My Favorite Manoel de Oliveira Films

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

1.   I’m Going Home (2001)

2.   The Strange Case of Angelica (2010)

3.   Abraham’s Valley (1993)

4.   A Talking Picture (2003)

5.   Voyage to the Beginning of the World (1997)

6.   Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl (2009)

7.   The Convent (1995)

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

1.   Belle Toujours (2006)

2.   Party (1996)

My Favorite Claire Denis Films

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

1.   The Intruder (2004)

2.   Beau Travail (1999)

3.   Bastards (2013)

4.   White Material (2009)

5.   Trouble Every Day (2001)

6.   Friday Night (2002)

7.   35 Shots of Rum (2008)

8.   Nenette and Boni (1996)

9.   I Can’t Sleep (1994)

10. No Fear, No Die (1990)

11. Chocolat (1988)
(No relation to the 2000 film)

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

1.   Ten Minutes Older (2002)
(Segment: “Vers Nancy”)
(Anthology Film)

My Favorite Jacques Demy Films

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

1.   The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

2.   Model Shop (1969)

3.   A Room in Town (1982)

4.   Lola (1961)

5.   The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

6.   Bay of Angels (1962)

7.   Donkey Skin (1970)

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

1.   The Seven Deadly Sins (1961)
(Segment: “Lust”)
(Anthology Film)
(I saw it on an old VHS Tape)

My Favorite Jonathan Demme Films

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

1.   Something Wild (1986)

2.   Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids (2016)
(Concert Film)

3.   Handle with Care (1977)
(a.k.a. Citizens Band)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

4.   Rachel Getting Married (2008)

5.   Stop Making Sense (1984)
(Concert Film)

6.   Swing Shift (1984)
(Original Cut/Workprint)
(I watched it online)

7.   Who Am I This Time? (1982)
(Episode of PBS American Playhouse)
(Television)

8.   Melvin and Howard (1980)

9.   The Agronomist (2003)
(Documentary)

10a. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
10b. Neil Young Trunk Show (2009)
10c. Neil Young Journeys (2011)
(Documentaries/Concert Films)

11. Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
(Performance Film)

12. Storefront Hitchcock (1998)
(Concert Film)

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

1.   Enlightened (2011)
1a. Episode: “Sandy”
(Cable/Television)

My Favorite Guillermo del Toro Films

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

1.   Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

2.   The Devil’s Backbone (2001)

3.   Cronos (1993)

4.   The Shape of Water (2017)

5.   Crimson Peak (2015)

6.   Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

7.   Hellboy (2004)

8.   Pacific Rim (2013)

9.   Mimic (1997)

10. Blade II (2002)

My Favorite Terence Davies Films

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

1.   Of Time and the City (2008)
(Documentary)

2.   The Long Day Closes (1992)

3.   Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)

4.   The Terence Davies Trilogy (1984)

5.   A Quiet Passion (2016)

6.   Sunset Song (2015)

7.   The House of Mirth (2000)

8.   The Deep Blue Sea (2011)

9.   The Neon Bible (1995)

My Favorite Pierre Etaix Films

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

1.   Yoyo (1965)

2.   Land of Milk and Honey (1971)
(Documentary)

3.   The Suitor (1963)

4.   As Long As You’ve Got Your Health (1966)

5.   Le Grand Amour (1969)

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

1.   Happy Anniversary (1962)

2.   Rupture (1961)
(co-directed with Jean-Claude Carriere)

3.   Feeling Good (1965/1971/2010)

My Favorite Jules Dassin Films

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

1.   The Naked City (1948)

2.   Thieves’ Highway (1949)

3.   Night and the City (1950)

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

1.   Brute Force (1947)

2.   Rififi (1955)

3.   Topkapi (1964)

My Favorite Joe Dante Films

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

1.   Masters of Horror (2005)
1a. Episode: “Homecoming”
(Cable/Television)

2.   The Second Civil War (1997)
(Cable/Television)

3.   Matinee (1993)

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

1.   Eerie, Indiana (1991-1992)
(Episodes from 1991: “Forever Ware”, “The Retainer”, “The Losers” and “Heart on a Chain”)
(Episodes from 1992: “The Hole in the Head Gang”)
(Television)

2.   Police Squad! (1982)
(Episodes: “Ring of Fear
(A Dangerous Assignment”
and
“Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don’t Laugh)”)
(Television)

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

1.   Gremlins (1984)

2.   The ‘Burbs (1989)

3.   Innerspace (1987)

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

1.   Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
(Segment: “It’s a Good Life”)