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?

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

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 Spike Lee Films

12 Sunday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, Cable/Television, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Film Directors, Greatest, History, Lists, Miniseries, Music, Musical, Mystery, Spike Lee, Sport, Thriller, Top 305

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25th Hour, 4 Little Girls, A Huey P. Newton Story, BlacKkKlansman, Clockers, Do the Right Thing, Great Performances (Passing Strange) (Television), He Got Game, If God is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise, Inside Man, Malcolm X, The Original Kings of Comedy, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

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

1. Do the Right Thing (1989)

2. BlacKkKlansman (2018)

3. 25th Hour (2002)

4. Passing Strange (2009)
(Episode of “Great Performances”)

5. A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)
(Cable Documentary)

6. When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
(Cable Documentary miniseries)

7. 4 Little Girls (1997)
(Documentary)

8. If God Is Willing and da Creek Don’t Rise (2010)
(Cable Documentary miniseries)

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

1. Malcolm X (1992)

2. The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
(Concert Film)

3. Inside Man (2006)

4. He Got Game (1998)

5. Clockers (1995)

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

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

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 George Stevens Films

08 Wednesday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1930's Cinema, 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Family, Film Directors, George Stevens, Greatest, Lists, Musical, Romance, Top 304, Western

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A Place in the Sun, Alice Adams, Annie Oakley, Giant, Gunga Din, I Remember Mama, Shane, Swing Time, Woman of the Year

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

1. Swing Time (1936)

2. Alice Adams (1935)

3. Gunga Din (1939)

4. Annie Oakley (1935)

5. Woman of the Year (1942)

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

1. Shane (1953)

2. Giant (1956)

3. A Place in the Sun (1951)

4. I Remember Mama (1948)

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 Ken Russell Films

23 Monday Jul 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, American Cinema, Anthology, Biography, British Cinema, British Filmmakers, Cinema, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Film Directors, Greatest, History, Horror, Ken Russell, Lists, Music, Musical, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Cinema, Television, Thriller, Top 304

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Altered States, Aria (Nessun dorma) (Short Film) (Anthology), Crimes of Passion, Gothic, Isadora Duncan the Biggest Dancer in the World (TV Film), Lisztomania, Mahler, Monitor (Always on Sunday) (Television), Monitor (Elgar) (Television), Monitor (The Debussy Film) (Television), Omnibus (Dance of the Seven Veils) (Television), Omnibus (Dante's Inferno) (Television), Omnibus (Song of Summer) (Television), Salome's Last Dance, Savage Messiah, The Boy Friend, The Devils, The Lair of the White Worm, The Music Lovers, The Rainbow, Tommy, Valentino, Whore, Women in Love

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

1. Lisztomania (1975)

2. The Devils (1971)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape and on youtube a month back)

3. Tommy (1975)

4. Women in Love (1969)

5. The Boy Friend (1971)

6. Savage Messiah (1972)

7. The Music Lovers (1970)

8. Mahler (1974)

9. Valentino (1977)

10. Whore (1991)

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

1. Aria (1987)
(Segment: “Nessun dorma”)
(Anthology Film)

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

1. Song of Summer (1968)
(Episode of “Omnibus”)
(Documentary)
(TV Film)

2. Dance of the Seven Veils (1970)
(Episode of “Omnibus”)
(I watched it on youtube)
(Documentary)
(TV Film)

3. Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1966)
(Documentary)
(TV Film)

4. The Debussy Film (1965)
(Episode of “Monitor”)
(Documentary)
(TV Film)

5. Elgar (1962)
(Episode of “Monitor”)
(Documentary)
(TV Film)

6. Dante’s Inferno (1967)
(Episode of “Omnibus”)
(Documentary)
(TV Film)

7. Always on Sunday (1965)
(Episode of “Monitor”)
(Documentary)
(TV Film)

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

1. Altered States (1980)

2. The Lair of the White Worm (1988)

3. Crimes of Passion (1984)

4. Salome’s Last Dance (1988)

5. The Rainbow (1989)

6. Gothic (1986)

My Favorite Jacques Rivette Films

18 Wednesday Jul 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, Adventure, Biography, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, German Cinema, Greatest, History, Italian Cinema, Jacques Rivette, Lists, Music, Musical, Mystery, Romance, Short Cinema, Swiss Cinema

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Around a Small Mountain, Celine and Julie Go Boating, Duelle, Fool's Mate (Short Film), Gang of Four, Joan the Maiden, L'Amour fou, La Belle Noiseuse, Le Pont du Nord, Lumiere and Company (Jacques Rivette/Paris) (Anthology), Merry-Go-Round, Noroit, Out 1, Paris Belongs to Us, Secret Defense, The Duchess of Langeais, The Nun, The Story of Marie and Julien, Up Down Fragile, Va Savoir, Wuthering Heights 1985

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

1. Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
(I saw it on an old VHS Tape)

2. Out 1 (1971)

3. L’amour fou (1969)

4. La Belle Noiseuse (1991)

5. Joan the Maiden (1994)

6. Duelle (1976)

7. The Nun (1966)

8. Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
(I saw it on an old VHS Tape)

9. Gang of Four (1989)

10. Secret Defense (1998)

11. Le Pont du Nord (1981)

12. Noroit (1976)

13. The Story of Marie and Julien (2003)

14. Va Savoir (2001)

15. Paris Belongs to Us (1960)

16. Merry-Go-Round (1981)

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

1. Fool’s Mate (1956)
(I watched it on Vimeo)

2. Lumiere and Company (1995)
(Segment: “Jacques Rivette/Paris”)

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

1. The Duchess of Langeais (2007)

2. Around a Small Mountain (2009)

3. Wuthering Heights (1985)

My Favorite Alain Resnais Films

18 Wednesday Jul 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Alain Resnais, Anthology, Biography, Cinema, Comedy, Documentary Shorts, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, German Cinema, Greatest, History, Italian Cinema, Japanese Cinema, Lists, Musical, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Cinema, Swiss Cinema, Top 304, War

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Far from Vietnam (Claude Ridder) (Anthology Documentary), Guernica (Documentary Short), Hiroshima mon amour, Je t'aime je t'aime, Last Year at Marienbad, Le chant du Styrene (Documentary Short), Life is a Bed of Roses, Life of Riley, Love Unto Death, Melo, Mon Oncle d'Amerique, Muriel, Night and Fog (Documentary Short), Not on the Lips, Private Fears in Public Places, Providence, Same Old Song, Statues Also Die (Documentary Short), Stavisky, The War is Over, Toute la memoire du monde (Documentary Short), Wild Grass, You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet

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

1. Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

2. You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet! (2012)

3. Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

4. Melo (1986)

5. Providence (1977)

6. Muriel (1963)

7. Mon Oncle D’Amerique (1980)

8. Wild Grass (2009)

9. Not on the Lips (2003)

10. Private Fears in Public Places (2006)

11. Stavisky… (1974)

12. The War Is Over (1966)

13. Je t’aime, Je t’aime (1968)

14. Life of Riley (2014)

15. Same Old Song (1997)
(I saw it on an old VHS Tape)

16. Love Unto Death (1984)

17. Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983)

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

1. Night and Fog (1956)
(Documentary Short)

2. Toute la memoire du monde (1957)
(Documentary Short)
(I watched it on youtube)

3. Statues Also Die (1953)
(co-directed with Chris Marker and Ghislain Cloquet)
(Documentary Short)
(I watched it on youtube)

4. Far from Vietnam (1967)
(Segment: “Claude Ridder”)
(Anthology Documentary)

5. Guernica (1950)
(co-directed with Robert Hessens)
(Documentary Short)

6. Le chant du Styrene (1959)
(Documentary Short)
(I watched it on Vimeo)

P.S. I have not added the documentary short Van Gogh (1948) on here because every version in circulation online (based on my knowledge) is not subtitled in English.

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