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, 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 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, Miniseries, Music, Musical, Mystery, 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, Malcolm X, The Original Kings of Comedy, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

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

1. Do the Right Thing (1989)

2. BlacKkKlansman (2018)

3. 25th Hour (2002)

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

5. A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)
(Cable Documentary)

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

7. 4 Little Girls (1997)
(Documentary)

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

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

1. Malcolm X (1992)

2. The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
(Concert Film)

3. Inside Man (2006)

4. He Got Game (1998)

5. Clockers (1995)

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, Bubble, Che, Contagion, Haywire, K Street (Cable Series), Kafka, King of the Hill 1993, Logan Lucky, 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. Solaris (2002)

2. Schizopolis (1996)

3. Contagion (2011)

4. Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

5. Kafka (1991)

6. The Limey (1999)

7. Out of Sight (1998)

8. Mosaic (2018)
(Cable miniseries)

9. Side Effects (2013)

10. Unsane (2018)

11. Logan Lucky (2017)

12. The Informant! (2009)

13. Che (2008)

14. Haywire (2012)

15. Bubble (2005)

16. The Girlfriend Experience (2009)

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

18. The Underneath (1995)

19. 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. 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), 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. Raging Bull (1980)

2. Casino (1995)

3. Taxi Driver (1976)

4. Shutter Island (2010)

5. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
(Documentary Miniseries)

6. Silence (2016)

7. Mean Streets (1973)

8. Goodfellas (1990)

9. The King of Comedy (1982)

10. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

11. Hugo (2011)

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

13. My Voyage to Italy (1999)
(Documentary Miniseries)

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

15. Kundun (1997)

16. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

17. Public Speaking (2010)
(Documentary)

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

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

20. The Age of Innocence (1993)

21. New York, New York (1977)

22. After Hours (1985)

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

24. Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

25. Cape Fear (1991)

26. The Departed (2006)

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

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

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

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

31. Italianamerican (1974)
(Documentary)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

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

* * * * (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)

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

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

2. Vinyl (2016)
(Episode from Season 1: “Pilot”)
(Cable)

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

1. The Aviator (2004)

2. Gangs of New York (2002)

3. The Color of Money (1986)

4. Boxcar Bertha (1972)

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, Crime, 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, Spider-Man 2, The Evil Dead 1981

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

1. Evil Dead II (1987)

2. Spider-Man 2 (2004)

3. The Evil Dead (1981)

4. Army of Darkness (1992)

5. Drag Me to Hell (2009)

6. Darkman (1990)

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

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

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

1. Spider-Man (2002)

My Favorite Peter Medak Films

06 Wednesday Jun 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, American Cinema, Biography, British Cinema, Cable/Television, Canadian Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Horror, Hungarian Filmmakers, Lists, Mystery, Thriller, Top 310

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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Breaking Bad (Peekaboo) (Cable Series), Carnivale (Black Blizzard) (Cable Series), Hannibal (Hassun) (TV Series), Hannibal (Oeuf) (TV Series), House (The Socratic Method) (TV Series), Let Him Have It, Masters of Horror (The Washingtonians) (Cable Series), Romeo is Bleeding, The Changeling 1980, The Krays, The Ruling Class, The Wire (The Buys) (Cable Series)

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

1. The Ruling Class (1972)

2. The Changeling (1980)
(no relation to the 2008 film)

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

1. Breaking Bad (2009)
(Episode from Season 2: “Peekaboo”)
(Cable Series)

2. The Wire (2002)
(Episode from Season 1: “The Buys”)
(Cable Series)

3. Carnivale (2003)
(Episode from Season 1: “Black Blizzard”)
(Cable Series)

4. House (2004)
(Original Title: “House M.D.”)
(Episode from Season 1: “The Socratic Method”)
(TV Series)

5. Hannibal (2014)
(Episode from Season 2: “Hassun”)
(TV Series)

6. Hannibal (2013)
(Episode from Season 1: “Oeuf”)
(TV Series)

7. Masters of Horror (2007)
(Episode from Season 2: “The Washingtonians”)
(Cable Series)

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

1. Negatives (1968)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

2. Let Him Have It (1991)

3. A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972)

4. The Krays (1990)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

5. Romeo is Bleeding (1993)

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 John Landis Films

19 Saturday May 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Anthology Films, British Cinema, Cable/Television, Canadian Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Documentary, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Horror, John Landis, Lists, Music, Music Videos, Musical, Romance, Short Cinema, Thriller, Top 314

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An American Werewolf in London, B.B. King "Into the Night" (Documentary Short), Coming to America, Innocent Blood, Into the Night, Masters of Horror (Deer Woman) (Cable Series), Masters of Horror (Family) (Cable Series), Michael Jackson: Black or White (Music Video), Michael Jackson: Thriller (Music Video), National Lampoon's Animal House, The Blues Brothers, The Kentucky Fried Movie, Trading Places

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

1. An American Werewolf in London (1981)

2. The Blues Brothers (1980)

3. Innocent Blood (1992)

4. Into the Night (1985)

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

1. Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983)
(Music Video)

2. B.B. King “Into the Night” (1985)
(Documentary Short)

3. Michael Jackson: Black or White (1991)
(Music Video)

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

1. Deer Woman (2005)
(Masters of Horror Episode)

2. Family (2006)
(Masters of Horror Episode)

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

1. National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)

2. Trading Places (1983)

3. The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)

4. Coming to America (1988)

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)

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