My Favorite Allan Dwan Films

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

1.   Silver Lode (1954)

2.   Driftwood (1947)

3.   Robin Hood (1922)

4.   Slightly Scarlet (1956)

5.   Manhandled (1924)

6.   Zaza (1923)

7.   The Iron Mask (1929)

8.   A Modern Musketeer (1917)

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

1.   Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)

2.   Heidi (1937)

My Favorite Stanley Donen Films

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

1.   Two for the Road (1967)

2.   Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
(co-directed with Gene Kelly)

3.   Charade (1963)

4.   It’s Always Fair Weather (1955)
(co-directed with Gene Kelly)

5.   Funny Face (1957)

6.   On the Town (1949)
(co-directed with Gene Kelly)

7.   The Pajama Game (1957)
(co-directed with George Abbott)

8.   Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

9.   Royal Wedding (1951)

10. Staircase (1969)

11. Bedazzled (1967)

12. Damn Yankees! (1958)
(co-directed with George Abbott)

13. The Grass Is Greener (1960)

14. Indiscreet (1958)

15. Once More, with Feeling! (1960)

16. Give a Girl a Break (1953)

17. Surprise Package (1960)

18. Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)

19. Fearless Fagan (1952)

20. Deep in My Heart (1954)

21. Kiss Them for Me (1957)

22. Arabesque (1966)

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

1.   The Little Prince (1974)

2.   Movie Movie (1978)

3.   Lucky Lady (1975)

My Favorite Brian De Palma Films

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

1.   The Fury (1978)

2.   Femme Fatale (2002)

3.   Blow Out (1981)

4.   Dressed to Kill (1980)

5.   Carrie (1976)

6.   Hi, Mom! (1970)

7.   Casualties of War (1989)

8.   Sisters (1972)

9.   Body Double (1984)

10. Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

11. Raising Cain (1992)

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

1.   Greetings (1968)

2.   Carlito’s Way (1993)

3.   Scarface (1983)

4.   The Untouchables (1987)

My Favorite Jacques Demy Films

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

1.   The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

2.   Model Shop (1969)

3.   A Room in Town (1982)

4.   Lola (1961)

5.   The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

6.   Bay of Angels (1962)

7.   Donkey Skin (1970)

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

1.   The Seven Deadly Sins (1961)
(Segment: “Lust”)
(Anthology Film)
(I saw it on an old VHS Tape)

My Favorite Jonathan Demme Films

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

1.   Something Wild (1986)

2.   Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids (2016)
(Concert Film)

3.   Handle with Care (1977)
(a.k.a. Citizens Band)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

4.   Rachel Getting Married (2008)

5.   Stop Making Sense (1984)
(Concert Film)

6.   Swing Shift (1984)
(Original Cut/Workprint)
(I watched it online)

7.   Who Am I This Time? (1982)
(Episode of PBS American Playhouse)
(Television)

8.   Melvin and Howard (1980)

9.   The Agronomist (2003)
(Documentary)

10a. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
10b. Neil Young Trunk Show (2009)
10c. Neil Young Journeys (2011)
(Documentaries/Concert Films)

11. Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
(Performance Film)

12. Storefront Hitchcock (1998)
(Concert Film)

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

1.   Enlightened (2011)
1a. Episode: “Sandy”
(Cable/Television)

My Favorite Guillermo del Toro Films

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

1.   Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

2.   The Devil’s Backbone (2001)

3.   Cronos (1993)

4.   The Shape of Water (2017)

5.   Crimson Peak (2015)

6.   Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

7.   Hellboy (2004)

8.   Pacific Rim (2013)

9.   Mimic (1997)

10. Blade II (2002)

My Favorite Terence Davies Films

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

1.   Of Time and the City (2008)
(Documentary)

2.   The Long Day Closes (1992)

3.   Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)

4.   The Terence Davies Trilogy (1984)

5.   A Quiet Passion (2016)

6.   Sunset Song (2015)

7.   The House of Mirth (2000)

8.   The Deep Blue Sea (2011)

9.   The Neon Bible (1995)

My Favorite Jules Dassin Films

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

1.   The Naked City (1948)

2.   Thieves’ Highway (1949)

3.   Night and the City (1950)

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

1.   Brute Force (1947)

2.   Rififi (1955)

3.   Topkapi (1964)

My Favorite Joe Dante Films

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

1.   Masters of Horror (2005)
1a. Episode: “Homecoming”
(Cable/Television)

2.   The Second Civil War (1997)
(Cable/Television)

3.   Matinee (1993)

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

1.   Eerie, Indiana (1991-1992)
(Episodes from 1991: “Forever Ware”, “The Retainer”, “The Losers” and “Heart on a Chain”)
(Episodes from 1992: “The Hole in the Head Gang”)
(Television)

2.   Police Squad! (1982)
(Episodes: “Ring of Fear
(A Dangerous Assignment”
and
“Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don’t Laugh)”)
(Television)

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

1.   Gremlins (1984)

2.   The ‘Burbs (1989)

3.   Innerspace (1987)

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

1.   Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
(Segment: “It’s a Good Life”)