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)

4. Masters of Horror (2006)
4a. Episode: “Imprint”
(Cable/Television)

5. Three… Extremes (2004)
5a. Segment: “Box”
(Anthology Film)

* * * 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 Spike Lee Films

12 Sunday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, 2020 Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, Cable/Television, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Film Directors, Greatest, History, Lists, Music, Musical, Mystery, Romance, Spike Lee, Sport, Thriller, Top 305, War

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25th Hour, 4 Little Girls, A Huey P. Newton Story, American Utopia, BlacKkKlansman, Da 5 Bloods, Do the Right Thing, Freak, Great Performances (Passing Strange), He Got Game, Jungle Fever, Rodney King, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

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

1. Do the Right Thing (1989)

2. 25th Hour (2002)

3. When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
(Documentary)

4. 4 Little Girls (1997)
(Documentary)

5. American Utopia (2020)
(Concert Film)

6. BlacKkKlansman (2018)

7. Da 5 Bloods (2020)

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

1. Passing Strange (2009)
(Episode of “Great Performances”)
(Television)

2. Inside Man (2006)

3. A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)
(Performance Film)
(Cable/Television)

4. Jungle Fever (1991)

5. Rodney King (2017)
(Performance Film)

6. He Got Game (1998)

7. Freak (1998)
(Performance Film)
(Cable/Television)

My Favorite Martin Scorsese Films

24 Tuesday Jul 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Anthology, Biography, British Cinema, Cable/Television, Canadian Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Concert Films, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, French Cinema, Greatest, History, Italian Cinema, Japanese Cinema, Lists, Martin Scorsese, Mexican Cinema, Miniseries, Music, Music Videos, Musical, Mystery, Romance, Short Cinema, Sport, Taiwanese Cinema, Thriller, Top 304

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A Letter to Elia (Documentary), A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (Documentary), After Hours, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince (Documentary), Boardwalk Empire (Pilot) (Cable/Television), Bringing Out the Dead, Cape Fear 1991, Casino, George Harrison: Living in the Material World (Documentary), Goodfellas, Hugo, It's Not Just You Murray! (Short Cinema), Italianamerican (Documentary), Kundun, Made in Milan (Short Cinema), Mean Streets, Michael Jackson: Bad (Music Video), My Voyage to Italy (Documentary), New York New York, New York Stories (Life Lessons) (Anthology Film), No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (Documentary), Public Speaking (Documentary), Raging Bull, Robbie Robertson: Somewhere Down the Crazy River (Music Video), Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (Pseudo-Documentary), Shine a Light (Concert Film), Shutter Island, Silence, Taxi Driver, The 50 Year Argument (Documentary), The Age of Innocence, The Audition (Short Cinema), The Big Shave (Short Cinema), The Blues (Feel Like Going Home) (Documentary Series), The Departed, The Irishman, The Key to Reserva (Short Cinema), The King of Comedy, The Last Waltz (Concert Film), The Wolf of Wall Street, Vinyl (Pilot) (Cable/Television), What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (Short Cinema), Who's That Knocking at my Door

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

1. The Irishman (2019)

2. The King of Comedy (1982)

3. A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
(co-directed with Michael Henry Wilson)
(Documentary)

4. Taxi Driver (1976)

5. Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019)
(Documentary/Mockumentary)

6. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
(Documentary)

7. Shutter Island (2010)

8. Silence (2016)

9. My Voyage to Italy (1999)
(Documentary)

10. Mean Streets (1973)

11. Raging Bull (1980)

12. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

13. Boardwalk Empire (2010)
13a. Episode: “Pilot”
(Cable/Television)

14. Hugo (2011)

15. Kundun (1997)

16. Casino (1995)

17. The Age of Innocence (1993)

18. Goodfellas (1990)

19. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

20. After Hours (1985)

21. The Last Waltz (1978)
(Concert Film)

22. Public Speaking (2010)
(Documentary)

23. George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
(Documentary)

24. Vinyl (2016)
24a. Episode: “Pilot”
(Cable/Television)

25. Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

26. New York Stories (1989)
26a. Segment: “Life Lessons”
(Anthology Film)

27. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)

28. American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince (1978)
(Documentary)

29. Italianamerican (1974)
(Documentary)

30. Who’s That Knocking at My Door (1967)

31. New York, New York (1977)

32. Cape Fear (1991)

33. The Departed (2006)

34. The 50 Year Argument (2014)
(co-directed with David Tedeschi)
(Documentary)

35. A Letter to Elia (2010)
(co-directed with Kent Jones)
(Documentary)

36. Shine a Light (2008)
(Concert Film)

37. The Blues (2003)
37a. Episode: “Feel Like Going Home”
(Documentary)

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

1. The Big Shave (1967)

2. The Key to Reserva (2007)
(I watched it online)

3. It’s Not Just You, Murray! (1964)

4. The Audition (2015)
(I watched it online)

5. What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)

6. Michael Jackson: Bad (1987)
(Music Video)

7. Robbie Robertson: Somewhere Down the Crazy River (1987)
(Music Video)

8. Made in Milan (1990)
(I watched it online)

My Favorite Sam Raimi Films

27 Wednesday Jun 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Action, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Cable/Television, Cinema, Comedy, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Horror, Lists, Sam Raimi, Science Fiction, Thriller, Top 304

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Army of Darkness, Ash vs Evil Dead (El Jefe) (Cable Series), Darkman, Drag Me to Hell, Evil Dead II, Spider-Man 2, The Evil Dead 1981

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

1. Evil Dead II (1987)

2. The Evil Dead (1981)

3. Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
3a. Episode: “El Jefe”
(Cable/Television)

4. Spider-Man 2 (2004)

5. Drag Me to Hell (2009)

6. Army of Darkness (1992)

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

1. Darkman (1990)

My Favorite David Lynch Films

29 Tuesday May 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, British Cinema, Cable/Television, Cinema, Crime, David Lynch, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, Greatest, Horror, Lists, Mystery, Polish Cinema, Romance, Thriller, Top 314

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Blue Velvet, Eraserhead, Inland Empire, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, The Elephant Man, The Straight Story, Twin Peaks (Episode #1.3) (TV Series), Twin Peaks (Episode #2.1) (TV Series), Twin Peaks (Episode #2.2) (TV Series), Twin Peaks (Episode #2.22) (TV Series), Twin Peaks (Episode #2.7) (TV Series), Twin Peaks (Pilot) (TV Film), Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Twin Peaks: The Return (Cable Series), Wild at Heart

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

1. Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)
(Cable/Television)

2. Mulholland Drive (2001)

3. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

4. Blue Velvet (1986)

5. Eraserhead (1977)

6. Inland Empire (2006)

7. Twin Peaks: Season 1 (1990)
(Episodes from Season 1: Pilot Film and Episode #1.3)
(Television)

8. The Straight Story (1999)

9. Twin Peaks: Season 2 (1990-1991)
(Episodes from Season 2: Episode #2.1, Episode #2.2, Episode #2.7 and Episode #2.22)
(Television)

10. Lost Highway (1997)

11. The Elephant Man (1980)

12. Wild at Heart (1990)

My Favorite Tobe Hooper Films

28 Saturday Apr 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Anthology Films, Cable/Television, Cinema, Comedy, Film Directors, Greatest, Horror, Lists, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Cinema, Thriller, Tobe Hooper, Top 314

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Body Bags (Eye) (Anthology Film) (Short Cinema), Poltergeist, Salem's Lot (TV Miniseries), Tales from the Crypt (Dead Wait) (Cable Series), The Funhouse, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

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

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

2. Salem’s Lot (1979)
(TV miniseries)

3. Poltergeist (1982)

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

1. Tales from the Crypt (1991)
1a. Episode: “Dead Wait”
(Cable/Television)

2. Body Bags (1993)
2a. Segment: “Eye”
(Anthology Film)

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

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

2. The Funhouse (1981)

My Favorite Walter Hill Films

27 Friday Apr 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Action, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, Cable/Television, Canadian Cinema, Cinema, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, Greatest, History, Horror, Lists, Romance, Sport, Thriller, Top 314, Walter Hill, Western

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48 Hrs., Broken Trail, Deadwood (Pilot) (Cable Series), Geronimo: An American Legend, Hard Times, Southern Comfort, Tales from the Crypt (Cutting Cards) (Cable Series), Tales from the Crypt (Deadline) (Cable Series), Tales from the Crypt (The Man Who Was Death) (Cable Series), The Driver, The Long Riders, The Warriors, Wild Bill

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

1. Southern Comfort (1981)

2. Deadwood (2004)
2a. Episode: “Pilot”
(Cable/Television)

3. The Warriors (1979)

4. The Driver (1978)

5. Hard Times (1975)

6. The Long Riders (1980)

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

1. Tales from the Crypt (1990)
1a. Episode: “Cutting Cards”)
(Cable/Television)

2. Tales from the Crypt (1989)
2a. Episode: “The Man Who Was Death”
(Cable/Television)

3. Tales from the Crypt (1991)
3a. Episode: “Deadline”
(Cable/Television)

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

1. 48 Hrs. (1982)

2. Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)

3. Wild Bill (1995)

4. Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)

My Favorite William Friedkin Films

15 Sunday Apr 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Action, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Cable/Television, Cinema, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, German Cinema, Greatest, Horror, Lists, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, William Friedkin

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Bug, Cruising, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Cockroaches) (TV Series), Killer Joe, Sorcerer, Tales from the Crypt (On a Deadman's Chest) (Cable Series), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (Off Season) (TV Series), The Exorcist, The French Connection, The Twilight Zone (Nightcrawlers) (TV Series), To Live and Die in L.A.

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

1. Sorcerer (1977)

2. The Exorcist (1973)

3. The French Connection (1971)

4. Bug (2006)

5. To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

6. Killer Joe (2011)

7. Cruising (1980)

8. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2007)
8a. Episode: “Cockroaches”
(Television)

9. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965)
9a. Episode: “Off Season”
(Television)

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

1. The Twilight Zone (1985)
1a. Episode: “Nightcrawlers”
(Television)

2. Tales from the Crypt (1992)
2a. Episode: “On a Deadman’s Chest”
(Cable/Television)

My Favorite John Frankenheimer Films

14 Saturday Apr 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, Action, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Cable/Television, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, Greatest, Horror, John Frankenheimer, Lists, Science Fiction, Television, Thriller, Top 313

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52 Pick-Up, Days of Wine and Roses (Playhouse 90) (Television), French Connection II, Ronin, Seconds, Seven Days in May, Tales from the Crypt (Maniac at Large) (Cable Series), The Comedian (Playhouse 90) (Television), The Manchurian Candidate 1962

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

1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

2. The Comedian (1957)
(Episode of “Playhouse 90”)
(Television)

3. Seconds (1966)

4. Days of Wine and Roses (1958)
(Episode of “Playhouse 90”)
(Television)

5. Seven Days in May (1964)

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

1. Tales from the Crypt (1992)
(Episode: “Maniac at Large”)
(Cable/Television)

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

1. Ronin (1998)

2. 52 Pick-Up (1986)

3. French Connection II (1975)

My Favorite Jonathan Demme Films

05 Thursday Apr 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Action, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Anthology Films, Biography, Cable/Television, Cinema, Comedy, Concert Films, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Film Directors, Greatest, History, Jonathan Demme, Lists, Music, Performance Film, Romance, Top 314, War

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Handle with Care (a.k.a. Citizens Band), Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids (Concert Film), Melvin and Howard, Neil Young Journeys (Concert Film), Neil Young Trunk Show (Concert Film), Neil Young: Heart of Gold (Concert Film), Rachel Getting Married, Something Wild, Stop Making Sense (Concert Film), Storefront Hitchcock (Concert Film), Swimming to Cambodia, Swing Shift (Original Cut/Workprint), The Agronomist (Documentary), Who Am I This Time? (American Playhouse)

* * * * (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)

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