My Favorite Don Siegel Films

31 Tuesday Jul 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, Cinema, Crime, Don Siegel, Drama, Film Directors, Film Noir, Greatest, Horror, Lists, Mexican Cinema, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Top 305, War, Western

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Baby Face Nelson, Charley Varrick, Coogan's Bluff, Dirty Harry, Edge of Eternity, Escape from Alcatraz, Flaming Star, Hell Is for Heroes, Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956, Madigan, Private Hell 36, Riot in Cell Block 11, The Beguiled 1971, The Big Steal, The Duel at Silver Creek, The Gun Runners, The Killers 1964, The Lineup, The Shootist, Two Mules for Sister Sara

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1. The Beguiled (1971)

2. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

3. Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

4. Charley Varrick (1973)

5. Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)

6. The Lineup (1958)

7. The Shootist (1976)

8. Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

9. Dirty Harry (1971)

10. Coogan’s Bluff (1968)

11. Madigan (1968)

12. The Killers (1964)

13. Private Hell 36 (1954)

14. Baby Face Nelson (1957)
(I saw it on youtube)

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

1. Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)

2. The Big Steal (1949)

3. Flaming Star (1960)

4. The Duel at Silver Creek (1952)

5. Edge of Eternity (1959)

6. The Gun Runners (1958)

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 Waltz (1978)
(Concert Film)

15. Kundun (1997)

16. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

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 Carlos Reygadas Films

18 Wednesday Jul 2018

Posted by John Charet in 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Belgian Cinema, Carlos Reygadas, Cinema, Crime, Drama, Dutch Cinema, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, Lists, Mexican Cinema, Mexican Filmmakers, Romance, Spanish Cinema, Top 304

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Battle in Heaven, Japon, Post Tenebras Lux, Silent Light

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

1. Battle in Heaven (2005)

2. Silent Light (2007)

3. Japon (2002)

4. Post Tenebras Lux (2012)

My Favorite Sam Peckinpah Films

20 Wednesday Jun 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, Action, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Anthology, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Film Directors, German Cinema, Greatest, Lists, Mexican Cinema, Sam Peckinpah, Television, Thriller, Top 304, War, Western

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ABC Stage 67 (Noon Wine) (TV Series), Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Convoy, Cross of Iron, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (Lonesome Road) (TV Series), Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (Miss Jenny) (TV Series), Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (Trouble at Tres Cruces) (TV Series), Junior Bonner, Major Dundee, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Ride the High Country, Route 66 (Mon Petit Chou) (TV Series), Straw Dogs 1971, The Ballad of Cable Hogue, The Deadly Companions, The Getaway 1972, The Killer Elite 1975, The Osterman Weekend, The Rifleman (The Baby Sitter) (TV Series), The Rifleman (The Boarding House) (TV Series), The Rifleman (The Marshall) (TV Series), The Rifleman (The Money Gun) (TV Series), The Westerner (Brown) (TV Series), The Westerner (Hand on the Gun) (TV Series), The Westerner (Jeff) (TV Series), The Westerner (The Courting of Libby) (TV Series), The Westerner (The Painting) (TV Series), The Westerner (Trouble at Tres Cruces) (TV Series), The Wild Bunch

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

1. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)

2. The Wild Bunch (1969)

3. Cross of Iron (1977)

4. Ride the High Country (1962)

5. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)

6. Junior Bonner (1972)

7. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)

8. Straw Dogs (1971)

9. Major Dundee (1965)

10. The Getaway (1972)

11. The Deadly Companions (1961)

12. The Killer Elite (1975)

13. The Osterman Weekend (1983)

14. Convoy (1978)

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

1. Noon Wine (1966)
(Episode of ABC Stage 67)

2. The Rifleman (1958-1963)
(Episodes from Season 1: “The Marshall”, “The Boarding House” and “The Money Gun”)
(Episode from Season 2: “The Baby Sitter”)

3. The Westerner (1960)
(1959 Pilot-“Trouble at Tres Cruzes”)
(Episodes from Season 1: “Jeff”, “Brown”, “The Courting of Libby”, “Hand on the Gun” and “The Painting”)

4. Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theatre (1956-1961)
(Episode from Season 3: “Trouble at Tres Cruces”)
(Episodes from Season 4: “Lonesome Road and “Miss Jenny”)

5. Route 66 (1960-1964)
(Episode from Season 2: “Mon Petit Chou”)

My Favorite Vincente Minnelli Films

09 Saturday Jun 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Anthology Films, Biography, Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, Film Noir, Greatest, Italian Cinema, Lists, Mexican Cinema, Music, Musical, Romance, Thriller, Top 310, Vincente Minnelli, War

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A Matter of Time, An American in Paris, Bells Are Ringing, Brigadoon, Cabin in the Sky, Designing Woman, Father of the Bride 1950, Father's Little Dividend, Gigi, Goodbye Charlie, Home from the Hill, I Dood It, Kismet, Lovely to Look At, Lust for Life, Madame Bovary 1949, Meet Me in St. Louis, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Some Came Running, Tea and Sympathy, The Bad and the Beautiful, The Band Wagon, The Clock, The Cobweb, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1962, The Long Long Trailer, The Pirate, The Reluctant Debutante, The Sandpiper, The Story of Three Loves (Mademoiselle) (Anthology Film), Till the Clouds Roll By, Two Weeks in Another Town, Undercurrent, Yolanda and the Thief, Ziegfeld Follies

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1. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

2. Lust for Life (1956)

3. Home from the Hill (1960)

4. Some Came Running (1958)

5. The Band Wagon (1953)

6. The Cobweb (1955)

7. Madame Bovary (1949)

8. The Long, Long Trailer (1954)

9. The Bad and the Beautiful (1950)

10. Father of the Bride (1950)

11. An American in Paris (1951)

12. Gigi (1958)

13. The Pirate (1948)

14. Yolanda and the Thief (1945)

15. Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)

16. Goodbye Charlie (1964)

17. Designing Woman (1957)

18. The Courtship of Eddie’s Father (1963)

19. Tea and Sympathy (1956)

20. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)

21. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)

22. The Clock (1945)

23. The Sandpiper (1965)

24. Cabin in the Sky (1943)

25. A Matter of Time (1976)

26. Bells are Ringing (1960)

27. The Reluctant Debutante (1958)

28. Brigadoon (1954)

29. Father’s Little Dividend (1951)

30. Kismet (1955)

31. Undercurrent (1946)

32. I Dood It (1943)

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

1. Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
(Segments: “This Heart of Mine”, “Limehouse Blues”, “A Great Lady Has an Interview”, “The Babbit and the Bromide” and “Beauty”)

2. The Story of Three Loves (1953)
(Segment: “Mademoiselle”)
(Anthology Film)

3. Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
(Judy Garland sequences)
(Uncredited)

4. Lovely to Look At (1952)
(Fashion Show sequences)
(Uncredited)

My Favorite John Huston Films

29 Sunday Apr 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Film Directors, Film Noir, German Cinema, Greatest, Irish Cinema, Italian Cinema, John Huston, Lists, Mexican Cinema, Music, Mystery, Romance, Sport, Thriller, Top 314, War, Western

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Beat the Devil, Fat City, Key Largo, Let There Be Light (Documentary), Moulin Rouge 1952, Prizzi's Honor, Reflections in a Golden Eye, The African Queen, The Asphalt Jungle, The Dead, The Maltese Falcon, The Man Who Would Be King, The Misfits, The Night of the Iguana, The Red Badge of Courage, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Under the Volcano, We Were Strangers, Wise Blood

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1. Wise Blood (1979)

2. The Maltese Falcon (1941)

3. Fat City (1972)

4. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

5. The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

6. The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

7. Let There Be Light (1946)
(Documentary)

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

1. The Dead (1987)

2. Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)

3. Prizzi’s Honor (1985)

4. The Night of the Iguana (1964)

5. Under the Volcano (1984)

6. The Misfits (1961)

7. Beat the Devil (1953)

8. Moulin Rouge (1952)
(not the 2001 version)

9. The African Queen (1951)

10. The Red Badge of Courage (1951)

11. We Were Strangers (1949)

12. Key Largo (1948)

My Favorite John Ford Films

13 Friday Apr 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1920's Cinema, 1930's Cinema, 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, Action, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Film Directors, Greatest, History, John Ford, Lists, Mexican Cinema, Pre-1920's Cinema, Romance, Short Cinema, Silent Cinema, Television, Top 314, War, Western

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3 Bad Men, 3 Godfathers, 7 Women, Bucking Broadway, Cheyenne Autumn, Doctor Bull, Donovan's Reef, Drums Along the Mohawk, Fort Apache, Four Sons, Gideon's Day (a.k.a. Gideon of Scotland Yard), Hangman's House, How Green Was My Valley, How the West Was Won (The Civil War), Judge Priest, Mary of Scotland, Mogambo, My Darling Clementine, Pilgrimage, Rio Grande, Sergeant Rutledge, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Stagecoach, Steamboat Round the Bend, Straight Shooting, The Fugitive 1947, The Grapes of Wrath, The Hurricane 1937, The Informer, The Iron Horse, The Last Hurrah, The Long Gray Line, The Long Voyage Home, The Lost Patrol, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Prisoner of Shark Island, The Quiet Man, The Searchers, The Sun Shines Bright, The Whole Town's Talking, The Wings of Eagles, The World Moves On, They Were Expendable, Tobacco Road, Two Rode Together, Up the River, Wagon Master, Wagon Train (The Colter Craven Story) (TV Series), Young Mr. Lincoln

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

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. 3 Bad Men (1926)

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

18. Hangman’s House (1928)

19. The Wings of Eagles (1957)

20. Four Sons (1928)

21. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

22. They Were Expendable (1945)

23. Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

24. The Long Voyage Home (1940)

25. Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

26. The Iron Horse (1924)

27. Tobacco Road (1941)

28. The Long Gray Line (1955)

29. The Informer (1935)

30. Two Rode Together (1961)

31. 3 Godfathers (1948)

32. Rio Grande (1950)

33. The Whole Town’s Talking (1935)

34. Doctor Bull (1933)

35. Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)

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

1. How the West Was Won (1962)
(Segment: “The Civil War”)

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

1. Wagon Train (1957-1965)
(Episode from Season 4: “The Colter Craven Story”)

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

1. Donovan’s Reef (1963)

2. Mogambo (1953)

3. The Last Hurrah (1958)

4. The Hurricane (1937)

5. Mary of Scotland (1936)

6. The Lost Patrol (1934)

7. The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

8. The World Moves On (1934)

9. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

10. Up the River (1930)

11. Bucking Broadway (1917)

12. Straight Shooting (1917)

My Favorite Guillermo del Toro Films

04 Wednesday Apr 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Action, American Cinema, Canadian Filmmakers, Cinema, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Guillermo del Toro, Horror, Lists, Mexican Cinema, Mexican Filmmakers, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Spanish Cinema, Thriller, Top 314

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Blade II, Crimson Peak, Cronos, Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Mimic, Pacific Rim, Pan's Labyrinth, The Devil's Backbone, The Shape of Water

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

1. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

2. The Devil’s Backbone (2001)

3. Cronos (1993)

4. The Shape of Water (2017)

5. Crimson Peak (2015)

6. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

7. Hellboy (2004)

8. Pacific Rim (2013)

9. Blade II (2002)

10. Mimic (1997)

My Favorite Alex Cox Films

26 Monday Mar 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, Action, Alex Cox, Biography, British Cinema, British Filmmakers, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Dutch Cinema, Film Directors, Greatest, History, Lists, Mexican Cinema, Music, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Spanish Cinema, Thriller, Top 312, Western

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Death and the Compass, Highway Patrolman, Repo Chick, Repo Man, Revengers Tragedy, Searchers 2.0, Sid & Nancy, Straight to Hell, Three Businessmen, Walker

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

1. Walker (1987)

2. Highway Patrolman (1991)

3. Repo Man (1984)

4. Sid & Nancy (1986)

5. Straight to Hell (1987)

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

1. Searchers 2.0 (2007)

2. Three Businessmen (1998)

3. Revengers Tragedy (2002)

4. Death and the Compass (1992)

5. Repo Chick (2009)

My Favorite Luis Bunuel Films

10 Saturday Mar 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1920's Cinema, 1930's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, German Cinema, Greatest, Horror, Italian Cinema, Lists, Luis Bunuel, Mexican Cinema, Mexican Filmmakers, Romance, Short Cinema, Silent Cinema, Spanish Cinema, Spanish Filmmakers, Top 309

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Belle de Jour, Death in the Garden, El (aka This Strange Passion), El Bruto, L'Age d'Or, Land Without Bread (Documentary Short), Los Olvidados, Nazarin, Robinson Crusoe, Simon of the Desert, That Obscure Object of Desire, The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz, The Diary of a Chambermaid 1964, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Exterminating Angel, The Milky Way 1969, The Phantom of Liberty, The Young One, Tristana, Un Chien Andalou (Short Film), Viridiana

* * * * (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)

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