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, Western

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Goldstein, Hemingway & Gellhorn (Cable Film), Henry & June, Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978, Quills, The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid, The Right Stuff, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Wanderers, The White Dawn

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

1. The Right Stuff (1983)

2. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

3. The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

4. The Wanderers (1979)

5. Henry & June (1990)

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

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

1. The White Dawn (1974)

2. Quills (2000)

3. The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)

4. Goldstein (1964)

My Favorite Neil Jordan Films

04 Friday May 2018

Posted by John Charet in 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, French Cinema, Greatest, History, Horror, Hungarian Cinema, Irish Cinema, Irish Filmmakers, Japanese Cinema, Lists, Music, Neil Jordan, Romance, Thriller, Top 314

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Angel 1982, Breakfast on Pluto, Byzantium, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, Michael Collins, Mona Lisa, Ondine, The Borgias (Paolo) (Cable Series), The Borgias (The Assassin) (Cable Series), The Borgias (The Borgia Bull) (Cable Series), The Borgias (The Gunpowder Plot) (Cable Series), The Borgias (The Poisoned Chalice) (Cable Series), The Borgias (The Prince) (Cable Series), The Brave One, The Butcher Boy, The Company of Wolves, The Crying Game, The End of the Affair 1999, The Good Thief, The Miracle 1991

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

1. The Butcher Boy (1997)

2. The Company of Wolves (1984)

3. Breakfast on Pluto (2005)

4. The Crying Game (1992)

5. Mona Lisa (1986)

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

1. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

2. Michael Collins (1996)

3. The End of the Affair (1999)

4. The Good Thief (2002)

5. Byzantium (2012)

6. Ondine (2009)

7. The Miracle (1991)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

8. Angel (1982)

9. The Brave One (2007)

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

1. The Borgias (2011-2013)
(Episodes from Season 1: “The Poisoned Chalice” and “The Assassin”)
(Episodes from Season 2: “The Borgia Bull” and “Paolo”)
(Episodes from Season 3: “The Gunpowder Plot” and “The Prince”)

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), Eaten Alive, Lifeforce, Masters of Horror (Dance of the Dead) (Cable Series), Masters of Horror (The Damned Thing) (Cable Series), 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. Poltergeist (1982)

3. Salem’s Lot (1979)
(TV Miniseries)

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

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

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

1. Dance of the Dead (2005)
(Masters of Horror episode)

2. The Damned Thing (2006)
(Masters of Horror episode)

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

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

1. The Funhouse (1981)

2. Lifeforce (1985)

3. Eaten Alive (1977)

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 Assignment, The Driver, The Long Riders, The Warriors, Trespass 1992, Undisputed, Wild Bill

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

1. Southern Comfort (1981)

2. The Warriors (1979)

3. Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)

4. The Driver (1978)

5. Streets of Fire (1984)

6. The Long Riders (1980)

7. Hard Times (1975)

8. Wild Bill (1995)

9. Undisputed (2002)

10. Extreme Prejudice (1987)

11. Trespass (1992)

12. Johnny Handsome (1989)

* * * * (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. Bullet to the Head (2012)

2. 48 Hrs. (1982)

3. The Assignment (2016)

4. Last Man Standing (1996)

5. Broken Trail (2006)
(Cable Miniseries)

My Favorite Stuart Gordon Films

22 Sunday Apr 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, Action, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Australian Cinema, British Cinema, Cable/Television, Canadian Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, German Cinema, Greatest, Horror, Irish Cinema, Italian Cinema, Lists, Mystery, Science Fiction, Spanish Cinema, Stuart Gordon, Thriller, Top 313

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Castle Freak, Dagon, Dolls, Edmond, Fortress, From Beyond, King of the Ants, Masters of Horror (Dreams in the Witch-House) (Cable Series), Masters of Horror (The Black Cat) (Cable Series), Re-Animator, Robot Jox, Space Truckers, Stuck, The Pit and the Pendulum 1991, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

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

1. Re-Animator (1985)

2. Stuck (2007)

3. From Beyond (1986)

4. King of the Ants (2002)

5. Castle Freak (1995)

6. The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)

7. Dagon (2001)

8. Dolls (1987)

9. The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)

10. Edmond (2005)

11. Fortress (1992)

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

1. Dreams in the Witch-House (2005)
(Episode of Masters of Horror)
(Cable)

2. The Black Cat (2007)
(Episode of Masters of Horror)
(Cable)

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

1. Robot Jox (1990)

2. Space Truckers (1996)

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, British Cinema, Cable/Television, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Film Directors, German Cinema, Greatest, Horror, Lists, Musical, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Top 314, William Friedkin

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Bug, Cruising, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Cockroaches) (TV Series), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Mascara) (TV Series), Jade, Killer Joe, Rampage 1987/1992, Sorcerer, Tales from the Crypt (On a Deadman's Chest) (Cable Series), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (Off Season) (TV Series), The Birthday Party, The Boys in the Band, The Brink's Job, The Exorcist, The French Connection, The Hunted, The Night They Raided Minsky's, The People vs. Paul Crump (Documentary), 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. The Boys in the Band (1970)

9. The People vs. Paul Crump (1962)
(Documentary)

10. The Birthday Party (1968)

11. Rampage (1987/1992)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)
(No relation to the 2018 monster movie or video game)

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

1. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-2015)
(Episode from 2007: Cockroaches)
(Television)

2. Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996)
(Episode from 1992: On a Deadman’s Chest)
(Cable Television)

3. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-2015)
(Episode from 2009: Mascara)
(Television)

4. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962-1965)
(Episode from 1965: Off Season)

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

1. The Hunted (2003)

2. Jade (1995)

3. The Brink’s Job (1978)

4. The Night They Raided Minsky’s (1968)

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

1. The Twilight Zone (1985-1989)
(Episode from 1985: Nightcrawlers)

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, 2000's Cinema, Action, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, Cable/Television, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, Greatest, Horror, Italian Cinema, John Frankenheimer, Lists, Romance, Science Fiction, Sport, Thriller, Top 313, War

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52 Pick-Up, Black Sunday 1977, French Connection II, Grand Prix, Path to War (Cable Film), Reindeer Games, Ronin, Seconds, Seven Days in May, Tales from the Crypt (Maniac at Large) (Cable Series), The Comedian (Playhouse 90) (Television), The Fourth War, The Gypsy Moths, The Horsemen, The Manchurian Candidate 1962, The Train

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

1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

2. Seconds (1966)

3. Black Sunday (1977)

4. The Train (1964)

5. Ronin (1998)

6. 52 Pick-Up (1986)

7. French Connection II (1975)

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

1. The Comedian (1957)
(Playhouse 90 episode)

2. Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996)
(Episode from 1992: “Maniac at Large”)

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

1. The Gypsy Moths (1969)

2. Grand Prix (1966)

3. The Horsemen (1971)

4. Seven Days in May (1964)

5. Reindeer Games (2000)

6. Path to War (2002)
(Cable film)

7. The Fourth War (1990)

My Favorite Abel Ferrara Films

12 Thursday Apr 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Abel Ferrara, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Anthology Films, Cable/Television, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, Greatest, Horror, Italian Cinema, Lists, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Top 313

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'R Xmas, Bad Lieutenant 1992, Body Snatchers 1993, China Girl, Crime Story (Pilot) (TV Series), Dangerous Game, Go Go Tales, King of New York, New Rose Hotel, Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (Love on the A Train) (Anthology Film), The Addiction, The Blackout, The Funeral, Welcome To New York

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

1. Bad Lieutenant (1992)

2. Welcome to New York (2014)

3. Dangerous Game (1993)

4. The Blackout (1997)

5. Body Snatchers (1993)

6. New Rose Hotel (1998)

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

1. The Funeral (1996)

2. Go Go Tales (2007)

3. ‘R Xmas (2001)

4. The Addiction (1995)

5. King of New York (1990)

6. China Girl (1987)

7. Crime Story (1986)
(TV Pilot Film)

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

1. Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (1997)
(Segment: “Love on the A Train”)
(Cable Anthology Film)

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, Horror, Jonathan Demme, Lists, Music, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Top 314

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A Master Builder, Beloved, Caged Heat, Cousin Bobby (Documentary), Handle with Care (a.k.a. Citizens Band), I'm Carolyn Parker (Documentary), Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids (Concert Film), Man from Plains (Documentary), Married to the Mob, 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), Subway Car From Hell (Subway Stories) (Anthology Film) (Cable/Television), Swimming to Cambodia, The Agronomist (Documentary), The Silence of the Lambs, Who Am I This Time? (American Playhouse)

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

1. Beloved (1998)

2. Something Wild (1986)

3. Rachel Getting Married (2008)

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

5. Melvin and Howard (1980)

6. Handle with Care (1977)
(a.k.a. Citizens Band)

7. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
(Concert Film)

8. The Agronomist (2003)
(Documentary)

9. Storefront Hitchcock (1998)
(Concert Film)

10. I’m Carolyn Parker (2011)
(Documentary)

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

12. Swimming to Cambodia (1987)

13. The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

14. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

15. Married to the Mob (1988)

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

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

2. Subway Stories (1997)
(Segment: “Subway Car From Hell”)
(Cable Anthology Film)

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

1. Caged Heat (1974)

2. A Master Builder (2013)

3. Cousin Bobby (1992)
(Documentary)

4. Man from Plains (2007)
(Documentary)

5. Neil Young Journeys (2012)
(Concert Film)

6. Neil Young Trunk Show (2009)
(Concert Film)

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