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101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men
Favs/dislikes: 26:1. n this 2005 book, author Alonso Duralde (arts and entertainment editor of The Advocate, the national gay and lesbian newsmagazine) presents a list of films every gay man should watch before considering his cultural education complete! From “The Apple” to “Xanadu”, “Auntie Mame” to “Zero Patience”, this list covers all the bases: Hollywood spectaculars, indie hits, cult faves, critical darlings and clamp classics. -
One Hundred and One French Film Noirs
Favs/dislikes: 32:0. From Robin Buss' book "French Film Noir". -
Fabulous!: A Loving, Luscious, and Light-hearted Look at Film from the Gay Perspective
Favs/dislikes: 19:0. Published in 2004. Book description: "Defining “gay perspective” is no easy task, but author Don Reuter has created a star-studded tribute to the Hollywood moments that give gay culture its own saucy language. Collecting the most memorable one-liners, gender benders, tearjerkers, nail-biters, and heart stoppers from the world’s most celebrated picture shows, "Fabulous!" is a campy, fun-filled companion to the movies that gay men love. Hilarious, witty, thoughtful, and always surprising, "Fabulous!" is the absolute source for all things gay in cinema." This list includes all films covered in the book, starting with the "75 Fabulous! Films", followed by "Also Playing!", "Top Ten Gay Films" and "Additional Viewing". -
The Samurai Film Encyclopedia
Favs/dislikes: 26:0. Adopted from The Samurai Film: Expanded and Revised By Alain Silver 001-011: Hideo Gosha (1929-1992) 012-015: Masaki Kobayashi (1916-1996) 016-024: Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998) 025-033: Kihachi Okamoto (1923-2005) 034-039: Masahiro Shinoda (1931- ) 040-056: Kyoshiro Nemuri Series (Begun 1956) 057-083: Zato Ichi Series (Shintaro Katsu 1962-1989) 084-087: The Crimson Bat Series (1969-1970) 088-095: Band Of Assassins Series (1962-1966) 096-159: (Pre-1950s) 160-208: (1950-1957) 209-240: (1958) 241-287: (1959) 288-320: (1960) 321-382: (1961-1962) 383-405: (1963-1964) 406-418: (1965-1966) 419-422: (1967) 423-435: (1968) 436-451: (1969) 452-458: (1970) 459-483: (1971-1979) 484-500: (1980s) 501-516: (1990s) 517-525: (2000-present) -
Kenneth Turan's Not to be Missed: Fifty-four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film
Favs/dislikes: 6:0. "Turan, film critic for the Los Angeles Times since 1991 and a regular contributor of reviews to NPR, approaches movies, as did the late Roger Ebert, on their own terms, trying to understand what a filmmaker is trying to do and assessing a movie’s success or failure in light of its maker’s intent. This book isn’t a collection of film reviews per se; it’s a look at Turan’s personal favorites, which range from the easily recognizable (The Godfather, All about Eve, Casablanca, Unforgiven, Vertigo) to the for-devoted-film-fans-only (The Dybbuk, Seven Men from Now, The Best of Youth). " -
Taschen's 100 Movies of the 2010s
Favs/dislikes: 0:0. All movies featured in the book "100 Movies of the 2010's" by Taschen -
The Mammoth Book of Slasher Movies Chronology
Favs/dislikes: 23:0. Lifted from the Chronology of Movies section of Peter Normanton's "Mammoth Book of Slasher Movies," which would more accurately be described as an overview of gore/exploitation movies than a history of slasher movies. This replicates the order of the chronology as printed in the book, so all examples of movies being out of chronological order in the below list are mistakes made in the original publication. -
Histoire(s) De Films Francais: 91 French Films
Favs/dislikes: 33:1. This list is from Jean-Luc Douin's book [url=http://www.amazon.fr/dp/2047299519]Histoire(s) De Films Francais[/url] (2005) about the history of French cinema. -
Bad Movies We Love
Favs/dislikes: 33:3. Compiled by Edward Margulies and Stephen Rebello, the caustically clever authors of Movieline magazine’s popular feature “Bad Movies We Love”, this outrageous 1993 book leaves no stone (including Sharon) unturned as it skewers some of Hollywood’s biggest big-budget film fiascos ever and the stars and filmmakers who made it all happen. -
Danny Peary's Cult Movies
Favs/dislikes: 46:1. "'Cult Movies' is a 1981 book by Danny Peary, consisting of a series of essays regarding what Peary described as the 100 most representative examples of the cult film phenomenon. Two sequels were published, Cult Movies 2 (1983) and Cult Movies 3 (1988), with each book reviewing fifty additional cult films." -
The International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
Favs/dislikes: 12:1. "The International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers" is comprehensive 4-vol. resource provides thorough coverage of films and filmmakers. Entrants include legendary films, actors and actresses, directors, writers and other production artists. This list is from the vol. 1 edited by Tom & Sara Pendergast. -
The Director's Vision: A Concise Guide to the Art of 250 Great Filmmakers
Favs/dislikes: 26:0. "The 250 films which each had a still frame chosen to represent a director’s visual style. Chosen by Geoff Andrew." Missing: The Keystone Cops (Mack Sennett) -
Daniel Cohen's 500 Great Films
Favs/dislikes: 5:0. Published in 1987. -
Leonard Maltin's 4 Star Movies
Favs/dislikes: 10:0. from the the book Leonard Maltin's 2011 Movie Guide -
Great Movies - 100 Years of Cinema
Favs/dislikes: 9:0. Based on the book by Andrew Heritage. Over 1,500 key movies are referred to in this book, but only the 100 main entries are to be found on this list. Index: 1-10: Comedy 11-20: Action & Adventure 21-30: Romance & Melodrama 31-40: Musicals 41-50: Thrillers & Crime 51-60: Historical 61-70: War 71-80: Family 81-90: Fantasy, Sci-fi & Horror 91-100: Drama -
Based on a True Story: Fact and Fantasy in 100 Favorite Movies
Favs/dislikes: 17:0. "Exposing the real stories behind 100 hit reality-based movies, this captivating resource offers interesting facts about some of the most well-respected and much-loved films. For both film buffs and casual moviegoers, this invaluable guide explores Hollywood's ardent and often uncomfortable relationship with the factual accounts it converts into fantasy. This work reveals how Hollywood alters history for movie fans, leaving filmgoers often unable to tell the difference between fact and fiction." By Jonathan Vankin and John Whalen, published in 2005. -
The Celluloid Closet: The Book
Favs/dislikes: 30:0. List compiled from the "Filmography" section of Vito Russo's landmark book "The Celluloid Closet" (first published in 1981, revised edition published in 1987). See also: "The Celluloid Closet: The Documentary": https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/the+celluloid+closet+the+documentary/moviedearest/ -
The Avant-Garde Feature Film
Favs/dislikes: 17:0. This list is from the book [url=http://www.amazon.com/The-Avant-Garde-Feature-Film-Critical/dp/0786459107]The Avant-Garde Feature Film[/url] (2011) by William E. B. Verrone. Missing from IMDb: Up to and Including Her Limits (1973-1976) This What You Were Born For? (1981-1989) 24 Hour Psycho (1993) -
The B List: The National Society of Film Critics on the Low-Budget Beauties, Genre-Bending Mavericks, and Cult Classics We Love
Favs/dislikes: 33:0. "Once the B movie was the Hollywood stepchild, the underbelly of the double feature. Today it is a more inclusive category, embracing films that fall outside the mainstream by dint of their budgets, their visions, their grit, and occasionally—sometimes essentially—their lack of what the culture cops call 'good taste'." -
From Book to Movie
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The World History of Animation: Time Line
Favs/dislikes: 29:0. This list is from Stephen Cavalier's book [url=http://www.amazon.com/World-History-Animation-Stephen-Cavalier/dp/0520261127]The World History of Animation[/url] (2011). The book starts with an introduction and brief histories of world animation, with a list of key films for each continent. The rest of the book is a chronological time line of films, with information about each film as well as biographies and explanations of animation techniques. This is the chronological time line. I'm including only the films that have their own section, not all of the films mentioned within the text. For series of shorts, I included only the 1st from each series. See also: [url=http://www.imdb.com/list/fhIsZt2cv-s/]IMDb list[/url] (with a list of films missing from IMDb) [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/the+world+history+of+animation+key+films/mjf314/]Key Films[/url] (iCM list) -
The World History of Animation: Key Films
Favs/dislikes: 18:1. This list is from Stephen Cavalier's book [url=http://www.amazon.com/World-History-Animation-Stephen-Cavalier/dp/0520261127]The World History of Animation[/url] (2011). The book starts with an introduction and brief histories of world animation, with a list of key films for each continent. The rest of the book is a chronological time line of films, with information about each film as well as biographies and explanations of animation techniques. This is a list of the key films at the beginning of the book. See also: [url=http://www.imdb.com/list/sOWsFVB26-U/]IMDb list[/url] (with a list of films missing from IMDb) [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/the+world+history+of+animation+time+line/mjf314/]Time Line[/url] (iCM list) 1-27: North American 28-49: Western European 50-66: Russian and Eastern European 67-90: Asian 91-115: Nordic 116-133: Australian and New Zealand 134-158: Latin American 159-168: African -
100 Anime (BFI Screen Guides)
Favs/dislikes: 28:0. This list is from Philip Brophy's book [url=http://filmstore.bfi.org.uk/acatalog/info_178.html]100 Anime[/url] (2005). "100 Anime is an exploration of the wonderfully complex and beautifully disorienting world of Japanese animation - anime. This expansive and mind-blowing book delves deep into the chaos of meaning gorged by anime's mutation of Eastern/Western themes, images and sounds." This is not a list of the "100 Greatest Anime." Some of the titles were selected in order to analyze Japanese pop culture and to show how vast the world of anime is. The list is in alphabetical order. Missing from IMDb: SD Gundam (1988) -
Complicated Women
Favs/dislikes: 22:0. A list of movies referenced in Mick LaSalle's book on the pre-Code era, Complicated Women: Sex and Power in Pre-Code Hollywood. I've included every film listed in the appendix, save Broadway After Dark and The Snob, which are considered lost. -
Jean Serroy's Les 1000 Films Culte de l'Histoire du Cinema
Favs/dislikes: 3:0. University professor emeritus and film critic, Jean Serroy takes the reader through the history of cinema which, in 120 years of existence, has never stopped reinventing itself, going from silent to talkies in the early 1930s, from black and white to color, from small format square screens to the spectacular dimensions of ever larger screens, from film and cellulose nitrate to 4D. This book thus proposes to return to the 1,000 cult films that have marked our era and which, each, have punctuated the life of generations of yesterday and today. Hundreds of films from all genres and all countries are presented, decade by decade, according to a selection based on objective data such as the annual admissions rankings, in France and abroad, the major festivals such as Cannes and Venice but also on major celebrations such as the Oscars and the Césars or even on the notoriety consecrated by critics. So many criteria that have allowed cinema to establish itself as a new, unique and irreplaceable art.
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