Calvin's Movie List (VHS, VCD & DVD)

Calvin’s Movie List (Blu-ray, DVD, VCD, & VHS)

The Godfather, Part II Dr. Strangelove: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

In my humble opinion (and those of most movie aficionados regarding the first three), among the five greatest movies ever made: Casablanca, The Godfather Part II, Dr. Strangelove, A Room with a View, and Kurosawa Akira's Ran

List is still in the process of being updated. If you are looking for anything in particular, please let me know. =)

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Lists:
Greatest Films of All-Time
Best Chinese Movies
Best Kung-Fu Movies
Best アニメ Anime (Japanese Animation) of All-Time
Complete List: Chinese, Japanese, Anime (Japanese Animation), American, Others, Etcetera

Calvin’s Current Movie Recommendations:
Listed in reverse chronological order.

Someone commented and asked me, "You're too generous with your reviews. Why are all your grades A's and B's?" Well, if they weren't, they wouldn't be on the recommended list, would they? i.e. C+'s through F's wouldn't make the list.

Before you other movie critics start e-mailing me saying, "What's with all the A's?," what can I say? I really like a lot of movies that have been released recently. There are a few quality films out right now, which is good for a change. Disagree? Make your own movie review Web site. ;-)

2010:

아저씨 Ajeossi The Man from Nowhere August 5, 2010: Official Site Wikipedia YouTube Amazon Netflix Grade: A+

2007:

The Darjeeling Limited October 26, 2007: Another enjoyable Wes Anderson film with family relationship themes. Natalie Portman and Bill Murray cameos. Official Site Roger Ebert Review IMDb Wikipedia YouTube Amazon Netflix Grade: A-

2006:

放逐 Fongjuk Fàngzhú Exiled 2006 October 19: Producer & Director 杜琪峰 Johnnie To Kei-Fung Dù Qífēng. 黃秋生 Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Huáng Qiūshēng, 吳鎮宇 Francis Ng Chun-Yu Wú Zhènyū, 張家輝 Nick Cheung Ka-Fai Zhāng Jiāhuī, 何超儀 Josie Ho Chiu-Yee Hé Chāoyí, 張耀揚 Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung Zhāng Yàoyáng, 林雪 Lam Suet Lín Xuě, 任達華 Simon Yam Tat-Wah Rèn Dáhuá, 任賢齊 Richie Rèn Xiánqí, 林家棟 Gordon Lam Ka-Tung Lín Jiādòng, 張兆輝 Eddie Cheung Síu-Fāi Zhāng Zhàohuī. HKMDb Magnet Releasing IMDb Rotten Tomatoes Wikipedia Magnolia Pictures Trailer Media Asia CantoneseTrailer German Trailer New York Times Review Soundtrack Grade: A

Calvin’s Top Movies of 2005:

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith May 19, 2005: Official Site Yahoo! site Grade: A+
Syriana November 23, 2005: Fictional movie loosely based on the non-fiction book See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism by Robert Baer. Perhaps because I am a patriotic American, I have to unfortunately admit that this movie is historically accurate in that the C.I.A. has made mistakes in regime change: the unfortunate coup and murder of Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem under President John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy; as well as targets missed: dictator Fidel Castro under Kennedy and Osama bin Laden under impeached former President William Jefferson Blythe "Slick Willie" "Bill" Clinton. Though there have been successes including: anti-communist President Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (1915-2006), who overthrew Fidal Castro's communist buddy Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973 and established the strongest free market economy in Latin America that was the envy of not only Latin America, but also the rest of the world. Official Site Yahoo! site Trailers Grade: A+
Munich December 23, 2005: Official Site Yahoo! site Trailers Grade: A+
A History of Violence September 23, 2005: Official Site Yahoo! site Trailers Grade: A+
Lord of War September 16, 2005: Official Site Yahoo! site Trailers Grade: A
King Kong December 14, 2005: Official Site Yahoo! site Trailers Grade: A-
Howl's Moving Castle June 10, 2005: Official Site Yahoo! site Trailers
Kingdom of Heaven May 6, 2005: Official Site Yahoo! site Trailers Grade: B+
Elizabethtown October 14, 2005: Official Site Yahoo! site Trailers Grade: B+

The Bourne Supremacy 2004 July 23: The second in the Bourne film series very loosely based on the late Robert Ludlum's novel of the same name. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Brian Cox, Karl Urban, and Joan Allen. IMDb Wikipedia YouTube Trailer Trailer on Apple Site Grade: A
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World November 14, 2003: Based on the narrative outline of the tenth book in Patrick O'Brian's legendary "Aubrey/Maturin" series of high seas novels about the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars. Official Site Yahoo! site Trailer 3 Video Features Grade: A-
Love Actually November 7, 2003: Official Site Yahoo! site Trailer Grade: A
Matrix: Revolutions November 5, 2003: Official Site Yahoo! site Trailer Grade: B
Alien: The Director's Cut 1979; October 29, 2003: Official Site Trailer Ridley Scott Interview Six Clips About six minutes of extra footage. Review Grade: A+
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 October 10, 2003: Martial arts choreography by the legendary Master Yuen Wo-Ping [Once Upon a Time in China I & II (1991 & 1992), Fist of Legend (1994), Black Mask (1996), The Matrix (1999), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Iron Monkey (2001), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)]. Filmed in Beijing, Mainland China. Samurai sword fighting by Sonny Chiba (who also stars). Director Quentin Tarantino is the King of Retro. Ultra-violent homage to kung-fu movies. May be too violent for some viewers. Spectacular showdown with Lucy Liu and the coolest soundtrack since Pulp Fiction (1994). Arguably the best Tarantino film thus far, to rival Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Pulp Fiction (1994). Grade: A+
The School of Rock September 27, 2003 (sneak preview), October 3, 2003 (wide): I'm a huge fan of Jack Black (and his band Tenacious D). He's great as always. Better than I expected. The acting from all the kids are great. Grade: A
Underworld September 19, 2003: Most other critics give this a B. What can I say? I'm a big fan. Vampires fighting fang to claw with werewolves. How cool is that? Even better than the other vampire movie "Blade" (I like this as much as The Matrix -- I know, I know, that's blasphemy for most of you). Reviews Grade: A+
Anything Else September 19, 2003: The new Woody Allen film with Jason Biggs and Christina Ricci. Grade: A-
Secondhand Lions September 19, 2003: Perhaps inspired by the childhood of Bill Watterson, the creator of "Calvin & Hobbes," according to Harry Knowles, friend of writer & director Tim McCanlies. Starring the unordinary actors Robert Duvall, Michael Caine & Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence). Grade: B
So Close September 12, 2003: Amazing. Directed by Hong Kong action producer, director, and choreographer Corey Yuen [IMDb Yahoo! Eastern Condors (1986), Righting Wrongs (1986), Fong Sai Yuk (1993) aka The Legend, Fong Sai Yuk 2 (1993), Hero (1997), Kiss of the Dragon (2001), The Transporter (2002)]. Starring Taiwan actress Shu Qi [The Transporter (2002), Young and Dangerous series], singer Karen Mok [Black Mask (1996), Shaolin Soccer (2002)], and Vicki Zhao. Grade: A
Matchstick Men September 12, 2003: Oscar Award-deserving performances from Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, and Alison Lohman. Director Ridley Scott's best "non-action" movie since Thelma & Louise (1991). Grade: A+
Once Upon a Time in Mexico September 12, 2003: Viva Mexico! The third El Mariachi movie from editor, cinematographer, composer, producer, writer & director Robert Rodriguez. A who's who of today's hottest Latino actors. Grade: A+
Lost in Translation September 12, 2003: Produced, written & directed by Sophia Coppola. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray & Anna Faris in Tokyo. Grade: A

[ Past Recommendations ]

Movie Title (Format) Year: Movie Description: Actors. Cinematographer. Music Composer. Producer. Writer. Director. Movie Description. (Running Time in minutes). Calvin’s Grade: Letter Grade.

Greatest Films of All-Time

1. Casablanca 50th Anniversary Remastered Collector’s Edition (B&W) (VHS) 1942: Humphrey Bogart (Richard "Rick"), Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Conrad Veidt, S.Z. Sakall, Dooley Wilson, Marcel Dalio, John Qualen, Helmut Dantine. Music by Max Steiner. Written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip C. Epstein, and Howard Coch. Produced by Hal Wallis. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Academy Awards 1943: Best Director (Michael Curtiz), Best Picture, and Best Screenplay. Nominations: Best Actor (Humphrey Bogart), Best Black and White Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Supporting Actor (Claude Rains), and Best Original Score. National Board of Review Awards 1945: 10 Best Films of the Year. (103 minutes / 134 minutes, 50th Anniversary Remastered Collector’s Edition). Calvin’s Grade: A+.
2. The Godfather Part II (VHS) 1974: Al Pacino (Michael Corleone), Robert De Niro, Talia Shire, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Calvin’s Grade: A+.
3. Shichinin no Samurai / The Seven Samurai (VHS, VCD, DVD) 1954: Mifune Toshiro, Shimura Takashi, Inaba Yoshio, Kodo Kuninori, Kimura Ko, Miyaguchi Seiji, Chiaki Minoru. Music by Hayasaka Fumio. Written and Directed by Kurosawa Akira. Academy Awards 1956 Nominations: Best Art Direction/Set Decoration (B & W), Best Costume Design (B & W). Venice Film Festival 1954: Silver Prize. (204 minutes). Calvin’s Grade: A+.
4. Ran (VHS, VCD, DVD) 1985: Directed by Kurosawa Akira. Calvin’s Grade: A+.
5. A Room With A View, Edward Morgan Forster’s (VHS, VCD) 1985: Based on the Novel by Edward Morgan Forster. A Merchant Ivory Production. Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands, Denholm Elliott, Dame Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Daniel Day-Lewis, Rupert Graves, Rosemary Leach. Adapted Screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Produced by Ismail Merchant. Directed by James Ivory. Academy Awards 1986: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Costume Design. Nominations: Best Cinematography, Best Director (James Ivory), Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Denholm Elliott), Best Supporting Actress (Dame Maggie Smith). British Academy Awards 1986: Best Actress (Dame Maggie Smith), Best Film, Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench). Independent Spirit Awards 1987: Best Foreign Film. National Board of Review Awards 1986: 10 Best Films of the Year. New York Film Critics Awards 1986: Best Supporting Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis). Writers Guild of America 1986: Best Adapted Screenplay. (117 minutes). Calvin’s Grade: A+.
6. Dr. Strangelove: OR How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (VHS) 1964: George C. Scott, Peter Sellers, Sterling Hayden, James Earl Jones. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Calvin’s Grade: A+.
7. Vertigo (VHS): James Stewart, Kim Novak. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Calvin’s Grade: A+.
8. Star Wars: Episode V -- The Empire Strikes Back (VHS, VCD) 1980: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Alec Guinness, Kenny Baker. Produced by George Lucas. Calvin’s Grade: A+.
* I know, I know... You're asking me, "Where's Orsen Well's 'Citizen Kane?'"

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Best Chinese Movies

Once Upon a Time in China (VHS, VCD) 1991: Jet Li Lian-Jie, Rosamund Kwan, Yuen Biao / Yuán Biao, Kent Cheng, Jacky Cheung. Executive Producer Raymond Chow. Produced and Directed by Tsui Hark / Xu Ke. Jet Li Lian-Jie plays Wong Fei-Hung, a character based on a real Cantonese folk hero, and on the protagonist of a movie serial spanning about a hundred Hong Kong films from the 1940s through the 1970s. Here the martial-arts master takes control of the local militia in 1870s Canton (Guangzhou), to help fight off invading British powers and a group of Chinese bandits. This film singlehandedly revitalized the declining martial-arts genre, and made Li a superstar.
Once Upon a Time in China II 1991: Jet Li Lian-Jie, Rosamund Kwan. Directed by Tsui Hark / Xu Ke.
Once Upon a Time in China III: Jet Li Lian-Jie. Directed by Tsui Hark / Xu Ke.
Yinghung Bun Sik / A Better Tomorrow 1986: Chow Yun-Fat. Directed by John Woo.
Yinghung Bun Sik / A Better Tomorrow II 1987: Chow Yun-Fat. Directed by John Woo.
Yinghung Bun Sik / A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon: Chow Yun-Fat. Directed by Tsui Hark / Xu Ke.
Fong Sai Yuk 1993: Jet Li Lian-Jie. Directed by Corey Yuen.
Fong Sai Yuk II: Jet Li Lian-Jie.
Bullet in the Head 1990: Chow Yun-Fat. Directed by John Woo.
Center Stage 1991: Directed by Stanley Kwan.
Chungking Express 1994: Directed by Wong Kar-wai.
Peking Opera Blues 1986: Directed by Tsui Hark / Xu Ke.
The Killer: Chow Yun-Fat. Directed by John Woo.
The Terracotta Warrior
Mou Gaan Dou / Wu Jian Dao / Infernal Affairs
Afei Jing Juen / Afei Zhèng Zhuàn / Days of Being Wild (VCD-on order) 1991: Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing (Yuddy), Maggie Cheung Man-Yu / Zhang Man-Yu (Su Lizhen), Carina Lau Ka-Ling / Liu Jialing (Leung Fung-Ying), Andy Lau Tak-Wah/ Liu Dehua (Tide), Rebecca Pan (Rebecca), Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau (Zeb), Danilo Antunes (Rebecca's Lover), Hung Mei-Mei (The Amah), Tony Leung Chiu-Wai (Cameo). Cinematography by Christopher Doyle. Produced by Alan Tang. Written and Directed by Wong Kar-Wai. The film that launched Wong Kar-Wai as Hong Kong's leading art-house director has always been more popular with critics (it swept the Hong Kong Film Awards) than with audiences. Set in Hong Kong in the 1960s, it tells the story of a violent young man (Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing), who romances and dumps a pair of women, before heading off for the Philippines in search of his birth mother. Andy Lau Tak-Wah / Liu Dehua plays a cop who befriends one of Cheung's castoff girlfriends; later on, as a sailor on leave, he meets up with Cheung in Manila. Days of Being Wild was meant to be the first of two parts, but because of the movie's financial failure, Part II, to have starred Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as a gambler, was never completed. 94
A Chinese Ghost Story 1987: Directed by Ching Siu-tung.
A Chinese Ghost Story II 1990: Directed by Ching Siu-tung.
A / 'A' Gai Waak / 'A' Jì Huà / Project A (VCD) 1983: Jackie Chan / Sing Lung / Chéng Lóng (Dragon Ma), Sammo Hung Kam-Bo / Hóng Jinbao³ (Fei), Yuen Biao / Yuán Biao (Hung Tin Tze), Lau Hak-Suen (Admiral), Dick Wei (Lor Sam Pau), Isabella Wong (Winnie), Mars (Jaws), Cheung Wu-Long, Kuen Wing-Man, Kwan Hoi-San, Lee Hai-Sheng, Tai Po, Wu Ma. Written by Jackie Chan / Sing Lung / Chéng Lóng and Edward Tang. Directed by Jackie Chan / Sing Lung / Chéng Lóng. A 'A' Gai Waak / 'A' Jì Huà / Project A was not merely a breakthrough for Jackie Chan / Sing Lung / Chéng Lóng -- it marked his transition from a kung-fu artist to a comedy-action star who did his own stunts -- but, along with its sequel, it is arguably one of the pinnacles of the modern Hong Kong cinema. Chan plays a coast guard officer in turn-of-the-century Hong Kong doing battle with the pirates who infest the South China Sea. Coming to his aid are Yuen Biao / Yuán Biao, as a police official, and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo / Hóng Jinbao³, as a good-hearted scoundrel. Most of the action takes place on land; the set pieces include a mad bicycle chase through narrow streets, and Chan's famous tribute to Harold Lloyd, in which he dangles from a giant clock, and plummets through two awnings. (Left-Cantonese/Right-Mandarin, No Subtitles). 118
Project A II 1987: Jackie Chan / Sing Lung / Chéng Lóng. Directed by Jackie Chan / Sing Lung / Chéng Lóng.
Drunken Master II 1993: Jackie Chan / Sing Lung / Chéng Lóng. Directed by Lau Kar-leung and Jackie Chan / Sing Lung / Chéng Lóng.
Police Story 1985: Jackie Chan / Sing Lung / Chéng Lóng. Directed by Jackie Chan / Sing Lung / Chéng Lóng.
Police Story II 1988: Jackie Chan / Sing Lung / Chéng Lóng. Directed by Jackie Chan / Sing Lung / Chéng Lóng.
III: Jing³chá Gùshi III: Chaojí Jing³chá / Police Story III: Supercop / Supercop (VCD-on order) 1992: Jackie Chan / Sing Lung / Chéng Lóng (Kevin Chan Ka-Kui), Michelle Yeoh / Yang Ziqiong (Inspector Yang), Maggie Cheung Man-Yu / Zhang Manyu (May), Kenneth Tsang (Chaibat), Yuen Wah (Panther), Ken Lo, Bill Tung Piu / Dong³ Piào (Uncle Bill), Josephine Koo, Wong Siu, Lowei Kwong, Philip Chan, Law Tit, Shum Wai, Yee San Hon, Sze Tsuen Wai, Tuen Wai Lun, Wong Yue Man. Martial Arts Choreographer Stanley Tong Kwai-Lai / Táng Jì-Li³. Executive Producers Jackie Chan / Sing Lung / Chéng Lóng and Leonard Ho Koon-Cheung. Produced by Willie Chan and Edward Tang. Directed by Stanley Tong Kwai-Lai / Táng Jì-Li³. Jackie Chan's Hong Kong cop is teamed up with Michelle Yeoh's straitlaced police inspector from mainland China for an undercover assignment that lands them both inside a drug-smuggling gang, posing as brother and sister. They win the confidence of Panther, a high-ranking gang member, who brings them to Hong Kong to meet the boss; but their cover is blown in Malaysia by Chan's jealous girlfriend. For the climactic chase sequence, which involves a train and a helicopter, Chan and Yeoh both do their own life-threatening stunts. In the slightly cut American version, they also do their own English dubbing.
Once a Thief 1991: Chow Yun-Fat. Directed by John Woo.
Do Sun / Du Shen / God of Gamblers 1989: Chow Yun-Fat. Directed by Wong Jing.
The Blood Rules / Hang Kwai / Háng Gui (VCD) 2000: Michael Wong Man-Tak / Wáng Min³-Dé (Mike), Suki Kwan Sau-Mei / Shooky Kwan Sau-Mei / Guan Xiù-Mèi (Jean), Jackie Lui Chung-Yin / Lu³ Sòng-Xián (Q), Lam Suet / Lín Xue³ (Shoot), Wong Tin-Lam / Wáng Tian-Lín (Uncle Lam), Stephen Au Kam-Tong / Ou Jin³-Táng (Tom), Tin Yue-Lai / Yui-Lei / Tián Rui³-Ní (Bo), Wai Lit / Wei³ Liè, Geung Hiu-Man / Jiang Hào-Wén (Fat Chiu), Yeung Hung / Yáng Xióng (Chicken Sam), Yam Biu-Lam / Rén Bao³-Lín (Cindy). Action Director Ma Yuk-Sing / Ma³ Yù Chéng. Written by James Yuen Sai-Sang / Ruan³ Shì-Sheng and Law Yiu-Fai / Luó Yào-Hui. Produced by Lee Siu-Kei / Lei Siu-Gei / Li³ Zhào-Ji. Directed by Marco Mak Chi-Sin / Mak Ji-Sin / Mài Zí Shàn. (97 ). Calvin’s Grade: A.
Prison on Fire 1987: Chow Yun-Fat. Directed by Ringo Lam.
Hard-Boiled 1992: Chow Yun-Fat. Directed by John Woo.
Rouge 1987: Directed by Stanley Kwan.
Full Contact 1992: Chow Yun-Fat. Directed by Ringo Lam.
City on Fire 1987: Chow Yun-Fat. Directed by Ringo Lam.

Favorite Actor: Chow Yun-Fat

Favorite Directors / Producers: John Woo, Tsui Hark

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Calvin's List of the Best 功夫 Kung-Fu / 武術 Wǔshù / Martial Arts Movies of All Time

Jīng Mou⁵ Mun / Jīng Wǔ Mén / Fist of Fury / The Chinese Connection (VCD) 1972 March 22: 李小龍 Lay Siu-Lung / Lǐ Xiǎolóng Bruce Lee (Chen Zhen), 苗可秀 Miu Haw-Sau / Miáo Kěxiù / Nora Miao (Yuan Le-erh), 羅維 Lo⁴ Wai⁴ / Luó Wéi / Lo Wei (Inspector), Robert Baker (Petrov), Hoshimoto Riki (Susuki), Jackie Chan (Stunt double of Suzuki flying through the wall). 編劇 Written and 導演 Directed by 羅維 Lo⁴ Wai⁴ / Luó Wéi / Lo Wei. (Cantonese with English Subtitles). 110 Movie Poster
Wong Fei-Hung / Once Upon a Time in China
Wong Fei-Hung / Once Upon a Time in China II
Wong Fei-Hung / Once Upon a Time in China III
Fong Sai Yuk
Fong Sai Yuk II
Fist of Legend
Drunken Master II
Iron Monkey
Ip Man
Ip Man 2
Hero
House of Flying Daggers
Wu Ji / Mo Gik / The Promise
The Matrix
Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Favorite Martial Artists / Actors: 李小龍 Lay Siu-Lung / Lǐ Xiǎolóng Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Cynthia Rothrock, Jackie Chan

Also notable:

Bruce Lee: The Legend (1984): Excellent documentary with never-before-seen footage and interviews with producer 鄒文懐 Jau Mun⁴-Wai / Zōu Wénwái / Raymond Chow Man-Wai and actresses 苗可秀 Miu Haw-Sau / Miáo Kěxiù / Nora Miao and 丁珮 Dīng Pèi / Ding Pui³ / Betty Ting Pei.

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Best アニメ Anime of All-Time

宮﨑駿 Miyazaki Hayao's ルパン三世カリオストロの城 Rupan Sansei: Kariosutoro no Shiro Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979 December 15)
宮﨑駿 Miyazaki Hayao's 風の谷のナウシカ Kaze no Tani no Naushika Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984 March 11)
石黒昇 Ishiguro Noboru's メガゾーン23 Megazōn Tsū Surī Megazone 23: Part I (1985 March 9)
宮﨑駿 Miyazaki Hayao's 天空の城ラピュタ Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986 August 2)
宮﨑駿 Miyazaki Hayao's となりのトトロ Tonari no Totoro My Neighbor Totoro (1988 April 16)
大友克洋 Ōtomo Katsuhiro's アキラ Akira (1988 April 16)
庵野秀明 Anno Hideaki's トップをねらえ! Toppu o Nerae! Gunbuster (1988 October 7 - 1989 July 7)
宮﨑駿 Miyazaki Hayao's 魔女の宅急便 Majo no Takkyūbin Kiki's Delivery Service (1989 July 29)
宮﨑駿 Miyazaki Hayao's もののけ姫 Mononoke-hime Princess Mononoke (1997 July 12)

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Complete List

Japanese and Anime (Japanese Animation)

The Samurai Trilogy: Miyamoto Musashi, Ichijoji no Ketto, and Ketto Ganryujima
Tonari no Totoro
Gunbuster, Volume I (VHS) 1990: Character Design by Mikimoto Haruhiko. Mechanical Design by Miyatake Kazuki and Ohata Koichi. Story by Okada Toshio. Music by Tanaka Kohei. Produced by Takanashi Minoru, Sasaki Shiro, and Inoue Hiroaki. Directed by Anno Hideaki. (55 ). Calvin’s Grade: A+.
The Hunted
The Last Samurai

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American, Other Movies, Etcetera

Black Hawk Down Braveheart Crimson Tide First Blood Gladiator The Last of the Mohicans The Man in the Iron Mask Patton The Rock Saving Private Ryan 300 Top Gun Transformers Under Siege Michael Bay

Fistfull of Dollars The Good the Bad and the Ugly The Magnificent Seven Shane Tombstone The Wild Bunch

Aliens Back to the Future trilogy The Breakfast Club Frankenstein Heat Jaws Miami Vice Logan's Run Planet of the Apes Pulp Fiction Rear Window Reservoir Dogs Rocky Superman II Titanic True Romance Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney

The Bride of Frankenstein 1935
The Wizard of Oz 1939
Casablanca 50th Anniversary Remastered Collector’s Edition (B&W) (VHS) 1942: Humphrey Bogart (Richard "Rick"), Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Conrad Veidt, S.Z. Sakall, Dooley Wilson, Marcel Dalio, John Qualen, Helmut Dantine. Music by Max Steiner. Written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip C. Epstein, and Howard Coch. Produced by Hal Wallis. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Academy Awards 1943: Best Director (Michael Curtiz), Best Picture, and Best Screenplay. Nominations: Best Actor (Humphrey Bogart), Best Black and White Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Supporting Actor (Claude Rains), and Best Original Score. National Board of Review Awards 1945: 10 Best Films of the Year. (103 minutes / 134 minutes, 50th Anniversary Remastered Collector’s Edition). Calvin’s Grade: A+.
Shane 1953
Rear Window 1954
Vertigo (VHS): James Stewart, Kim Novak. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Calvin’s Grade: A+.
Dr. Strangelove: OR How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (VHS) 1964: George C. Scott, Peter Sellers, Sterling Hayden, James Earl Jones. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Calvin’s Grade: A+.
The Godfather Part II (VHS) 1974: Al Pacino (Michael Corleone), Robert De Niro, Talia Shire, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Calvin’s Grade: A+.
Taxi Driver 1976
Breakfast Club, The (VHS) 15 February 1985: Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, Paul Gleason, John Kapelos, and Ron Dean. Produced by John Hughes and Ned Tanen. Written and Directed by John Hughes. (92 minutes). Grade: A.
A Room With A View, Edward Morgan Forster’s (VHS, VCD) 1985: Based on the Novel by Edward Morgan Forster. A Merchant Ivory Production. Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands, Denholm Elliott, Dame Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Daniel Day-Lewis, Rupert Graves, Rosemary Leach. Adapted Screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Produced by Ismail Merchant. Directed by James Ivory. Academy Awards 1986: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Costume Design. Nominations: Best Cinematography, Best Director (James Ivory), Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Denholm Elliott), Best Supporting Actress (Dame Maggie Smith). British Academy Awards 1986: Best Actress (Dame Maggie Smith), Best Film, Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench). Independent Spirit Awards 1987: Best Foreign Film. National Board of Review Awards 1986: 10 Best Films of the Year. New York Film Critics Awards 1986: Best Supporting Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis). Writers Guild of America 1986: Best Adapted Screenplay. (117 minutes). Calvin’s Grade: A+.
Last Days of Disco, The (VHS) 29 May 1998: Third in Whit Stillman’s Trilogy. Chloë Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale, Chris Eigeman, Robert Sean Leonard, Christopher Eigeman, Edoardo Ballerini, Jennifer Beals, Mackenzie Astin, Matt Keesler, Tara Subkoff. Produced by Edmon Roch. Written and Directed by Whit Stillman and Rene Auberjonois. Grade: A.
Wild Wild West (ASF, VCD) 1999: Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek, Bai Ling. Calvin’s Grade: B.
The Debut 2001
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001
Monsters, Inc. 2001
Kate & Leopold 2001
Spy Game 2001

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