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)

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

1. Dogville (2003)

2. Melancholia (2011)

3. Dancer in the Dark (2000)

4. Antichrist (2009)

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)

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

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, Dishonored, 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, Thunderbolt, Underworld

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

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. Thunderbolt (1929)

10. The Last Command (1928)

11. Underworld (1927)

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

13. Blonde Venus (1932)

14. Dishonored (1931)

15. An American Tragedy (1931)

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

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

1. The Crowd (1928)

2. Our Daily Bread (1934)

3. The Big Parade (1925)

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

1. Show People (1928)

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

3. Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)

4. La Boheme (1926)

5. Street Scene (1931)

6. Not So Dumb (1930)

7. Our Daily Bread (1934)

8. Duel in the Sun (1946)

9. Hallelujah (1929)

10. Billy the Kid (1930)

11. Bird of Paradise (1932)

12. Stella Dallas (1937)

13. The Champ (1931)

14. The Citadel (1938)

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

16. The Wedding Night (1935)

17. 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, Elle, Flesh+Blood, Katie Tippel, RoboCop, Showgirls, Soldier of Orange, Spetters, Starship Troopers, The Fourth Man, Total Recall 1990, Turkish Delight

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

1. Showgirls (1995)

2. Black Book (2006)

3. Basic Instinct (1992)

4. The Fourth Man (1983)

5. Elle (2016)

6. Starship Troopers (1997)

7. Robocop (1987)

8. Total Recall (1990)

9. Soldier of Orange (1977)

10. Turkish Delight (1973)

11. Spetters (1980)

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

1. Katie Tippel (1975)

2. Flesh+Blood (1985)

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

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

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 Francois Truffaut Films

23 Thursday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, Biography, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, Francois Truffaut, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, Greatest, History, Lists, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Cinema, Thriller, Top 306, War

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A Story of Water (Short Film), Antoine and Colette (Short Film), Bed and Board, Confidentially Yours, Day for Night, Fahrenheit 451, Jules and Jim, Love on the Run, Mississippi Mermaid, Shoot the Piano Player, Small Change, Stolen Kisses, The 400 Blows, The Bride Wore Black, The Green Room 1978, The Last Metro, The Man Who Loved Women, The Mischief Makers (Short Film), The Soft Skin, The Story of Adele H., The Wild Child, The Woman Next Door, Two English Girls

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

1. Jules and Jim (1962)

2. The 400 Blows (1959)

3. The Green Room (1978)
(no relation to the 2015 film)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

4. The Woman Next Door (1981)

5. Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

6. The Soft Skin (1964)

7. Stolen Kisses (1968)

8. The Wild Child (1970)

9. Small Change (1976)

10. The Story of Adele H. (1975)

11. Two English Girls (1971)

12. Mississippi Mermaid (1969)

13. The Last Metro (1980)

14. Day for Night (1973)

15. The Man Who Loved Women (1977)

16. Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

17. The Bride Wore Black (1968)

18. Bed and Board (1970)

19. Confidentially Yours (1983)

20. Love on the Run (1979)

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

1. Antoine and Colette (1962)

2. The Mischief Makers (1957)

3. A Story of Water (1958)
(co-directed with Jean-Luc Godard)

Note: The reason you do not see 1971’s Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me on here is because it has been available to see on Blu-Ray/DVD here in the United States. Therefore, I have never seen it.

My Favorite Jan Troell Films

23 Thursday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, Biography, Cinema, Danish Cinema, Drama, Film Directors, Finnish Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, History, Jan Troell, Lists, Norwegian Cinema, Swedish Cinema, Swedish Filmmakers, Top 306, War, Western

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Everlasting Moments, Flight of the Eagle, Hamsun, Here's Your Life, The Emigrants, The New Land, Zandy's Bride

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

1. The New Land (1972)

2. Everlasting Moments (2008)

3. Hamsun (1996)

4. The Emigrants (1971)

5. Here’s Your Life (1966)

6. Flight of the Eagle (1982)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

7. Zandy’s Bride (1974)

My Favorite Jacques Tourneur Films

21 Tuesday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, British Cinema, Cinema, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, Film Noir, French Filmmakers, Greatest, History, Horror, Jacques Tourneur, Lists, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Top 306, Western

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Anne of the Indies, Canyon Passage, Cat People 1942, Great Day in the Morning, I Walked with a Zombie, Night of the Demon, Nightfall, Out of the Past, Stars in My Crown, Stranger on Horseback, The Flame and the Arrow, The Leopard Man, Way of a Gaucho, Wichita

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1. Stars in My Crown (1950)

2. Cat People (1942)

3. Night of the Demon (1957)

4. I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

5. The Leopard Man (1943)

6. Out of the Past (1947)

7. Wichita (1955)

8. Canyon Passage (1946)

9. The Flame and the Arrow (1950)

10. Great Day in the Morning (1956)

11. Anne of the Indies (1951)

12. Nightfall (1957)

13. Stranger on Horseback (1955)

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

1. Way of a Gaucho (1952)

2. Appointment in Honduras (1953)

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My Favorite Lars von Trier Films

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 Edgar G. Ulmer Films

My Favorite Francois Truffaut Films

My Favorite Jan Troell Films

My Favorite Jacques Tourneur Films