23 Friday Feb 2018
Tags
Boss, Creature from the Black Lagoon, It Came from Outer Space, Man in the Shadow, No Name on the Bullet, Tarantula, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Mouse That Roared
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
2. No Name on the Bullet (1959)
3. Man in the Shadow (1957)
4. Tarantula (1955)
5. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
6. It Came from Outer Space (1953)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. The Mouse That Roared (1959)
2. Boss (1975)
23 Friday Feb 2018
Tags
Deep Red, Four Flies on Grey Velvet, Inferno 1980, Opera, Phenomena, Suspiria, Tenebre, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, The Stendhal Syndrome, Two Evil Eyes (The Black Cat)
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Deep Red (1975)
2. Tenebrae (1982)
3. Suspiria (1977)
4. Opera (1987)
5. Inferno (1980)
6. Phenomena (1985)
7. The Bird with the Crystal Plummage (1970)
* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Anthology Films)
1. Two Evil Eyes (1990)
(Segment: “The Black Cat”)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
2. Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)
22 Thursday Feb 2018
Posted in 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, American Cinema, British Cinema, Cinema, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, Italian Cinema, Italian Filmmakers, Lists, Michaelangelo Antonioni, Mystery, Romance, Spanish Cinema, Thriller, Top 309
Tags
Beyond the Clouds, Blowup, I Vinti, Identification of a Woman, Il Grido, L'Avventura, L'Eclisse, La Notte, Le Amiche, Red Desert, Story of a Love Affair, The Lady Without Camelias, The Mystery of Oberwald, The Passenger, Zabriskie Point
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. L’Eclisse (1962)
2. Le Amiche (1955)
3. La Notte (1961)
4. Zabriskie Point (1970)
5. L’Avventura (1960)
6. The Passenger (1975)
7. Red Desert (1965)
8. Blowup (1966)
9. Il Grido (1957)
10. Identification of a Woman (1982)
11. Beyond the Clouds (1995)
(co-directed with Wim Wenders)
12. The Mystery of Oberwald (1981)
13. Story of a Love Affair (1950)
14. I Vinti (1952)
15. The Lady Without Camelias (1953)
(I saw it on an old VHS Tape)
21 Wednesday Feb 2018
Tags
Eaux d'Artifice (Short Film), Fireworks 1947 (Short Film), Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (Short Film), Invocation of My Demon Brother (Short Film), Kustom Kar Kommandos (Short Film), Lucifer Rising (Short Film), Puce Moment (Short Film), Rabbit's Moon (Short Film), Scorpio Rising (Short Film)
* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)
1. Fireworks (1947)
2. Scorpio Rising (1960)
3. Eaux d’Artifice (1953)
4. Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954)
5. Rabbit’s Moon (1950)
6. Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969)
7. Lucifer Rising (1972)
8. Kustom Kar Kommandos (1965)
9. Puce Moment (1949)
21 Wednesday Feb 2018
Posted in Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Film Directors, Greatest, Lists, Roy Andersson, Swedish Cinema, Swedish Filmmakers, Top 309
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. You, the Living (2007)
2. A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014)
(I watched it online)
3. Songs from the Second Floor (2000)
21 Wednesday Feb 2018
Tags
Bottle Rocket, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Hotel Chevalier (Short Film), Isle of Dogs, Moonrise Kingdom, Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Royal Tenenbaums
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
2. Rushmore (1998)
3. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
4. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
(Animated Film)
5. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
6. Isle of Dogs (2018)
(Animated Film)
7. The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
8. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
9. Bottle Rocket (1996)
* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)
1. Hotel Chevalier (2007)
21 Wednesday Feb 2018
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Phantom Thread (2017)
2. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
3. There Will Be Blood (2007)
4. Inherent Vice (2014)
5. The Master (2012)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. Hard Eight (1996)
18 Sunday Feb 2018
Tags
Britannia Hospital, if...., In Celebration, Is That All There Is?, Look Back in Anger 1980 (TV Film), Meet the Pioneers, O Dreamland, O Lucky Man!, This Sporting Life, Thursday's Children, Wakefield Express
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. O Lucky Man! (1973)
2. if…. (1968)
3. This Sporting Life (1963)
4. In Celebration (1975)
5. Britannia Hospital (1982)
6. Is That All There Is? (1992)
(Available as an extra on the Criterion DVD of “This Sporting Life”)
* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)
1. O Dreamland (1953)
(Documentary Short)
(I watched it online)
2. Thursday’s Children (1953)
(Documentary Short)
(Available as an extra on the Criterion Collection DVD of “if….”)
3. Wakefield Express (1952)
(Documentary Short)
(Available as an extra on the Criterion Collection DVD of “This Sporting Life”)
4. Meet the Pioneers (1948)
(Documentary Short)
(Available as an extra on the Criterion Collection DVD of “This Sporting Life”)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. A Look Back in Anger (1980)
(TV Film)
(I watched it on an old VHS Tape)
18 Sunday Feb 2018
Posted in 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Anthology Films, Biography, British Cinema, Cable/Television, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Horror, Lists, Music, Musical, Mystery, Robert Altman, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Top 309, War, Western
Tags
3 Women, A Perfect Couple, A Prairie Home Companion, A Wedding, Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series), Aria (Les Boreades), Basements (The Dumb Waiter and The Room) (TV Film), Beyond Therapy, Bonanza (TV Series), Brewster McCloud, Bronco (TV Series), Buffalo Bill and the Indians Or Sitting Bull's History Lesson, California Split, Combat (TV Series), Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean, Cookie's Fortune, Countdown, Dr. T & the Women, Fool for Love, Gosford Park, Great Performances (PBS), Gun (TV Series), Health, Images, Kansas City, Lawman (TV Series), M Squad (TV Series), M*A*S*H, Maverick (TV Series), McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Nashville, Nightmare in Chicago (TV Film), O.C. & Stiggs, Peter Gunn (TV Series), Popeye, Quintet, Ready to Wear (Pret-a-Porter), Robert Altman's Jazz '34 (TV Documentary), Robert Altman's Jazz 34, Route 66 (TV Series), Secret Honor, Short Cuts, Sugarfoot (TV Series), Tanner '88, Tanner '88 (Cable Mini-Series), Tanner on Tanner, Tanner on Tanner (Cable Mini-Series), That Cold Day in the Park, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial 1988 (TV Film), The Company, The Gallant Men (TV Series), The Gingerbread Man, The James Dean Story, The James Dean Story (Documentary), The Long Goodbye, The Player, Thieves Like Us, Vincent & Theo
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Nashville (1975)
2. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
3. Short Cuts (1993)
4. The Long Goodbye (1973)
5. Tanner ’88 (1988)
(HBO Miniseries)
6. 3 Women (1977)
7. MASH (1970)
8. Kansas City (1996)
9. The Player (1992)
10. Secret Honor (1984)
11. Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
12. California Split (1974)
13. Streamers (1983)
14. A Wedding (1978)
15. Gosford Park (2001)
16. Vincent & Theo (1990)
17. Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976)
18. Thieves Like Us (1974)
19. Images (1972)
20. Brewster McCloud (1970)
21. A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
22. The Company (2003)
23. Cookie’s Fortune (1999)
24. Tanner on Tanner (2004)
(Cable Miniseries)
25. Fool for Love (1985)
26. Health (1980)
(I watched it on youtube)
27. O.C. & Stiggs (1985)
(theatrically released in 1987)
28. Ready to Wear (1994)
(aka Pret-a-Porter)
29. Beyond Therapy (1987)
30. Dr. T & the Women (2000)
31. Popeye (1980)
32. A Perfect Couple (1979)
33. Quietet (1979)
34. The Gingerbread Man (1998)
35. Robert Altman’s Jazz ’34 (1997)
(Great Performances Special)
(Documentary)
36. Basements (1987)
(“The Dumb Waiter”
and
“The Room”)
(TV Film)
(I watched the former on an old VHS tape and the latter on youtube)
37. The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (1988)
(TV Film)
38. That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
39. Countdown (1968)
40. Nightmare in Chicago (1964)
(TV Film)
(I watched it on youtube)
41. The Delinquents (1957)
42. The James Dean Story (1957)
(Co-directed with George W. George)
(Documentary)
* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)
1. Aria (1987)
(Segment: “Les Boreades”)
* * * * (Out of * * * *) (TV Episodes)
1. Gun (1997)
(Episode from 1997: “All the President’s Women”)
2. Combat (1962-1967)
(Episodes from 1962: “Forgotten Front”, “Rear Echelon Commandos”, “Any Second Now”, “Escape to Nowhere”, “Cat and Mouse”, “I Swear by Apollo” and “The Prisoner”)
(Episodes from 1963: “The Volunteer”, “Off Limits” and “Survival”)
3. The Gallant Men (1962-1963)
(Pilot Episode from 1962: “Battle Zone”)
4. Route 66 (1960-1964)
(Episode from 1961: “Some of the People, Some of the Time”)
5. Peter Gunn (1958-1961)
(Episode from 1961: “The Murder Bond”)
6. Lawman (1958-1962)
(Episode from 1961: “The Robbery”)
7. Bonanza (1959-1973)
(Episodes from 1960: “Silent Thunder”)
(Episodes from 1961: “Bank Run”, “The Duke”, “The Rival”, “The Secret”, “The Dream Riders”, “Sam Hill” and “The Many Faces of Gideon Finch”)
8. Maverick (1957-1962)
(Episode from 1960: “Bolt from the Blue”)
9. Bronco (1958-1962)
(Episode from 1960: “The Mustangers”)
10. Sugarfoot (1957-1961)
(Episode from 1959: “Apollo with a Gun”)
(Episode from 1960: “The Highbinder”)
11. M Squad (1957-1960)
(Episode from 1958: “Lover’s Lane Killing”)
12. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1965)
(Episode from 1957: “The Young One”)
(Episode from 1958: “Together”)
17 Saturday Feb 2018
Tags
All About My Mother, Bad Education, Broken Embraces, Dark Habits, High Heels, Julieta, Labyrinth of Passion, Law of Desire, Live Flesh, Matador 1986, Talk to Her, The Flower of My Secret, The Skin I Live In, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, Volver, What Have I Done to Deserve This?, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Talk to Her (2002)
2. The Skin I Live In (2011)
3. All About My Mother (1999)
4. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
5. Volver (2006)
6. Bad Education (2004)
7. Live Flesh (1997)
8. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
9. Law of Desire (1987)
10. Matador (1986)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984)
2. Dark Habits (1983)
3. Labyrinth of Passion (1982)
4. The Flower of My Secret (1995)
5. High Heels (1991)
6. Broken Embraces (2009)
7. Julieta (2016)
