My Favorite Robert Wise Films

06 Thursday Sep 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, Film Noir, Greatest, History, Horror, Lists, Musical, Mystery, Robert Wise, Romance, Science Fiction, Sport, Thriller, Top 306, War, Western

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Blood on the Moon, Born to Kill, Executive Suite, I Want to Live!, Odds Against Tomorrow, Run Silent Run Deep, Somebody Up There Likes Me, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star!, The Andromeda Strain, The Body Snatcher, The Curse of the Cat People, The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951, The Haunting 1963, The House on Telegraph Hill, The Sand Pebbles, The Set-Up, The Sound of Music, West Side Story

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

1. The Haunting (1963)

2. Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)

3. The Set-Up (1949)

4. The Curse of the Cat People (1944)

5. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

6. The Body Snatcher (1945)

7. The Andromeda Strain (1971)

8. Born to Kill (1947)

9. Blood on the Moon (1948)

10. West Side Story (1961)
(co-directed with Jerome Robbins)

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

1. Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)

2. Executive Suite (1954)

3. The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)

4. I Want to Live! (1958)

5. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

6. Star! (1968)

7. The Sand Pebbles (1966)

8. The Sound of Music (1965)

9. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

My Favorite Wim Wenders Films

05 Wednesday Sep 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, American Cinema, Austrian Cinema, Biography, Brazilian Cinema, British Cinema, Cinema, Crime, Cuban Cinema, Documentary, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, German Filmmakers, Greatest, Italian Cinema, Lists, Miniseries, Music, Mystery, Romance, Short Cinema, Sport, Swedish Cinema, Thriller, Top 306, Wim Wenders

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Alice in the Cities, Beyond the Clouds, Buena Vista Social Club, Kings of the Road, Lightning Over Water, Notebook on Cities and Clothes, Paris Texas, Pina, Ten Minutes Older (Twelve Miles to Trona), The American Friend, The Blues (Soul of a Man), The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (a.k.a. The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty), The Salt of the Earth, The Wrong Move, Wings of Desire

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

1. Kings of the Road (1976)

2. Paris, Texas (1984)

3. Alice in the Cities (1974)

4. Wings of Desire (1987)

5. The Wrong Move (1975)

6. The American Friend (1977)

7. The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1972)
(a.k.a. The Goalkeeper’s Fear of the Penalty)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

8. Lightning Over Water (1980)
(co-directed with Nicholas Ray)
(Documentary)

9. Beyond the Clouds (1995)
(co-directed with Michelangelo Antonioni)

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

1. Ten Minutes Older (2002)
(Segment: “Twelve Miles to Trona”)

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

1. The Salt of the Earth (2014)
(Documentary)

2. Pina (2011)
(Documentary)

3. Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
(Documentary)

4. The Soul of a Man (2003)
(Documentary)
(Episode of PBS’s “The Blues”)
(TV Documentary miniseries)

5. Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989)
(Documentary)

My Favorite Raoul Walsh Films

01 Saturday Sep 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, Fantasy, Film Directors, Film Noir, Greatest, History, Lists, Music, Musical, Mystery, Pre-1920's Cinema, Raoul Walsh, Romance, Silent Cinema, Sport, Thriller, Top 306, War, Western

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A Distant Trumpet, Along the Great Divide, Band of Angels, Battle Cry, Big Brown Eyes, Blackbeard the Pirate, Captain Horatio Hornblower, Cheyenne, Colorado Territory, Dark Command, Distant Drums, Gentleman Jim, Going Hollywood, Gun Fury, High Sierra, Manpower, Me and My Gal, Pursued, Regeneration, Sadie Thompson, Saskatchewan, The Big Trail, The King and Four Queens, The Lawless Breed, The Man I Love, The Naked and the Dead, The Revolt of Mamie Stover, The Roaring Twenties, The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw, The Strawberry Blonde, The Tall Men, The Thief of Bagdad 1924, The World in His Arms, They Died with Their Boots On, They Drive By Night, White Heat

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

1. White Heat (1949)

2. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

3. The Roaring Twenties (1939)

4. Regeneration (1915)

5. Band of Angels (1957)

6. Sadie Thompson (1928)

7. Gentleman Jim (1942)

8. Going Hollywood (1933)
(I watched it on TCM)

9. High Sierra (1941)

10. The Strawberry Blonde (1941)

11. Pursued (1947)

12. Colorado Territory (1949)

13. They Drive by Night (1940)

14. They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

15. Me and My Gal (1932)

16. The Big Trail (1930)

17. The Man I Love (1947)

18. Dark Command (1940)

19. Manpower (1941)

20. Big Brown Eyes (1936)

21. Cheyenne (1947)
(I watched it on TCM a few years ago)

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

1. Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)

2. The World in His Arms (1952)

3. Along the Great Divide (1951)

4. The Tall Men (1955)

5. Distant Drums (1951)

6. Battle Cry (1955)

7. The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)

8. The Naked and the Dead (1958)

9. A Distant Trumpet (1964)

10. Saskatchewan (1954)

11. The Lawless Breed (1953)

12. The King and Four Queens (1956)

13. Gun Fury (1953)

14. Blackbeard the Pirate (1953)

15. The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958)

My Favorite King Vidor Films

26 Sunday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1920's Cinema, 1930's Cinema, 1940's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Film Directors, Greatest, King Vidor, Lists, Musical, Romance, Silent Cinema, Sport, Top 306, War, Western

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Bardelys the Magnificent, Billy the Kid, Bird of Paradise, Duel in the Sun, H.M. Pulham Esq., Hallelujah, La Boheme, Not So Dumb, Our Daily Bread, Show People, Stella Dallas, Street Scene, The Big Parade, The Champ, The Citadel, The Crowd, The Patsy 1928, The Texas Rangers 1936, The Wedding Night

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

1. The Crowd (1928)

2. Our Daily Bread (1934)

3. The Big Parade (1925)

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

1. Show People (1928)

2. The Patsy (1928)
(no relation to the 1964 Jerry Lewis film)

3. Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)

4. La Boheme (1926)

5. Street Scene (1931)

6. Not So Dumb (1930)

7. Our Daily Bread (1934)

8. Duel in the Sun (1946)

9. Hallelujah (1929)

10. Billy the Kid (1930)

11. Bird of Paradise (1932)

12. Stella Dallas (1937)

13. The Champ (1931)

14. The Citadel (1938)

15. H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)

16. The Wedding Night (1935)

17. The Texas Rangers (1936)

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, Katie Tippel, Robocop 1987, 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)

My Favorite Sam Taylor Films

18 Saturday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1920's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Cinema, Comedy, Family, Film Directors, Greatest, Lists, Romance, Sam Taylor, Silent Cinema, Sport, Thriller, Top 305, Uncategorized

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For Heaven's Sake, Girl Shy, Hot Water, My Best Girl, Safety Last, The Freshman 1925, Why Worry?

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

1. Safety Last! (1923)
(co-directed with Fred C. Newmeyer)

2. My Best Girl (1927)

3. The Freshman (1925)
(co-directed with Fred C. Newmeyer)
(no relation to the 1990 film)

4. Girl Shy (1924)
(co-directed with Fred C. Newmeyer)

5. For Heaven’s Sake (1926)

6. Hot Water (1924)
(co-directed with Fred C. Newmeyer)

7. Why Worry? (1923)
(co-directed with Fred C. Newmeyer)

My Favorite Jacques Tati Films

13 Monday Aug 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1930's Cinema, 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Documentary, Family, Film Directors, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, Greatest, Italian Cinema, Jacques Tati, Lists, Short Cinema, Sport, Swedish Cinema, Television, Top 306

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Forza Bastia (Short Film), Gai dimanche (Short Film), Jour de Fete, Mon Oncle, Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, Parade, Playtime, School for Postmen (Short Film), Trafic

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

1. Playtime (1967)

2. Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953)

3. Mon Oncle (1958)

4. Jour de Fete (1949)

5. Trafic (1971)

6. Parade (1974)
(French/Swedish TV Film)

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

1. Forza Bastia (1978/2002)
(finished by Sophie Tatischeff)
(Documentary)

2. School for Postmen (1947)

3. Gai dimanche (1935)
(co-directed with Jacques Berr)

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 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 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)

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