Movie Lists Paul Simpson Movie Lists Paul Simpson WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM John Atkinson, Jo Berry, Lloyd Bradley, Titus Chalk, Samantha Cook, lan Cranna, Mark Ellingham, Damian Hall, Angie Errigo, Rob Ganley, Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger, Andrew Lockett, Martin Mazur, David Parkinson, Naman Ramachandran, Martin Rosser, Helen Rodiss, Lesley Anne Rose, Sebastian Secker Walker, Jack Simpson, Jamie Smart, Lesley Turner, Victoria Williams Acknowledgments Thanks to: Stephanie Jones, Sharon O’Connor, Martin Rosser, Mark Ellingham, Duncan Clark and Susanne Hillen, and to all the crack team of reviewers. Picture credits Front cover photo: 3D glasses © Nicholas Rigg/Corbis All other photos are licensed from the MovieStore Collection Back cover photos (left to right): Isabelle Adjani and Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu The Vampyre; Matt Damon and George Clooney in Syriana; Anne Parillaud in Nikita Publishing details Published by Profile Books 3A Exmouth House, Pine Street, London EC1R 0JH www.profilebooks.com Copyright © Paul Simpson, 2008 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 The moral right of the author has been asserted All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the publisher of this book. Printed and bound in the UK by Bell & Bain Ltd, Glasgow Typeset in Minion Pro to an original design by Duncan Clark A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 9781846688720 Why read this book? Because we’ve all had that queasy feeling in our stomachs as we peruse the massed ranks of movies in video stores, movies-on-demand, or online rentals, and begin to panic slightly as the realisation dawns that we can’t quite remember the name of that film somebody recommended last week, don’t want to fall back again on an old standby (you can’t spend every leisure hour watching Cary Grant reruns), but don’t really know, as your eye runs through the titles, which film you want to rent or buy. With this book you need never suffer again. Because life is too short to watch bad movies, this book is purely about good films – 397 lists of them – that I’m convinced you’ll enjoy watching. They are listed under actor, director, genre, sometimes their country or region of origin and sometimes under quirkier headings like surfing or psychos. The lists are cross-referenced on a pseudo-scientific basis – Some Like It Hot, which could be listed under Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe or Billy Wilder, sits atop the “Screwball Comedy” list – although occasionally, where a list would be packed with cross-references, we have chosen to review more and refer less. This is designed to be the first edition of a book that will grow and grow, in future editions and maybe online. And it would be great to have your contribution. So if you feel we’ve missed out some vital movie, or you have a list of your own you’d like to see up in lights, please feel free to email me at [email protected]. And in the meantime, enjoy that movie … Paul Simpson Contents The lists A Action Africa Alcohol Robert Aldrich Aliens Woody Allen Pedro Almodóvar Robert Altman Animated Anime Apocalypses Argentina Art Asia minor Australian gems Avant garde B B-movies Baseball The Beatles Warren Beatty Jean-Paul Belmondo Ingmar Bergman Ingrid Bergman Bernardo Bertolucci Luc Besson Biopics Blacklisted Blaxploitation Blonde bombshells Budd Boetticher Dirk Bogarde Humphrey Bogart Peter Bogdanovich Bollywood Bond (Better than) the book John Boorman Boxing Marlon Brando Brazilian blend Louise Brooks Mel Brooks Buddy movies Luis Buñuel Richard Burton Tim Burton C Jimmy Cagney Michael Caine Jane Campion Canadian club Frank Capra Claudia Cardinale John Carpenter Carry Ons Cars John Cassavetes Cats Charlie Chaplin Chess Chick flicks Child stars Chinese legends Christmas Julie Christie Circus Montgomery Clift George Clooney Coen brothers Comedies Coop The Coppolas Cops Roger Corman Costume drama (UK) Costume drama (rest of the world) Joan Crawford Crime David Cronenberg Tom Cruise Penélope Cruz George Cukor Czech list D Dance Bette Davis Doris Day Cecil B. DeMille Robert De Niro Brian De Palma Vittorio De Sica James Dean Alain Delon Catherine Deneuve Gérard Depardieu Johnny Depp Deranged The Devil Charles Dickens Dictators Marlene Dietrich Matt Dillon Dinosaurs Disaster Disney Doctors and nurses Documentaries Dogs Doppelgangers Kirk Douglas Michael Douglas Robert Downey Jr Carl Dreyer Drugs Dutch masters Robert Duvall Dystopias E Ealing’s finest Clint Eastwood Eastern promise Sergei Eisenstein Elvis! English gents English roses Epics European Union Exploitation F Fame, fame, fatal fame! Fantasy Fashion Rainer Werner Fassbinder