06 Tuesday Jun 2017
Tags
A Perfect World, American Sniper, Bird, High Plains Drifter, Sully, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Unforgiven, White Hunter Black Heart
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Sully (2016)
2. Bird (1988)
3. American Sniper (2014)
4. Unforgiven (1992)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. A Perfect World (1993)
2. White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
3. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
4. High Plains Drifter (1973)
17 Wednesday May 2017
Tags
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Beware of a Holy Whore, Fox and His Friends, Gods of the Plague, I Only Want You to Love Me, In a Year of 13 Moons, Katzelmacher, Lola 1981, Love Is Colder Than Death, Querelle, The American Soldier, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The Merchant of Four Seasons, The Third Generation, Veronika Voss, Whity, World on a Wire
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Querelle (1982)
2. Fox and His Friends (1975)
3. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
4. In a Year of 13 Moons (1978)
5. Veronika Voss (1982)
6. The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971)
7. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
(Mini-Series)
8. Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)
9. I Only Want You to Love Me (1976)
(TV Film)
10. Whity (1971)
11. Love Is Colder Than Death (1969)
12. The American Soldier (1970)
13. Gods of the Plague (1970)
14. World on a Wire (1973)
(TV Film)
15. Katzelmacher (1969)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
2. The Third Generation (1979)
3. Lola (1981)
11 Sunday Dec 2016
Tags
Back to the Future, Back to the Future Part II, Back to the Future Part III, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Tales from the Crypt, Used Cars
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Back to the Future (1985)
2. I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
3. Used Cars (1980)
4. Back to the Future Part III (1990)
5. Back to the Future Part II (1989)
* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Cable/Television)
1. Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996) (Cable)
(He directed episodes and was one of the executive producers of the show)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
2. Contact (1997)
22 Tuesday Nov 2016
Tags
Carson City, Crime Wave 1954, Dark Waters, Day of the Outlaw, House of Wax 1953, Man in the Saddle, Pitfall, Ramrod, Springfield Rifle
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Day of the Outlaw (1959)
2. Crime Wave (1954)
3. House of Wax (1953)
4. Pitfall (1948)
5. Ramrod (1947)
6. Dark Waters (1944)
7. Man in the Saddle (1951)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. Carson City (1952)
2. Springfield Rifle (1952)
17 Thursday Nov 2016
Posted in 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, British Cinema, Cinema, Drama, Family, Film Directors, Greatest, History, Lists, Martin Ritt, Sport, Thriller, Top 100, Western
Tags
Conrack, Edge of the City, Hombre, Hud, Norma Rae, Sounder, Stanley & Iris, The Great White Hope, The Long Hot Summer, The Molly Maguires, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Sounder (1972)
2. Conrack (1974)
3. Norma Rae (1979)
4. The Molly Maguires (1970)
5. Edge of the City (1957)
6. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
7. Hombre (1967)
8. Hud (1963)
9. The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. The Great White Hope (1970)
2. Stanley & Iris (1990)
06 Sunday Nov 2016
Posted in 1930's Cinema, 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Biography, Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Film Directors, Film Noir, George Stevens, Greatest, Lists, Musical, Romance, Top 100, War, Western
Tags
A Damsel in Distress, A Place in the Sun, Alice Adams, Annie Oakley, Giant, Gunga Din, I Remember Mama, Shane, Swing Time, The More the Merrier, The Talk of the Town, Vivacious Lady, Woman of the Year
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. A Place in the Sun (1951)
2. Shane (1953)
3. Giant (1956)
4. Alice Adams (1935)
5. Annie Oakley (1935)
6. I Remember Mama (1948)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. The Talk of the Town (1942)
2. Vivacious Lady (1938)
3. A Damsel in Distress (1937)
4. Woman of the Year (1942)
5. The More the Merrier (1943)
6. Swing Time (1936)
7. Gunga Din (1939)
16 Sunday Oct 2016
Posted in 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, Greatest, Joshua Logan, Lists, Musical, Romance, Top 100, Western
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Sayonara (1957)
2. Bus Stop (1956)
3. Camelot (1967)
4. Paint Your Wagon (1969)
5. Picnic (1955)
10 Monday Oct 2016
Posted in 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, Action, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, Greatest, Horror, Jack Arnold, Lists, Romance, Science Fiction, Top 100, Western
Tags
Black Eye, Boss 1975, Creature from the Black Lagoon, High School Confidential, It Came from Outer Space, Man in the Shadow, Monster on the Campus, No Name on the Bullet, Revenge of the Creature, Tarantula, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Mouse That Roared, The Space Children
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Black Eye (1974)
2. No Name on the Bullet (1959)
3. Boss (1975)
4. Man in the Shadow (1957)
5. Tarantula (1955)
6. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
7. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
8. It Came from Outer Space (1953)
9. The Mouse That Roared (1959)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. High School Confidential (1958)
2. Revenge of the Creature (1955)
3. The Space Children (1958)
4. Monster on the Campus (1958)
09 Sunday Oct 2016
Posted in 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Cinema, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, Film Noir, Greatest, Joseph H. Lewis, Lists, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Top 100, War, Western
Tags
7th Cavalry, A Lady Without Passport, A Lawless Street, Cry of the Hunted, Desperate Search, Gun Crazy, My Name Is Julia Ross, Retreat Hell!, So Dark the Night, Terror in a Texas Town, The Big Combo, The Halliday Brand, The Undercover Man
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Gun Crazy (1949)
2. Cry of the Hunted (1953)
3. The Halliday Brand (1957)
4. The Big Combo (1955)
5. Terror in a Texas Town (1958)
6. So Dark the Night (1946)
7. My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
8. The Undercover Man (1949)
(I saw it a long time ago on TCM)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. A Lady Without Passport (1950)
2. Retreat, Hell! (1952)
3. A Lawless Street (1955)
4. Desperate Search (1952)
5. 7th Cavalry (1956)
(I saw it on an old VHS Tape)
05 Wednesday Oct 2016
Posted in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, Action, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Arthur Penn, Biography, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, Greatest, Lists, Mystery, Thriller, Top 100, Western
Tags
Alice's Restaurant, Bonnie and Clyde, Four Friends, Little Big Man, Mickey One, Night Moves 1975, Penn & Teller Get Killed, Target, The Left Handed Gun, The Missouri Breaks
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. Alice’s Restaurant (1969)
2. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
3. Night Moves (1975)
4. Mickey One (1965)
5. Four Friends (1981)
6. The Left Handed Gun (1958)
7. The Missouri Breaks (1976)
8. Little Big Man (1970)
9. Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. Target (1985)
