Robert Katz Film List

5242 viewings since July 1, 2005

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Updated January 1, 2009

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Just Watched:

Musical:    Phyllida Lloyd's     Mamma Mia!
Comedy-Drama:    Marc Forster's     Stay
Drama:    Kar Wai Wong's     2046
Comedy-Drama:    Daniele Thompson's     Buche, La (Season's Beatings)
Drama:    Francis Ford Coppola's     Godfather Part II, The
Science Fiction:    Joss Whedon's     Serenity
Fantasy:    Christopher Nolan's     Dark Knight, The (Batman 2)
Drama:    Joseph Pitchhadze's     Shnat Effes (Year Zero)
Drama:    Julio Medem's     Amantes del Circulo Polar, Los
(Lovers Of The Arctic Circle)
Drama:    Francis Ford Coppola's     Godfather, The
Drama:    Tamara Jenkins'     Savages, The
Animation:    Andrew Stanton's     WALL-E
Fantasy-Comedy:    Matthew Vaughn's     Stardust
Comedy-Romance:    Nicholas Stoller's     Forgetting Sara Marshall
Comedy-Romance:    Pierre Salvadori's     Hors De Prix (Priceless)
Drama:    Albert Lamorisse's     Crin Blanc: Le Cheval
Sauvage (White Mane)
Drama:    Jonathan Demme's     Rachel Getting Married
Comedy-Fantasy:    Jean-Marie Poire's     Visiteurs, Les (Visitors, The)
Comedy-Drama:    Sijie Dai's     Xiao Cai Feng (Balzac And The Little Chinese Seamstress)
Comedy-Drama:    Mitch Rouse's     Employee Of The Month
Drama:    Bernardo Bertolucci's     Novecento (1900)
Comedy:    Francis Veber's     Doublure, La (Valet, The)
Drama:    Alfred Hitchcock's     Vertigo
Comedy-Romance:    Shosuke Murakami's     Densha Otoko
(Train Man)
     

Previously Saw:

Comedy-Drama:    Eran Kolirin's     Bikur Ha-Tizmoret
(Band's Visit, The)
Comedy:    Masahiko Tsugawa's     Nezu No Ban
(Wakeful Nights)
Comedy-Drama:    Helen Hunt's     Then She Found Me
Comedy:    Ari Folman And
Ori Sivan's
    Clara Hakedosha
(Saint Clara)
Drama:    Daniele Luchetti's     Mio Fratello E Figlio Unico
(My Brother Is An Only Child)
Comedy-Drama:    Francis Veber's     Jaguar, Le (Jaguar)
Drama:    Frank Cappello's     He Was A Quiet Man
Drama:    Bharat Nalluri's     Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day
Mystery:    Ron Howard's     Da Vinci Code, The
Drama:    Isabel Coixet's     Elegy
Drama:    Byambasuren Davaa's     Hohle Des Gelben Hundes, Die
(Cave Of The Yellow Dog, The)
Comedy:    Jaques Tati's     Trafic (Traffic)
Animation:    Vincent Paronnaud And
Mariane Satrapi's
    Persepolis
Comedy-Drama:    Adam Brooks'     Definitely Maybe
Drama:    Roger Donaldson's     Bank Job, The
Drama:    Alejandro Gomez Monteverdi's     Bella (Beauty)
Fantasy-Short:    Albert Lamorisse's     Ballon Rouge, Le
(Red Balloon, The)
Comedy-Drama:    Martin McDonagh's     In Bruges

  

Animation

Blended

&©Å Nichetti, Maurizio   Director/
      Writer/Actor

     

Filmography

     

Bozzetto, Bruno   Director/Animator

     

Bruno Bozzetto Filmography

     

See Maurizio Nichetti In Satire Comedy

     

Or In Screwball Comedy

(red dot) Allegro Non Troppo (1977) {792.9} [85 Minutes] Italy
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  Animation And Live Music/Action: Disney's Fantasia Satire, Classical Music, Multilevel Relations With Cartoon Art, Hilarious, Superb
     Å Maurizio Nichetti, Nestor Garay (1931-2003), Maria Luisa Giovanni, Maurizio Micheli

&© Svankmajer, Jan   Director/Writer

     

Filmography

     

Bibliography

     

See Also In Short Subjects

(red dot) Alice (Neco Z Alenky) (1988) {792.9} [86 Minutes] Czechoslovakia/Switzerland/United Kingdom/West Germany
    Animated Feature Film Award
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  Stop-Motion Animation With One Live Actor: Loosely Based On Alice In Wonderland, Satire, Horror,
     Scary For Children, Visualizing Nonsensical Carroll Themes, Superb
    Based On Charles "Lewis Carroll" Dodgson. (1832-1898).'s Alice In Wonderland
     Å Kristyna Kohoutova, Camilla Power

Japanese Anime

&© Miyazaki, Hayao Director/Writer

     

Filmography

(red dot) Spirited Away (Sen To Chihiro No Kamikakushi) (2001) {792.92} [125 Minutes] <0.4.0> Japan     References   N.Y. Times Review
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  Human-Spirit Relations Drama: Dreamlike, Rescue, Growing Up, Trust, Daughter-Parents Relations,
    Emotionally Haunting, Superb
      µ  Soundtrack CD      Composed By Jo Hisaishi With Youmi Kimura (Always With Me)
     Å Japanese Voices: Chihiro/Sen Rumi Hiragi, Haku Miyu Irino, Yubaba/Zeniba Mari Natsuki, Chihiro's Father Takashi Naito,
         Chihiro's Mother Yasuko Sawaguchi
     Å English Voices: Chihiro/Sen Daveigh Chase, Haku Jason Marsden, Yubaba/Zeniba Suzanne Pleshette, Chihiro's Father Michael Chiklis,
          Chihiro's Mother Lauren Holly
       Preview (Quicktime Required)

Rintaro (Hayashi, Shigeyuki)

     

Filmography

(red dot) Metropolis (Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis/Metoroporisu) (2001) {792.92} [107 Minutes] Japan     References   N.Y. Times Review
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  Human-Robot Relations Drama: Sad, Identity Crisis, Father-Adopted Son, Emotionally Haunting, Superb
      µ  Dixieland Jazz Soundtrack CD      Composed By Toshiyuki Honda And Joe Primrose
     @ Based On Osamu Tezuka Comic [Manga] In 1945;    Screenplay By Katsuhiro Otomo
          See Also: Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis NPR Review   And: Wikipedia Article About Osamu Tezuka
     Å Japanese Voices: Tima Yuka Imoto, Kenichi Kei Kobayashi, Rock Kouki Okada, Duke Red Taro Ishida
     Å English Voices: Tima Rebecca Forstadt, Kenichi Brianne Siddall, Rock Michael Reisz, Duke Red Jamieson Price
       Preview (Windows Media Player Required)

Takahata, Isao

     

Filmography

(red dot) Grave Of The Fireflies (Hotaru No Haka) (1988) {792.92} [88 Minutes] Japan     References
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  Anti-War Drama: Sad, Brother-Sister, Emotionally Haunting, Superb
    Won 1st Prizes 1994 Chicago International Children's Film Festival: Rights Of A Child And Best Animated Feature Film
      µ  Japanese Soundtrack CD Only.     Composed By Yoshio Mamiya
     @ Based On Akiyuki Nosaka Semi-Autobiographical Novel (1967), Won Naoki Sanjugo Award For Fiction 1968
          See Also: Akiyuki Nosaka Bibliography And Filmography       Interview with Akiyuki Nosaka And Isao Takahata
     Å Japanese Voices: Seito Tsutomu Tatsumi, Setsuko Ayano Shiraishi  English Voices: Seito J. Robert Spencer, Setsuko Rhoda Chrosite

Comedy

Black

Ashby, Hal (1929-1988)

     

Filmography

(blue dot) Harold And Maude (1971) {792.9} [91 Minutes] United States
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  Suicidal Sight Gags: Amazing Setups, 80-20 Romance, Eccentric, Hilarious, Superb
     Å Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon (1896-1985)Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack (1910-1993)Charles Tyner
       Preview (Windows Media Player Required)

&© Chelsom, Peter Director/Writer

     

Filmography

(blue dot) Funny Bones (1995) {792.9} [128 Minutes] United Kingdom/United States  N.Y. Times Review
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  High Risk Comedy + Death: Son-Father And Brothers Relations, Finding Roots, Eccentric, Hilarious, Superb
     Å Oliver Platt, Jerry LewisLee Evans, Leslie Caron

&© Makavejev, Dusan    Director/Writer

           

Filmography

(blue dot) Montenegro (- Or Pigs and Pearls) (1981) {792.9} [96 Minutes] Sweden/United Kingdom
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  One Woman's Liberation: From Swaddled To Free, Emptiness Of Success And Materialism, Insanity, Eccentric, Hilarious, Superb
     Å Susan Anspach, Erland JosephsonMarianna Jacobi, James (Jamie) MarshJohn Zacharias (1917-1998), Svetozar Cvetkovic, Per Oscarsson, Bora Todorovic, Patricia Gelin

&© Ratanaruang, Pen-Ek

     

Filmography

     

See Also In Drama (Romance)

(blue dot) 6ixtynin9 (Ruang Talok 69 = Funny Story Six Nine) (1999) {792.9} [118 Minutes] Thailand    New York Times Review
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews   Money, Mayhem And Greed Comedy-Drama: Black Humor, Serial Killings Following Windfall,
     Surviving, Emotionally Empathic, Superb
     © Screenplay By Pen-ek Ratanaruang
     Å Lalita Panyopas, Sirisin Siripornsmathikul
       Preview

&© Smith, Kevin    Director/Writer

     

Filmography

(blue dot) Dogma (1999) {792.9} [128 Minutes] <5.8.10> United States
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  Raunchy Religious Fractured Fairy Tale: Profane, Violent, Quest, Eccentric, Hilarious, Superb
      µ   Soundtrack CD      Composed By Howard Shore
     Å Matt Damon, Ben AffleckLinda Fiorentino, Janeane GarofaloGeorge Carlin, Jason Mewes, Chris Rock, Salma Hayek, Alan Rickman, Alanis Morissette
       Preview (Windows Media Player Required)

&© Sprecher, Jill    Director/Writer

     

Filmography

     

Interview

(blue dot with black border) Clockwatchers (1997) {792.9} [96 Minutes] United States   Awards  NY Times Review
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  Office Temps Tale: Bonding, Employee Alienation, Dilbert-Like, Hilarious, Superb
     Å Toni Collette, Parker PoseyLisa Kudrow, Alanna UbachBob Balaban
       Preview (Windows Media Player Required)

Farce

Bogdanovich, Peter

     

Filmography

     

Interview

(blue dot) Noises Off (1992) {792.9} [89 Minutes] United States
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  Theatrical Farce: Wonderfully Choreographed, Director-Actors Relations, Laugh Out Loud Hilarious, Superb
     @ Based On Michael Frayn Play (1982)     See Also: Michael Frayn Plays And Filmography
     Å Carol Burnett, Michael CaineJohn Ritter (1948-2003), Christopher Reeve (1952-2004)Denholm Elliott (1922-1992), Julie Hagerty, Marilu Henner

(blue dot) They All Laughed (1981) {792.9} [115 Minutes] United States
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  Madcap Farce: Incredibly Wonderful Ensemble, Detective-Client Relations, Poignant, Hilarious, Superb
     © Written By Peter Bogdanovich For Dorothy Stratten
     Å Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993), Ben Gazzara, John Ritter (1948-2003), Patti Hansen, Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980), Colleen Camp, Elizabeth Pena

Crichton, Charles (1910-1999)

     

Filmography

(blue dot) Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) {792.9} [108 Minutes] United States/Great Britain
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  Crime Caper Farce: Greed, Lust, Revenge, Criminal Relations, Laugh Out Loud Hilarious, Superb
     Å John Cleese, Jamie Lee CurtisKevin Kline, Michael Palin
       Preview (Windows Media Player Required)

Offbeat

&© Adlon, Percy

     

Filmography

     

© Adlon, Eleanore

     

Filmography

(blue dot) Bagdad Cafe (Out Of Rosenheim) (1987) {792.9} [91 Minutes] United States   N.Y. Times Review
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  Physical And Emotional Magic: Woman-Woman Relations, Empathic, Quirky, Eccentric Characters, Funny And Touching, Superb
     Å Marianne Sagebrecht, C. C. H. PounderJack Palance, Christine Kaufmann, Monica Calhoun, Darron Flagg
       Preview (Windows Media Player Required)

&© Itami, Juzo (1933-1997)   Director/Writer

     

Filmography

(blue dot) Tampopo (Dandelion) (1985) {792.9} [114 Minutes] Japan   N.Y. Times Review   Awards
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  Satiric And Eccentric: Perfect Noodle Soup Recipe Quest, Comic Vignettes, Multifaceted Food Education, Emotionally Satisfying, Superb
     Å Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko MiyamotoKen Watanabe, Koji Yakusho, Rikiya Yasuoka

Keaton, Diane

     

Filmography

(blue dot) Unstrung Heroes (1995) {792.9} [93 Minutes] United States   N.Y. Times Review
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  Sentimental And Eccentric: Son-Father-Uncles Relations, Empathic, Hoarding Flavors, Schizophrenic Uncle, Funny, Touching, Superb
      µ   Soundtrack CD      Composed By Thomas Newman
     @ Based On Franz Lidz Novel (1991) And Screenplay by Richard LaGravenese
     Å Andie MacDowell, John TurturroMichael Richards, Maury Chaykin, Nathan Watt

&©Å July, Miranda

     

Filmography

(blue dot) Me And You And Everyone We Know (2005) {792.9} [90 Minutes] United States/United Kingdom   N.Y. Times Review
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  Heartwarming And Quirky: Father-Sons Relations, Performance Art, Children Seeking Experience, Funny, Touching, Superb
      µ   Soundtrack CD      Composed By Michael Andrews
     Å John Hawkes, Miranda JulyMiles Thompson, Brandon Ratcliff, Carlie Westerman, Hector Elias

Romantic

&©Å Akin, Fatih

     

Filmography

     

See Also In Drama

(blue dot) In July (Im Juli) (2000) {792.9} [99 Minutes] Germany   N.Y. Times Review
     Editorial And Viewer Reviews  Sun Ring Romance: Man-Woman Relations, Safety-Adventure, Whimsical, Surprising, Hilarious, Superb
     Å Moritz Bleibtreu, Christiane PaulMehmet Kurtulus, Idil Uner, Jochen Nickel, Branka Katic

&© Allen, Woody

     

Filmography

(blue dot) Melinda And Melinda (2004) {792.9} [100 Minutes] United States   N.Y. Times Review