My Favorite Takashi Miike Films

17 Monday Sep 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Action, Adventure, American Cinema, British Cinema, Cable/Television, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Horror, Japanese Cinema, Japanese Filmmakers, Lists, Mystery, Short Cinema, Takashi Miike, Thriller, Top 307

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13 Assassins, Audition, Blade of the Immortal, Dead or Alive, Dead or Alive 2: Birds, Dead or Alive: Final, Fudoh: The New Generation, Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, Ichi the Killer, Ley Lines, Masters of Horror (Imprint) (Cable Series), Rainy Dog, Shinjuku Triad Society, Three... Extremes (Box) (Anthology), Visitor Q

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

1. Audition (1999)

2. Ichi the Killer (2001)

3. 13 Assassins (2010)

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

1. Three… Extremes (2004)
(Segment: “Box”)
(Anthology Film)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Cable/Television)

1. Imprint (2006)
(Masters of Horror Episode)

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

1. Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)

2. Visitor Q (2001)

3. Dead or Alive (1999)

4. Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)

5. Ley Lines (1999)

6. Blade of the Immortal (2017)

7. Rainy Dog (1997)

8. Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)

9. Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)

10. Dead or Alive: Final (2002)

My Favorite Ching Siu-tung Films

17 Monday Sep 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, Action, Adventure, Ching Siu-tung, Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Hong Kong Cinema, Hong Kong Filmmakers, Horror, Lists, Romance, Top 307, Uncategorized

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A Chinese Ghost Story, A Chinese Ghost Story II, A Chinese Ghost Story III, Duel to the Death, Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior, Swordsman II (a.k.a. The Legend of the Swordsman), Swordsman III (a.k.a. The East Is Red)

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

1. A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

2. Swordsman II (1992)
(a.k.a. The Legend of the Swordsman)

3. Duel to the Death (1983)

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

1. A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)

2. Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior (1989)

3. A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)

4. Swordsman III (1993)
(a.k.a. The East Is Red)

My Favorite King Hu Films

17 Monday Sep 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, Action, Adventure, Chinese Filmmakers, Cinema, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Hong Kong Cinema, Hong Kong Filmmakers, Horror, King Hu, Lists, Mystery, Taiwanese Cinema, Taiwanese Filmmakers, Top 307, Uncategorized

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A Touch of Zen, Come Drink with Me, Dragon Inn, Legend of the Mountain, Raining in the Mountain, The Fate of Lee Khan, The Valiant Ones

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

1. A Touch of Zen (1971)

2. Dragon Inn (1967)

3. Come Drink with Me (1966)

4. The Fate of Lee Khan (1973)
(I watched it on youtube)

5. Legend of the Mountain (1979)

6. Raining in the Mountain (1979)
(I watched it on youtube)

7. The Valiant Ones (1975)

Note: King Hu only partially directed The Swordsman (1990).

My Favorite Zhang Yimou Films

15 Saturday Sep 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Action, Adventure, Chinese Cinema, Chinese Filmmakers, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, Greatest, History, Hong Kong Cinema, Japanese Cinema, Lists, Romance, Taiwanese Cinema, Thriller, Top 307, War, Zhang Yimou

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Coming Home 2014, Curse of the Golden Flower, Happy Times, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Ju Dou, Not One Less, Raise the Red Lantern, Red Sorghum, Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, Shanghai Triad, The Road Home, The Story of Qiu Ju, To Live

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

1. House of Flying Daggers (2004)

2. Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

3. Coming Home (2014)
(no relation to the 1978 film)

4. Hero (2002)

5. Ju Dou (1990)
(co-directed with Yang Fengliang)

6. Not One Less (1999)

7. The Road Home (1999)

8. Shanghai Triad (1995)

9. To Live (1994)

10. The Story of Qiu Ju (1992)

11. Red Sorghum (1988)

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

1. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)

2. Happy Times (2000)

3. Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

My Favorite Robert Zemeckis Films

15 Saturday Sep 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, Action, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Animation, Cable/Television, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Lists, Music, Mystery, Robert Zemeckis, Romance, Science Fiction, Top 307, Western

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Back to the Future, Back to the Future Part II, Back to the Future Part III, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Romancing the Stone, Tales from the Crypt (And All Through the House) (Cable Series), Tales from the Crypt (Yellow) (Cable Series), Tales from the Crypt (You Murderer) (Cable Series), Used Cars, Who Framed Roger Rabbit

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

1. Back to the Future (1985)

2. Used Cars (1980)

3. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
(Part Animation/Part Live-Action)

4. I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Cable/Television)

1. Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996)
(Episode from Season 1: “And All Through the House”)
(Episode from Season 3: “Yellow”)
(Episode from Season 6: “You, Murderer”)
(Cable Series)

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

1. Back to the Future Part III (1990)

2. Back to the Future Part II (1989)

3. Romancing the Stone (1984)

My Favorite Robert Wise Films

06 Thursday Sep 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, Film Noir, Greatest, History, Horror, Lists, Musical, Mystery, Robert Wise, Romance, Science Fiction, Sport, Thriller, Top 306, War, Western

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Blood on the Moon, Born to Kill, Executive Suite, I Want to Live!, Odds Against Tomorrow, Run Silent Run Deep, Somebody Up There Likes Me, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star!, The Andromeda Strain, The Body Snatcher, The Curse of the Cat People, The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951, The Haunting 1963, The House on Telegraph Hill, The Sand Pebbles, The Set-Up, The Sound of Music, West Side Story

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

1. The Haunting (1963)

2. Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)

3. The Set-Up (1949)

4. The Curse of the Cat People (1944)

5. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

6. The Body Snatcher (1945)

7. The Andromeda Strain (1971)

8. Born to Kill (1947)

9. Blood on the Moon (1948)

10. West Side Story (1961)
(co-directed with Jerome Robbins)

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

1. Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)

2. Executive Suite (1954)

3. The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)

4. I Want to Live! (1958)

5. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

6. Star! (1968)

7. The Sand Pebbles (1966)

8. The Sound of Music (1965)

9. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

My Favorite Lina Wertmuller Films

05 Wednesday Sep 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, Greatest, History, Italian Cinema, Italian Filmmakers, Lina Wertmuller, Romance, Thriller, Top 306, War

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A Night Full of Rain, All Screwed Up, Blood Feud, Ciao Professore!, Ferdinando and Carolina, Love & Anarchy, Seven Beauties, Swept Away 1974, The Seduction of Mimi

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

1. Seven Beauties (1975)

2. Love & Anarchy (1973)

3. Swept Away (1974)

4. The Seduction of Mimi (1972)

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

1. Ciao, Professore! (1992)

2. All Screwed Up (1974)

3. Ferdinando and Carolina (1999)

4. Blood Feud (1978)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

5. A Night Full of Rain (1978)

My Favorite Raoul Walsh Films

01 Saturday Sep 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1920's Cinema, 1930's Cinema, 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, Action, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, Film Noir, Greatest, History, Lists, Music, Musical, Mystery, Pre-1920's Cinema, Raoul Walsh, Romance, Silent Cinema, Sport, Thriller, Top 306, War, Western

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A Distant Trumpet, Along the Great Divide, Band of Angels, Battle Cry, Big Brown Eyes, Blackbeard the Pirate, Captain Horatio Hornblower, Cheyenne, Colorado Territory, Dark Command, Distant Drums, Gentleman Jim, Going Hollywood, Gun Fury, High Sierra, Manpower, Me and My Gal, Pursued, Regeneration, Sadie Thompson, Saskatchewan, The Big Trail, The King and Four Queens, The Lawless Breed, The Man I Love, The Naked and the Dead, The Revolt of Mamie Stover, The Roaring Twenties, The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw, The Strawberry Blonde, The Tall Men, The Thief of Bagdad 1924, The World in His Arms, They Died with Their Boots On, They Drive By Night, White Heat

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

1. White Heat (1949)

2. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

3. The Roaring Twenties (1939)

4. Regeneration (1915)

5. Band of Angels (1957)

6. Sadie Thompson (1928)

7. Gentleman Jim (1942)

8. Going Hollywood (1933)
(I watched it on TCM)

9. High Sierra (1941)

10. The Strawberry Blonde (1941)

11. Pursued (1947)

12. Colorado Territory (1949)

13. They Drive by Night (1940)

14. They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

15. Me and My Gal (1932)

16. The Big Trail (1930)

17. The Man I Love (1947)

18. Dark Command (1940)

19. Manpower (1941)

20. Big Brown Eyes (1936)

21. Cheyenne (1947)
(I watched it on TCM a few years ago)

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

1. Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)

2. The World in His Arms (1952)

3. Along the Great Divide (1951)

4. The Tall Men (1955)

5. Distant Drums (1951)

6. Battle Cry (1955)

7. The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)

8. The Naked and the Dead (1958)

9. A Distant Trumpet (1964)

10. Saskatchewan (1954)

11. The Lawless Breed (1953)

12. The King and Four Queens (1956)

13. Gun Fury (1953)

14. Blackbeard the Pirate (1953)

15. The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958)

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

* * * * (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. 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)

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

1. Crime and Punishment (1935)

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

3. Jet Pilot (1957)

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. 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)

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

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)

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