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 Robert Zemeckis Films

15 Saturday Sep 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Animation, Cable/Television, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Lists, Music, Mystery, Robert Zemeckis, 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, 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. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
(Animation/Live-Action)

2. Back to the Future (1985)

3. Used Cars (1980)

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)

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, 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

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25th Hour, 4 Little Girls, A Huey P. Newton Story, BlacKkKlansman, Clockers, Do the Right Thing, Great Performances (Passing Strange) (Television), He Got Game, If God is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise, Inside Man, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, The Original Kings of Comedy (Performance Film), When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

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

1. When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
(Cable Documentary)

2. Do the Right Thing (1989)

3. 4 Little Girls (1997)
(Documentary)

4. 25th Hour (2002)

5. Passing Strange (2009)
(Episode of “Great Performances)

6. BlacKkKlansman (2018)

7. A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)
(Performance Film)

8. If God Is Willing and da Creek Don’t Rise (2010)
(Cable Documentary miniseries)

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

1. He Got Game (1998)

2. Jungle Fever (1991)

3. The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
(Performance Film)

4. Malcolm X (1992)

5. Clockers (1995)

6. Inside Man (2006)

My Favorite Steven Soderbergh Films

05 Sunday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Action, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, Cable/Television, Cinema, Comedy, Concert Films, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, History, Horror, Lists, Music, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Spanish Cinema, Steven Soderbergh, Thriller, Top 305

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9012Live, And Everything Is Going Fine, Behind the Candelabra (Cable Film), Bubble, Che, Contagion, Haywire, K Street (Cable Series), Kafka, King of the Hill 1993, Logan Lucky, Magic Mike, Mosaic (Cable Series), Out of Sight, Schizopolis, Sex Lies and Videotape, Side Effects, Solaris 2002, The Girlfriend Experience, The Informant!, The Knick (Cable Series), The Limey, The Underneath, Unsane

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

1. Schizopolis (1996)

2. Solaris (2002)

3. Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

4. Contagion (2011)

5. Kafka (1991)

6. The Informant! (2009)

7. The Limey (1999)

8. Out of Sight (1998)

9. King of the Hill (1993)
(no relation to the cartoon series)

10. Logan Lucky (2017)

11. Mosaic (2018)
(Limited cable miniseries)

12. Side Effects (2013)

13. Che (2008)

14. The Girlfriend Experience (2009)

15. Bubble (2005)

16. Haywire (2011)

17. Unsane (2018)

18. Behind the Candelabra (2013)
(Cable Film)

19. The Underneath (1995)

20. 9012Live (1985)
(Concert Film)

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

1. The Knick (2014-2015)
(Cable Series)

2. K Street (2003)
(Cable Series)

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

1. Magic Mike (2012)
(Soderbergh did not direct the sequel)

2. And Everything Is Going Fine (2010)
(Documentary)

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, A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies, After Hours, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince, Boardwalk Empire (Pilot) (Cable), Boxcar Bertha, Bringing Out the Dead, Cape Fear 1991, Casino, Gangs of New York, George Harrison: Living in the Material World, Goodfellas, Hugo, Italianamerican, Kundun, Mean Streets, Michael Jackson: Bad (Music Video), My Voyage to Italy, New York New York, New York Stories (Life Lessons) (Anthology), No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, Public Speaking, 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, The Age of Innocence, The Aviator, The Big Shave (Short Film), The Blues (Feel Like Going Home), The Color of Money, The Departed, The King of Comedy, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Last Waltz (Concert Film), The Wolf of Wall Street, Vinyl (Pilot) (Cable), Who's That Knocking at my Door

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

1. The King of Comedy (1982)

2. A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)(Documentary)

3. Taxi Driver (1976)

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

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

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

7. Shutter Island (2010)

8. Silence (2016)

9. Casino (1995)

10. Raging Bull (1980)

11. Goodfellas (1990)

12. Mean Streets (1973)

13. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

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

15. Hugo (2011)

16. George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
(Documentary)
(I watched it on HBO)

17. Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014)
(Episode from Season 1: “Boardwalk Empire” – Pilot Episode)
(Cable Series)

18. Public Speaking (2010)
(Documentary)

19. Vinyl (2016)
(Episode from Season 1: Pilot Episode)
(Cable Series)

20. Kundun (1997)

21. The Age of Innocence (1993)

22. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

23. After Hours (1985)

24. New York, New York (1977)

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

26. Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

27. The Departed (2006)

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

29. Cape Fear (1991)

30. The 50 Year Argument (2014)
(co-directed with David Tedeschi)
(Documentary)
(I watched it on HBO)

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

32. Feel Like Going Home (2003)
(Episode of “The Blues”)
(PBS Documentary Series)

33. American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince (1978)
(Documentary)
(I watched it on youtube)

34. Italianamerican (1974)
(Documentary)
(I watched it on an old VHS tape)

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

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

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

2. The Big Shave (1967)
(I watched it on an old VHS tape)

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

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

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

1. The Aviator (2004)

2. Gangs of New York (2002)

3. The Color of Money (1986)

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. Spider-Man 2 (2004)

4. Drag Me to Hell (2009)

5. Army of Darkness (1992)

6. Darkman (1990)

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

1. Ash vs Evil Dead (2015-2018)
(Episode from Season 1: “El Jefe”)

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, Action, Adventure, 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, Science Fiction, Television, Thriller, Top 314

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Blue Velvet, Dune 1984, 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 Series)

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 (1990-1991) (Television Series)
(Episodes from Season 1: Pilot Film and Episode #1.3)
(Episodes from Season 2: Episode #2.1, Episode #2.2, Episode #2.7 and Episode #2.22)

8. The Straight Story (1999)

9. Lost Highway (1997)

10. The Elephant Man (1980)

11. Wild at Heart (1990)

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

1. Dune (1984)

My Favorite Philip Kaufman Films

06 Sunday May 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, Biography, British Cinema, Cable/Television, Canadian Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, History, Horror, Lists, Philip Kaufman, Romance, Science Fiction, Top 314

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Hemingway & Gellhorn (Cable Film), Henry & June, Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978, Quills, The Right Stuff, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Wanderers

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

1. The Right Stuff (1983)

2. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

3. The Wanderers (1979)

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

1. The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

2. Quills (2000)

3. Henry & June (1990)

4. Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)
(Cable Film)

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), Lifeforce, Poltergeist, Salem's Lot (TV Miniseries), Tales from the Crypt (Dead Wait) (Cable Series), The Funhouse, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

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

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

2. Salem’s Lot (1979)
(TV miniseries)

3. Poltergeist (1982)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Anthology Films)

1. Body Bags (1993)
(Segment: “Eye”)
(Cable Film)

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

1. Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996)
(Episode from 1991: “Dead Wait”)

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

1. The Funhouse (1981)

2. Lifeforce (1985)

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, Miniseries, Music, Musical, Romance, Sport, Thriller, Top 314, Walter Hill, Western

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48 Hrs., Broken Trail (Cable Miniseries), Bullet to the Head, Deadwood (Pilot) (Cable Series), Extreme Prejudice, Geronimo: An American Legend, Hard Times, Johnny Handsome, Last Man Standing 1996, Southern Comfort, Streets of Fire, 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, Trespass 1992, Undisputed, Wild Bill

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

1. Southern Comfort (1981)

2. The Warriors (1979)

3. The Driver (1978)

4. Hard Times (1975)

5. 48 Hrs. (1982)

6. Streets of Fire (1984)

7. The Long Riders (1980)

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

1. Deadwood (2004)
(Pilot Episode)

2. Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996)
(Episode from 1990: “Cutting Cards”)

3. Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996)
(Episode from 1989: “The Man Who Was Death”)

4. Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996)
(Episode from 1991: “Deadline”)

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

1. Broken Trail (2006)
(Cable Miniseries)

2. Trespass (1992)
(no relation to the 2011 film)

3. Extreme Prejudice (1987)

4. Johnny Handsome (1989)

5. Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)

6. Undisputed (2002)

7. Bullet to the Head (2012)

8. Wild Bill (1995)

9. Last Man Standing (1996)

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