Two Evil Eyes (1990)

Due occhi diabolici (1990)


Directed by
Dario Argento
George A. Romero

Writing credits
Dario Argento (segment)
Franco Ferrini (segment)


Adrienne Barbeau ... Jessica Valdemar (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar")

Harvey Keitel ... Roderick Usher (segment "The Black Cat")

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100827/

Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

Directed by
Ossie Davis

Writing credits
Ossie Davis
Chester Himes (novel)

Godfrey Cambridge ... Gravedigger Jones
Raymond St. Jacques ... Coffin Ed Johnson
Calvin Lockhart ... Rev. Deke O'Malley
Judy Pace ... Iris

Redd Foxx ... Uncle Bud/Booker Washington Sims

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065579/

Double Indemnity (1944)

Directed by
Billy Wilder

Writing credits
James M. Cain (novel)
Billy Wilder (screenplay)

Fred MacMurray ... Walter Neff

Barbara Stanwyck ... Phyllis Dietrichson

Edward G. Robinson ... Barton Keyes

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036775/

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Directed by
John Huston

Writing credits
Dashiell Hammett (novel)
John Huston (screenplay)

Humphrey Bogart ... Sam Spade
Mary Astor ... Brigid O'Shaughnessy
Gladys George ... Iva Archer

Peter Lorre ... Joel Cairo
Barton MacLane ... Det. Lt. Dundy
Lee Patrick ... Effie Perine

Sydney Greenstreet ... Kasper Gutman

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033870/

The Company of Wolves (1984)

Directed by
Neil Jordan

Writing credits
Neil Jordan (screenplay) and
Angela Carter (story)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087075/

Sorcerer (1977)

This is one of my favorite "atmosphere" films.


Directed by
William Friedkin

Writing credits
Georges Arnaud (novel)
Walon Green

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076740/

King Kong (1933)

Directed by
Merian C. Cooper
Ernest B. Schoedsack

Writing credits
James Ashmore Creelman (screenplay) and
Ruth Rose (screenplay)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024216/

Battle Royale (2000)

Batoru rowaiaru (2000)


Directed by
Kinji Fukasaku

Writing credits
Koushun Takami (novel)
Kenta Fukasaku (screenplay)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/

The Wicker Man (1973)

Again, why bother with the remake?


Directed by
Robin Hardy

Writing credits
Anthony Shaffer (screenplay)

Edward Woodward ... Sergeant Howie

Christopher Lee ... Lord Summerisle
Diane Cilento ... Miss Rose

Britt Ekland ... Willow
Ingrid Pitt ... Librarian
Lindsay Kemp ... Alder MacGregor

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070917/

The Whip and the Body (1963)

Frusta e il corpo, La (1963)
Not the greatest but worth seeing. A less frequently noted Mario Bava film with Christopher Lee. S/M elements:


Directed by
Mario Bava

Writing credits
Ernesto Gastaldi (screenplay)
Ugo Guerra (screenplay)

Daliah Lavi ... Nevenka Menliff

Christopher Lee ... Kurt Menliff

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057078/

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

The original:


Directed by
Wes Craven

Writing credits
Wes Craven

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077681/

The Last House on the Left (1972)

Directed by
Wes Craven

Writing credits
Wes Craven

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068833/

Black Sunday (1960)

Directed by
Mario Bava

Writing credits
Nikolai Gogol (short story The Viy)
Ennio De Concini (screenplay)

Barbara Steele ... Katia Vajda/Princess Asa Vajda
John Richardson ... Dr. Andre Gorobec

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054067/

Suspiria (1977)

Directed by
Dario Argento

Writing credits
Dario Argento and
Daria Nicolodi

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076786/

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

There are no substitutes for the original:


Directed by
Tobe Hooper

Writing credits
Kim Henkel (story)
Tobe Hooper (story)

Marilyn Burns ... Sally Hardesty
Allen Danziger ... Jerry
Paul A. Partain ... Franklin Hardesty
William Vail ... Kirk
Teri McMinn ... Pam

Edwin Neal ... The Hitchhiker
Jim Siedow ... Old Man
Gunnar Hansen ... Leatherface
John Dugan ... Grandpa

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072271/

The Way of the Gun (2000)

Not a perfect film by any stretch, but worth seeing. James Caan and Geoffrey Lewis's performances alone make it worthwhile, but there is more to it, including an excellent soundtrack:


Directed by
Christopher McQuarrie

Writing credits (WGA)
Christopher McQuarrie (written by)


Ryan Phillippe ... Mr. Parker

Benicio Del Toro ... Mr. Longbaugh

Juliette Lewis ... Robin

Taye Diggs ... Jeffers

Nicky Katt ... Obecks

Geoffrey Lewis ... Abner Mercer

Dylan Kussman ... Dr. Allen Painter
Scott Wilson ... Hale Chidduck
Kristin Lehman ... Francesca Chidduck

James Caan ... Joe Sarno

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202677/

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Easily one of my favorite films:


Directed by
Curtis Hanson

Writing credits (WGA)
James Ellroy (novel)
Brian Helgeland (screenplay)


Kevin Spacey ... Det. Sgt. Jack Vincennes

Russell Crowe ... Officer Wendell 'Bud' White

Guy Pearce ... Det .Lt. Edmund Jennings 'Ed' Exley

James Cromwell ... Capt. Dudley Liam Smith

Kim Basinger ... Lynn Bracken

David Strathairn ... Pierce Morehouse Patchett

Danny DeVito ... Sid Hudgens

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119488/

Patton (1970)

Directed by
Franklin J. Schaffner

Writing credits
Ladislas Farago (book)
Omar N. Bradley (book)

George C. Scott ... Gen. George S. Patton Jr.

Karl Malden ... Gen. Omar N. Bradley

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066206/

Moby Dick (1956)

Directed by
John Huston

Writing credits
Herman Melville (novel)
Ray Bradbury ...

Gregory Peck ... Captain Ahab

Richard Basehart ... Ishmael

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049513/

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Directed by
Robert Aldrich

Writing credits
E.M. Nathanson (novel)
Nunnally Johnson (screenplay)

Lee Marvin ... Maj. John Reisman

Ernest Borgnine ... Maj. Gen. Worden

Charles Bronson ... Joseph T. Wladislaw

Jim Brown ... Robert T. Jefferson
John Cassavetes ... Victor R. Franko
Richard Jaeckel ... Sgt. Clyde Bowren
George Kennedy ... Maj. Max Armbruster
Trini López ... Pedro Jiminez (as Trini Lopez)
Ralph Meeker ... Capt. Stuart Kinder

Robert Ryan ... Col. Everett Dasher Breed

Telly Savalas ... Archer J. Maggott

Donald Sutherland ... Vernon L. Pinkley

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061578/