* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. The Human Condition Trilogy (1959/1961)
2. Kwaidan (1964)
3. Samurai Rebellion (1967)
4. Harakiri (1962)
5. Black River (1957)
Action
My Favorite Kim Jee-woon Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. A Bittersweet Life (2005)
2. The Age of Shadows (2016)
3. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
2. I Saw the Devil (2010)
3. The Last Stand (2013)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *) (Anthology Films)
1. Three (2002)
(Segment: “Memories”)
My Favorite Buster Keaton Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. The General (1926)
(co-directed with Clyde Bruckman)
2. Sherlock Jr. (1924)
3. The Navigator (1924)
(co-directed with Donald Crisp)
4. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
(co-directed with Charles Reisner)
5. The Cameraman (1928)
(co-directed with Edward Sedgwick)
6. Our Hospitality (1923)
(co-directed with John G. Blystone)
7. Seven Chances (1925)
8. Go West (1925)
9. Three Ages (1923)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema) (1917-1923)
1. One Week (1920)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
2. The Scarecrow (1920)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
3. The Goat (1921)
(co-directed with Malcolm St. Clair)
4. Cops (1922)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
5. The Playhouse (1921)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
6. The High Sign (1921)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
7. Neighbors (1920)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
8. The Electric House (1922)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
9. The Boat (1921)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
10. Hard Luck (1921)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
11. Convict 13 (1920)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
12. The Love Nest (1923)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
13. The Blacksmith (1922)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
14. The Paleface (1922)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
(no relation to the Bob Hope movie)
15. The Haunted House (1921)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
16. Day Dreams (1922)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
17. The Balloonatic (1923)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
18. My Wife’s Relations (1922)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
19. The Frozen North (1922)
(co-directed with Edward F. Cline)
20. The Rough House (1917)
(co-directed with Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle)
* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema) (1934-1937) (Educational Pictures)
1. Grand Slam Opera (1936)
(co-directed with Charles Lamont)
2. Love Nest on Wheels (1937)
(co-directed with Charles Lamont)
3. One Run Elmer (1935)
(allegedly, Charles Lamont co-directed)
4. Allez Oop (1935)
(co-directed with Charles Lamont)
5. The Gold Ghost (1934)
(co-directed with Charles Lamont)
6. Blue Blazes (1936)
(co-directed with Raymond Kane)
7. Mixed Magic (1936)
(co-directed with Raymond Kane)
8. Tars and Stripes (1935)
(co-directed with Charles Lamont)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. College (1927)
(co-directed with James W. Horne)
My Favorite Jim Jarmusch Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Dead Man (1995)
2. Paterson (2016)
3. Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
4. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
5. Down by Law (1986)
6. The Limits of Control (2009)
7. Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
(Anthology)
8. Broken Flowers (2005)
9. Mystery Train (1989)
(Anthology)
10. Night on Earth (1991)
(Anthology)
11. Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
12. The Dead Don’t Die (2019)
13. Permanent Vacation (1980)
14. Gimme Danger (2016)
(Documentary)
15. Year of the Horse (1997)
(Concert Film/Documentary)
* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)
1. Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
1a. Segment: Int. Trailer Night (2002)
(Anthology)
My Favorite Hou Hsiao-hsien Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. The Assassin (2015)
2. Three Times (2005)
3. Goodbye South, Goodbye (1996)
4. Cafe Lumière (2003)
5. The Puppermaster (1993)
(no relation to the 1989 horror film)
6. Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
7. Good Men, Good Women (1995)
8. Millenium Mambo (2001)
9. Daughter of the Nile (1987)
10. Flight of the Red Balloon (2007)
My Favorite Kon Ichikawa Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
(Documentary)
2. An Actor’s Revenge (1963)
3. Fires on the Plain (1959)
4. The Burmese Harp (1956)
5. The Makioka Sisters (1983)
6. Odd Obsession (1959)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)
7. Being Two Isn’t Easy (1962)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)
* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Anthology Films)
1. Visions of Eight (1973)
(Segment: “The Fastest”)
(Documentary)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. Dora-heita (2001)
2. 47 Ronin (1994)
My Favorite Walter Hill Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. The Warriors (1979)
2. Deadwood – Season 1 (2004)
2a. Episode 1: Pilot (2004)
(Cable/Television)
3. Southern Comfort (1981)
4. The Driver (1978)
5. Hard Times (1975)
6. The Long Riders (1980)
* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)
1. Tales from the Crypt – Season 2 (1990)
1a. Episode 2: Cutting Cards (1990)
(Cable/Television)
2. Tales from the Crypt – Season 1 (1989)
2a. Episode 1: The Man Who Was Death (1989)
(Cable/Television)
3. Tales from the Crypt – Season 3 (1991)
3a. Episode 12: Deadline (1991)
(Cable/Television)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. Bullet to the Head (2012)
2. Wild Bill (1995)
3. 48 Hrs. (1982)
4. Broken Trail (2006)
(Miniseries)
(Cable/Television)
5. Undisputed (2002)
6. Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
7. Trespass (1992)
8. Streets of Fire (1984)
9. Extreme Prejudice (1987)
10. Johnny Handsome (1989)
11. Last Man Standing (1996)
My Favorite Howard Hawks Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Rio Bravo (1959)
2. El Dorado (1966)
3. Hatari! (1962)
4. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
5. Monkey Business (1952)
(no relation to the 1931 film)
6. The Big Sky (1952)
7. Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
8. Scarface (1932)
9. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
10. To Have and Have Not (1944)
11. Red River (1948)
12. His Girl Friday (1940)
13. Twentieth Century (1934)
14. Ball of Fire (1941)
15. I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
16. The Big Sleep (1946)
17. Red Line 7000 (1965)
18. Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
19. Man’s Favorite Sport? (1964)
20. Come and Get It (1936)
(co-directed with William Wyler)
21. Ceiling Zero (1936)
22. Barbary Coast (1935)
23. The Criminal Code (1931)
24. The Dawn Patrol (1930)
25. A Girl in Every Port (1928)
(I watched it online)
26. Paid to Love (1927)
(I watched it online)
27. Fig Leaves (1926)
(I watched it online)
28. The Thing from Another World (1951)
(he may or may not have co-directed it with Christian Nyby)
29. Air Force (1943)
30. Corvette K-225 (1943)
(he may or may not have co-directed it with Robert Rosson)
31. The Crowd Roars (1932)
32. Tiger Shark (1932)
33. Rio Lobo (1970)
34. A Song Is Born (1948)
35. Sergeant York (1941)
36. Today We Live (1933)
37. The Road to Glory (1936)
* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)
1. O. Henry’s Full House (1952)
(Segment: “The Ransom of Red Chief”)
My Favorite Samuel Fuller Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Shock Corridor (1963)
2. Park Row (1952)
3. White Dog (1982)
4. Pickup on South Street (1953)
5. The Steel Helmet (1951)
6. Run of the Arrow (1957)
7. The Big Red One (1980)
8. Forty Guns (1957)
9. Verboten! (1959)
10. The Naked Kiss (1964)
11. China Gate (1957)
12. Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
13. Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street (1974)
14. The Crimson Kimono (1959)
15. House of Bamboo (1955)
16. Merrill’s Marauders (1962)
17. Fixed Bayonets! (1951)
18. The Baron of Arizona (1950)
19. I Shot Jesse James (1949)
20. Hell and High Water (1954)
21. Street of No Return (1989)
22. Shark! (1969)
(a.k.a. “Caine” or “Maneater”)
23. The Virginian – Season 1 (1962)
23a. Episode: “It Tolls for Thee”
(Television)
24. Chillers (1990)
24a. Episode: “The Day of Reckoning”
(Television)
My Favorite William Friedkin Films
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Sorcerer (1977)
2. The Exorcist (1973)
3. The French Connection (1971)
4. Bug (2006)
5. Cruising (1980)
6. To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
7. Killer Joe (2011)
8. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – Season 8 (2006-2007)
8a. Episode 9: Cockroaches (2007)
(Television)
9. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – Season 3 (1964-1965)
9a. Episode 29: Off Season (1965)
(Television)
* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)
1. The Twilight Zone – Season 1 (1985-1986)
1a. Episode 4-C: Nightcrawlers (1985)
(Television)
2. Tales from the Crypt – Season 4 (1992)
2a. Episode 4: On a Deadman’s Chest (1992)
(Cable/Television)
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