Month: March 2018

My Favorite Jane Campion Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   Top of the Lake (2013)
1a. Episode 1: Paradise Sold
1b. Episode 2 : Searchers Search
(co-directed with Garth Davis)
1c. Episode 3: The Edge of the Universe
(Garth Davis directed only)
1d. Episode 4: A Rainbow Above Us
(co-directed with Garth Davis)
1e. Episode 5: The Dark Creator
(co-directed with Garth Davis)
1f. Episode 6: No Goodbyes Thanks
(co-directed with Garth Davis)
(Television)

2.   The Piano (1993)

3.   The Power of the Dog (2021)

4.   Sweetie (1989)

5.   In the Cut (2003)

6.   An Angel at My Table (1990)

7.   Two Friends (1986)
(Television)

8.   Bright Star (2009)

9.   Top of the Lake: China Girl (2017)
9a. Episode 1: China Girl
9b. Episode 2: The Loved One
(Ariel Kleiman directed only)
9c. Episode 3: Surrogate
(Ariel Kleiman directed only)
9d. Episode 4: Birthday
(Ariel Kleiman directed only)
9e. Episode 5: Who’s Your Daddy?
9f. Episode 6: The Battle of the Mothers
(Ariel Kleiman directed only)
(Television)

10. Holy Smoke! (1999)

11. The Portrait of a Lady (1996)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)

1.   Passionless Moments (1983)

2.   Peel: An Exercise in Discipline (1982)

3.   A Girl’s Own Story (1984)

My Favorite Charles Burnett Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   Killer of Sheep (1978)

2.   My Brother’s Wedding (1983)

3.   To Sleep with Anger (1990)

4.   Nightjohn (1996)
(TV Film)

5.   The Blues: Warming by the Devil’s Fire (2003)
(TV Documentary)

6.   Selma, Lord, Selma (1999)
(TV Film)

7.   The Glass Shield (1994)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)

1.   When It Rains (1995)

2.   Quiet As Kept (2007)

3.   Several Friends (1969)

4.   The Horse (1973)

My Favorite Luis Bunuel Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   The Exterminating Angel (1962)

2.   Viridiana (1961)

3.   L’Age d’Or (1930)

4.   El (1953)
(aka This Strange Passion)

5.   Los Olvidados (1950)

6.   Simon of the Desert (1965)

7.   Un Chien Andalou (1929)
(Short Film)

8.   Nazarin (1959)

9.   Death in the Garden (1956)

10. The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1954)

11. Land Without Bread (1933)
(Documentary Short)

12. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

13. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

14. The Phantom of Liberty (1974)

15. Belle de Jour (1967)

16. Tristana (1970)

17. The Young One (1960)

18. Robinson Crusoe (1954)

19. The Milky Way (1969)

20. Susana (1951)

21. El Bruto (1953)

22. The Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)

My Favorite Albert Brooks Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *) 

1.   Real Life (1979)

2.   Modern Romance (1981)

3.   Lost in America (1985)

4.   Defending Your Life (1991)

* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)

1.   Mother (1996)
(No relation to the 2009 and 2017 films)

My Favorite Frank Borzage Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *) 

1.   No Greater Glory (1934)  

2.   Man’s Castle (1933)

3.   China Doll (1958)

4.   Moonrise (1948)

5.   Seventh Heaven (1927)

6.   Little Man, What Now? (1934)

7.   Street Angel (1928)

8.   Bad Girl (1931)

9.   Lucky Star (1929)

10. I’ve Always Loved You (1946)

11. Three Comrades (1938)

12. History Is Made at Night (1937)

13. A Farewell to Arms (1931)

14. Desire (1936)

15. After Tomorrow (1932)

16. The Mortal Storm (1940)

17. Liliom (1930)

18. Lazybones (1925)

19. The River (1929)

20. Humoresque (1920)

21. Young America (1932)

22. Song o’ My Heart (1930)

23. They Had to See Paris (1929)

* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)

1.   Mannequin (1937)
(No relation to the 1987 film)

2.   That’s My Man (1947)

3.   Stranded (1935)

4.   Big City (1937)

5.   Strange Cargo (1940)

6.   Green Light (1937)

7.   Disputed Passage (1939)

8.   Living on Velvet (1935)

9.   The Shining Hour (1938)

10. Flirtation Walk (1934)

11. The Spanish Main (1945)

12. Shipmates Forever (1935) 

My Favorite Peter Bogdanovich Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   Saint Jack (1979)

2.   Texasville (1990)

3.   They All Laughed (1981)

4.   Targets (1968)

5.   The Cat’s Meow (2001)

6.   The Last Picture Show (1971)

7.   Paper Moon (1973)

8.   What’s Up Doc? (1972)

9.   Nickelodeon (1976)

10. Daisy Miller (1974)

11. At Long Last Love (1975)

12. The Sopranos – Season 5 (2004)
12a. Episode 6: Sentimental Education (2004)
(Cable/Television)

13. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin’ Down a Dream (2007)
(Documentary)

14. Directed by John Ford (1971/2006)
(Documentary)

15. The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
(Documentary)

My Favorite Budd Boetticher Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   Ride Lonesome (1959)

2.   The Tall T (1957)

3.   Seven Men from Now (1956)

4.   Comanche Station (1960)

5.   Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)

6.   A Time for Dying (1969)

7.   The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)

8.   The Killer Is Loose (1956)

* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)

1.   Decision at Sundown (1957)

2.   Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)

3.   Westbound (1959)

My Favorite Brad Bird Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   The Iron Giant (1999)
(Animated Film)

2.   Ratatouille (2007)
(Animated Film)

3.   The Incredibles (2004)
(Animated Film)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Television)

1.   Amazing Stories (1985-1987)
Episode: Family Dog (1987)
(Animated Segment)

* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)

1.   Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)

My Favorite Kathryn Bigelow Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

2.   The Hurt Locker (2008)

3.   Near Dark (1987)

4.   Detroit (2017)

* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)

1.   K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

2.   Strange Days (1995)

3.   Point Break (1991)

4.   The Weight of Water (2000)

5.   Blue Steel (1989)