This is my personal collection of movies. Some of them are mastetpieces, some of them are classics, others will be classics, some of them are mearly fun and a few are guilty pleasures (that is to say they're junk and I hate to admit I like them). THE RULES (if I'm not sure, it has to meet at least one of these):

Would I goto see it more than once in a theater?
Will I regret not having access to it?
Would I want someone else to see it immediately?
If I had nothing to do with 2 hours, would I watch this?

Now you're inside my head. I hope it makes sense to you, 'cos barely does to me.

Oh, yeah, and the R1, R2 are just how I've labeled the tapes. Ignore it.



PRE-RECORDS
SHIRLEY TEMPLE FESTIVAL
"FAITH" GEORGE MICHAEL
'38 REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM (1:20)
'87 WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1:44) ****
'89 BATMAN (2:06) ***
'34 THE THIN MAN (1:30) ****
'88 MARRIED TO THE MOB (1:44) ***
'56 THE KING AND I (2:13) ***
'44 PIN-UP GIRL (1:23) ***
'91 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1:24) ****
'94 THE MASK (1:41) ****
'82 DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID (1:31) ****
'95 TOY STORY (1:21) ****
'95 GOLDENEYE (2:10) ***
'96 BREAKING THE WAVES (2:39) ****
I consider this possibly the best movie ever made, but if you rent it, you MUST get it in letterbox, NOT pan-and-scan.

R1
PICNIC
'77 STAR WARS (2:01) ****
STAR TREK:NG: "YESTERDAY'S ENTERPRISE"

R2
HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
'34 IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1:50) ****
end of Betty Grable "THAT'S HOLLYWOOD"
"BUST A MOVE" YOUNG MC
"DANCING WITH MYSELF" BILLY IDOL
"MAKING WHOOPIE" from THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS
"CREAM" PRICE & THE NPG

R3
'81 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1:55) ****
'65 WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT (1:48) ****
"EXPRESS YOURSELF" MADONNA
opening 10m of CHERRY 2000 (the funniest thing I've ever seen)

R4
'84 BUCKAROO BANZAI (1:42) ****
'84 BEVERLY HILLS COP (1:42) ***
'87 THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (2:10) ***
CIRQUE DE SOILE "THE CONDUCTOR"
Vargas clips from "MISSING: REWARD"

R5
'88 RAIN MAN (2:15) ***1/2
'41 TOM, DICK, AND HARRY (1:26) ***
"THE DENTIST" WC FIELDS
'88 THE NAKED GUN (1:29) ***
TIM ALLEN: MEN ARE PIGS

R6
'85 PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE (1:30) ***
'91 WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN ****
DAVID BOWIE LIVE: GLASS SPIDER TOUR
'82 BLADE RUNNER (1:58) ****

R7
'88 THE MILAGARO BEANFIELD WAR (1:58) ****
'87 THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1:40) ****
'87 THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK (2:02) ***
"TOO FUNKY" GEORGE MICHAEL

R8
Patrick Kelly "STYLE" Fall '89
Coco Chanel "BIOGRAPHY"
'88 THE SEVENTH SIGN (1:37) ***
'88 TUCKER (1:50) ****

R9
'79 HALLOWEEN (1:30) ***
'71 HAROLD AND MAUDE (1:31) ***1/2
'84 THE TERMINATOR (1:45) ***1/2

R10
'89 HEATHERS (1:42) ****
'88 DIE HARD (2:07) ****
'88 DANGEROUS LIASONS (1:59) ****

R11
'55 THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (1:45) ****
'42 SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES (1:30) ***
'41 MOON OVER MIAMI (1:31) ****
"FREEDOM" GEORGE MICHAEL

R12
'62 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (3:42) ****
MOONLIGHTING "TAMING OF THE SHREW"
'88 BEETLEJUICE (1:36) ***

R13
'89 WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1:35) ****
'89 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (2:09) ****
'88 BIG (1:42) ****
HBO GIRL from summer 1992
"CRADLE OF LOVE" BILLY IDOL
"EVERY HEARTBEAT" AMY GRANT
"CUDDLE UP" Betty Grable from FOUR JILLS IN A JEEP

R14
'43 SWEET ROSIE O'GRADY (1:14) ***
'82 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1:53) ***
'79 BEING THERE (1:47) ****
"HOLD YOU TIGHT" TARA KEMP

R15
'39 GONE WITH THE WIND (3:39) ****
DENNIS MILLER: BLACK & WHITE (cut)
(cut by RITCH SHYDNER)
"MUMMY'S KISS" from AMAZING STORIES

R16
'76 LOGAN'S RUN (2:00) **1/2
'88 SCROOGED (1:41) ***
'52 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1:43) ***
"THE FAMILY DOG" from AMAZING STORIES

R17
'86 FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1:43) ****
'65 CAT BALLOU (1:37) ****
'87 WINGS OF DESIRE (2:10) ****

R18
YULE LOG from KOFY (20,SF)(1:00)
'58 CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1:48) ****
'87 ROXANNE (1:47) ***
'42 CAT PEOPLE (1:13) ***

R19
'46 GILDA (1:50) ****
'41 CITIZEN KANE (1:59) ****
'90 METROPOLITAN (1:38) ****
Bad mostache duel on "Rivera!" (Geraldo vs. Ron Goldman's father)

R20
'50 CYRANO DE BERGERAC (2:00) ****
'68 BARBARELLA (1:38) ***
'67 THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (2:06) ****

R21
'90 JESUS OF MONTREAL ****
'89 VALMONT (2:17) ***1/2
'61 ONE, TWO, THREE (1:48) ****

R22
"DREAM ON"(2) Season Premiere '91
'85 A ROOM WITH A VIEW (1:55) ****
'90 GOODFELLAS (2:26) ****

R23
'89 SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE (1:55) ****
"DREAM ON" Season 2 & Pilot

R24
'89 HENRY V (2:18) ***1/2
'80 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1:58) ***
'40 HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1:32) ****
The cool stunts from "TRUE LIES" (:15)

R25
"DREAM ON" Season 3 Primiere
'83 RETURN OF THE JEDI (2:13) ***
'91 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY (2:16) ****
BILL PLIMPTON SPECIAL (MTV)

R26
RED DWARF Season 5
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000:
-ROCKET MEN FROM THE MOON/ROBOT MONSTER
'90 A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM (1:29) ***

R27
'90 THE KILLER (1:48) ****
'42 CASABLANCA (1:42) ****
HARRY CONNICK JR--BIG BAND CONCERT (:55)

R28
'91 THE ROCKETEER (1:48) ***
'63 TOM JONES (2:11) ****
'91 STAR TREK V: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY (1:53) ***1/2

R29
'91 DANCES WITH WOLVES (3:01) ****
"A BLACK ADDER CHRISTMAS CAROL"
"SHAVING YAK" RIN & STIMPY
STEPHANIE HODGE (:30)

R30
'47 THE SHOCKING MISS PILGRAM (1:25) ***
'44 LAURA (1:28) ****
DENNIS MILLER: LIVE IN D.C. ('93) (1:02)
'40 DOWN ARGENTINE WAY (1:30) ***
DREAM ON: "THE UNDERGRADUATE" (:30)
Al Gore on LETTERMAN (:12)

R31
'43 CONEY ISLAND (1:36) ***
'80 FLASH GORDON (1:40)+commercials ***
PAULA POUNDSTONE
'92 THE PLAYER (2:03) ****

R32
'92 UNDER SIEGE (1:42) ***
'84 GHOSTBUSTERS (1:47) ***1/2
'92 A FEW GOOD MEN (2:18) ***1/2

R33
ROBIN WILLIAMS from COMIC RELIEF VI (:10)
'93 HEADS (1:42) ***1/2
'59 BLACK ORPHEUS (1:38) ***1/2
'92 THE CUTTING EDGE (1:41) **1/2

R34
RED DWARF Season 6
'93 ARMY OF DARKNESS (Director's cut) (1:34) ***
ELECTRA WOMAN & DYNA GIRL

R35
GARTH BROOKS SPECIAL ('94) (1:00)
Cameron Diez interviews (~:20)
'93 FALLING DOWN (1:55) ***1/2
'64 FATHER GOOSE (1:55) ***1/2
"Cornhilly" from SNL (Alec Baldwin)

R36
'93 SUPER MARIO BROS. (1:58) ***
'93 DEMOLITION MAN (1:54) ***
'93 THE JOY LUCK CLUB (2:18) ****
ANDY KAUFMAN from Saturday Night Live

R37
PIN-UPS (special from showtime) (1:00)
'41 I WAKE UP SCREAMING (1:22) ***1/2
'59 BEN-HUR (3:32) ****

R38
'93 ARMY OF DARKNESS (1:23) ***
'85 BRAZIL (2:11) ****
'74 DARK STAR (1:23) or (1:35) **

R39
'92 THE WRONG TROUSERS 30m (:55)
'91 TOTO THE HERO (1:31) ****
'94 FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1:56) ****
'92 ORLANDO (1:33) ****

R40
'94 SPEED (1:55) ***1/2
Betty Grable "BIOGRAPHY" (:50)
'94 THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT (1:42) ****
'94 THREESOME (1:33) **1/2

R41
'94 I'LL DO ANYTHING (1:55) ***
'96 THE CELLULOID CLOSET (1:40) ****
'95 BATMAN FOREVER (2:01) **1/2
Stooges spoof from "Mad TV"

R42
DENNIS MILLER: CITIZEN ARCANE ('96) (1:00)
'73 PAPER MOON (1:42) ***
VISIONS IN LIGHT (cinematography documentary) (1:25)
'95 CLUELESS (1:37) ***

R43
'95 CRIMSON TIDE (1:55) ***1/2
'95 THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1:46) ***1/2
+ Showtime Extras "The Usual Suspects"
'40 THE PHILEDELPHIA STORY (1:52) ****

R44
'95 BRAVEHEART (2:58) ****
'95 JEFFREY (1:32) ***
A FINE DAY OUT (:23)
A CLOSE SHAVE (:29)
Herb Caen memorial special from KRON (1996)

R45
'95 GET SHORTY (1:45) ***
'95 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (1:43) ****
'95 TO DIE FOR (1:43) ***

R46
'95 DESPERADO (1:43) ****
'95 SABRINA (2:07) ***
'96 BROKEN ARROW (1:48) ***1/2

R47
'95 SENSE & SENSIBILITY (2:17) ****
'95 OTHELLO (2:05) ****
'96 BOUND (1:48) ****

R48
'91 L.A. STORY (1:38) ***
'96 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1:40) ***
'96 TIN CUP (2:13) ****

R49
'96 A TIME TO KILL (2:30) ***
'67 THE GRADUATE (1:45) ****
'96 STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (1:52) ***1/2

R50
'95 DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (1:42) ***1/2
'93 SCHINDLER'S LIST (3:15) ****

R51
'96 LONE STAR (2:14) ***1/2
'96 MOTHER NIGHT (1:53) ***
'96 BIG NIGHT (1:49) ***1/2

R52
'96 SWINGERS (1:37) ***
'96 HAMLET (4:02) ***1/2

R53
'96 JERRY MAGUIRE (2:16) ***
'96 SECRETS & LIES (2:22) ****

R54
'94 VANYA ON 42nd STREET (1:59) ****
'96 INFINITY (2:00) ****
'93 THE HUDSUCKER PROXY (1:55) ***
R55
'96 LOOKING FOR RICHARD (109m) ****
'97 CONTACT (150m) ***
'96 BARB WIRE (98m) ** (it's a remake of "Casablanca"!)

R56
'97 BREAKDOWN (95m) ***
'97 IN & OUT (88m) ***
'97 THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE (144m) ***1/2

R57
'97 THE PEACEMAKER (123m) ****
'92 HARD BOILED (126m) ****
'96 WALKING & TALKING (86m) ****

R58
'64 MY FAIR LADY (170m) ****
'97 L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (137m) ***

R59
'96 ALL OVER ME (90m) ****
'97 MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD & EVIL (155m) ****
'75 SWITCHBLADE SISTERS (90m) * (but such great trash!)

R60
'97 TOMORROW NEVER DIES (119m) ***
'97 AS GOOD AS IT GETS (130m) ***
'98 NIAGARA NIAGARA (93m) ***

R61
'50 ALL ABOUT EVE (138m) ***1/2
'46 NOTORIOUS (101m)
'98 SLIDING DOORS (98m) ***1/2

R62
'97 TITANIC (196m) ****

R63
'97 OSCAR & LUCINDA (131m) ****
'56 THE KING & I (letterbox) (133m) ***

OTHERS
THE MASK (working rough cut--bootleg)
JAMES BOND tapes#1-5 (I have all except "Never Say Never," which doesn't count anyway.)
STYLE (from CNN)#1-14
VICTORY AT SEA (episodes 14-26)
"ARENA" DURAN2 + BOWIE VIDEOS
DURAN2 LIVE '90 (BIG THING) + VIDEOS
DURAN2 LIVE '82/TV'81 + ARCADIA VIDEOS
RED DWARF 1+2 & 3+4
DR WHO 1 & 2
TAI CHI
COSMOS


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