Robert Katz Film List
5242 viewings since July 1, 2005
(121 Favorites)
Updated January 1, 2009
Shadow And Light: "A film is a petrified fountain of thought." -- Jean Cocteau
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Phyllida Lloyd's |
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Mamma Mia! |
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Marc Forster's |
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Stay |
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Kar Wai Wong's |
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2046 |
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Daniele Thompson's |
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Buche, La (Season's Beatings) |
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Francis Ford Coppola's |
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Godfather Part II, The |
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Joss Whedon's |
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Serenity |
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Christopher Nolan's |
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Dark Knight, The (Batman 2) |
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Joseph Pitchhadze's |
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Shnat Effes (Year Zero) |
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Julio Medem's |
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Amantes del Circulo Polar, Los (Lovers Of The Arctic Circle) |
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Francis Ford Coppola's |
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Godfather, The |
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Tamara Jenkins' |
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Savages, The |
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Andrew Stanton's |
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WALL-E |
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Matthew Vaughn's |
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Stardust |
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Nicholas Stoller's |
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Forgetting Sara Marshall |
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Pierre Salvadori's |
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Hors De Prix (Priceless) |
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Albert Lamorisse's |
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Crin Blanc: Le Cheval Sauvage (White Mane) |
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Jonathan Demme's |
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Rachel Getting Married |
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Jean-Marie Poire's |
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Visiteurs, Les (Visitors, The) |
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Sijie Dai's |
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Xiao Cai Feng (Balzac And The Little Chinese Seamstress) |
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Mitch Rouse's |
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Employee Of The Month |
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Bernardo Bertolucci's |
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Novecento (1900) |
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Francis Veber's |
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Doublure, La (Valet, The) |
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Alfred Hitchcock's |
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Vertigo |
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Shosuke Murakami's |
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Densha Otoko (Train Man) |
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Animation
Blended
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
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
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
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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
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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
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
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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 Lewis, Lee Evans, Leslie Caron
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 Josephson, Marianna Jacobi, James (Jamie) Marsh, John Zacharias (1917-1998), Svetozar Cvetkovic, Per Oscarsson, Bora Todorovic, Patricia Gelin
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
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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 Affleck, Linda Fiorentino, Janeane Garofalo, George Carlin, Jason Mewes, Chris Rock, Salma Hayek, Alan Rickman, Alanis Morissette
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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 Posey, Lisa Kudrow, Alanna Ubach, Bob Balaban
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Farce
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 Caine, John Ritter (1948-2003), Christopher Reeve (1952-2004), Denholm Elliott (1922-1992), Julie Hagerty, Marilu Henner
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
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 Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin
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Offbeat
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. Pounder, Jack Palance, Christine Kaufmann, Monica Calhoun, Darron Flagg
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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 Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho, Rikiya Yasuoka
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 Turturro, Michael Richards, Maury Chaykin, Nathan Watt
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 July, Miles Thompson, Brandon Ratcliff, Carlie Westerman, Hector Elias
Romantic
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 Paul, Mehmet Kurtulus, Idil Uner, Jochen Nickel, Branka Katic
Melinda And Melinda (2004) {792.9} [100 Minutes] United States N.Y. Times Review