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| john lyons Senior Member  Co-founder of Vinegar Syndrome 1188 Posts 1/08 |  Posted - Feb 3 2008 : 5:33PMJust curious who everyone thinks are the best directors ever to do X FEATURE films? No exclusively gonzo people please.... My top 10 (in no real order) Gary Graver Amrand Weston Gerard Damiano Shaun Costello Chuck Vincent Alex DeRenzy Anthony Spinelli Jonas Middleton Rinse Dream Greg Dark Metzger (I can't believe I forgot him the first time!!!!) Edited by - john lyons on Feb 18 2008 [Link] |
| Apoplexy Deactivated User 22 Posts 11/07 | Posted - Feb 3 2008 : 11:52PM Eli Cross Ren Savant Rinse Dream Michael Ninn Alex DeRenzy [Link] |
| the unknown pervert Deactivated User I'd like to stay but I've got a plane to catch. 3243 Posts 5/06 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 9:57AM Passolini John Leslie (when he was doing features) James Avalon (when he keeps the artsy-fartsyness to a minimum) Jim Powers I don't really consider gonzo directors to really be "directors". There are just too many aspects of a film that they do not have to deal with compared to a feature film. added thoughts-I have not seen any of Eli Cross's films but the nature of his comments here make me think I would like them. I should probably also put both Michael Ninn and Michael Zen in here but I always get their names confused so I can never remember which one of them directed what. Edited by - the unknown pervert on 2/4/2008 10:00:02 AM [Link] |
| caroline-NL Member 543 Posts 3/07 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 12:40PM Mitchell Bros. Finn Hansen + Jacob Schmidt Michael Raven Francios Clousot Brad Armstrong James Avalon quite a lot of japanese and south-korean porn directors, whose names I cant keep in my mind Edited by - Caroline-NL on 2/4/2008 12:42:14 PM [Link] |
| sdc Member 236 Posts 4/03 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 1:50PM Gerard Damiano Shaun Costello Alex DeRenzy Robert McCallum John Leslie Radley Metzger Paul Thomas Roberta Findlay Zebedy Colt Svetlana Honourable mentions to Greg Dark, Chuck Vincent, Anthony Spinelli and James Avalon. [Link] |
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| Cammy Sutra Member 41 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 11:37PM Can I add: Cecil Howard Henri Pachard [Link] |
BlackSix  All-Star Member pornography wasn't sex but fantasies of an impossibly hospitable world 12377 Posts 9/07 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 11:41PM [Link] |
| john lyons Senior Member Co-founder of Vinegar Syndrome 1188 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 11:56PM Bacchanale and Blonde Ambition are both underseen gems. [Link] |
| ryderskye Member Sometimes you just have to pee in the sink. ― Charles Bukowski 88 Posts 9/07 | Posted - Feb 6 2008 : 2:16AM David Stanley Michael Raven Eli Cross Stormy Daniels although there are more of course. [Link] |
| Savoy All-Star Member Sucker for Sinners 1844 Posts 12/06 | Posted - Feb 6 2008 : 2:56AM But I will watch anything directed by David Stanley. Antonio Passolini must rise and direct again! No love for Paul Thomas? Once upon a time, he was really good. John Leslie late 80s to early 90s. [Link] |
| pil008 Member 138 Posts 12/04 | Posted - Feb 7 2008 : 4:31AM But even these directors don't seem to effect the sex, only the way its lit and edited (or over-edited). Is there a director who has a direct influence in the way the sex is choreographed as well as filmed? [Link] |
| CApornFAN Member 37 Posts 4/07 | Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 2:57AM [Link] |
| Fingerbangger Member 164 Posts 3/07 | Posted - Feb 26 2008 : 12:33AM [Link] |
| TheLoneGunman Member 400 Posts 10/03 | Posted - Feb 26 2008 : 8:26AM John Stagliano Nic Andrews Stormy Daniels might make my list if she continues the quality of her work for a few more years...I've been VERY impressed so far. [Link] |
| Myload Senior Member A rose is what you are to me 2069 Posts 6/03 | Posted - Feb 26 2008 : 7:11PM John Stagliano Andres Tabogo [Link] |
| Fingerbangger Member 164 Posts 3/07 | Posted - Feb 26 2008 : 7:24PM [Link] |
| PornoHolik Member 45 Posts 2/08 | Posted - Feb 27 2008 : 3:23AM Not mentioned above and another best: Cameron Grant. [Link] |
| john lyons Senior Member Co-founder of Vinegar Syndrome 1188 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Feb 29 2008 : 10:37AM Thoughts on some of the other directors who were mentioned: Michael Ninn is hit or miss. I can't complain about his visuals but I'll agree, as either Bill Margold or Jim Holiday (I can never remember which) said, he thinks he can cover his proficiencies as a filmmaker through throwing lots of money into his movies. Essentially, he's the Micheal Bay of sex films. Michael Raven his movies never hit me the right way. Just when he gets me interested in the plot, characters, etc, he puts in a 20 minute sex scene and kills the mis-en-scene Paul Thomas I tend to like. His sex scenes are actually part of the movie and he knows how to make a film, not just a story porn. I haven't seen any Nic Andrews movies but their trailers make them seem pretty solid. I always love when X Rated movies try to look like Hollywood film and do it well UNLIKE PIRATES!!!!Any good director will control all the aspects of their film and make it their own. That's Auteur Theory in a nutshell. Radley Metzger, Greg Dark, Alex DeRenzy, etc were all very keen on making sure every aspect of their films was under their direct control, including the sex scenes. Unrelated, there seems to be a hatred of sex scenes that last under 5 minutes...Why??? I always get really bored and distracted if they last any longer. [Link] |
| HarryWild Member Make me believe 622 Posts 2/05 | Posted - Mar 6 2008 : 1:16AM [Link] |
| Fingerbangger Member 164 Posts 3/07 | Posted - Mar 6 2008 : 6:32PM [Link] |
| Chest Rockwell Member 89 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Mar 9 2008 : 5:03PM [Link] |
| jizzyjay Member 914 Posts 10/07 | Posted - Apr 5 2008 : 3:15PM 1.Alex Derenzy 2.Bob Chin 3.Anthony Spinelli 4.Cecil Howard 5.Gerard Damiano [Link] |
| Aplus Senior Member 1431 Posts 5/05 | Posted - Apr 17 2008 : 3:04PM Gererd Damiano John Leslie Robert McCallum Chuck Vincent Paul Thomas Henri Pachard Cash Markman Bobby Rinaldi John Stagliano Chloe Nichole Nic Andrews [Link] |
| edjuardo_roel Member 6 Posts 5/08 | Posted - May 8 2008 : 9:40PM I also like Eli Cross if your into anal fisting (which of course i am). Michael Raven is cool. Michael Ninn and Brad Armstrong are decent visually but can't tell a story to save their life. I liken "Coming Home" to Michael Bay's "Pearl Harbor". I guess at least Brad one a few awards though for his movie. Michael Bay just keeps trying to bang porn stars. He might as well direct a porn at this point. I would love to see someone actually write a brilliant script with an original story that just happens to have some sex in it. I think if that ever happens it will be Stanley that does it. [Link] |
| edjuardo_roel Member 6 Posts 5/08 | Posted - May 8 2008 : 9:46PM [Link] |
| john lyons Senior Member Co-founder of Vinegar Syndrome 1188 Posts 1/08 | Posted - May 8 2008 : 10:34PM [Link] |
| danl Member 436 Posts 3/05 | Posted - May 27 2008 : 6:21PM Michael Ninn, at one time was the closest to Meyers" genius and imagination but then about five years ago, he, sadly, fell into a vat full of "eye candy," and has not surfaced since. Paul Thomas simply great at turning out "cutting edge" erotic drama a few years ago, is another director who has "lost his way," in recent years, along with John Leslie, once as good as they came. So that brings me up to the most outstanding current crop of adult film directors, and frankly, I would have a very difficult time, separating Brad Armstrong from Michael Raven---both true "geniuses" with their craft and consistently turning out extremely erotic, highly provocative porn entertainment. Among the honorable mention list, I would cite Nic Cramer, Antonio Passolini, Michael Zen, James Avalon, Thomas Paine, Jonathan Morgan, Rinse Dream, Nic Andrews, Cash Markman, and the rapidly-improving Stormy Daniels, by far the best female feature film director now or before, imho. In reviewing this list, It should be stressed that a director, no matter how imaginative, will always be handicapped by budget constraints, which can make or break any film. Thus, a lot of credit for any directorial success must also be given to that forward-thinking producer who is willing to gamble a bit and "turn his director loose," so to speak. Then too, it should also be noted that all "steam stream" directors operate on budgets that would make their main stream counterparts "cringe" in fear, and many, especially those on this above list, turn-out products every bit as entertaining. [Link] |
| Kraut Member Germany - Osnabrück 93 Posts 2/08 | Posted - May 30 2008 : 3:37AM Brad Armstrong Antonio Adamo Paul Thomas Kris Kramski [Link] |
| CoreyThomas Member 34 Posts 8/07 | Posted - Jun 1 2008 : 5:28PM [Link] |
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