My Favorite Margarethe von Trotta Films

28 Tuesday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Biography, Cinema, Crime, Drama, Dutch Cinema, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, German Filmmakers, Greatest, History, Israeli Cinema, Lists, Margarethe von Trotta, Romance, Swiss Cinema, Top 306, War

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Hannah Arendt, Marianne and Juliane, Rosa Luxemburg, Rosenstrasse, Sheer Madness, Sisters or the Balance of Happiness, The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, The Promise 1995, The Second Awakening of Christa Klages, Vision

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1. Marianne and Juliane (1981)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

2. Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness (1979)

3. Hannah Arendt (2012)

4. Vision (2009)

5. The Promise (1995)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

6. The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975)

7. Rosa Luxemburg (1986)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

8. Sheer Madness (1983)

9. The Second Awakening of Christa Klages (1978)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

10. Rosenstrasse (2003)

My Favorite Lars von Trier Films

28 Tuesday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Belgian Cinema, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Danish Cinema, Danish Filmmakers, Documentary, Drama, Dutch Cinema, Fantasy, Film Directors, Finnish Cinema, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, Horror, Icelandic Cinema, Italian Cinema, Lars von Trier, Lists, Miniseries, Musical, Mystery, Norwegian Cinema, Polish Cinema, Science Fiction, Spanish Cinema, Swedish Cinema, Swiss Cinema, Taiwanese Cinema, Television, Thriller, Top 306

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Antichrist, Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, Epidemic, Europa 1991, Manderlay, Medea 1988, Melancholia, Nymphomaniac, The Boss of It All, The Element of Crime, The Five Obstructions, The Idiots, The Kingdom 1994-1997 (Miniseries)

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1. Dogville (2003)

2. Dancer in the Dark (2000)

3. Antichrist (2009)

4. Melancholia (2011)

5. Breaking the Waves (1996)

6. The Kingdom (1994-1997)
(Danish TV miniseries)

7. The Idiots (1998)

8. The Five Obstructions (2003)
(Documentary)

9. Europa (1991)
(no relation to Europa Europa)

10. Manderlay (2005)

11. Medea (1988)
(Danish TV Film)

12. Nymphomaniac (2013)

13. The Element of Crime (1984)

14. The Boss of It All (2006)

15. Epidemic (1987)

My Favorite Erich von Stroheim Films

28 Tuesday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1920's Cinema, 1930's Cinema, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Austrian Filmmakers, Cinema, Drama, Erich von Stroheim, Film Directors, Greatest, Lists, Pre-1920's Cinema, Romance, Silent Cinema, Top 306

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Blind Husbands, Foolish Wives, Greed, Queen Kelly, The Merry Widow 1925, The Wedding March

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1. Greed (1924)
(I saw it on a 1999 VHS tape)

2. Foolish Wives (1922)

3. Blind Husbands (1919)

4. The Merry Widow (1925)

5. The Wedding March (1928)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

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1. Queen Kelly (1929/1932)

My Favorite Josef von Sternberg Films

28 Tuesday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1920's Cinema, 1930's Cinema, 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Austrian Filmmakers, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, Film Noir, German Cinema, Greatest, History, Japanese Cinema, Josef von Sternberg, Lists, Music, Romance, Silent Cinema, Top 306, War

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An American Tragedy, Anatahan, Blonde Venus, Crime and Punishment, Dishonored, Jet Pilot, Macao, Morocco, Shanghai Express, The Blue Angel, The Devil is a Woman, The Docks of New York, The Last Command, The Salvation Hunters, The Scarlet Empress, The Shanghai Gesture, Underworld

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1. The Scarlet Empress (1934)

2. The Docks of New York (1928)

3. The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

4. Anatahan (1953)

5. Morocco (1930)

6. The Devil Is a Woman (1935)

7. Shanghai Express (1932)

8. The Blue Angel (1930)

9. The Last Command (1928)

10. Underworld (1927)

11. The Salvation Hunters (1925)
(I watched it on youtube. Choose the link that gives a running time of 1:25:43)

12. Blonde Venus (1932)

13. Dishonored (1931)

14. An American Tragedy (1931)

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1. Crime and Punishment (1935)

2. Macao (1952)
(co-directed with Nicholas Ray)

3. Jet Pilot (1957)

My Favorite Luchino Visconti Films

26 Sunday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, Anthology, Biography, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, History, Italian Cinema, Italian Filmmakers, Lists, Luchino Visconti, Mystery, Romance, Short Cinema, Top 306

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Bellissima, Boccaccio '70 (Il Lavoro), Conversation Piece, Death in Venice, La terra Trema, Ludwig, Ossessione, Rocco and His Brothers, Sandra, Senso, The Damned, The Innocent, The Leopard, The Stranger 1967, White Nights

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

1. The Leopard (1963)

2. Senso (1954)

3. Death in Venice (1971)

4. Rocco and His Brothers (1960)

5. Bellissima (1951)

6. La Terra Trema (1948)

7. White Nights (1957)

8. Ossessione (1943)

9. Ludwig (1972)

10. Conversation Piece (1974)

11. The Damned (1969)

12. The Innocent (1976)

13. The Stranger (1967)
(I watched it on youtube)

14. Sandra (1965)
(I watched it on youtube)

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

1. Boccaccio ’70 (1962)
(Segment: “Il Lavoro”)
(Anthology Film)

My Favorite King Vidor Films

26 Sunday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1920's Cinema, 1930's Cinema, 1940's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Film Directors, Greatest, King Vidor, Lists, Musical, Romance, Silent Cinema, Sport, Top 306, War, Western

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Bardelys the Magnificent, Billy the Kid, Bird of Paradise, Duel in the Sun, H.M. Pulham Esq., Hallelujah, La Boheme, Not So Dumb, Our Daily Bread, Show People, Stella Dallas, Street Scene, The Big Parade, The Champ, The Citadel, The Crowd, The Patsy 1928, The Texas Rangers 1936, The Wedding Night

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1. The Crowd (1928)

2. The Big Parade (1925)

3. Show People (1928)

4. The Patsy (1928)
(no relation to the 1964 Jerry Lewis film)

5. Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)

6. La Boheme (1926)

7. Street Scene (1931)

8. Not So Dumb (1930)

9. Our Daily Bread (1934)

10. Duel in the Sun (1946)

11. Hallelujah (1929)

12. Billy the Kid (1930)

13. Bird of Paradise (1932)

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1. Stella Dallas (1937)

2. The Champ (1931)

3. The Citadel (1938)

4. H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)

5. The Wedding Night (1935)

6. The Texas Rangers (1936)

My Favorite Paul Verhoeven Films

24 Friday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Action, Adventure, American Cinema, Belgian Cinema, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Dutch Cinema, Dutch Filmmakers, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, Lists, Mystery, Paul Verhoeven, Romance, Science Fiction, Spanish Cinema, Sport, Thriller, Top 306, War

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Basic Instinct, Black Book, Business Is Business, Elle, Flesh+Blood, Katie Tippel, Robocop 1987, Showgirls, Soldier of Orange, Spetters, Starship Troopers, The Fourth Man, Total Recall 1990, Tricked, Turkish Delight

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

1. Starship Troopers (1997)

2. Showgirls (1995)

3. Black Book (2006)

4. Elle (2016)

5. The Fourth Man (1983)

6. Robocop (1987)

7. Total Recall (1990)

8. Basic Instinct (1992)

9. Soldier of Orange (1977)

10. Turkish Delight (1973)

11. Spetters (1980)

12. Flesh+Blood (1985)

13. Katie Tippel (1975)

14. Tricked (2012)

15. Business Is Business (1971)

My Favorite Roger Vadim Films

24 Friday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, Greatest, Italian Cinema, Lists, Mystery, Roger Vadim, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Top 306

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And God Created Woman 1956, Barbarella, Pretty Maids All in a Row

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1. Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)

2. And God Created Woman (1956)

3. Barbarella (1968)

My Favorite Edgar G. Ulmer Films

24 Friday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1930's Cinema, 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Austrian Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Edgar G. Ulmer, Film Directors, Film Noir, German Cinema, Greatest, History, Horror, Lists, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Silent Cinema, Thriller, Top 306, Western

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Bluebeard, Detour, Her Sister's Secret, Murder Is My Beat, People on Sunday, Ruthless, Strange Illusion, The Black Cat 1934, The Man from Planet X, The Naked Dawn, The Strange Woman

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1. Detour (1945)

2. The Black Cat (1934)
(no relation to the Edgar Allan Poe story)

3. The Naked Dawn (1955)

4. Bluebeard (1944)

5. Ruthless (1948)

6. Strange Illusion (1945)

7. Her Sister’s Secret (1946)

8. The Strange Woman (1946)

9. Murder Is My Beat (1955)

10. The Man from Planet X (1951)

11. People on Sunday (1930)
(co-directed with Robert Siodmak)

My Favorite Shinya Tsukamoto Films

24 Friday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Action, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Horror, Japanese Cinema, Japanese Filmmakers, Lists, Mystery, Science Fiction, Shinya Tsukamoto, Thriller, Top 306

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A Snake of June, Gemini, Tetsuo II: Body Hammer, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Tokyo Fist, Vital

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

1. Tokyo Fist (1995)

2. Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)

3. A Snake of June (2002)

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

1. Vital (2004)

2. Gemini (1999)

3. Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992)

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My Favorite Margarethe von Trotta Films

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My Favorite Erich von Stroheim Films

My Favorite Josef von Sternberg Films

My Favorite Luchino Visconti Films

My Favorite King Vidor Films

My Favorite Paul Verhoeven Films

My Favorite Roger Vadim Films

My Favorite Edgar G. Ulmer Films

My Favorite Shinya Tsukamoto Films