My Favorite Orson Welles Films

02 Sunday Sep 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, British Cinema, Cinema, Crime, Docufiction, Documentary, Drama, Film Directors, Film Noir, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, History, Iranian Cinema, Italian Cinema, Lists, Miniseries, Mystery, Orson Welles, Short Cinema, Spanish Cinema, Swiss Cinema, Television, Thriller, Top 306, War

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Around the World with Orson Welles (Documentary miniseries), Chimes at Midnight, Citizen Kane, F for Fake, Filming Othello, Macbeth 1948, Mr. Arkadin, Othello 1951, The Fountain of Youth, The Immortal Story, The Lady from Shanghai, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Stranger, The Trial, Touch of Evil

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1. Chimes at Midnight (1965)

2. F for Fake (1973)

3. The Trial (1962)

4. Touch of Evil (1958)

5. Citizen Kane (1941)

6. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

7. The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

8. Othello (1951)

9. Mr. Arkadin (1955)

10. The Immortal Story (1968)

11. The Stranger (1946)

12. Filming Othello (1978)
(Documentary)

13. Macbeth (1948)

14. Around the World with Orson Welles (1955)
(TV Documentary miniseries)

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

1. The Fountain of Youth (1956)
(I watched it on youtube)
(TV Short)

Note: In case any of you readers are interested, Netflix is going to premier Orson Welles last film The Other Side of the Wind (1972-1976) in November (November 2, 2018). The film can best be described as both completed and uncompleted (read here for more info). Here is the link to the trailer in case any of you readers are interested below 🙂

My Favorite Lars von Trier Films

28 Tuesday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Belgian Cinema, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Danish Cinema, Danish Filmmakers, Documentary, Drama, Dutch Cinema, Fantasy, Film Directors, Finnish Cinema, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, Horror, Icelandic Cinema, Italian Cinema, Lars von Trier, Lists, Miniseries, Musical, Mystery, Norwegian Cinema, Polish Cinema, Science Fiction, Spanish Cinema, Swedish Cinema, Swiss Cinema, Taiwanese Cinema, Television, Thriller, Top 306

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Antichrist, Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, Epidemic, Europa 1991, Manderlay, Medea 1988, Melancholia, Nymphomaniac, The Boss of It All, The Element of Crime, The Five Obstructions, The Idiots, The Kingdom 1994-1997 (Miniseries)

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1. Dogville (2003)

2. Dancer in the Dark (2000)

3. Antichrist (2009)

4. Melancholia (2011)

5. Breaking the Waves (1996)

6. The Kingdom (1994-1997)
(Danish TV miniseries)

7. The Idiots (1998)

8. The Five Obstructions (2003)
(Documentary)

9. Europa (1991)
(no relation to Europa Europa)

10. Manderlay (2005)

11. Medea (1988)
(Danish TV Film)

12. Nymphomaniac (2013)

13. The Element of Crime (1984)

14. The Boss of It All (2006)

15. Epidemic (1987)

My Favorite Paul Verhoeven Films

24 Friday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Action, Adventure, American Cinema, Belgian Cinema, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Dutch Cinema, Dutch Filmmakers, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, Lists, Mystery, Paul Verhoeven, Romance, Science Fiction, Spanish Cinema, Sport, Thriller, Top 306, War

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Basic Instinct, Black Book, Business Is Business, Elle, Flesh+Blood, Hollow Man, Katie Tippel, RoboCop, Showgirls, Soldier of Orange, Spetters, Starship Troopers, The Fourth Man, Total Recall 1990, Tricked, Turkish Delight

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

1. Starship Troopers (1997)

2. Showgirls (1995)

3. Black Book (2006)

4. Elle (2016)

5. The Fourth Man (1983)

6. RoboCop (1987)

7. Total Recall (1990)

8. Basic Instinct (1992)

9. Soldier of Orange (1977)

10. Turkish Delight (1973)

11. Spetters (1980)

12. Flesh+Blood (1985)

13. Katie Tippel (1975)

14. Tricked (2012)

15. Business Is Business (1971)

16. Hollow Man (2000)

My Favorite Andre Techine Films

18 Saturday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Andre Techine, Biography, Cinema, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, Greatest, Italian Cinema, Lists, Romance, Spanish Cinema, Thriller, Top 305, War

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Alice and Martin, Barocco, Being 17, Changing Times, Hotel America, I Don't Kiss, In the Name of My Daughter, My Favorite Season, Rendez-vous, Scene of the Crime, Strayed, The Bronte Sisters, The Girl on the Train, The Witnesses, Thieves, Unforgivable, Wild Reeds

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1. Wild Reeds (1994)

2. Being 17 (2016)

3. The Witnesses (2007)

4. The Bronte Sisters (1979)

5. Scene of the Crime (1986)

6. My Favorite Season (1993)

7. Thieves (1996)

8. I Don’t Kiss (1991)

9. Rendez-vous (1985)

10. Strayed (2003)

11. Hotel America (1981)

12. Barocco (1976)

13. Alice and Martin (1998)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

14. Changing Times (2004)

15. In the Name of My Daughter (2014)

16. The Girl on the Train (2009)

17. Unforgivable (2011)

My Favorite Sergio Sollima Films

07 Tuesday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, Action, Adventure, American Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, Italian Cinema, Italian Filmmakers, Lists, Sergio Sollima, Spanish Cinema, Thriller, Top 304, Western

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Face to Face 1967, Revolver 1973, Run Man Run!, The Big Gundown, Violent City

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

1. Face to Face (1967)
(no relation to the 1976 Ingmar Bergman film)

2. The Big Gundown (1966)

3. Revolver (1973)
(no relation to the 2005 film)

4. Run, Man, Run! (1968)

5. Violent City (1970)

My Favorite Steven Soderbergh Films

05 Sunday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Action, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, Cable/Television, Cinema, Comedy, Concert Films, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, History, Horror, Lists, Music, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Spanish Cinema, Steven Soderbergh, Thriller, Top 305

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9012Live, And Everything Is Going Fine, Beyond the Candelabra, Bubble, Che, Contagion, Haywire, K Street (Cable Series), Kafka, King of the Hill 1993, Logan Lucky, Magic Mike, Mosaic (Cable Series), Out of Sight, Schizopolis, Sex Lies and Videotape, Side Effects, Solaris 2002, The Girlfriend Experience, The Informant!, The Knick (Cable Series), The Limey, The Underneath, Unsane

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1. Schizopolis (1996)

2. Solaris (2002)

3. Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

4. Contagion (2011)

5. Kafka (1991)

6. The Informant! (2009)

7. The Limey (1999)

8. Out of Sight (1998)

9. King of the Hill (1993)
(no relation to the cartoon series)

10. Logan Lucky (2017)

11. Mosaic (2018)
(Limited cable miniseries)

12. Side Effects (2013)

13. Che (2008)

14. The Girlfriend Experience (2009)

15. Bubble (2005)

16. Haywire (2011)

17. Unsane (2018)

18. Beyond the Candelabra (2013)
(HBO Film)

19. The Underneath (1995)

20. 9012Live (1985)
(Concert Film)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Cable/Television)

1. The Knick (2014-2015)
(Cable Series)

2. K Street (2003)
(Cable Series)

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

1. Magic Mike (2012)
(Soderbergh did not direct the sequel)

2. And Everything Is Going Fine (2010)
(Documentary)

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

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1. Battle in Heaven (2005)

2. Silent Light (2007)

3. Japon (2002)

4. Post Tenebras Lux (2012)

My Favorite Roman Polanski Films

24 Sunday Jun 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, American Cinema, Biography, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, German Cinema, Greatest, History, Horror, Lists, Music, Mystery, Polish Cinema, Polish Filmmakers, Roman Polanski, Romance, Spanish Cinema, Thriller, Top 304

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Bitter Moon, Carnage, Chinatown, Cul-de-sac, Death and the Maiden, Frantic, Knife in the Water, Macbeth 1971, Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby, Tess, The Fearless Vampire Killers, The Ghost Writer, The Pianist, The Tenant, Venus in Fur

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1. Chinatown (1974)

2. Repulsion (1965)

3. The Ghost Writer (2010)

4. Bitter Moon (1992)

5. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

6. The Tenant (1976)

7. Knife in the Water (1962)

8. Cul-de-sac (1966)

9. Macbeth (1971)

10. The Pianist (2002)

11. Tess (1979)

12. Venus in Fur (2013)

13. Death and the Maiden (1994)

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

1. Frantic (1988)

2. Carnage (2011)

3. The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)

My Favorite Ken Loach Films

26 Saturday May 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Belgian Cinema, British Cinema, British Filmmakers, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Dutch Cinema, Family, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, Greatest, Irish Cinema, Italian Cinema, Ken Loach, Lists, Romance, Short Cinema, Spanish Cinema, Sport, Swiss Cinema, Thriller, Top 314, War

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11'09"01 September 11 (United Kingdom) (Short Film), Family Life, Hidden Agenda, I Daniel Blake, Kes, Ladybird Ladybird, Land and Freedom, Looking for Eric, My Name Is Joe, Raining Stones, Riff-Raff, Sweet Sixteen, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Tickets

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

1. I, Daniel Blake (2016)

2. The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

3. Land and Freedom (1995)

4. Kes (1969)

5. Raining Stones (1993)

6. Riff-Raff (1991)

7. Sweet Sixteen (2002)

8. My Name Is Joe (1998)

9. Ladybird, Ladybird (1994)

10. Hidden Agenda (1990)

11. Family Life (1971)

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

1. Tickets (2005)
(His section of the film)
(co-directed with Abbas Kiarostami and Ermanno Olmi)

2. 11’09″01 September 11 (2002)
(Segment: “United Kingdom”)

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

1. Looking for Eric (2009)

My Favorite Sergio Leone Films

22 Tuesday May 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, American Cinema, Cinema, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, German Cinema, Greatest, Italian Cinema, Italian Filmmakers, Lists, Sergio Leone, Spanish Cinema, Top 314, Western

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A Fistful of Dollars, Duck You Sucker! (a.k.a. A Fistful of Dynamite), For a Few Dollars More, Once Upon a Time in America, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Colossus of Rhodes, The Good the Bad and the Ugly

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

1. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

2. For a Few Dollars More (1965)

3. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

4. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

5. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

6. Duck, You Sucker! (1971)
(a.ka. A Fistful of Dynamite)

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1. The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)

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