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Entertainment Weekly Pick The 25 Greatest Working Directors; Confirms The Fallacy Of Listmaking

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • February 25, 2011 1:58 AM
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  • 19 Comments
Lists are subjective. That's the joy of them, to some degree -- you get to see the tastes of others, and hopefully pick up a few tips for things you may have overlooked. And you're never going to find a list that you agree with 100%, particularly when the stakes are bigger -- lists of 'greatest films' or 'greatest directors' are a veritable minefield of disputes and feuds. But that doesn't change the fact that some lists are just dumb.
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More: Christopher Nolan, Mike Leigh, Edgar Wright, Wes Anderson, Terrence Malick, Coen Brothers, Guillermo del Toro, David O. Russell, David Lynch, Paul Thomas Anderson, Spike Lee, Roman Polanski

Basement Jaxx Scoring Joe Cornish's Sci-fi Romp 'Attack The Block'

  • By Drew Taylor
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  • January 12, 2011 5:51 AM
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  • 0 Comments
Playlist favorite Edgar Wright took to Twitter yesterday, giving mad props to the score for frequent collaborator Joe Cornish's directorial debut, the sci-fi invasion flick "Attack the Block" (opening in U.K. cinemas this spring). The big, very exciting news? That he identified none other than British dance-poppers Basement Jaxx (nee Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton) as the composers.
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More: Films, Actors, Musicians, Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Attack The Block, Nick Frost, Basement Jaxx

Exclusive: Edgar Wright's Top 10 Of The Year

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 17, 2010 9:09 AM
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  • 11 Comments
'Scott Pilgrim' Director Gives Us His Top 10 Underrated Films Of 2010 & Much MoreContinuing our run of favorites from filmmakers and musicians, we're pleased as punch to present a truly awesome list of underrated films, standout scenes, favorite performances and more from "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" director Edgar Wright.
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That's Actually Hilarious: Six Clips From The 'Scott Pilgrim' DVD Released

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • October 29, 2010 1:39 AM
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  • 3 Comments
Judging by the box office takings, you probably didn't see "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World." And really, that was your loss. While we could furrow our brows and nitpick, at the end of the day, there were more laughs, great performances and fresh ideas than almost anything else we've seen in a while. It had probably the best soundtrack of the year, and Edgar Wright's direction will undoubtedly prove hugely influential in the next few years: it's the broken masterpiece that we're sure we'll end up re-watching more than most of the films this year.
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More: Films, Edgar Wright, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

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