My Favorite Steven Spielberg Films

07 Tuesday Aug 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, Animation, Biography, Canadian Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, History, Lists, Mystery, New Zealand Cinema, Romance, Science Fiction, Steven Spielberg, Television, Thriller, Top 304, War

≈ 10 Comments

Tags

1941, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Always, Amistad, Bridge of Spies, Catch Me If You Can, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Duel (TV Film), E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Empire of the Sun, Hook, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Lincoln, Minority Report, Munich, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ready Player One, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, The Adventures of Tintin, The BFG, The Color Purple, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Post, The Sugarland Express, The Terminal, War Horse, War of the Worlds 2005

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

1. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

2. E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (1982)

3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

5. Jaws (1975)

6. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

7. Duel (1971)
(TV Film)

8. 1941 (1979)

9. The Sugarland Express (1974)

10. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

11. Catch Me If You Can (2002)

12. Minority Report (2002)

13. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

14. Ready Player One (2018)

15. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
(Animated Film)

16. Jurassic Park (1993)

17. War of the Worlds (2005)

18. The Terminal (2004)

19. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

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

1. Bridge of Spies (2015)

2. Lincoln (2012)

3. The Post (2017)

4. War Horse (2011)

5. The BFG (2016)

6. Hook (1991)

7. Always (1989)

8. Empire of the Sun (1987)

9. Munich (2005)

10. Schindler’s List (1993)

11. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

12. The Color Purple (1985)

13. Amistad (1997)

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

≈ 10 Comments

Tags

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 Alan Rudolph Films

23 Monday Jul 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, Canadian Cinema, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, German Cinema, Greatest, Lists, Music, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Top 304

≈ 3 Comments

Tags

Afterglow, Breakfast of Champions, Choose Me, Equinox, Investigating Sex, Love at Large, Made in Heaven, Mortal Thoughts, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, Remember My Name, Songwriter, The Moderns, The Secret Lives of Dentists, Trixie, Trouble in Mind, Welcome to L.A.

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

1. Choose Me (1984)

2. Remember My Name (1978)

3. Afterglow (1997)

4. Trouble in Mind (1985)

5. Welcome to L.A. (1976)

6. The Moderns (1988)

7. Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)

8. Songwriter (1984)

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

1. The Secret Lives of Dentists (2002)

2. Love at Large (1990)

3. Equinox (1992)

4. Investigating Sex (2001)

5. Trixie (2000)

6. Breakfast of Champions (1999)

7. Made in Heaven (1987)

8. Mortal Thoughts (1991)

My Favorite George A. Romero Films

19 Thursday Jul 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, Action, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Anthology, Canadian Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, George A. Romero, Greatest, Horror, Italian Cinema, Lists, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Top 304

≈ 12 Comments

Tags

Bruiser, Creepshow (Anthology), Dawn of the Dead 1978, Day of the Dead 1985, Diary of the Dead, Knightriders, Land of the Dead, Martin, Monkey Shines, Night of the Living Dead 1968, Season of the Witch (a.k.a. Hungry Wives), Survival of the Dead, The Crazies 1973, The Dark Half, There's Always Vanilla, Two Evil Eyes (The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar) (Anthology)

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

1. Dawn of the Dead (1978)

2. Night of the Living Dead (1968)

3. Martin (1978)

4. Day of the Dead (1985)

5. Knightriders (1981)

6. Land of the Dead (2005)

7. Creepshow (1982)
(Anthology Film)

8. Bruiser (2000)

9. Diary of the Dead (2007)

10. The Dark Half (1993)

11. Season of the Witch (1973)
(a.k.a. Hungry Wives)

12. The Crazies (1973)

13. Monkey Shines (1988)

14. Survival of the Dead (2009)

15. There’s Always Vanilla (1971)

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

1. Two Evil Eyes (1990)
(Segment: “The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar”)

My Favorite Stephen and Timothy Quay Films

27 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, American Filmmakers, Animation, British Cinema, Canadian Cinema, Cinema, Documentary, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, History, Japanese Cinema, Lists, Music, Polish Cinema, Short Cinema, The Quay Brothers, Top 304, Uncategorized

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

Are We Still Married? (Animated Short), De Artificiali Perspectiva (Animated Short), In Absentia (Animated Short), Institute Benjamenta, Maska (Animated Short), Nocturna Artificialia (Short Film), Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies (Animated Short), Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You (Animated Short), Stille Nacht: Dramolet (Animated Short), Street of Crocodiles (Animated Short), Tales from Vienna Woods: Stille Nacht III. (Animated Short), The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer (Animated Short), The Comb (Animated Short), The Phantom Museum (Animated Short), The Piano Turner of Earthquakes (Animated Film), The Unnameable Little Broom (Animated Short), Through the Weeping Glass (Documentary Short), Unmistaken Hands (Animated Short)

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

1. Street of Crocodiles (1986)
(Animated Short)

2. The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer (1984)
(Animated Short)

3. Are We Still Married? (1992)
(Animated Short)

4. Stille Nacht IV: Can’t Go Wrong Without You (1993)
(Animated Short)

5. De Artificiali Perspectiva (1991)
(Animated Short)

6. Tales from Vienna Woods: Stille Nacht III. (1993)
(Animated Short)

7. Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies (1988)
(Animated Short)

8. Stille Nacht: Dramolet (1988)
(Animated Short)

9. Nocturna Artificialia (1979)

10. The Comb (1991)
(Animated Short)

11. Maska (2010)
(Animated Short)

12. Through the Weeping Glass (2011)
(Documentary Short)

13. In Absentia (2000)
(Animated Short)

14. The Phantom Museum (2003)
(Animated Short)

15. Unmistaken Hands (2013)
(Animated Short)

16. The Unnameable Little Broom (1985)
(Animated Short)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Feature Films)

1. Institute Benjamenta (1995)

2. The Piano Turner of Earthquakes (2005)
(Animated Film)

My Favorite Gaspar Noe Films

15 Friday Jun 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, Argentine Filmmakers, Canadian Cinema, Cinema, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, Gaspar Noe, German Cinema, Greatest, Italian Cinema, Lists, Mystery, Thriller, Top 305

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Enter the Void, I Stand Alone, Irreversible

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

1. Enter the Void (2009)

2. I Stand Alone (1998)

3. Irreversible (2002)

My Favorite Deepa Mehta Films

07 Thursday Jun 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, Canadian Cinema, Canadian Filmmakers, Cinema, Drama, Indian Cinema, Indo Canadian Filmmakers, Lists, Romance, Top 310, War

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Earth 1998, Fire, Water

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

1. Water (2005)

2. Earth (1998)

3. Fire (1996)

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

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

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)

3. Let Him Have It (1991)

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

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

2. Romeo is Bleeding (1993)

My Favorite Louis Malle Films

03 Sunday Jun 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, American Cinema, British Cinema, Canadian Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, German Cinema, Greatest, Italian Cinema, Lists, Louis Malle, Miniseries, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Cinema, Television, Thriller, Top 313, War

≈ 3 Comments

Tags

...And the Pursuit of Happiness (TV Documentary), Atlantic City, Au revoir les enfants, Calcutta (Documentary), Damage, Elevator to the Gallows, God's Country (TV Docuentary), Humain trop humain (Documentary), Lacombe Lucien, Murmur of the Heart, My Dinner with Andre, Phantom India (TV Documentary Miniseries), Place de la Republique (Documentary), The Fire Within, The Lovers 1958, Vanya on 42nd Street, Vive le tour (Documentary Short), Zazie in the Metro

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

1. Murmur of the Heart (1971)

2. My Dinner with Andre (1981)

3. Phantom India (1969)
(French TV Documentary Miniseries)

4. Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)

5. Lacombe, Lucien (1974)

6. Atlantic City (1980)

7. Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)

8. God’s Country (1985)
(TV Documentary)

9. Calcutta (1969)
(Documentary)

10. …And the Pursuit of Happiness (1986)
(TV Documentary)

11. Place de la Republique (1974)
(Documentary)

12. Humain, trop humain (1974)
(Documentary)

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

1. Vive le tour (1962)
(Documentary Short)

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

1. The Fire Within (1963)

2. Zazie in the Metro (1960)

3. The Lovers (1958)

4. Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

5. Damage (1992)

6. Black Moon (1975)

My Favorite Dusan Makavejev Films

03 Sunday Jun 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, American Cinema, Australian Cinema, British Cinema, Canadian Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Dusan Makavejev, Fantasy, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, Lists, Mystery, Romance, Serbian Cinema, Serbian Filmmakers, Swedish Cinema, Television, Top 314, Yugoslavian Cinema

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

A Hole in the Soul (TV Documentary), Coca-Cola Kid, Gorilla Bathes at Noon, Innocence Unprotected, Love Affair or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator, Man is Not a Bird, Manifesto (a.k.a. A Night of Love), Montenegro, Sweet Movie, W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism

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

1. Sweet Movie (1974)

2. W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism (1971)
(Half Documentary)

3. Innocence Unprotected (1968)
(Documentary)

4. Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator (1967)

5. Man is Not a Bird (1965)

6. A Hole in the Soul (1993)
(TV Documentary)

7. Montenegro (1981)

8. Manifesto (1988)
(a.k.a. A Night of Love)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

9. Gorilla Bathes at Noon (1993)

10. Coca-Cola Kid (1985)

cinematiccoffee

~ Fine Conversations About Cinema

Category Archives: Canadian Cinema

My Favorite Steven Spielberg Films

My Favorite Martin Scorsese Films

My Favorite Alan Rudolph Films

My Favorite George A. Romero Films

My Favorite Stephen and Timothy Quay Films

My Favorite Gaspar Noe Films

My Favorite Deepa Mehta Films

My Favorite Peter Medak Films

My Favorite Louis Malle Films

My Favorite Dusan Makavejev Films