Which is your favorite english language debut by a foreign director? - Results

Hollywood has always been attractive from filmmakers all around the world, and many with a career in their countries have also made films in english language which has helped their work to be more visible internationally, among the many who have done this we selected a group of prestigious foreign directors and asked you which of their first english language films were your favorites, the results were:

 

Farenheit 451 (1966) - Francois Truffaut - 6 votes, 23.08%

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) - F.W. Murnau - 3 votes, 11.54%

The Others (2001) - Alejandro Amenábar - 3 votes, 11.54%

Other - 2 votes, 7.69%

Fury (1936) - Fritz Lang - 1 vote, 3.85%

Repulsion (1965) - Roman Polanski - 1 vote, 3.85%

Blowup (1966) - Michelangelo Antonioni - 1 vote, 3.85%

The American Friend (1977) - Wim Wenders - 1 vote, 3.85%

Stroszeck (1977) - Werner Herzog - 1 vote, 3.85%

Mississippi Masala (1991) - Mira Nair - 1 vote, 3.85%

The Wedding Banquet (1993) - Ang Lee - 1 vote, 3.85%

A Little Princess (1995) - Alfonso Cuarón - 1 vote, 3.85%

21 Grams (2003) - Alejandro González Iñarritu - 1 vote, 3.85%

Dark Water (2005) - Walter Salles - 1 vote, 3.85%

The Constant Gardener (2005) - Fernando Meirelles - 1 vote, 3.85%

The Impossible (2012) - Juan Antonio Bayona - 1 vote, 3.85%

 

The english language debuts of Billy Wilder, Milos Forman, Bernardo Bertolucci, Guillermo del Toro and Susanne Bier got no votes.

The Winner: Farenheit 451



So if you have missed Truffaut's work there you have a suggestion of were to start.

A total of 26 votes were collected.

Who is your favorite actor/actress who starred in two consecutive Best Picture winners? - Results

Having one performer star in two consecutive best picture oscar winners is not very common, and this time we asked you which of the few persons that have done so is your favorite, the results were:

 

Clark Gable (It Happened One Night, Mutiny on the Bounty)- 8 votes, 28.57%

Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind) - 7 votes, 25%

John Goodman (The Artist, Argo) - 5 votes, 17.86%

Meryl Streep (The Deer Hunter, Kramer vs Kramer)- 5 votes, 17.86%

John Gielgud (Chariots of Fire, Gandhi) - 2 votes, 7.14%

Ian Charleson (Chariots of Fire, Gandhi) - 1 vote, 3.57%

Harry Davenport (You Can't Take it With You, Gone With the Wind) - 0 votes.

 

Besides this we ow a big apology to Christopher Walken and to Walter Pidgeon, they were excluded from the poll despite participating in both Annie Hall and Kramer vs Kramer (Walken) and How Green Was My Valley and Mrs. Miniver (Pidgeon), unfortunately no one noticed his absence in the poll suggestion stage and by the time it came out it was to late. they get a honorable mention.

 

The Winner: Clark Gable

 

Which is your favorite 1-name female protagonist film? - Results

NJtoTX suggested this poll in which a selection of the many 1-name female protagonist films contested for the vote, of course the option other was available as it was not posible to include every posible option. This has been our biggest poll yet, and among so many different options the results were very tight:

 

Other - 4 votes, 16.67%

Cinderella - 3 votes, 12.5%

Nikita - 3 votes, 12.5%

Hanna - 2 votes, 8.33%

Juno - 2 votes, 8.33%

Alice - 1 vote, 4.17%

Annie - 1 vote, 4.17%

Barbarella - 1 vote, 4.17%

Coraline - 1 vote, 4.17%

Gilda - 1 vote, 4.17%

Lolita - 1 vote, 4.17%

Marnie - 1 vote, 4.17%

Ninotchka - 1 vote, 4.17%

Ponyo - 1 vote, 4.17%

Sabrina - 1 vote, 4.17%

 

Other options included: Anastasia, Angel, Blondie, Carrie, Catwoman, Cleopatra, Elizabeth, Emma, Evita, Frida, Gigi, Matilda, Mulan, Octopussy, Pocahontas, Precious, Selena, Silkwood and Yenti.

A total of 24 votes were collected.

Which feature film directed by Quentin Tarantino is your favorite? - Results

While not without detractors, Quentin Tarantino is one of the most liked contemporary directors, he constantly is nominated for various awards and many of his films have a high IMDb rating, fove of his feature films are listed in the Top250. TsarStepan suggested to ask you which of his feature films is your favorite and here are the results:

Pulp Fiction - 18 votes, 50%
He's a hack director, I can't stand the fool - 4 votes, 11.11%
Inglorious Basterds - 4 votes, 11.11%
Reservoir Dogs - 3 votes, 8.33%
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 - 3 votes, 8.33%
Jackie Brown - 2 votes, 5.56%
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 - 1 vote, 2.78%
Django Unchained - 1 vote, 2.78%

While the favorite was clear, it was a tight contest for the second place and Death Proof became his only feature film failing to collect votes.

A total of 36 votes were collected.

The winner: Pulp Fiction

Which is your favorite undercover cop film? - Results

A suggestion by Yrnej got the following results with a very contested fight for the first place:

The Departed - 7 votes, 25%
Eastern Promises - 6 votes, 21.43%
Deep Cover - 3 votes, 10.71%
Reservoir Dogs - 3 votes, 10.71%
The Fast and the Furious - 3 votes, 10.71%
Miss Congeniality - 3 votes, 10.71%
Infernal Affairs - 2 votes, 7.14%
Point Break - 1 vote, 3.57%

Donnie Brasco, Narc, Rush, City on Fire and Street Kings got no votes.

A total of 28 votes were collected.

The Winner: The Departed