Currently, I would say Cassavettes as well, but I taped Killing/Bookie a while and will watch it next month.
Others:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Luchino Visconti
Satyajit Ray
Ozu (I’ve heard that he LOVES to hold a long shot. This tends to be aggrivating for me and a reason why I’ve yet to check out his work)
Pier Paolo Pasolini
