My Favorite Ingmar Bergman Films (2024 Edition)

Some of these I watched online. I saw just about all of Bergman’s films, but not every single one of them.

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  1. Persona (1966)
  2. Wild Strawberries (1957)
  3. Cries and Whispers (1972)
  4. Saraband (2003)
    (Swedish/Italian/German/Finnish/Danish/Austrian Television)
  5. Fanny and Alexander (1982)
    (Miniseries)
    (Swedish/French/West German Television)
  6. The Silence (1963)
  7. Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
  8. Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
  9. Summer with Monika (1953)
  10. Summer Interlude (1951)
  11. Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
    (Miniseries)
    (Swedish Television)
  12. Shame (1968)
  13. Winter Light (1963)
  14. Hour of the Wolf (1968)
  15. Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
  16. The Magician (1958)
  17. The Virgin Spring (1960)
  18. After the Rehearsal (1984)
    (Swedish Television)
  19. Autumn Sonata (1978)
  20. Face to Face (1976)
  21. The Magic Flute (1975)
  22. From the Life of the Marionettes (1980)
    (Swedish/West German Television)
  23. The Rite (1969)
    (Swedish Television)
  24. The Passion of Anna (1969)
  25. Brink of Life (1958)
  26. Dreams (1955)
  27. A Lesson in Love (1954)
  28. Secrets of Women (1952)
  29. The Devil’s Eye (1960)
  30. A Dream Play (1963)
    (Swedish Television)
  31. To Joy (1950)
  32. In the Presence of a Clown (1997)
    (Swedish/Danish/Norwegian/Italian/German Television)
  33. Faro Document 1979 (1979)
    (Documentary)
    (Television)
  34. Faro Document (1970)
    (Documentary)
    (Television)
  35. The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1984)
    (Documentary)
  36. The Making of Autumn Sonata (1978)
    (Documentary)
  37. Madame de Sade (1992)
    (Swedish Television)
  38. Prison (1949)
  39. Port of Call (1948)
  40. It Rains on Our Love (1946)
  41. The Serpent’s Egg (1977)
  42. Karin’s Face (1986)
    (Documentary)
    (Short)
  43. Thirst (1949)
  44. The Image Makers (2000)
    (Swedish/Danish/Finnish Television)
  45. The Misanthrope (1974)
    (Danish Television)
  46. Music in Darkness (1948)
  47. A Ship Bound for India (1947)
  48. Crisis (1946)
  49. The Blessed Ones (1986)
    (Swedish Television)
  50. The Touch (1971)
  51. Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (1957)
    (Swedish Television)
  52. Ovader (1960)
    (Swedish Television)
  53. The Last Gasp (1995)
    (Swedish Television)
  54. Backanterna (1993)
    (Swedish Television)
  55. Hustruskolan (1983)
    (Swedish Television)
  56. Rabies (1958)
    (Swedish Television)
  57. Stimulantia (1967)
    Segment: Daniel
  58. All These Women (1964)
  59. The Venetian (1958)
    (Swedish Television)
  60. Harald & Harald (1996)
    (Short)
    (Television)
  61. On Set Home Movies (2008)
    (Documentary)
    (Short)
  62. Ingmar Bergman: Making Commercials (1951)
    (Commercials)
    (Short)
    (Swedish Television)
  63. This Can’t Happen Here (1950)

My Favorite Mario Bava Films (2024 Edition)

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  1. Kill, Baby, Kill (1966)
  2. Blood and Black Lace (1964)
  3. Lisa and the Devil (1973)
  4. A Bay of Blood (1971)
  5. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
  6. Black Sabbath (1963)
  7. Black Sunday (1960)
  8. Planet of the Vampires (1965)
  9. Danger: DIabolik (1968)
  10. The Whip and the Body (1963)
  11. Erik the Conqueror (1961)
  12. Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)
  13. Rabid Dogs (1974/1998)

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  1. Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970)
  2. The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
  3. Baron Blood (1972)
  4. Shock (1977)
  5. Four Times That Night (1971)

My Favorite Noah Baumbach (2024 Edition)

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  1. Marriage Story (2019)
  2. Margot at the Wedding (2007)
  3. White Noise (2022)
  4. The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
  5. Frances Ha (2012)
  6. The Squid and the Whale (2005)
  7. MIstress America (2015)
  8. While We’re Young (2014)
  9. Greenberg (2010)
  10. De Palma (2015)
    (co-directed with Jake Paltrow)
    (Documentary)
  11. Mr. Jealousy (1997)
  12. Kicking and Screaming (1995)
    (no relation to the 2005 comedy)
  13. Conrad & Butler Take a Vacation (2000)
    (Short)

My Favorite Sean Baker Films (2024 Edition)

Some of these films I saw on either old DVD’s or online.

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  1. Tangerine (2015)
  2. Take Out (2004)
    (co-directed with Shih-Ching Tsou)
  3. The Florida Project (2017)
  4. Starlet (2012)
  5. Red Rocket (2021)
  6. Prince of Broadway (2008)
  7. Warren the Ape – Season 1 (2010)
    Episode: It Girl
    Episode: Crash Course
    Episode: Bad Po-Fo
    Episode: Anger Management
    (Cable/Television)
  8. Fur on the Asphalt: The Greg the Bunny Reunion Show (2010)
    (Short)
  9. Greg the Bunny – Season 1 (2005)
    Episode: Martian Serum 7 from Mars
    (Cable/Television)
  10. Snowbird (2016)
    (Short)
  11. Khaite FW21 (2021)
    (Short)
  12. Taco Bell: Fry Again (2022)
    (Commercial)
    (Short)
  13. Four Letter Words (2000)

My Favorite Roy Ward Baker Films (2024 Edition)

A polite reminder before reading this blog entry of mine 🙂 I will not tolerate any insults or negativity towards the lead actress of the film that is on my number 1 spot. So once again, please be kind 🙂

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  1. Don’t Bother to Knock (1952)
  2. The Vampire Lovers (1970)
  3. Inferno (1953)
    (No relation to Dario Argento’s 1980 film of the same name)
  4. Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971)
  5. A Night to Remember (1958)
  6. Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
  7. The Anniversary (1968)
  8. The Vault of Horror (1973)
  9. Asylum (1972)