- Lolita (1962) ..
Sharp, witty, unsettling. Unbelievable performances. A provocation by a director like no other
- A Place in the Sun (1951) .. George Stevens
A study in chemistry. Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift are out of this world and George Stevens presents them to us in an unforgettable way.
- Odd Man Out (1947) .. Carol Reed
Tense. The atmosphere is at times breathtaking. James Mason is superb. Carol Reed at his best.
- If.... (1968) .. Lindsay Anderson
A powerful portrait, so powerful, it became a type in my mind although Malcolm McDowell creates something unique. Lindsay Anderson rules!
- The Tenant (1976) .. Roman Polanski
The masochist side to my personality's favorite film. Unbearable sometimes, Unbreathable. Exquisite. 100% Polanski
- The Age of Innocence (1993) .. Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese sharing his
- O Lucky Man! (1973) .. Lindsay Anderson
Anderson and McDowell together again. A slap, a kiss, an insult, a poem.
- Plein Soleil (1960) .. René Clément
Rene Clement brilliantly directs Alain Delon as an amoral, brutal con man. Stunning to look at.
- Ed Wood (1994) .. Tim Burton
The Tim Burton I love. Johnny Depp at his best.
- The King of Comedy (1982) .. Martin Scorsese
Acid, furious and very funny. Scorsese and De Niro in superb form and a Jerry Lewis to write home about.
- The Passionate Thief (1960) .. Mario Monicelli
A Mario Monnicelli gem with a blonde Anna Magnani, Toto and Ben Gazzara. One of my favorite buried treasures.
- Body Heat (1981) .. Lawrence Kasdan
Modern day look at Double Indemnity. Lawrence Kasdan, William Hurt, Kathleen Turner and composer John Barry concoct a steamy delight
- The Sound of Music (1965) .. Robert Wise
Still unbeatable.
- Apartment Zero (1988) .. Martin Donovan
Superb performances in a torturous and funny game of intrigue and sexual repression. A gem for film lovers.
- Darling (1965) .. John Schlesinger
Julie Christie is kind of a goddess here. Schlesinger's documentary eye transforms this trend setter into a X ray of its day
- Munich (2005) .. Steven Spielberg
Spielberg has made some extraordinary films but this recent opus has found a place in my subconscious.
- Day for Night (1973) .. François Truffaut
I love Truffaut but this valentine to his profession is the one of his films that I've seen more times than all the others.
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) .. John Schlesinger
Schelesinger at his most introspective. Another brilliant document with a beating heart.
- King of Hearts (1966) .. Philippe de Broca
A war time fairy tale told in ways that stayed with me always
- Brokeback Mountain (2005) .. Ang Lee
A film that breathes and startles. Every frame a whole story
- Lacombe Lucien (1974) .. Louis Malle
Innocence and cruelty in perfect harmony. Shattering.
- Stella Dallas (1937) .. King Vidor
The mother of all soap operas with a sensational Stanwyck
- Marnie (1964) .. Alfred Hitchcock
A scrumptious screenplay by Jay Presson Allen allows Hitchcock and Herrman to have their last great collaboration.
- Bellissima (1951) .. Luchino Visconti
Visconti directs Anna Magnani in this extraordinary and prophetic tale about celebrity.
- Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) .. Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli in
- The Nun's Story (1959) .. Fred Zinnemann
Fred Zinnemann directs Audrey Hepburn in a film of rigorous detail.
- Star 80 (1983) .. Bob Fosse
Bob Fosse directs this shattering work of art with a remarkable Eric Roberts
- The Goddess (1958) .. John Cromwell
With a budget of 5.000$ in 1958, John Cromwell and Paddy Chaefsky introduced the extraordinary talents of Kim Stanley to the world of cinema
- Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) .. John Huston
John Huston takes Carson McCuller's universe and throws it at us like olny a great master can. Marlon Brando gives a fearless performance.
- Shoeshine (1946) .. Vittorio De Sica
A De Sica that defines itself by the depth of its simplicity.
- Divorce - Italian Style (1961) .. Pietro Germi
Pietro Germi directs Marcello Mastroianni in an irresistible comment on Italian society.
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) .. Alfred Hitchcock
A sensational screenplay gives this Hitchcock suspenser an "Our Town" kind of feel.
- Rachel, Rachel (1968) .. Paul Newman
A superlative Joanne Woodward directed by Paul Newman. A match made in acting heaven.
- Breakfast on Pluto (2005) .. Neil Jordan
A first. Neil Jordan and the amazing Cillian Murphy give us a story of a marginal character who refuses to be a victim.
- The Day of the Locust (1975) .. John Schlesinger
Nathaniel West via John Schlesinger. One of the most vividly infernal endings of all time.
- Marriage - Italian Style (1964) .. Vittorio De Sica
From a famous Eduardo de Filippo play a wonderful De Sica film with a vintage Sophia Loren.
- The Women (1939) .. George Cukor
Cat fights and a priceless document of it's day. Hilarious. Impossible to update.
- The Night of the Iguana (1964) .. John Huston
- Ben-Hur (1959) .. William Wyler
From the director of "Jezabel" and "The Heiress" a spectacular spectacular.
- A Cry in the Dark (1988) .. Fred Schepisi
A true story told with mastery and the incredible face of Meryl Streep
- Z (1969) .. Costa-Gavras
Costa Gavras and a breathtaking true political thriller
- The Party (1968) .. Blake Edwards
Peter Sellers is glorious in this Blake Edwards comedy that owns a great deal to Jacques Tati.
- King of the Hill (1993) .. Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh gives us a coming of age story during the depression. Stunning.
- Elephant (2003) .. Gus Van Sant
Gus Van Sant gives the horrors of Columbine a lyrical and profoundly human slant.
- Missing (1982) .. Costa-Gavras
Costa Gavras tells a true political horror story with American faces as the victims. Brilliant.
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) .. Robert Aldrich
Sordid, squalid and lots of fun.
- To Die For (1995) .. Gus Van Sant
Van Sant directs Nicole Kidman and a great actress was announced.
- State of Wonder (1984) .. Martin Donovan
An allegory about peace with the look and feel of a naive painting.
- Julia (1977) .. Fred Zinnemann
A story of loss and friendship in a tale dreamed by Lillian Hellman
- State of Siege (1972) .. Costa-Gavras
Costa Gavras and Yves Montand together again opening our eyes to a little known horror story.
- Underground (1995) .. Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica's landscape has an unmistakable human feel
- The Damned (1969) .. Luchino Visconti
Visconti's look at the powerful in Nazi Germany
- Remember the Night (1940) .. Mitchell Leisen
Stanwyck and McMurray miles
- Capote (2005) .. Bennett Miller
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote seals the deal
- Men Don't Leave (1990) .. Paul Brickman
Almost forgotten but not by me.
- Women in Love (1969) .. Ken Russell
Ken Russell and DH Lawrence a mismatch made in film heaven
- Six Degrees of Separation (1993) .. Fred Schepisi
Fred Schepisi takes John Guare's play and gives it a whole new energy. Wonderful performances.
- The Bitter Tea General Yen (1933) .. Frank Capra
A sort of Last Tango by Frank Capra.
- Genevieve (1953) .. Henry Cornelius
A British comedy with an explosive Kay Kendall
- Humoresque (1946) .. Jean Negulesco
Joan Crawford with glasses delivering Clifford Odetts dialogue plus John Garfield.
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) ..
Gripping in truly entertaining fashion. Seven glorious minutes by Montgomery Clift.
- East of Eden (1955) .. Elia Kazan
James Dean bursts into the scene
- Ship of Fools (1965) ..
It contains some extraordinary moments by Simone Signoret and Oskar Werner, Vivien Leigh and Lee Marvin
- Gaslight (1944) .. George Cukor
Ingrid Bergman in jeopardy, Charles Boyer as the villain and Angela Lansbury at 19 years of age earning her first Oscar nomination.
- History Is Made at Night (1937) .. Frank Borzage
Jean Arthur and Charles Boyer are the personification of chemistry
- Love Affair (1939) .. Leo McCarey
Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne are unbeatable
- Adorable Julia (1962) .. Alfred Weidenmann
The best version of W Somerset Maughn story with a priceless Lilli Palmer
- Boccaccio '70 (1962) .. Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli, & Luchino Visconti
Memorable mostly for Visconti's episode with a stunning Romy Schnaider.
- The 39 Steps (1935) .. Alfred Hitchcock
Hitch's version of this often film tale has his vision and Robert Donat
- Dinner at Eight (1933) .. George Cukor
George Cukor's mastery keeps this old ship sailing smoothly plus Jean Harlow and Marie Dressler
- Witness for the Prosecution (1957) .. Billy Wilder
Charles Laughton does amazing things with this Agatha Christie whoduunit with Billy Wilderat the helm
- Gambit (1966) .. Ronald Neame
A truly original comedy with a fantastic Shirley MacLaine
- Mary Reilly (1996) .. Stephen Frears
An inedit Julia Roberts and one of her best performances
- The Visit (1964) .. Bernhard Wicki
Ingrid Bergman as a vindictive dangerous millionaire.
- Death Becomes Her (1992) .. Robert Zemeckis
A surprisingly witty screenplay and a hilarious Meryl Streep
- The Servant (1963) .. Joseph Losey
Dirk Bogarde at his best
- The Piano Teacher (2001) .. Michael Haneke
Michael Haneke shocking mind and a superlative Isabelle Huppert.
- Les Chansons d'Amour (2007) .. Christophe Honoré
Louis Garrel in a different love story with music. Sublime
- Plenty (1985) .. Fred Schepisi
The torturous intellect of David Hare and the artistic honesty of Meryl Streep makes this a gourmet dish of the first order. The great Fred Schepisi directs.
- Priest (1994) .. Antonia Bird
Linus Roach powerfully creates a character never seen before on the screen
- Mamma Roma (1962) .. Pier Paolo Pasolini
Anna Magnani as a roman prostitute directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini.
- Stolen Children (1992) .. Gianni Amelio
Gianni Amelio's profoundly moving story of a policeman's dilemma.
- The Ladykillers (1955) .. Alexander Mackendrick
Alexander Mackendrick's dark fairy tale could (or should) never be remade.
- The Misfits (1961) .. John Huston
John Huston's funereal but riveting tale with Marilyn Monroe and
- People Will Talk (1951) .. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cary Grant directed by Joseph L Manckiewicz. An oddity that shouldn't be missed.
- The Music Lovers (1970) .. Ken Russell
The bizarre casting of Richard Chamberlain as the tragic Tchaikowsky pays off beautifully in this disturbing but magic Ken Russell film.
- Cronaca Familiare (1962) .. Valerio Zurlini
Stunning performances by Marcello Mastroianni and Jaques Perrin are the icing on the cake of this beautiful Zurlini film.
- JFK (1991) .. Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone's account of President Kennedy's assassination is a glorious puzzle of cinematic brilliance.
- Midnight Run (1988) .. Martin
Martin Brest human comedy is enormously entertaining with a fresh and renewed Robert De Niro.
- My Geisha (1962) .. Jack
Jack Cardiff directed this dramatic comedy with a priceless Shirley MacLaine
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