DJANGO UNCHAINED (2012)

Written & Directed By: Quentin Tarantino
Cinematography By: Robert Richardson
Editor: Fred Raskin

Cast: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington, Walter Goggins, Don Johnson, Jonah Hill, Dennis Christopher, Zoe Bell, James Remar, Franco Nero, James Russo, Tom Wopat, Michael Bowen, Tom Savini, M.C. Gainey, Robert Carradine,John Jarratt, Bruce Dern, Michael Parks, Quentin Tatrantino, Russ Tamblyn, Amber Tamblyn

I THINK I LOVE MY WIFE (2007)

Directed By: Chris Rock
Written By: Chris Rock & Louis C.K.
Based On The Screenplay for “CHLOE IN THE AFTERNOON” By: Eric Rohmer Cinematography By: William Rexer
Editor: Wendy Greene Bricmont

Cast: Chris Rock, Kerry Washington, Gina Torres, Steve Buscemi, Michael Kenneth Williams, Edward Herrmann, Wendell Pierce, Roz Ryan, Ian Brennan, Matthew Morrison, Eva Pigford, Christina Vidal, Eliza Coupe, Orlando Jones

I'M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA (1988)

Written & Directed By: Keenan Ivory Wayans
Cinematography By: Tom Richmond
Editor: Michael R. Miller

Cast: Keenan Ivory Wayans, Dawnn Lewis, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas, Steve James, Jim Brown, Issac Hayes, Ja’net Dubois, Damon Wayans, Kadeem Hardison, Anne-Marie Johnson, Gary Owens, Eve Plumb, John Witherspoon, David Alan Grier, Hawthorne James, Ariana Richards, Clu Gulager, John Vernon, Clarence Williams III, Kim Wayans, Robin Harris, Tony Cox, Chris Rock

WHY DID I GET MARRIED (2007)

Written &Directed By: Tyler Perry
Cinematography By: Toyomichi Kurita
Editor: Maysie Hoy

Cast: Janet Jackson, Tyler Perry, Sharon Leal, Jill Scott, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Malik Yoba, Richard T. Jones, Lamman Rucker

MIKE FOLTZ'S TOP 10 OF 2012

Better Late then never and just in time for and before  the oscars

BAD COMPANY (2002)

Directed By: Joel Schumacher
Written By: Jason Richman & Michael Browning
Story By: Gary M. Goodman & David Himmelstein
Cinematography By: Dariusz Wolski
Editor: Mark Goldblatt & Robert K. Lambert

Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock, Peter Stomare, Brooke Smith, Gabriel Macht, Kerry Washington, Garcelle Beauvais, John Slattery, Irma P. Hall, Michael Ealy, Daniel Sunjata

MADEA GOES TO JAIL (2009)

Written & Directed By: Tyler Perry
Cinematography By: Alexander Gruszynski
Editor: Maysie Hoy

Cast: Tyler Perry, Derek Luke, Keisha Knight Pulliam, David Mann, Pamela J. Mann, Ronreaco Lee, Ion Overman, Vanessa Ferlito, Viola Davis, Sofia Vegara

HOUSEGUEST (1995)

Directed By: Randall Miller
Written By: Michael J. Di Gaetano & Lawrence Gay
Cinematography By: Jerry Zielinski
Editor: Eric Sears

Cast: Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Kim Griest, Jeffrey Jones, Chauncy Leopardi, Kim Murphy, Stan Shaw, Paul Ben-Victor, Tony Longo, Ron Glass

BELLY (1998)

Written & Directed By: Hype Williams
Story By: Nas, Hype Williams & Anthony Bodden
Director Of Photography: Malik Hassan Sayeed
Edited By: David Leonard
Cast: Nas, DMX, T-Boz, Method Man, Power, Tyrin Turner, Taral Hicks, Frank Vincent, Kurt Loder

JEFF'S OSCAR BALLOT

UNFINISHED BUSINESS (ROUGH CUTS) EMOTIONAL MOVIES

COFFY (1973)

Written & Directed By: Jack Hill Cinematography By: Paul Lohmann Editor: Charles McCleehand Cast: Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw, Sid haig, Allan Arbus, Barry Cahill, William Elliott, Linda Haynes, Bob Minor, Robert Boqui

PANTHER (1995)

Directed By: Mario Van Peebles Written By: Melvin Van Peebles (Based On His Novel) Cinematography By: Edward J. Pei Editor: Kevin Lindstrom & Earl Watson Cast: Kadeem Hardison, Bokeem Woodbine, Marcus Chong, Courtney B, Vance, Joe Don Baker, Tyrin Turner, Bobby Brown, Chris Rock, Angela Bassett, Jenifer Lewis, Dick Gregory, James Russo, M. Emmet Walsh, Roger Guenveur Smith, Michael Wincott, Richard Dysart, Mark Curry, James LeGros, Chris Tucker, Mario Van Peebles, Melvin Van Peebles, Wesley Jonathan, Kool Moe Dee, Lahmard J. Tate

POSSE(1993)

Directed By: Mario Van Peebles Written By: Sy Ricahrdson & Dario Scardapane Cinematography By: Peter Menzies Jr. Editor: Mark Conte & Seth Flaum Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Stephen Baldwin, Tommy “Tiny” Lister, Billy Zane, Richard Jordan, Tone Loc, Big Daddy Kane, Pam Grier, Blair UnderWood, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Charles Lane, Melvin Van Peebles, Vesta Williams

BUSTIN' LOOSE (1981)

Directed By: Oz Scott & Michael Schultz (Uncredited) Story By: Richard Pryor Adaptation: Lonnie Elder III Written By: Roger L. Simon Cinematography By: Dennis Delzell Editor: David Holden, Skip Lusk & Harry Keramides Cast: Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson, Paul Mooney, Roger Christian, Earl Billings

ERIC'S "FILMS I LOVE (THAT DON'T GET ENOUGH LOVE)" - PART 3

BURN! (aka Queimada. Dir. Gillo Pontecorvo, 1969)


BURN! is the first Gillo Pontecorvo film I had seen. It hit my radar after reading about it in Danny Peary's Cult Movies (I honestly cannot remember if it was reviewed in Part 1, 2 or 3 of his series). I had not gotten around to Pontecorvo's masterpiece THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS until much later. So I had no knowledge of who this Pontecorvo dude was. His name didn't register. All I remember - from Peary's review - that there exists this interesting film starring Marlon Brando. And Brando considered it one of his best performances. So I stumbled across a VHS copy of BURN! in the mid 1990s. Bought it. Brought it home and popped it into the player. I fell in love with it immediately and its still one of my favorite movies of all time.

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES: HALL OF FAME: FILE # 0023: EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP (2010)

Directed By: Banksy Editor: Tom Fulford & Chris King Narrated By: Rhys Ifans

CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR (2007)

Directed By: Mike Michols Written By: Aaron Sorkin Based On the book By: George Crile Cinematography By: Stephen Goldblatt Editor: John Bloom & Antonia Van Drimmelen Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, John Slattery, Emily Blunt, Rachel Nichols, Shiri Appleby, Ned Beatty, Om Purri, Denis O’Hare.

HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (1973)

Directed By: Clint Eastwood Written By: Ernest Tidyman Cinematography By: Bruce Surtees Editor: Ferris Webster
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Verna Bloom, Geoffrey Lewis, Marianna Hall, Billy Curtis

BLAST FROM THE PAST: NOSTALGIA REVIEWS: SECRET ADMIERER (1985)

Directed By: David Greenwalt Written By: David Greenwalt & Jim Kouf Cinematography By: Victor J. Kemper Editor: Dennis Virkler Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Kelly Preston, Lori Loughlin, Cliff De Young, Courtney Gains, Dee Wallace, Leigh Taylor-Young, Fred Ward, Corey Haim, Doug Savant, Casey Siemaszko

Eric's "Films I Love (That Don't Get Enough Love)" Part 2

 

THE AMERICAN FRIEND (dir. Wim Wenders, 1977)

Here's the second part of an ongoing series where I give my two cents on films I love that aren't discussed much or at all on our threads. These are not necessarily the best movies ever made. Or some of them are well regarded enough classics but never brought up on thread discussions in our Facebook group. Nor have these films been reviewed on The CineFiles (yet). Think of this as my solo "Persuader" series.

Eric's "Films I Love (That Don't Get Enough Love)" Part I

 

24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE (dir. Michael Winterbottom, 2002)

I decided to engage myself in a bit of an experiment. To write some reviews on films I love that I don't think get discussed enough. While objectively I couldn't say these are some of the greatest movies ever made (nor be on my TEN BEST lists), these are flicks I can watch again and again and again. And always find something new I adore about them.

MOVIES WATCHED IN JANUARY 2013