My Favorite Carl Theodor Dreyer Films

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

1.   Gertrud (1964)

2.   The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

3.   Day of Wrath (1943)

4.   Vampyr (1932)

5.   Ordet (1955)

6.   Michael (1924)

7.   Master of the House (1925)

8.   The Parson’s Widow (1920)

9.   Leaves from Satan’s Book (1921)

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 Claire Denis Films

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

1.   The Intruder (2004)

2.   Beau Travail (1999)

3.   Bastards (2013)

4.   White Material (2009)

5.   Trouble Every Day (2001)

6.   Friday Night (2002)

7.   35 Shots of Rum (2008)

8.   Nenette and Boni (1996)

9.   I Can’t Sleep (1994)

10. No Fear, No Die (1990)

11. Chocolat (1988)
(No relation to the 2000 film)

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

1.   Ten Minutes Older (2002)
(Segment: “Vers Nancy”)
(Anthology Film)

My Favorite Jacques Demy Films

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

1.   The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

2.   Model Shop (1969)

3.   A Room in Town (1982)

4.   Lola (1961)

5.   The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

6.   Bay of Angels (1962)

7.   Donkey Skin (1970)

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

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

My Favorite Terence Davies Films

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

1.   Of Time and the City (2008)
(Documentary)

2.   The Long Day Closes (1992)

3.   Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)

4.   The Terence Davies Trilogy (1984)

5.   A Quiet Passion (2016)

6.   Sunset Song (2015)

7.   The House of Mirth (2000)

8.   The Deep Blue Sea (2011)

9.   The Neon Bible (1995)

My Favorite David Cronenberg Films

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

1.   Videodrome (1983)

2.   A History of Violence (2005)

3.   Crash (1996)
(No relation to Paul Haggis 2005 film) 

4.   Cosmopolis (2012)

5.   Dead Ringers (1988)

6.   Spider (2002)

7.   The Fly (1986)

8.   Eastern Promises (2007)

9.   The Brood (1979)

10. Naked Lunch (1991)

11. Maps to the Stars (2014)

12. A Dangerous Method (2011)

13. eXistenZ (1999)

14. M. Butterfly (1993)

15. The Dead Zone (1983)

16. Scanners (1981)

17. Rabid (1977)

18. Shivers (1975)
(a.k.a. “They Came from Within”)

19. Fast Company (1979)

20. Friday the 13th: The Series – Season 1 (1988)
20a. Episode: “Faith Healer”
(Television)

21. Crimes of the Future (1970)

22. Stereo (1969)

My Favorite Claude Chabrol Films

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

1.   Le Ceremonie (1995)

2.   Le Boucher (1970)

3.   The Bridesmaid (2004)

4.   The Unfaithful Wife (1969)

5.   This Man Must Die (1969)

6.   Just Before Nightfall (1971)

7.   The Breach (1970)

8.   Les Biches (1968)

9.   Les Bonnes Femmes (1960)

10. Bellamy (2009)

11. L’Enfer (1994)

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

1.   Story of Women (1988)

2.   Merci pour le Chocolat (2000)

3.   Comedy of Power (2006)

4.   The Color of Lies (1999)

5.   Madame Bovary (1991)

6.   Betty (1992)

7.   A Girl Cut in Two (2007)

8.   The Cry of the Owl (1987)

9.   Les Cousins (1959)

10. Le Beau Serge (1958)

My Favorite Luis Bunuel Films

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

1.   The Exterminating Angel (1962)

2.   Viridiana (1961)

3.   L’Age d’Or (1930)

4.   El (1953)
(aka This Strange Passion)

5.   Los Olvidados (1950)

6.   Simon of the Desert (1965)

7.   Un Chien Andalou (1929)
(Short Film)

8.   Nazarin (1959)

9.   Death in the Garden (1956)

10. The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1954)

11. Land Without Bread (1933)
(Documentary Short)

12. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

13. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

14. The Phantom of Liberty (1974)

15. Belle de Jour (1967)

16. Tristana (1970)

17. The Young One (1960)

18. Robinson Crusoe (1954)

19. The Milky Way (1969)

20. Susana (1951)

21. El Bruto (1953)

22. The Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)

My Favorite Peter Bogdanovich Films

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

1.   Saint Jack (1979)

2.   Texasville (1990)

3.   They All Laughed (1981)

4.   Targets (1968)

5.   The Cat’s Meow (2001)

6.   The Last Picture Show (1971)

7.   Paper Moon (1973)

8.   What’s Up Doc? (1972)

9.   Nickelodeon (1976)

10. Daisy Miller (1974)

11. At Long Last Love (1975)

12. The Sopranos – Season 5 (2004)
12a. Episode 6: Sentimental Education (2004)
(Cable/Television)

13. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin’ Down a Dream (2007)
(Documentary)

14. Directed by John Ford (1971/2006)
(Documentary)

15. The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
(Documentary)