Category Archives: Family

My Favorite John Ford Films

13 Friday Apr 2018

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1.   Wagon Master (1950)

2.   The Sun Shines Bright (1953)

3.   Fort Apache (1948)

4.   7 Women (1966)

5.   Stagecoach (1939)

6.   The Fugitive (1947)
(no relation to the 1993 film)

7.   The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

8.   The Quiet Man (1952)

9.   My Darling Clementine (1946)

10. How Green Was My Valley (1941)

11. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

12. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

13. Judge Priest (1934)

14. The Searchers (1956)

15. Pilgrimage (1933)

16. Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

17. Gideon’s Day (1958)
(a.k.a. Gideon of Scotland Yard)

18. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

19. The Informer (1935)

20. Hangman’s House (1928)

21. Four Sons (1928)

22. 3 Bad Men (1926)

23. The Iron Horse (1924)

24. They Were Expendable (1945) 

25. Tobacco Road (1941)

26. The Long Voyage Home (1940)

27. Two Rode Together (1961)

28. Rio Grande (1950)

29. 3 Godfathers (1948)

30. The Whole Town’s Talking (1935)

31. Doctor Bull (1933)

32. Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)

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1.   Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

2.   Donovan’s Reef (1963)

3.   The Long Gray Line (1955)

4.   Mogambo (1953)

5.   The Last Hurrah (1958)

6.   The Hurricane (1937)

7.   Mary of Scotland (1936)

8.   The Lost Patrol (1934)

9.   The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

10. The World Moves On (1934)

11. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

12. Up the River (1930)

13. Bucking Broadway (1917)

14. Straight Shooting (1917)

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My Favorite Robert J. Flaherty Films

13 Friday Apr 2018

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1.   Nanook of the North (1922)
(Documentary)

2.   Louisiana Story (1948)

3.   Moana (1926)
(Documentary)
(no relation to the 2016 Disney film)

4.   Man of Aran (1934)
(Documentary)

5.   The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1950)
(Documentary)

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1.   Elephant Boy (1937)
(co-directed with Zoltan Korda)

My Favorite Allan Dwan Films

09 Monday Apr 2018

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1.   Silver Lode (1954)

2.   Slightly Scarlet (1956)

3.   Driftwood (1947)

4.   Robin Hood (1922)

5.   Zaza (1923)

6.   The Iron Mask (1929)

7.   A Modern Musketeer (1917)

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1.   Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)

2.   Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)

3.   Heidi (1937)

My Favorite Stanley Donen Films

08 Sunday Apr 2018

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1.   Two for the Road (1967)

2.   Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
(co-directed with Gene Kelly)

3.   Charade (1963)

4.   On the Town (1949)
(co-directed with Gene Kelly)

5.   Funny Face (1957)

6.   It’s Always Fair Weather (1955)
(co-directed with Gene Kelly)

7.   The Pajama Game (1957)
(co-directed with George Abbott)

8.   Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

9.   Royal Wedding (1951)

10. Staircase (1969)

11. Bedazzled (1967)

12. Damn Yankees! (1958)
(co-directed with George Abbott)

13. The Grass Is Greener (1960)

14. Indiscreet (1958)

15. Once More, with Feeling! (1960)

16. Give a Girl a Break (1953)

17. Surprise Package (1960)

18. Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)

19. Fearless Fagan (1952)

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1.   The Little Prince (1974)

2.   Kiss Them for Me (1957)

3.   Arabesque (1966)

4.   Deep in My Heart (1954) 

My Favorite Jacques Demy Films

05 Thursday Apr 2018

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1.   The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

2.   Lola (1961)

3.   The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

4.   Model Shop (1969)

5.   A Room in Town (1982)

6.   Bay of Angels (1962)

7.   Three Seats for the 26th (1988)

8.   Donkey Skin (1970)

9.   A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973)

10. Lady Oscar (1979)

11. The Pied Piper (1972)

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

1.   The Seven Deadly Sins (1961)
(Segment: “Lust”)
(Anthology Film)
(I saw it on an old VHS Tape)

My Favorite Pierre Etaix Films

04 Wednesday Apr 2018

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1.   Yoyo (1965)

2.   Land of Milk and Honey (1971)
(Documentary)

3.   The Suitor (1963)

4.   As Long As You’ve Got Your Health (1966)

5.   Le Grand Amour (1969)

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

1.   Happy Anniversary (1962)

2.   Rupture (1961)
(co-directed with Jean-Claude Carriere)

3.   Feeling Good (1965/1971/2010)

My Favorite Joe Dante Films

02 Monday Apr 2018

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1.   Small Soldiers (1998)

2.   The Second Civil War (1997)
(Cable Film)

3.   Matinee (1993)

4.   The Hole (2009)

5.   The Howling (1981)

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

1.   Homecoming (2005)
(Masters of Horror episode)

2.   The Screwfly Solution (2006)
(Masters of Horror episode)

3.   Eerie, Indiana (1991-1992)
(Episodes from 1991: “Forever Ware”, “The Retainer”, “The Losers” and “Heart on a Chain”)
(Episodes from 1992: “The Hole in the Head Gang”)

4.   Police Squad! (1982)
(Episodes: “Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)”
and
“Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don’t Laugh)”)

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1.   Gremlins (1984)

2.   The ‘Burbs (1989)

3.   Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

4.   Burying the Ex (2014)

5.   Explorers (1985)

6.   Innerspace (1987)

7.   Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
(Live-Action/Animation)

8.   Piranha (1978)

9.   Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
(co-directed with Allan Arkush)

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

1.   Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
(Segment: “It’s a Good Life”)

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

1.   Amazing Stories (1985-1987)
(Episodes from 1986: “Boo!” (Animation) and “The Greibble”)

My Favorite George Cukor Films

29 Thursday Mar 2018

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1.   Les Girls (1957)

2.   Sylvia Scarlett (1935)

3.   A Star Is Born (1954)

4.   The Marrying Kind (1952)

5.   Little Women (1933)

6.   Camille (1936)

7.   Gaslight (1944)

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1.   Adam’s Rib (1949)

2.   Born Yesterday (1950)

3.   Holiday (1938)

4.   Travels with My Aunt (1972)

5.   The Philadelphia Story (1940)

6.   It Should Happen to You (1954)

7.   Love Among the Ruins (1975)
(TV Film) 

8.   The Women (1939)

9.   David Copperfield (1935)

10. Dinner at Eight (1933)

11. My Fair Lady (1964)

My Favorite Stephen Chow Films

18 Sunday Mar 2018

Posted by in 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Action, Adventure, Chinese Cinema, Chinese Filmmakers, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Hong Kong Cinema, Lists, Romance, Sport, Stephen Chow, Top 309

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1.   The Mermaid (2016)

2.   Kung Fu Hustle (2005)

3.   Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)

4.   CJ7 (2008)

5.   Shaolin Soccer (2001)

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1.   Forbidden City Cop (1996)

2.   From Beijing with Love (1994)

3.   King of Comedy (1999)
(No relation to the 1982 Robert De Niro film)

4.   The God of Cookery (1996)

My Favorite Charlie Chaplin Films

17 Saturday Mar 2018

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1.   City Lights (1931)

2.   Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

3.   The Gold Rush (1925)

4.   Limelight (1952)

5.   Modern Times (1936)

6.   The Great Dictator (1940)

7.   A Woman of Paris (1923)

8.   The Kid (1921)

9.   The Circus (1928)

10. A King in New York (1957)

11. A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema) (Keystone Shorts)

1.   His Prehistoric Past (1914)

2.   The New Janitor (1914)

3.   Dough and Dynamite (1914)

4.   His Trysting Place (1914)

5.   Gentlemen of Nerve (1914)

6.   His Musical Career (1914)

7.   Getting Acquainted (1914)

8.   The Property Man (1914)

9.   Laughing Gas (1914)

10. Mabel’s Married Life (1914)

11. A Busy Day (1914)

12. The Rounders (1914)

13. Those Love Pangs (1914)

14. Caught in the Rain (1914)

15. Twenty Minutes of Love (1914)

16. His New Profession (1914)

17. The Masquerader (1914)

18. Recreation (1914) 

19. The Face on the Bar Room Floor (1914)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema) (Essanay Shorts)

1.   The Bank (1915)

2.   Work (1915)

3.   The Tramp (1915)

4.   In the Park (1915)

5.   His New Job (1915)

6.   A Jitney Elopement (1915)

7.   Shanghaied (1915)

8.   Burlesque on ‘Carmen’ (1915)

9.   Police (1916)

10. A Night in the Show (1915)

11. A Woman (1915)

12. By the Sea (1915)

13. The Champion (1915)

14. A Night Out (1915)

15. Triple Trouble (1918)
(co-directed with Leo White)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema) (Mutual Shorts)

1.   The Immigrant (1917)

2.   Behind the Screen (1916)

3.   The Pawnshop (1916)

4.   The Floorwalker (1916)

5.   The Fireman (1916)

6.   One A.M. (1916)

7.   The Rink (1916)

8.   The Count (1916)

9.   The Vagabond (1916)

10. The Adventurer (1917)

11. The Cure (1917)

12. Easy Street (1917) 

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema) (First National Shorts)

1.   The Pilgrim (1923)

2.   Shoulder Arms (1918)

3.   A Dog’s Life (1918)

4.   The Bond (1918)

5.   Payday (1922)

6.   The Idle Class (1921)

7.   Sunnyside (1919)

8.   A Day’s Pleasure (1919)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Compilation Films)

1.   The Chaplin Revue (1959)