Some of the world's most brilliant filmmakers hand-pick their favorite movie stills

Some of the world's most brilliant filmmakers hand-pick their favorite movie stills ,

If you're looking for singularly beautiful stills from cinema, you should definitely follow Geoff Todd's @OnePerfectShot on Twitter. In a similar vein, over the last several days a number of filmmakers have been sharing their favorite movie stills via the #cinephilephoto (sometimes #cinefilephoto) hashtag — and subsequently nominating other filmmaker friends to do the same. It's the best kind of public chain letter. Here are a few of our favorites:

I have no idea what #cinephilephoto is all about, but I'll happily use it as an excuse to put this here. pic.twitter.com/xeRK3XdJgB

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) September 2, 2014

Rian Johnson (Looper, Star Wars)

NOMINATED BY @Mads_Enthusiast THIS IS MY #CINEPHILEPHOTO I NOMINATE @neilhimself @andmichaelgreen @SteveLightfoot5 pic.twitter.com/hXHyTGYUhr

— Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) September 1, 2014

Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, Pushing Daisies, Dead Like Me)

Nomd by @Rob__McCallum for #cinephilephoto (fav movie still) I nominate @somebadideas @rodeneronquillo @unklerupert pic.twitter.com/Ivv18rkpyL

— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) September 3, 2014

Duncan Jones (Moon, Warcraft)

Nominated by @ivanjohnson and @clmazin. I nominate @tftalbott #cinephilephoto pic.twitter.com/gTgo1I3wwj

— ChristopherMcQuarrie (@chrismcquarrie) September 3, 2014

Christopher McQuarrie (Edge of Tomorrow, The Usual Suspects)

Not sure what #cinephilephoto is exactly @TheGMcConnachie but fuck it I likes pictures. I'll nominate @Matt_Flannery pic.twitter.com/qqG5DnKBMj

— Gareth Evans (@ghuwevans) September 4, 2014

Gareth Evans (The Raid)

#cinefilephoto It was hard to pick between Tom and Ellen Ripley. Two heroes with monsters inside. pic.twitter.com/PzIQcekebF

— John August (@johnaugust) September 3, 2014

John August (Big Fish, Scriptnotes podcast)

I was nominated for #cinefilephoto by @KiwiLovesYou & @corinhardy and I nominate @simonpegg & @IMPaulWilliams. pic.twitter.com/QFPLv8MNEC

— edgarwright (@edgarwright) September 4, 2014

Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz)

Okay then, @edgarwright and @MysteryCr8tve nom’d me for #cinephilephoto. I nom @ReeceShearsmith and @chrismcquarrie pic.twitter.com/UZSmUXz4O2

— Simon Pegg (@simonpegg) September 4, 2014

Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Spaced, Six Pairs of Pants)