My Favorite Frank Tashlin Films

13 Monday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, Frank Tashlin, Greatest, Lists, Music, Musical, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Top 305, War, Western

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Artists and Models, Bachelor Flat, Caprice, Cinderfella, Hollywood or Bust, It's Only Money, Rock-a-Bye Baby, Say One for Me, Son of Paleface, Susan Slept Here, The Alphabet Murders, The Disorderly Orderly, The First Time, The Geisha Boy, The Girl Can't Help It, The Glass Bottom Boat, The Lieutenant Wore Skirts, The Man from the Diners' Club, The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell, Who's Minding the Store?, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

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1. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)

2. The Alphabet Murders (1965)

3. The Girl Can’t Help It (1956)

4. The Man from the Diners’ Club (1963)
(I watched it on TCM years back)

5. Bachelor Flat (1962)

6. The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956)

7. Artists and Models (1955)

8. Susan Slept Here (1954)

9. Son of Paleface (1952)

10. The First Time (1952)

11. Who’s Minding the Store? (1963)

12. Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958)

13. Hollywood or Bust (1956)

14. It’s Only Money (1962)

15. The Geisha Boy (1958)

16. The Disorderly Orderly (1964)

17. Cinderfella (1960)

18. The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)

19. The Private Navy of Sgt. O’Farrell (1968)

20. Caprice (1967)

21. Say One for Me (1959)

My Favorite Jan Svankmajer Films

11 Saturday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, American Cinema, Animation, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Czech Cinema, Czech Filmmakers, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, Horror, Jan Svankmajer, Lists, Music, Mystery, Short Cinema, Slovak Cinema, Soviet Cinema, Swiss Cinema, Thriller, Top 305, Uncategorized

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A Game with Stones, A Quiet Week in the House, Alice 1988, Castle of Otranto, Conspirators of Pleasure, Darkness/Light/Darkness, Dimensions of Dialogue, Don Juan 1970, Down to the Cellar, Et Cetera, Faust 1994, Flora, Food, Historia Naturae, Jabberwocky, Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasy in G minor, Little Otik (a.k.a. Greedy Guts), Lunacy, Manly Games, Meat Love, Picnic with Weissmann, Punch and Judy, The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia, The Fall of the House of Usher 1980, The Flat, The Garden, The Last Trick, The Ossuary, The Pendulum the Pit and Hope

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

1. Conspirators of Pleasure (1996)
(Live Action/Animation)

2. Little Otik (2000)
(a.k.a. Greedy Guts)
(Live Action/Animation)

3. Faust (1994)
(Live Action/Animation)

4. Alice (1988)
(Live Action/Animation)

5. Lunacy (2005)
(Live Action/Animation)

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

1. Dimensions of Dialogue (1982)

2. Food (1992)

3. Darkness/Light/Darkness (1989)

4. The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope (1983)

5. Down to the Cellar (1983)

6. The Flat (1968)

7. The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia (1990)

8. Manly Games (1988)

9. The Garden (1968)

10. Punch and Judy (1966)

11. Jabberwocky (1971)

12. Meat Love (1988)

13. The Ossuary (1970)

14. Don Juan (1970)

15. A Game with Stones (1965)

16. The Fall of the House of Usher (1980)

17. Picnic with Weissmann (1968)

18. The Last Trick (1964)

19. Castle of Otranto (1977)

20. A Quiet Week in the House (1969)

21. Flora (1989)

22. Historia Naturae (1967)

23. Et Cetera (1966)

24. Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasy in G minor (1965)

My Favorite Seijun Suzuki Films

11 Saturday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, Action, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Horror, Japanese Cinema, Japanese Filmmakers, Lists, Musical, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Top 305, War

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Branded to Kill, Detective Bureau 23: Go to Hell Bastards!, Everything Goes Wrong, Fighting Elegy, Gate of Flesh, Kagero-za, Kanto Wanderer, Pistol Opera, Princess Raccoon, Story of a Prostitute, Take Aim at the Police Van, Tattooed Life, Tokyo Drifter, Underworld Beauty, Youth of the Beast, Yumeji, Zigeunerweisen

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1. Branded to Kill (1967)

2. Youth of the Beast (1963)

3. Gate of Flesh (1964)

4. Story of a Prostitute (1965)

5. Tokyo Drifter (1966)

6. Tattooed Life (1965)

7. Zigeunerweisen (1980)

8. Fighting Elegy (1966)

9. Everything Goes Wrong (1960)

10. Underworld Beauty (1958)

11. Yumeji (1991)

12. Kagero-za (1981)

13. Kanto Wanderer (1963)

14. Detective Bureau 23: Go to Hell, Bastards! (1963)

15. Take Aim at the Police Van (1960)

16. Princess Raccoon (2005)

17. Pistol Opera (2001)

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

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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 Victor Sjostrom Films

05 Sunday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1920's Cinema, American Cinema, Cinema, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Horror, Lists, Romance, Silent Cinema, Swedish Cinema, Swedish Filmmakers, Top 305, Victor Sjostrom

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He Who Gets Slapped, The Phantom Carriage, The Scarlet Letter 1926, The Wind

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

1. The Wind (1928)
(I saw it on and old VHS tape)

2. The Phantom Carriage (1921)

3. He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

4. The Scarlet Letter (1926)

My Favorite Henry Selick Films

31 Tuesday Jul 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Animation, British Cinema, Cinema, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Henry Selick, Horror, Lists, Musical, Top 304

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Coraline, James and the Giant Peach, The Nightmare Before Christmas

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

1. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

2. Coraline (2009)

3. James and the Giant Peach (1996)
(Part Live-Action)

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 Temptation of Christ (1988)

15. Kundun (1997)

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

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 John Sayles Films

24 Tuesday Jul 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, History, Irish Cinema, John Sayles, Lists, Music, Musical, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Sport, Thriller, Top 304

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Baby It's You, City of Hope, Eight Men Out, Honeydripper, Lianna, Limbo, Lone Star, Matewan, Men with Guns, Passion Fish, Return of the Secaucus 7, Sunshine State, The Brother from Another Planet, The Secret of Roan Inish

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

1. Lianna (1983)

2. Passion Fish (1992)

3. Eight Men Out (1988)

4. Lone Star (1996)

5. The Secret of Roan Inish (1995)

6. Men with Guns (1997)

7. City of Hope (1991)

8. Matewan (1987)

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

1. The Brother from Another Planet (1984)

2. Sunshine State (2002)

3. Baby It’s You (1983)

4. Limbo (1999)

5. Honeydripper (2007)

6. Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980)

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

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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 Nicolas Roeg Films

18 Wednesday Jul 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, Anthology, Austrian Cinema, British Cinema, British Filmmakers, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Horror, Italian Cinema, Lists, Music, Mystery, Nicolas Roeg, Science Fiction, Thriller, Top 304

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Aria (Un ballo in maschera) (Anthology), Bad Timing, Don't Look Now, Eureka, Insignificance, Performance, The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Witches, Walkabout

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

1. Don’t Look Now (1973)

2. Performance (1970)
(co-directed with Donald Cammell)

3. Walkabout (1971)

4. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

5. Eureka (1983)

6. Bad Timing (1980)

7. Insignificance (1985)

8. The Witches (1990)

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

1. Aria (1987)
(Segment: “Un ballo in maschera”)
(Anthology Film)

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