, MUNICH Without a doubt, one of the pre-eminent masters of the art of cinema. He is, on his own, what Pixar aspires to as a collective....

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9. Quentin Tarantino

QUENTIN TARANTINO PULP FICTION, RESERVOIR DOGS, KILL BILL, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, JACKIE BROWN There might not be a better case for director-as-pop-star than Quentin Tarantino. He’s kind of the Warhol of filmmakers, only I think he’s having more fun. He faster...

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14. Paul Thomas Anderson

PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON THERE WILL BE BLOOD, MAGNOLIA, BOOGIE NIGHTS, PUNCH DRUNK LOVE If you don’t know, you’d better learn. His canon isn’t as extensive as many of his contemporaries, but it’s just as strong, and maybe stronger. Paul Thomas...

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20. Christopher Nolan

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN THE DARK KNIGHT, MEMENTO, INCEPTION, THE PRESTIGE One of the highest profile writer/director working today, Christopher Nolan has people’s attention. He’s had it ever since 2001’s Memento, and he’s kept it ever since. And yet, as the scopes...

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35. Jean-Pierre Melville

JEAN-PIERRE MELVILLE LE SAMOURAI, ARMY OF SHADOWS, LE CERCLE ROUGE, BOB LE FLAMBEUR With something more than ordinary fondness for the iconic American anti-hero, Jean-Pierre Melville’s surname substitution (his given name, though, was Grumbach) is a powerful indication of the...

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55. Wes Anderson

WES ANDERSON RUSHMORE, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, BOTTLE ROCKET, THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX In his own way, one of the most divisive filmmakers around, Wes Anderson’s films have a signature style that is a clear extension of his personality. Perfectly balanced...

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78. James Cameron

JAMES CAMERON THE TERMINATOR, TITANIC, ALIENS, THE ABYSS, AVATAR Here’s something that can’t be denied: James Cameron is a brilliant visual storyteller. Whether you view his films as epic poems of cinematic enlightenment or a compilation of clichés and archetypes,...

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