I don't have a list but I've been thinking about creating one.

From your list here's my favorites: (I've starred my absolute favorites)
Larry Cohen *
Monte Hellman *
Alejandro Jodorowsky *
Alfred Hitchcock *
Roman Polanski
Sergio Martino - haven't seen much but liked it and want to see more
Sam Peckinpah *
Mario Bava *
Abel Ferrara
Martin Scorsese
Michelangelo Antonioni
Barbet Schroeder
Dario Argento *
Jean-Jacques Beineix *
Wong Kar-wai
David Lynch
Jacques Tourneur *
Tobe Hooper *
Roger Corman *
Peter Weir - in the 80s i was really into Weir but I've lost interest since then.
George Romero *
Samuel Fuller *
John Carpenter *
Don Siegel *
Pete Walker - just getting into Pete - He's a lot better than I expected.
Saul Bass - love the title sequences but I guess I've only seen Phase IV
Lucio Fulci *
Hal Ashby
Jim Jarmusch *
Walter Hill *
Luis Bunuel *

A few you didn't list
Howard Hawks *
John Ford *
Anthony Mann *
Budd Boetticher *
Takeshi kitano *
Kenji Fukasaku *
Yasujiro Ozu *
Kurosawa *
Takashi Miike
Leos Carax *
Claude Chabrol
Jean Renoir
Eric rohmer *
Agnes Varda
GODard
Truffaut
Louis Malle
Robert Bresson
Carl Dreyer
Ingmar Bergman
Kieslowski *
Tarkovsky
Satyajit Ray
Sternberg
Fritz Lang *
FW Murnau *
Kathryn Bigelow
Antonio Margheriti *
John Woo (mostly for his HK films)
Jesus Franco *
Stuart Gordon
Alex Cox
Robert Altman *
Coppola - Francis & Sofia *

That's the tip of the iceburg plus - I'm sure I've forgotten some of my major ones. It's a long list, if I ever get around to compiling it...

I didn't really have a list either until I typed that one up there... a few of those I listed I've only seen a handful from, but mainly I loved what I've seen. Dan Siegel and Peckinpah for two are ones I'm going to dig into their filmographies deeper (mainly earlier stuff ).
There are also some Chinese driectors I want to see more of, mostly those from the 6th Generation like Wang Xiaoshuai. These guys make certain films as a reaction to censorship laws in China. Polasnki I think had to work in a similar way at one point, and of course the guy who filmed illegally in Disneyland.

From Peckinpah I would reccomend: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (I really think you will dig this one, peeps), The Wild Bunch, Ride the High Country and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. He has some other great films but those four are essential viewing. I'm torn between who gave Warren Oates the best roles - Peckinpah or Hellman.

Don Siegel was soild throughout his career. The films he directed with Clint Eastwood as a star are a great starting point - I especially think you would like Coogan's Bluff (tagline: Clint Eastwood gives New York 24 hours to get out of town" or something like that). Aside from the Eastwoods, my other favorites are The Shootist, Telefon, Charley Varrick, The Killers (1964) and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, of course. By the way, Peckinpah appears in that one in a bit part. Siegel also had a great run of noirish films in the 40s & 50s.

I think both directors are better appreciated with a little reading. There are many fine bios/critical reviews of Peckinpah but If They Move Kill 'Em & Peckinpah: A Portrait in Montage are a great start. There's not as much in print on Siegel, but his autobiography, A Siegel Film, goes film by film through his career and is very informative and fun reading. Your local library should have those books or they suck as librarians.

Oh, I've seen Alfredo Garcia, Wild Bunch, and Pat Garrett already and either loved or quite liked all of them. Also, Straw Dosg of course. Most of the Peckinpah stuff I need to see is earlier like pre- The Wild Bunch, but I do still need to get in Cross of Iron and Cable Hogue. And, yeah it's close for Oates on which director gave him better stuff. If not for Alfredo and Wild Bunch I would say Hellman easily... and that's another I need ot delve deepr into. I've got China 9, The Shooting and Avalanche Express somewhere to watch. Gotta dig them out soon.

Most of the DonSiegel stuff I need to see is the noir-stuff from 40s and 50s but a few others as well ...think I"ve seen most of the Eastwood stuff he did.

Thanks for the book recs! I'll check them out... and a pox on my library if they don't have em!

Don't hold Avalanche Express against Hellman.

Some other Hellman's to see: Ride in the Whirlwind (shot back to back with The Shooting), Iguana, & Cockfighter (although I think you've seen this one already). I also like Back Door To Hell, Flight To Fury & Beast From Haunted Cave. This is really turning into a plate of shrimp because Peckinpah also appears in a Hellman film: China 9.

In addition to the Peckinpahs we've already mentioned - don't overlook Junior Bonner, Major Dundee and his shortlived TV show, The Westerner (although it is harder to see - I think I saw it on TV Land). I also really like The Killer Elite - in my view a black comedy with tons of action and possibly my second favorite Bo Hopkins role (after The Wild Bunch). And although i already mentioned it, I cannot stress enough how terrific Ride The High Country is.

Thx for the "warning" on Avalanche... I'll tread lightly there. (pun intended)
Yes, I've seen Cockfighter and LOVE it! I'm allergic to shrimp, but I'll check the others as well, particular where Hell and Peck overlap...

And, speaking of, thanks for the Peckinpah input as well... Killer Elite was good; I enjoyed that one as well. I'll be sure to check Ride the High Country and let you know what I think.
Cheers, beatnik! Hope you have a great Friday!!

Plate of shrimp was a reference to Repo Man which I seem to recall you haven't seen. I heartily recommend that too - and I think you would dig Alex Cox' movies in general.

I did have a good St. Paddy's Day - how 'bout you, peeps?

Oh, yeah, you know you used that "plate of shrimp" slogan on me one other time and I think we had this exact same exchange. I have actually seen Repo Man it's just been years so my memory of details are vague. My brain tends to lock onto weird details anyway sometimes (or not)...
My St Paddy's was fair to middling. I don't drink much and I'm not Irish (confirmed that through 23 & me actually, lol). It's all good.

"confirmed that through 23 & me actually"

I don't drink even half as much as I used to but I must have destroyed some braincells because I don't even remotely understand what that means. But definitely agreed on "It's all good."

Ah, sorry, beatnik! That's a genotyping site. I got myself genotyped last year bevause I'[m adopted and don't know anyone I'm related to. Was trying to figure out a few things, and geneology among them.
And, yes, It's all good.

Did you find any family? I mean besides us Horror Board types.

Nah, no such luck unfortunately... the mystery continues. My next step is to upload my genotype onto Promethease... I could learn about every major disease I'm genetically pre-disposed to.

maybe not such a good idea!

As someone who can't afford to go to the doctor i certainly wouldn't want to know that!

Geez, 'beatnik! Well, you seem pretty healthy with all the running and herbal medicine.

I am healthy - or so it seems. I just dread the cost of medical care and know that I need to visit the dentist.

Don't let running fool you though. In the past year I've had a long distance runner I know pass out for some mysterious reason and drown in about two inches of water and another suffer two heart attacks near the beginning of a marathon. The first guy is still dead , but the second just ran his first race six months after the heart attacks and it was a 50K. That's the real advantage to running - it tends to speed your recovery time.

Wow, sorry for the loss of the one guy... that's freaky.
I imagine all the running increases cardiovascular efficiency, which def. increases healing/recovery time for most things.
Well keep being active and eating right! And get enough sleep... very important.

Sleep? what's that?

John Carpenter is probably my favorite director. I go back and forth between him and Mario Bava. Besides them there's plenty of others.

Bob Clark
Lucio Fulci
Pete Walker
George Romero
Roger Corman
Dario Argento
Wes Craven
Roman Polanski
Alfred Hitchcock
Abel Ferrara
Jeff Lieberman
Umberto Lenzi
Ruggero Deodato
Sergio Martino
Cirio Santiago
Roger Corman
Quentin Tarrantino
Guillermo del Toro
Alexandre Aja
Brian-Trechard Smith
Jack Hill
Richard Franklin
David Cronenberg
Lamberto Bava
Tom Holland
Clive Barker
Sam Raimi
Stuart Gordon
Joe Dante

And I'm sure I'm forgetting some.

Carpenter, Bava & Cronenberg are my top three horror directors.

Cronenberg is in my top ten favorite horror directors. I think I have seen everything of his except Shivers. I keep waiting for a U.S. company to release it on Blu-ray.