My Favorite Derek Jarman Films

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

1.   Blue (1993)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)
(no relation to Three Colours: Blue)

2.   War Requiem (1989)

3.   Jubilee (1977)

4.   Edward II (1991)

5.   The Garden (1990)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

6.   The Last of England (1987)

7.   Sebastiane (1976)

8.   Wittgenstein (1993)

9.   Caravaggio (1986)

10. The Tempest (1979)

My Favorite Peter Jackson Films

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

1.   They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
(Documentary)

2.   Heavenly Creatures (1994)

3.   Forgotten Silver (1995)
(co-directed with Costa Botes)
(Mockumentary)

4.   Dead Alive (1992)
(a.k.a. Braindead)

5.   Bad Taste (1987)

6.   Meet the Feebles (1989)

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1.   The Frighteners (1996)

2a. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
2b. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
2c. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

3.   King Kong (2005)

My Favorite Shoehei Imamura Films

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

1.   The Eel (1997)

2.   The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

3.   Vengeance is Mine (1979)

4.   A Man Vanishes (1967)
(Documentary)

5.   Black Rain (1989)
(no relation to the Michael Douglas movie)

6.   Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)

7.   Dr. Akagi (1998)

8.   Eijanaika (1981)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

9.   The Pornographers (1966)

10. Unholy Desire (1964)
(a.k.a. Intentions of Murder)

11. The Insect Woman (1963)

12. Pigs and Battleships (1961)

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

1.   11’09″01 September 11 (2002)
(Segment: “Japan”)

My Favorite Jean-Luc Godard Films

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

1.   Goodbye to Language (2014)

2.   In Praise of Love (2001)

3.   Histoire(s) du cinema (1988/1989/1997/1998)
(Documentary)

4.   Passion (1982)

5.   Number Two (1975)

6.   Weekend (1967)

7.   Film Socialisme (2010)

8.   Here and Elsewhere (1974)

9.   King Lear (1987)

10. La Chinoise (1967)

11. Two or Three Things I Know About Her (1967)

12. Made in U.S.A. (1966)

13. Masculin Féminin (1966)

14. A Married Woman (1964)

15. Alphaville (1965)

16. Hail Mary (1985) 

17. Every Man for Himself (1980)

18. Le Gai savoir (1969)

19. Tout va bien (1972)

20. Notre musique (2004)

21. Contempt (1963)

22. Vivre Sa Vie (1962)

23. Breathless (1960)

24. Pierrot le fou (1965)

25. Band of Outsiders (1964)

26. JLG/JLG – Self-Portrait in December (1994)
(Documentary)

27. Oh Woe Is Me (1993)

28. Les Carabiniers (1963)

29. Le Petit Soldat (1960)

30. Detective (1985)

31. First Name: Carmen (1983)

32. For Ever Mozart (1996)

33. Sympathy for the Devil (1968)

34. Keep Your Right Up (1987)

35. A Woman Is a Woman (1961)

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

1.   Aria (1987)
(Segment: “Armide”)

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

1.   Charlotte and Her Boyfriend (1958)

2.   A Story of Water (1958)
(co-directed with Francois Truffaut)

3.   All the Boys Are Called Patrick (1957)

My Favorite Terry Gilliam Films

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

1.   Brazil (1985) 

2.   Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

3.   Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
(co-directed with Terry Jones)

4.   12 Monkeys (1995)

5.   Time Bandits (1981)

6.   The Fisher King (1991)

7.   The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

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

1.   The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983)
(Played before Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life)

2.   Miracle of Flight (1974)
(Animation)
(I watched it on youtube)

3.   Story Time (1979)
(Animation)

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

1.   The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)

2.   The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

My Favorite Federico Fellini Films

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

1.   8 1/2 (1963)

2.   La Dolce Vita (1960)

3.   Amarcord (1973)

4.   Nights of Cabiria (1957)

5.   La Strada (1954)

6.   I Vitelloni (1953)

7.   Fellini Satyricon (1969)

8.   Juliet of the Spirits (1965)

9.   Fellini’s Casanova (1976)

10. Roma (1972)

11. Il bidone (1955)

12. The White Sheik (1952)

13. Variety Lights (1950)
(co-directed with Alberto Lattuada)

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

1.   Spirits of the Dead (1968)
(Segment: “Toby Dammit”)
(Anthology Film)

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

1.   And the Ship Sails On (1983)

2.   The Clowns (1970)
(Documentary)

My Favorite Stanley Donen Films

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

1.   Two for the Road (1967)

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

3.   Charade (1963)

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

5.   Funny Face (1957)

6.   On the Town (1949)
(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)

20. Deep in My Heart (1954)

21. Kiss Them for Me (1957)

22. Arabesque (1966)

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

1.   The Little Prince (1974)

2.   Movie Movie (1978)

3.   Lucky Lady (1975)

My Favorite Vittorio De Sica Films

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

1.   Umberto D. (1952)

2.   Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1961)

3.   Bicycle Thieves (1948)

4.   Marriage Italian-Style (1964)

5.   Miracle in Milan (1951)

6.   Two Women (1960)

7.   Shoeshine (1946)

8.   The Children Are Watching Us (1944)

9.   The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)

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

1.   Boccaccio ’70 (1962)
(Segment: “La riffa”)
(Anthology Film)

My Favorite Brian De Palma Films

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

1.   The Fury (1978)

2.   Femme Fatale (2002)

3.   Blow Out (1981)

4.   Dressed to Kill (1980)

5.   Carrie (1976)

6.   Hi, Mom! (1970)

7.   Casualties of War (1989)

8.   Sisters (1972)

9.   Body Double (1984)

10. Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

11. Raising Cain (1992)

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

1.   Greetings (1968)

2.   Carlito’s Way (1993)

3.   Scarface (1983)

4.   The Untouchables (1987)

My Favorite Manoel de Oliveira Films

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

1.   I’m Going Home (2001)

2.   The Strange Case of Angelica (2010)

3.   Abraham’s Valley (1993)

4.   A Talking Picture (2003)

5.   Voyage to the Beginning of the World (1997)

6.   Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl (2009)

7.   The Convent (1995)

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

1.   Belle Toujours (2006)

2.   Party (1996)