Month: February 2024

Happy Belated 101st Birthday Ava Gardner

by John Charet

A polite reminder before reading this blog entry of mine 🙂 I will not tolerate any insults or negativity towards my subject of this post. This blog entry is strictly for dyed-in-the-wool Ava Gardner fans like myself or fans in general. So once again, please be kind 🙂

This blog entry is dedicated to Classical Hollywood era actress Ava Gardner, who would have turned 101-years old back on December 24, 2023. Yes I am off by two months and two days (today is February 26th after all), but I could care less. That being said, I would like to wish a very Happy belated Birthday to Ava Gardner. As for the remainder of this blog entry, I would like to direct all of you dear readers to a blog entry I wrote at this time last year in 2023 about Ava Gardner. For more information, click on the link below and enjoy reading it 🙂

Happy Belated 100th Birthday Ava Gardner

My Favorite Mario Bava Films (2024 Edition)

by John Charet

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

  1. Kill, Baby, Kill (1966)
  2. Blood and Black Lace (1964)
  3. Lisa and the Devil (1973)
  4. A Bay of Blood (1971)
  5. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
  6. Black Sabbath (1963)
  7. Black Sunday (1960)
  8. Planet of the Vampires (1965)
  9. Danger: DIabolik (1968)
  10. The Whip and the Body (1963)
  11. Erik the Conqueror (1961)
  12. Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)
  13. Rabid Dogs (1974/1998)

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

  1. Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970)
  2. The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
  3. Baron Blood (1972)
  4. Shock (1977)
  5. Four Times That Night (1971)

My Favorite Noah Baumbach (2024 Edition)

by John Charet

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

  1. Marriage Story (2019)
  2. Margot at the Wedding (2007)
  3. White Noise (2022)
  4. The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
  5. Frances Ha (2012)
  6. The Squid and the Whale (2005)
  7. MIstress America (2015)
  8. While We’re Young (2014)
  9. Greenberg (2010)
  10. De Palma (2015)
    (co-directed with Jake Paltrow)
    (Documentary)
  11. Mr. Jealousy (1997)
  12. Kicking and Screaming (1995)
    (no relation to the 2005 comedy)
  13. Conrad & Butler Take a Vacation (2000)
    (Short)

My Favorite Sean Baker Films (2024 Edition)

by John Charet

Some of these films I saw on either old DVD’s or online.

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

  1. Tangerine (2015)
  2. Take Out (2004)
    (co-directed with Shih-Ching Tsou)
  3. The Florida Project (2017)
  4. Starlet (2012)
  5. Red Rocket (2021)
  6. Prince of Broadway (2008)
  7. Warren the Ape – Season 1 (2010)
    Episode: It Girl
    Episode: Crash Course
    Episode: Bad Po-Fo
    Episode: Anger Management
    (Cable/Television)
  8. Fur on the Asphalt: The Greg the Bunny Reunion Show (2010)
    (Short)
  9. Greg the Bunny – Season 1 (2005)
    Episode: Martian Serum 7 from Mars
    (Cable/Television)
  10. Snowbird (2016)
    (Short)
  11. Khaite FW21 (2021)
    (Short)
  12. Taco Bell: Fry Again (2022)
    (Commercial)
    (Short)
  13. Four Letter Words (2000)

My Favorite Roy Ward Baker Films (2024 Edition)

by John Charet

A polite reminder before reading this blog entry of mine 🙂 I will not tolerate any insults or negativity towards the lead actress of the film that is on my number 1 spot. So once again, please be kind 🙂

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

  1. Don’t Bother to Knock (1952)
  2. The Vampire Lovers (1970)
  3. Inferno (1953)
    (No relation to Dario Argento’s 1980 film of the same name)
  4. Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971)
  5. A Night to Remember (1958)
  6. Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
  7. The Anniversary (1968)
  8. The Vault of Horror (1973)
  9. Asylum (1972)

Happy 91st Birthday Kim Novak

by John Charet

A polite reminder before reading this blog entry of mine 🙂  I will not tolerate any insults or negativity towards my subject of this post. This blog entry is strictly for dyed-in-the-wool Kim Novak fans like myself or fans in general. So once again, please be kind 🙂

This blog entry is dedicated to Classical Hollywood era actress Kim Novak, who turns 91 years-old today. In other words, I would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Kim Novak. As for the remainder of this blog entry, I would like to direct all of you dear readers to this blog entry I wrote last year in 2023 about Kim Novak around this time. For more information, click on the link below and enjoy reading it 🙂

Happy 90th Birthday Kim Novak